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  1. This looks really like a fun restaurant to visit – not only with kids. And the food looks very delicious too. Catching hot rolls sounds a bit scary though, but it must be possible, because they are in swing for many years already. So not too many customers with burned hands…..

  2. OMG, what an idea to throw hot rolls around for people to catch them! Does everybody catch one? Or there are some that end up on the floor? This must be quite a funny place to eat. I’d like to try it someday.

  3. I’d love to hear more about the history of throwing rolls tradition! I haven’t seen the Travel Channel special on the restaurant, but now I’ll have to! This is such a quirky, hidden gem. Definitely going to be swinging by to see this on my next Midwest roadtrip. I might even try the Catfish and Gizzards!

  4. What a fun place to eat! I’m not a gizzards or catfish fan but feed me onion rings and a grilled cheese and I’m happy. You know it’s a great place when people are willing to wait on a long line. Glad they had trains to entertain your little one while you waited. I better practice catching rolls at home first.

  5. We have a Lambert’s Cafe at Gulf Shores near us! We always eat there when we go to the beach. I especially love the “pass arounds” and the hot rolls being thrown at me. You definitely won’t leave hungry!

  6. How fun! I have never heard of “throwed rolls” – this is hilarious and sounds like a blast! The food looks like it tastes delicious too. Thanks for sharing about this fun place.

  7. I have never heard of Lamberts or throwed rolls before – what a great place to eat. With pre main meal “munchies” I don’t think I would ever be able to eat the main meal. Glad to know that you son was not bored waiting for your table – what a great play area.

  8. It’s always fun finding a place we have seen or heard about suddenly while travelling. I’m a huge foodie, so this is somewhere I would love to stop and eat. I especially love the drama around the rolls and how they throw them to the customer. Glad that the experience was fun and so was the food. Reading about it did make me hungry.

  9. Another great post, Umiko! I was hoping throwed rolls were rolls which were actually thrown at guests, you did not disappoint! I’ve been wanting to visit lesser known places and never considered Missouri, but I keep seeing more posts on it! This looks like SUCH a fun experience, I would probably fly here just for this! I’d definitely be afraid of dropping my roll though, I’m not that athletic. What luck that you saw it on TV and happened to pass it without really looking for it! It’s nice to know that the other food was delicious here as well, but I’m definitely not brave enough to try gizzard!

    1. Thank you! I think Missouri is still is one of the underrated states to visit in the U.S. If you don’t have a family to visit, maybe you don’t think about visiting it. Unless you live not too far from here. Don’t worry. A lot of people missed their rolls. 😉

    1. I don’t know if the one by Branson is still open. We didn’t make a stop there when we went to Branson years ago. We were so hungry, we didn’t think we could wait that long.

  10. What a fun experience! I’d never heard of throwed rolls so I didn’t imagine that’s literally what they do. I can see why you’ve been back multiple times.

  11. I’ve heard of Lambert’s Cafe, and I hope to dine there one day. Those meals you ordered look so mouth-watering. And I love hot rolls, and that’s a really interesting way to serve them. 🙂

  12. What a fun place to eat! I’ve got to admit, when I read ‘throwed rolls’ I hadn’t a clue what to expect. I’m not surprised people were queuing to get in!

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