ROSSVILLE – Roy’s Grill sizzled, flipped and steamed back to life Monday as the iconic Rossville diner began serving burgers, fries and waffles to customers – just as the original Roy did when he opened it in the 1940s.
At 11 a.m., diners ate casually and reminisced about the restaurant’s history, but by noon the staff was working feverishly to keep up with the standing-room-only crowd’s demand for burgers and chicken salad sandwiches.
“I remember when Roy used to stand right there,” said Hearshel Dixon, 74, of Rossville, as he waited for a ham sandwich. “It’s a little different, but it looks good.”
Chickamauga, Ga., resident Stuart Joyce said that, aside from the flatscreen televisions, the new owners kept alive the spirit of the diner, which seats about 44 customers at a time.