The floor is covered with peanut shells. They serve you small buckets full of peanuts and they want you to drop the shells on the floor. I've been to a Logan's Roadhouse before (there are 150 restaurants across the country) and I still can't get used to it. I'll usually start a little pile of shells somewhere on the table instead. But, seeing as peanuts and peanut butter have been my favorite food since I was a toddler, I felt right at home!
The other food choices at Logan's Roadhouse are reliable, well-prepared, and taste pretty good. Besides the bucket of peanuts, they bring you a small plate of honey buns and butter to tide you over while you wait for your meal.
After eating a thermos of whole grains earlier in the day, I chose "Rockin' Onion Petals," "Grilled Vegetable Skewer," and "Steamed Broccoli" from their menu for my dinner. The battered, deep-fried onion petals is one of their appetizer options and the vegetable skewer (grilled bell peppers and mushrooms) and steamed broccoli are side dishes. Because of the size of the onion pieces, I could easily remove the fried batter if I wanted. I also ordered hot tea, substituted my own tea bag (Choice's Organic Kukicha), and reserved their bag of green tea for later.
Logan's has a nice, friendly family atmosphere and is very comfortable. That's been pretty consistent at every restaurant I've visited of theirs. This one in Redding was cool and dark inside, with lots of pretty wood furniture and neon lights. Nice place to get away from the summer heat.
Check out their extensive menu online, Logan's Roadhouse.
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