Roost - Longview

I'd have to say the sandwiches were pretty good here. The coffee, too. One recommendation on the coffee; have some non-dairy creamers for your customers who need it. The gumbo,....let's talk about the gumbo. I've lived in the South for many years. Not just one place, either. I've lived in Louisiana, Alabama, and East Texas. I've had some really, really good gumbo in all those years. My wife makes some of the best! The Roost doesn't make that list. Whoever made it added way too much cayenne pepper to it. Either they added too much, or they were trying to cover something up! You couldn't taste the gumbo through the spice! To bad because they could have easily rated four stars if they hadn't blown up the gumbo!

I just had coffee but my wife had breakfast and really enjoyed it. What I love the most was the process. You order at the counter. They give you your coffee cup and you get your own. After they bring you the food, they leave you alone! I love it! I don’t go to breakfast to have a waitress or waiter interrupt me several times to ask if everything is alright. The atmosphere was nice and I’ll definitely be back.

Such good breakfast : wish they were bigger so the seating would be easier but ??‍

Food was fresh and delicious. Have eaten their breakfast before and it was good but this time it was the chicken salad jalapeño on sourdough bread grilled.

My favotite restraurant pancakes are from IHOP. With that being said, i tried Roost for the first time and ordered the Texas breakfast which includes pancakes i was very satisfied with the taste and size. For me they had a bit of a cake-like texture but not overly sweet. They were fluffy and still warm after driving 20 minutes to get home. Oh, and the bacon and eggs were good too but I loved the pancakes.