点评:I visited the R.M. Brooks General Store last week at the suggestion of Linda Brooks Jones, the proprietor of a nearby bed-and-breakfast; Linda's family founded the store just over 100 years ago. Having just gorged myself on one of Linda's breakfasts, I was in no position to sample the store's menu, but I got a hearty welcome and could see that the place is well set up to offer tasty and filling breakfasts and lunches. An additional space has been built on to increase table seating, and besides food, you can purchase various gifts and souvenirs.
R.M. Brooks, on Highway 52 perhaps 80 miles northwest of Knoxville, is just down the road from Historic Rugby, Tennessee, a community from the 1880s that is open for tours and lodging. Rugby had its own restaurant, which burnt down a few years ago; it is now being rebuilt, but in the interim, R.M. Brooks has served as a go-to spot for Rugby guests to get something to eat. But eating or not, it is a great place to just stop in, look around, and enjoy the atmosphere. As another reviewer has pointed out, going to R.M. Brooks is like finding yourself in Mayberry.
There is a well-known restaurant chain that seeks to recreate the atmosphere, menu, and decor of places like R.M. Brooks, and the chain is quite popular, and I enjoy eating there. But coming to R.M. Brooks makes you realize that this is no imitation--it's the real thing: residents of a small town offering good, down-home hospitality and delicious food, in a relaxing atmosphere. Everyone should visit Rugby, and everyone should make R.M. Brooks a part of their experience there.
翻译:上周,在附近一家住宿加早餐旅馆的老板琳达·布鲁克斯·琼斯 (Linda Brooks Jones) 的建议下,我参观了 R.M. Brooks 百货商店;琳达的家人在 100 多年前创办了这家商店。我刚刚在琳达那里吃了一顿早餐,没有时间品尝商店的菜单,但我受到了热烈的欢迎,并且看到这个地方布置得很好,可以提供美味又丰盛的早餐和午餐。这里还增加了一个额外的空间来增加餐桌座位,除了食物,您还可以购买各种礼品和纪念品。
R.M. Brooks 位于 52 号公路上,距离诺克斯维尔西北约 80 英里,就在田纳西州历史悠久的拉格比 (Rugby) 附近,这是一个 19 世纪 80 年代的社区,可供游览和住宿。拉格比有自己的餐厅,几年前被烧毁了;现在正在重建,但在此期间,R.M. Brooks 一直是 Rugby 客人吃饭的首选之地。但无论是否用餐,这里都是一个值得停留、环顾四周并享受氛围的好地方。正如另一位评论者指出的那样,去 R.M. Brooks 就像发现自己身处 Mayberry。
有一家著名的连锁餐厅,力图重现 R.M. Brooks 等餐厅的氛围、菜单和装饰,这家连锁餐厅非常受欢迎,我很喜欢在那里吃饭。但来到 R.M. Brooks 后,您会意识到这不是模仿——这是真实的:小镇居民在轻松的氛围中提供优质、朴实的款待和美味的食物。每个人都应该去 Rugby,每个人都应该让 R.M. Brooks 成为他们在那里的体验的一部分。