Today I’m grateful for Rosa’s Pizza. This unassuming little restaurant is just down the road from me.
And it’s probably second only to my home as the place in Montana where I spend the most time. I’m at Rosa’s two or three times a week, on average, and there have even been times when I was there for lunch and dinner on the same day. The employees are all really great people, and I know most of them by name (and vice versa). The owner, Monty, is a good man who works hard to make his little business successful.
There are three reasons I spend so much time at Rosa’s:
- Their lunch special is a killer deal. Five bucks gets you a personal pizza and a drink. I can’t think of any other restaurant where you can get a meal for five bucks these days. Not only that, but the pizza itself is fantastic– probably my favorite pizza anywhere.
- I like supporting local businesses, and this one in particular has so many employees I know by name. It has a “homey” feel to it.
- Monty lets me and my friends spend hours in the upper room playing board games (or Mahjongg). Since it’s in Bigfork, it’s a convenient place for all of us to meet up to play. Even though the place is quite busy, a lot of their business is delivery and carry-out, so the restaurant itself has ample space for us to take over a table or two for games.
Back in Longmont, I loved Nicolo’s Pizza, which was walking distance from our house and had a very similar vibe. And, like Rosa’s, I know the employees and owners by name because I was there so often. So maybe I have a “thing” for frequenting local pizza places…?