In our monthly Corner Booth food column, we feature restaurant openings, closings, changes, a first-impression review and more.
Welcome to our food column, Corner Booth, where each month Layla Khoury-Hanold will guide us through what’s happening in Roanoke’s food scene. We’ll feature restaurant openings and closings, changes in cuisine concepts or locations, a first-impression review of a new eatery, and our Ask Layla section, where Rambler members can get their burning questions answered on the best places to eat or drink for any occasion. Simply leave a comment with your question or email us at [email protected]. Enjoy! 😋
Star City Bodega rolls out New York chopped cheese and garbage plates
You can get a Philly cheesesteak just about anywhere these days, but Star City Bodega food truck co-owners Titus Doyle and Andy Connor wondered why they didn’t see another East Coast specialty on more menus: chopped cheese, a staple of New York City bodegas. Doyle describes chopped cheese ($12) as “a cheeseburger on steroids.”
Here, it features three American-cheese-topped hamburger patties that are griddled with onions, then chopped and piled onto a hoagie roll with lettuce, tomato, ketchup and mayo. In a nod to many bodega owners’ Latin American heritage, you can opt to have your chopped cheese seasoned with adobo or sazon…