Roly Poly-Five "Land of a 1000 Rolys!"

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It was a beautiful August morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota when Dr. P and Mary Ann strolled up to the entrance of this “South Mpls” store.  Owner Steve Calvit was enthusiastic about his new store, which was opened only five months ago.  He and Dr. P had an “instant connection”…well after all; Dr. P was wearing his “Roly Poly-Nator” shirt!

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Both Steve and Earl [the “magic behind the counter” - otherwise known as the cook] were proud to show off the very clean dining and kitchen areas.  They even let Dr. P peek into the freezer and check out the office area.  The restaurant was located in a residential area and was decorated with more of an “upscale” touch.  Artistic wall hangings and smooth jazz completed the ambiance.

 

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Believe it or not, Earl was expecting the ‘Nator!  He had gotten an email [or some sort of warning] from corporate headquarters that someone would show up to check out their store soon.  Maybe he thought Dr. P was some type of “phantom shopper!”  Of course, anyone who knows Dr. P would realize he is not secretive at all about his Roly Poly fixation!

 

 

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After he autographed the ‘Nator shirt, Steve visited with the other guests while Dr. P sampled more of the hot sandwiches. The Hickory Cristo, #38, earned a 4.5 star rating – very high, according to ‘Nator standards.  But the Steak Fajita, #19, and Chicken Cordon Bleu, #37, both earned an unprecedented "double" 5 stars!  [A five star rating is when the 'Nator's eyes roll back into his head.]

 

 

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Since two sandwiches with five star ratings were discovered in one visit, Steve and Earl were both very pleased.  Dr. P and Mary Ann thoroughly enjoyed their lunch and headed out to Mall of America to spend the afternoon.  This store was our favorite one of all – even better than the New Orleans store [which is lovely but probably [and sadly] under water at this writing.]

 

 

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Watch this Fall 2006 for the:

Roly Poly Route 66 Road Trip

Saint Louis to Oklahoma City

 

Fayetteville Avoca Bentonville Bella Vista Bentonville Canehill Cave Springs Centerton Combs Decatur Elkins Elm Springs Evansville Farmington Garfield Gateway Gentry Goshen Gravette Greenland Hindsville Hiwasse Huntsville Johnson Kingston Lincoln Lowell Maysville Morrow Pea Ridge Pettigrew Prairie Grove Rogers Rogers Saint Paul Siloam Springs Springdale Sulphur Springs Summers Tontitown Wesley West Fork Witter Russellville Alix Altus Atkins Belleville BlueMountain Bluffton Briggsville Centerville Clarksville Coal Hill Danville Dardanelle Delaware Dover Gravelly Hagarville Hartman Harvey Havana Hector Knoxville Lamar London New Blaine Oark Ola Ozone Paris Pelsor Plainview Pottsville Rover Scranton Subiaco Fort Smith Alma Barling Bates Boles Booneville Branch Cecil Cedarville Charleston Chester Dyer Greenwood Hackett Hartford Huntington Lavaca Magazine Mansfield Midland Mountainburg Mulberry Natural Dam Ozark Parks Ratcliff Rudy Uniontown Van Buren Waldron Winslow Board Camp Cove Hatfield Mena Harrison Alco Alpena Beaver Bergman Berryville Big Flat Bull Shoals Clarkridge Compton Cotter Deer Dennard DiamondCity Eureka Springs Eureka Springs Everton Flippin Gassville Gilbert GreenForest Harriet Hasty Jasper Lakeview Lead Hill Leslie MarbleFalls Marshall Midway Mountain Home MountJudea Timbo Norfork Oak Grove Oakland Omaha Onia Parthenon Peel Pindall Ponca Pyatt Saint Joe Summit Tilly Timbo Valley Springs Vendor Western Grove Witts Springs Yellville Vinita Adair Afton Big Cabin Bluejacket Cardin Chouteau Colcord Commerce Disney Eucha Fairland Grove Jay Kansas Ketchum Langley Locust Grove Miami North Miami Oaks Picher Pryor Quapaw Rose Salina Spavinaw Strang Twin Oaks Welch Wyandotte Muskogee Beggs Boynton Braggs Canadian Checotah Cookson Council Hill Coweta Crowder Dewar Eufaula Fort Gibson Gore Haskell Henryetta Hitchita Hoyt Hulbert Indianola Moodys Morris Okay Okmulgee Oktaha Park Hill Peggs Porter Porum Preston Proctor Redbird Rentiesville Schulter Stidham Stigler Taft Tahlequah Wagoner Wainwright Warner WebbersFalls Welling Whitefield Wagoner McAlester Albion Alderson Antlers Atoka Blanco Blocker Bromide Calvin Caney Centrahoma Clarita Clayton Coalgate Daisy Atoka Finley Gowen Haileyville Hartshorne Honobia Kinta Kiowa Krebs Lane Lehigh Moyers Nashoba Macomb Mansfield Marionville Marshfield Miller Monett Morrisville Mountain Grove Mount Vernon Niangua Nixa Noble Norwood Oldfield Ozark Phillipsburg PierceCity Pittsburg Pleasant Hope Point Lookout Polk Ponce de Leon Pontiac Powell Powersite Preston Protem Purdy Quincy Reeds Spring Republic Ridgedale Rockaway Beach Rockbridge Rogersville Rueter Seligman Seymour Shell Knob South Greenfield Sparta Spokane Squires Stotts City Strafford Taneyville Tecumseh Theodosia Thornfield Tunas Turners Udall Urbana Vanzant Verona Walnut Grove Walnut Shade Washburn Wasola Weaubleau West Plains South Fork Moody Myrtle Wheatland Willard Windyville Zanoni Stockton Macks Creek Roach Peace Valley Pomona Pottersville Thayer Willow Springs