Whew, Caros now has a blog!

We’re hoping this will be a new way to keep up with the “goings on” at Caros!

It’s been a busy last few months with many changes.  As most of you know, Hettie and DC decided to move on to another phase of their lives in early April. Change is good for all concerned! Drew Rasmussen, or Mr. Drew as he is known to our customers, pitched in to lend a helping hand and decided to stay on board. Yippee! You might recognize his name because he and his wife, Karin own Herb’n Renewal. Herb’n Renewal had been members of the Lexington Farmers’ Market for many years and most of you have had the opportunity to sample Drew’s wonderful cooking each Saturday. We’re happy that they decided they needed a change in their lives too. They are now part of the Caros family! Those wonderful cookies are baked by “Mrs. Drew!” And “Mr. Drew” is now our lunchtime “fry cook” even though he swore he would never do that again. Lol

And, then the speculation about the new development of CentrePoint started to become a reality and the Rite Aid drugstore closed. That left Shawnee looking for a new place to call home and we’re glad that she decided that Caros was the place to be! She’s become the “sweet tea” gal at the register. She’ll take your orders, smile at you and even help get your lunch ready.

Yup, life at Caros sure has changed. We’re a happy threesome just trying to make your breakfast and lunch experience better! Heck, we even brightened the “joint” up! Out with the old wall decorations.

And in with the new and brighter wall of “stuff!”

We’ve had more fun listening to customers talk about their parents and grandparents using some of the utensils that now adorn the walls. We’ve even found a customer that knew what one of the two “we have no idea what the heck they are” thingies was a soap holder. Whodda thunk! But we sure appreciated finding out what the heck it was.

Something else you might notice is the change in our menu. We’ve added some new items and a Chef’s Choice each Thursday. That’s the day that Drew gets to create and you get to enjoy! We’re still a work in progress but it sure has been fun and we hope you’ll continue to enjoy the changes we continue to make. Don’t panic, we’ve kept some of the crowd favorites on the menu including the “Your Momma” burger but we did decide to marry her off and add the “Your Poppa” upgrade! The “Bo’Ski” continues to be a crowd pleaser and our signature fries will never be changed, especially since the guy responsible for the great seasoning is now our fry cook!

One more thing…we’re now open on Saturday’s from 7am until 2pm so that you can have a great breakfast, shop at the farmers market and come back for a super lunch. And, we’re happy to report that Karin sets up a smaller version of the Herb’n Renewal booth each Saturday so you don’t have to miss out on the great herb blends.

We’re hoping everyone will enjoy our changes and the growth that Caros has been experiencing…it’s only gonna get better!

The Caros threesome,

Robin, Drew and Shawnee

P.S. We’ve been told that it is safe to use tomatoes again so our Ultimate BLT will once again have maters on it to go along with those 6 slices of bacon and lettuce!!!