Roly Poly

2 comments May 18th, 2008

A new quick-service sandwich shop has opened in Rockford on Perryville across from the massive Peak Fitness.  We tried it out recently to compare it to the numerous other sub spots in town.  The HUGE selection and fantastic quality make Roly Poly a great catch.

The menu is at least three times the size of any normal menu.  They have about fifty or so selections for turkey, chicken, ham, roast beef, steak, pork, tuna, and vegetarian; we were intimidated by it!  After a longer than usual contemplation period, we decided on two chicken selections.  The first we tried was a chicken pesto.  This is a grilled wrap and was excellent!  The wrap included lettuce and sun-dried tomatoes that were surprisingly fresh.  The only odd part was that it came with Ranch dressing on the side.  Maybe ranch and chicken pesto is some normal combination we don’t know about, but we thought it tasted rather odd together.

The second sandwich we tried was the Chicken Caesar.  The grilled chicken was really tasty inside the wrap. Our only complaint would be a little extra dressing than we usually enjoy. It was definitely a nice option, though!

Our friend we were with had the Chicken fajita and enjoyed it a lot.  She did notice, however, that it was dripping with sauce and asking for “light on the sauce” next time might be a good idea, like the Chicken Caesar.

We chose small sandwiches, and they were more than enough! Making your sandwich a combo with a drink and a side is a good idea.  But when choosing a side, stay away from the pasta salad, which had a peculiar sweet taste to it besides being overly oily.  The white chocolate macadamia nut cookies were tasty, and a much better option.

We really enjoyed our lunch at Roly Poly.  If you’re sick of the usual sandwich places, the large variety and excellent quality of Roly Poly should convince you to venture into something new.  Plus, they cater for any big summer get-togethers or graduation parties you might have!

[Roly Poly is located at 6731 Broadcast Pkwy.  Their phone number is 815.633.ROLY (7659) ]