ROY ROGERS HOLSTER FRENCH FRIES REVIEW (VIDEO)

One of the most iconic packaging concepts from Roy Rogers in its golden age of the 1970s and 1980s was the french fries holster, or Holster Fries. Just as the name implies, your golden fries arrive hot in a container that looks like an Old West gun holster. Well, sort of. The holster of the earlier era really did look just like a gun holster, faux leather texture design and all. Today's Roy Rogers holster has toned down the realism quite a bit, and is red rather than leather brown. I don't know if it is smaller, too, or if it just seems smaller to an adult than childhood recollections.

In any case, the holster is emblazoned with the words, Holster Fries, and the famous cut-out markings for those who simply must slip their belt through the slots and hit the trail with french fries ready for a quick draw. Also fortunate, is the fact that the fries are the same style as the old days, crispy outside and soft inside.

How do they taste? Watch my review to find out!

ROY ROGERS FRIED CHICKEN REVIEW (VIDEO)

On today's installment of the Christmas Countdown, I return for another taste of the old Bethesda from the new Roy Rogers on Rockville Pike. This time I'm testing Roy Rogers' famous fried chicken. Does it still taste as good as in the old days on River Road? Watch my review to find out!

ROY ROGERS DOUBLE R BURGER REVIEW (VIDEO)

I stopped by the Grand Opening of the new Roy Rogers in Rockville yesterday, and made sure to order my childhood favorite at Roy's: the Double R Burger. The fixin's bar is back, but so are some things the old Roy Rogers in Bethesda never had, like the Coca Cola Freestyle soda fountain machines. That meant serving myself a refreshing Mello Yello.

Another nice touch was the prominent image of Roy Rogers himself on the wall, with his now famous Promise to customers. Some menu items have been tweaked to be more premium, such as the use of brand-name Hormel Cure 81 ham atop the Double R burger, and Edy's ice cream in the milkshakes. The flavors of the Double R, famous Roy's fried chicken, and french fries - I ordered the Holster Fries version, of course - were reassuringly familiar and delicious. What was my verdict on the 2014 Double R Burger? Watch my review to find out, and get all the details.

I expect to make many more stops at Roy Rogers, until we finally get a Roy's back in Bethesda. The River Road Roy Rogers wasn't just a childhood hangout for me, but also a regular stop for Chessie System train crews, who used to park their locomotive across from the side door, and get take out bags of Roy's before reboarding, and heading back to the Eckington yard.

Among famous names who frequented the River Road Roy Rogers? None other than Dick Dyszel, of Captain 20 and Count Gore de Vol fame at WDCA Channel 20 - located right behind Roy Rogers at the time.

FREDDY'S LOBSTER

CELEBRATES

NATIONAL CABBAGE DAY

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NATIONAL INDIAN PUDDING DAY

In a time when every single food has a day - and in many cases, a month - leave it up to Freddy's Lobster to keep us informed of ones that might still surprise us.

Tonight they're celebrating National Cabbage Day, and National Indian Pudding Day.

Just mention National Cabbage Day, and they will Super Size your Coleslaw!

Mention National Indian Pudding Day, and they'll upgrade you from Whipped Cream to "ice cream on top." But on top of which dessert? They didn't say.

I suppose the answer to that question will complete a trifecta of surprises from Freddy's Lobster tonight.

To close this report on National Cabbage Day, I have to salute the greatest coleslaw of all time: the coleslaw served at the Bethesda Roy Rogers Restaurant.