A Marylander owns the Roy Rogers brand. I learned that meeting him at an event I did a few years ago. Not sure how many stores he has but I knew of several. Had a roast beef sandwich at RR in Gaithersburg, MD two Sundays ago. It remains wonderful - the beef is not the pressed and formed style that Arby’s has faded to; and they dip the meat in jus, the thin brown gravy. I love that sandwich with a bit of horseradish sauce. It’s the best roast beef I know of in the fast food space. With the combo, you have your choice of sides including salad, baked beans, and fruit cup as well as the fries and a couple others. This was true before the original chain went bust. The Maryland operator has made a point of preserving the menu mostly as it was.
Roy Rogers is still in business? They used to have an outlet in downtown Toronto that was pretty good but all of their Canadian shops were gone by the early 1980s.
I used to eat at Roy Rogers in Virginia. I was rowing Crew in college and would stop in and eat a burger dinner and a chicken dinner after Crew practice, before going home and eating dinner. Not that the portions were small, far from it, I was just HUNGRY. They did a great burger and an excellent chicken, the roast beef was top notch as well. Glad to hear they are still going regionally!
That is great news about Roy Rogers Roast Beef still available in Maryland, I confess to not having been back to that socialist paradise in more than 10 years, having grown up in Wheaton/Silver Spring.
Another great burger franchise that has sadly gone off into the shadows of history is noneother than Little Tavern, i.e. ‘Buy ‘em by the bag!’
Rest in Peace Harry Duncan! (founder, Little Tavern)