February 11, 2009 8:35 PM
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Roadside's Fried Bologna
(CBS)
Ohio has as many classic stories as it does unique food attractions. The latest CBS Sunday Morning Roadside made a stop in Waldo, Ohio.
There, fried bologna sandwiches are the biggest draw in the middle of the town's local institution, G&R Tavern. The 35-year-old pub on Mario Street attracts loyal customers from miles around who enjoy the "world famous bologna" – maybe the biggest you have ever seen.
It is not the thin, packaged bologna people normally want to forget from childhood, as a waitress explains. This one-of-a-kind bologna is sliced thick as hamburgers and the logs of meat are made just for the restaurant.
To make everybody happy is impossible. But G&R Tavern pushes the limit. Mary Blevins, co-owner of the pub, says they will change the flavor attending to individual's needs.
Nevertheless, most people come for the same toppings – jack cheese, pickles and onions.
"What makes it good is from the heat of the grill," says Ms. Blevins. "It really fries [the sandwich] very crispy on both sides."
No highbrow stuff, it is just simple and solid food at "country" prices. But sometimes, that's where to find the real food, not to mention a nice drive on the country road. And, customers say, they can never have enough of it.
There, fried bologna sandwiches are the biggest draw in the middle of the town's local institution, G&R Tavern. The 35-year-old pub on Mario Street attracts loyal customers from miles around who enjoy the "world famous bologna" – maybe the biggest you have ever seen.
It is not the thin, packaged bologna people normally want to forget from childhood, as a waitress explains. This one-of-a-kind bologna is sliced thick as hamburgers and the logs of meat are made just for the restaurant.
To make everybody happy is impossible. But G&R Tavern pushes the limit. Mary Blevins, co-owner of the pub, says they will change the flavor attending to individual's needs.
Nevertheless, most people come for the same toppings – jack cheese, pickles and onions.
"What makes it good is from the heat of the grill," says Ms. Blevins. "It really fries [the sandwich] very crispy on both sides."
No highbrow stuff, it is just simple and solid food at "country" prices. But sometimes, that's where to find the real food, not to mention a nice drive on the country road. And, customers say, they can never have enough of it.
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