The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 99
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BY DAN
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Wait, Parker's Seafood opened in 1919? Yes,
and the Weiner Stand came along just seven
years later. Here are personal perspectives
on some of the valley's oldest eateries.
The New Yorker Deli has
been stackin' 'em high
since 1957.
BY A QUICK ACCOUNTING, there are 13 Roanoke
restaurants that are at least as old as The Roanoker (see
chart). There are reasons they are still around, usually
having little to do with a 5-star status. They have followings, loyal customers who come back, bring their
children, who bring their children years later.
People have stories about these restaurants and they
scramble to tell them, excitedly remembering the day
when ...
I have eaten at every one of these restaurants, some
more than others and I can't say there is a single one
where I didn't enjoy myself at one time or another. Here
is a quick look at each one.
PARKER'S SEAFOOD, 1919
Mike Ashley, freelance writer in D.C., Roanoke native:
"When I was younger, my mom (single parent) loved
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Parker's Seafood, the older site on Peter's Creek Road.
Naturally, I thought it about as un-cool as a place could
be for a teenager to find himself dining on a weekend
night but saving my money to put gas (and oil) in the
'76 flesh-tone Vega, I rarely passed up a free meal.
"When I got older I loved to take my Mom there to
the newer location on my dime because she liked it so
much. 'You know I like to eat fish when I go out because
I never cook it at home,' she said so many times it's
now repeated as homily anytime anyone in my family
orders fish at a meal.
"For a girl from the mountains of North Carolina,
Roanoke's own seafood site was pretty exotic. I don't live
in town anymore and a friend lost his father a few years
back. A bunch of us, then 40-somethings, were looking
for a place to go eat after a morning service, and dang if
we didn't all decide to honor our parental predecessors,
thinking Parker's would be the perfect spot. It was."
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Roanoker - September/October 2014
Digital Help Guide
From the Publisher
The Look
The 360
The Gossip
The Flavor
The Gist
The Calendar
Roanoke in the Year 2054
Appreciations and Deprecations: Perspectives on Roanoke Over the Years
What Really Happened with Design ‘79?
The Poff Building Debacle
Roanoke Then & Now
40 Stars of 40 Years
Covers Great, Covers Not-So-Great
Green Building
Restaurants of Old … and Still Here!
Dining: Fiji Island and the New Yorker Deli
The Dish
The Perfect Weekend
Retire-VA
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Intro
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Cover1
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Cover2
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 5
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 6
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 7
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Digital Help Guide
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 9
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - From the Publisher
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 11
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - The Look
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 13
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - The 360
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 15
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - The Gossip
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 17
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - The Flavor
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 19
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - The Gist
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 21
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 22
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - The Calendar
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Roanoke in the Year 2054
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Appreciations and Deprecations: Perspectives on Roanoke Over the Years
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - What Really Happened with Design ‘79?
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 51
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - The Poff Building Debacle
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 53
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 54
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 55
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Roanoke Then & Now
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 57
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 40 Stars of 40 Years
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 82
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Covers Great, Covers Not-So-Great
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Green Building
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Retire-VA
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Restaurants of Old … and Still Here!
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - Dining: Fiji Island and the New Yorker Deli
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - The Dish
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The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - 113
The Roanoker - September/October 2014 - The Perfect Weekend
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