ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Von Price urges Circle R to be what it used to be

Wishes Mr. Cheng best of luck and will give him a try. Insists new owners should provide great food - "Hoe-Cakes," and Country Ham, that Mr. Harper always served.

By Von Price

When the Circle R opened after OLD Circle R burned down...I was never so disappointed in anything in my life.

Coming to Columbia visiting Family and going to the Circle R was a tradition. I just hope that the new owners return to the same kind of food that used to be served there. And this is just my opinion only, but I think if they do...they will be a sucessful operation. I wish Mr. Cheng the best of luck and when I am in Columbia I will give them a try. I only hope that they know how to make 'HOE-CAKES"...or some called it Fried Cornbread Country Ham and Pinto Beans, and the usual Great food that Mr Harper always served. - VON PRICE

CM Comment Adair Countian abroad in Louisville, KY, Von Price must have hit the new Circle R on a rare bad day. It happened a few times in the re-opening days.



But those of us who went there frequently know that almost all of the time, the new restaurant rose to new heights.

Von Price is from one of Adair County's families - she was a Flatt from out beyond Beautiful Joppa - which have a tradition for knowing and serving good food.

She will glad to know that the institution is now in the hands of one who knows good food - and is bent on making the next phase exactly what Circle R devotees demand. She did name two of the signature items as a standard: Country Ham and Hoecakes, Penn's Best Ham and the Circle R's own Gold Standard Hoecakes, both better'n they serve at another famed Country Ham restauarant, and at half the price! And the other place is a grand treat, at that. -ED WAGGENER


This story was posted on 2011-09-24 08:32:04
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.



 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.