DINING FEATURE
BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
Roost Restaurant specializes in a variety of chicken salads along with all-day breakfast A fter tasting the Gobbler, a Thanksgiving special sand- wich with cranberry sauce, turkey and dressing, Stuart Oerteli
in-house from scratch, never frozen, no microwaves. We take a lot of pride in our food,” General Manager Justin Sherman said. Roost also oers all-day breakfast items, such as pancakes, omelets and breakfast sandwiches. “I just don’t think that there are a lot of fast-casual type places that have the breadth of menu that we have. I love chicken salad, but a lot of guys don’t,” Oerteli said. “Here
wanted to open Roost, a chicken salad and deli restaurant, in New Braunfels. Lucky for him, his insurance broker owned it. “He had never planned on doing a franchise right away, but we just got on the bar napkin, scribbled out some
Roost owner Stuart Oerteli stands in front of the New Braunfels location that opened in 2022. AMIRA VAN LEEUWENCOMMUNITY IMPACT STUART OERTELI’S TOP 3 FAVORITES Oerteli said the melding of avors of the Rooster is why it is a favorite. The Thai Peanut Chicken Salad wins him over for the added crunch, and he believes the jalapeno bacon grilled cheese is the perfect comfort food.
terms for a fran- chise agreement and decided to start one here as a local restaurant,” said Oerteli, the owner of the New Braunfels location. The New Braunfels restau- rant opened in May 2022. Oerteli said he decided to open a chicken
“EVERYTHING WE MAKE IS MADE INHOUSE FROM SCRATCH, NEVER FROZEN, NO MICROWAVES. WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN OUR FOOD.” JUSTIN SHERMAN, GENERAL MANAGER
I can come have a Rooster [sand- wich]; I can have breakfast or soup or salads.” Since opening, Oerteli and Sherman said the feedback has been positive. “It warms my heart—cheesy saying but—
The Rooster sandwich ($14.99) comes with brisket, ham and avocado.
The Thai Peanut Chicken Salad (price varies) has peanuts and green onions.
COURTESY ROOST
COURTESY ROOST
Roost 2124 Gabriel’s Place, Ste. 106, New Braunfels 830-214-6745 www.roosttexas.com Mon.-Thu. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Fri.-Sun. 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
salad and deli restaurant because he thought it t the New Braunfels community. “Chicken salad is very German,” he said. The deli serves a variety of sand- wiches, salads and chicken salads. Roost also has several side options, including seasonal fruit, broccoli salad, potato salad, steamed vegeta- bles, strawberry grape salad, and raw celery and carrots with ranch. The restaurant also caters. “Everything we make is made
because you’ll see things on the New Braunfels Local Facebook page or [wherever], and somebody says, ‘Hey, what’s the best place to get chicken salad?’ And 80% of the response is our Roost,” Oerteli said. Sherman echoed the same sentiment. “I live in San Antonio, and I look through the San Antonio Restaurants page, and ... people will say, ‘You gotta go to Roost; it’s worth the drive,’” Sherman said. “[That] is in San Anto- nio, so that really says something.”
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The jalapeno bacon grilled cheese ($12.49) uses Tillamook cheddar.
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