I was worried based on the ratings, but we decided to try it anyway (most people only post the bad) and it was wonderful. Delicious ....we came back the next day! read more

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The service is absolutely horrible. There was one server and she looked like somebody had just given her bad news. But she always looks that way every time we are in there. She mumbles and doesn't make eye contact. Doesn't get the orders right. The salad bar was not fresh with brown wilted lettuce. The pizzas aren't bad. The poppers are great. Most of the other food is definitely not worth ordering. We had company come in from out of town and ordered many appetizers. We had one bite of each and didn't want to finish. We wondered why we were some of the only people in there but once we got the food, we didn't have to wonder anymore. read more

Service, food. The worst server I've ever had. Rude The restaurant is not recommended! read more

Ordered carry out pizza was 20 minutes late and cold. I don't think they care in the least but someone need let go

Stopped here to eat . Cute look little place. Great service,very nice waitress! Huge portions and low prices. This is a don't miss stop to get some great food read more

Rookies Saloon and Restaurant - Streak and eggs - Salad Near Me - Strasburg, Colorado

My other half and I are locals here in Strasburg and Rookies is our go to spot when we are craving pizza! The patio out back is super chill, it's a great local dive bar! read more

Decent local spot. Stopped in for breakfast since we were staying at the KOA across the street. Not bad. Seemed like they have a daily special which looked like it was homemade. Wish they had more lunch options. read more

I don't know how they stay in business. Food is terrible, greasy and that's about all ypu taste, unfortunately.

What a pleasant place to enjoy a meal. The waitress was very friendly and prompt. No waiting just seat yourself. The benefit is the serve breakfast all day! Eggs over easy were very nice and bacon was crispy, not crunchy. Everything tasted very good. A great dining spot for any meal if you're around Strasburg read more

Can't say anything about the food. But, the saloon out back is chill. Mostly populated by friendly locals and folks drifting in from the KOA across the street. Strong pours friendly folks and Karaoke on Sat. What's not to like? read more

Food was decent. Salad bar was the worst I've ever seen We don't think we will eat here again read more

We loved this place. The food was excellent and the service was stellar. We got chicken strips, wings, pizza, Stromboli and a wrap. Everything was delicious. Our server was very friendly and interacted with our crazy group. read more

I am a fan of a good ol small town hang out spot and this place doesn't disappoint. They have food (pretty good too actually), Drinks, pool (small tourney on Friday nights), karaoke, dancing, darts, and just all an around good time. During the day there is a restaurant as well - been there for breakfast (standard fair which was good - coffee could be better and my bougie butt is always appreciative of a non-dairy creamer option) So far for bar food fair I have had the fried green beans (yum) and the sliders (yum) and the fried okra (okay) and the fried mushrooms (okay) and the fries (YUM!) If your in the area and need a place to feel like a local this is your place. read more

Love the food and the great service is a plus! We also love that they deliver pizza to our address. I haven't been in the saloon yet but I'm looking forward to it, because the dining room has been a good experience each time. read more

I don't think 4 stars does this place justice. The BBQ place was closed so we can here. Talk about hometown feeling and cooking. Amazing food read more

By the time we were seated and ordering, I was still fuming. So, I missed the choice between hand tossed and thin crust. We always get thin crust, but when our pizza arrived with hand tossed crust we had discovered a new love. We ate that pizza crust and all. So, so GOOD!!! Oh, you are wondering why I was fuming. We had driven an hour to get pizza at our favorite Colorado pizza joint. Yelp said it was open. It was open for carry out and delivery only because of the stinking pandemic. Driving an hour to pick up pizza and take it home to microwave it is not my idea of date night. We were saved by a couple in the parking lot waiting for their pizza. They recommended Rookies. By the time the night was over, we had a new favorite Colorado pizza joint. The Pizza Shop had become the latest casualty of Covid because we will never be back. And, now we are planning a brunch stop at Rookies on our next trip to Denver. Maybe we could do pizza on the trip home. Double Header for Rookies! Thanks to the couple that is better than Yelp!! read more

Best diner! The food is great. The staff are super friendly. The service is quick and they deliver. Their pizza is amazing. Affordable and great food. Clean! read more

Always great food and friendly when ever we go. My 11 year old daughter loves the raspberry ice tea and salad bar. My husband and I always enjoy the pizza, any of them! And breakfast go to is always chicken fried steak! read more

We pulled in on a sunset/Christmas Star adventure, and we were starving! We ordered delicious pizza and garlic pops. Fantastic food!! Nice lady inside. Doing their best during Covid. We will be back! read more

Rookies Saloon and Restaurant - a tray of food - Salad Near Me - Strasburg, Colorado

Good food good people good prices fun little dive bar could be updated but overall one of my favorite spots

So gross and dirty and the staff is not nice

If you are driving on I-70 and find yourself hungry, please put your foot hard and accelerate. Place is almost empty. I order chicken fried steak at 5:20 pm. Here I sit at 7:11. Have eaten every cracker there was on the salad bar. And the salad bar was so pitiful I won't bother. When the food made its long journey to my table it was wrong. I read all the glowing reviews. So many glowing reviews. Must have been an alternate reality. read more

Just happened to be driving down 70 and looked on yelp for somewhere to eat. This place is half restaurant and half saloon - completely divided. I did not go into the saloon but the restaurant was clean and welcoming. The waitress was very nice and service was prompt. I only tried the pizza - mac & cheese w bacon on their hand tossed crust. It was very good and I would not hesitate to stop here again. read more

Rookies Saloon and Restaurant - Mac & Cheese pizza (added bacon) - Salad Near Me - Strasburg, Colorado

Everyone is nice and food is good. They are very welcoming to There customers and always make us feel Welcome read more

Wow, the Rockies Omelet is amazing! Cooked to perfection and taste so good... Great little place with friendly staff. I highly recommend stopping here! And the hot red head is very attentive. read more

We love Rookies - it has a good feeling of a home-cooked meal, friendly family style service and good food and ambiance. We drive all the way from Thornton just to get some luv from Rookies. read more

You want to know what Rookies Is? I'll tell you what Rookies is LOL. So my parents have a hobby farm in this town and after a rough week of commuting to and from the city they wanted to go out but not too far out...I too was telecommuting from the farm while helping winterize the place. We decided to try out this place called Rookies, a restaurant open until 8pm on Fridays...yea, it's that kind of town. It does have a bar attached to it, however, that keeps later hours. We pulled up in a slushy unpaved parking lot to several vehicles, we thought this place must be poppin' for the S-Burg! We almost barged in triumphantly, as if to our entrance known into what we thought was an almost packed house, and came into a quaint room about the size of a trailer home but with no walls up, I don't think there were any windows, and there were two other tables occupied, one with a 5-6 person family, and another couple at a table to the North. The rest of the place was empty. he waitress popped out of the kitchen and caught our stunned 'deer in headlights' gaze and told us to seat wherever we wanted. Many tables were darker than the other because of a scarcity of lighting, so we picked a well lit oddity, a table different than the rest with one long bench tucked under one side, to pull out and accomodate oh, maybe 3 people. The table sat in the corner with booth seating on two sides of it. I had to wait for the waitress to get done taking our drink ordres and leave in order to pull the bench out and make room for my legs as I sat on the South wall booth seatingand my parents occupied the booth seating to the East. They had a salad bar! And a soup bar! You had to pick one or the other! Either a big kettle of whatever soup the prepared to the left and a salad bar to the right with iceberg lettuce, olives, 3 dressing choices, and 3 pasta salad choices...that was about it besides the bacon bites and some other oddity that I guess was for the salads. I'm not sure what that stuff was. I ordered fried mushrooms for an appetizer, and for dinner I picked the veggie wrap with "shiny" sweet potato fries; the lady of the family ordered a fried chicken patty with mashed potatoes & gravy, and the gentleman ordered the special for the night, prime rib. Oh, beers (bud light) were $2 a draft. I think we asked a few things about the ingredients while ordering, for example we asked what made the sweet potatoes "shiny", the server had no idea what was in anything...We gather we could've asked if it was salt or parmesan cheese in the sugar shaker and not get a definite answer out of her. The whole scenario led us to a few whispered laughs, including a mockery of the bar that was through a door in the middle of the room but we heard absolutely no noise coming from the direction. We were a bit nervous about what to expect, judging from the salads my parents tried to make up "the bacon bits are good" the step-dad said, I almost cried tears of laughter at that comment. The mushrooms came out hot on the outside, icy in the middle, "oh boy" I thought, and sent it back to be heated up after trying two of them with the same icey results. The basket was also pretty sparse, and it did come back, not any fuller, and the remaining 6 or 7 pieces were hot enough for us. The meals came out and I had to say I was a little impressed just at looks; presented to us was that home-cooking you kind of hope for out of a diner such as this. The "shiny" sweet potato fries weren't necessarily "shiny", but it's dip that came out in a small tin can reminiscent of just about anything you'd expect from a highly popular establishment out of Denver, and it surprised me. What's this? A special dipping sauce they made for the sweet potato fries? I dared ask, "do you know what's in this dip" to the server...of course she didn't, but they take 6 hours to make it...What? A tiny tin can with dipping sauce that had more time put into it than anything else in this establishment? it was delicious too. I could recognize a few things but not put my finger on any proportions; vinegar, sugar, and I assumed an Italian spice, not basil (which we actually use in a family recipe), something with more bite. The step dad gave a thumbs up to the prime rib, but I hesitate as I know he is simple to please, and the mom liked her chicken fried steak very well. I got to sample the mashed potatoes, which were great, and was given the roll from the fried chicken plate. They didn't even bother heating it up before sending out to us and my guess was they were bought earlier in the week and kept at room temp. The bar is through the door marked "Saloon and Restrooms", another door opens into the bar, which was very lively. We just peeked and left. All in all, some parts of the meal were great, but they really failed on so many simple levels that you kind of want them to get retrained on the customer experience and they could really be a great place. read more

Rookies Saloon and Restaurant - view from our corner table - Salad Near Me - Strasburg, Colorado

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That hit the spot!!! If you traveling through Colorado on I-70, and looking for a great place to eat, check this place out. My husband got a Denver omelet that was the size of a dinner plate, and cooked perfectly. He considers himself a pancake connoisseur and just put these in his top 5. I had a basic breakfast, but there was nothing basic about it. Eggs were cooked to perfection and the hash browns done exactly how I ordered them. And the service was fast and friendly. We don't live close by, but if we are driving past again, we will definitely stop. read more

Great pizza!! Very nice staff, overall a positive experience. We had dinner in the saloon & it was a hoot, met a lot of good people, got to watch Sunday night football & listen to great music. read more

Great place. Bought 2 entree salads (takeout). They were great. Service prompt. Will come back when in area.

I was pleasantly surprised to find this gem. The food was good and the service was friendly and helpful. Would eat here again.

Food was basically just bar food that's overcooked and takes way too long. Pie was gross and soggy

Definitely the best deep fried calzone. The service is only to go at the moment but still good Togo too. Wish they would mix the red and white sauce but it is too difficult to do that so I get charged for extra sauce every single time but oh well. read more

We were out gaming (Ingress) and needed sustenance. Stopped here as the BBQ place across the street wasn't open on Mondays. The seating is as expected in a diner in a small town (chairs and tables you mind find in any diner). I ordered the wild blue chicken wrap, my husband went for the BLT, with an order of cheese fries to share. I was not impressed with the cheese fries (limpy fries with nacho cheese), but the wrap was way good. read more

What a wonderful home-cooked meal we enjoyed after being on the road all day. The service was excellent and we felt like we were right in someone's home! read more

Great food, reasonable prices, and very friendly staff. Right across the street from the KOA campground. We had breakfast and a nice chat with the people. I like this place and I definitely recommend it. read more

Ok bar scene but too forever to get our food. Cold fries. PROBALY Not gonna eat here again

Decent food nothing spectacular and a little dinghy ......,, but the waitress got everything correct

Awesome food and staff! Been going to Rookies for about 5 months. The place is normally busy and with reason. The front restaurant area is cozy and normally only has a small amount of customers. All this means is that the wait staff has time to be more attentive which is great. The bar area in the back is where things are normally hopping. All menu items that can be ordered from the restaurant can also be ordered in the bar area. The owners are local in town folk. They have a separate pizza and pasta chef who makes great looking dishes. Then there is the taste and food quality, which is better than most of what you would find in Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, etc., and rivals the quality of Chicago, Las Vegas, and New York when comparing the same type of food. MAKE SURE THAT YOU ORDER SOME RED CHILI!! it is some of the best chili around. (ask for them to serve it hot versus warm, its better that way) Bottom line is...well just that. I cant recall a place where I can feed my whole family with such good food, and then see how much they save my "bottom line" on cost. Haven't been to many other places in Strasburg because I doubt they can compete. read more

Not only was the food excelent, but the service is also top notch. I stopped on my way to the airport for lunch and accidentally left my bluetooth headphones. I called them and they kindly offered to mail them to me at no cost since I was flying back home. Thank you for a great meal and for going out of your way to return my headphones. read more