Ride Day 7 - Photo #3 - "Lamberts"

The pride of Sikeston Missouri is Lambert's Restaurant, home of "Throwed Rolls". Lamberts is a Tour de Kentucky tradition. The food channel once did a show on the "Top 10 Places to Pig Out in America", and Lamberts was #1 on the list! Beverages are served in huge quart mugs. In addition to selected side dishes, there are several Lamberts employees who are constantly walking by every table in the restaurant with a variety of other side items that are offered to everyone dining there. The dinner rolls, each about the size of a softball, seem to have the trajectory of a softball as well. Other Lamberts employees, whom we suspect may also be members of local high school baseball teams, are tasked with the job of throwing these rolls to any patron who motions for one. Even small children are included in this roll catching, although in the case of small children, it is generally a short, gentle toss. With adults, rolls may fly in from across the restaurant, passing over the heads of other unsuspecting patrons. Surprisingly, only a small number of these "throwed rolls" seem to be casualties in this process. The rolls are generally so fresh that they are too hot to hold at first. Lamberts is certainly deserving of its excellent Reputation!