It’s all Green at Caros!

We started on Saturday with the Lexington St. Patrick’s Day Parade and we’re still going strong!  It’s a day for everyone to be wear’n the green!  Especially seen as how we are located next door to a great Irish pub…McCarthy’s!

Heck, we even had our very own entertainment!

Even the “crew” hats had a wee bit of the shamrock feel on Saturday!

Come join us for some Irish fare today…we’re still celebrating!

CAROS is putt’in on the green!

We’re opening for the Lexington St. Patrick’s Day parade!  Come join us celebrate the green in all of us!

Mardi Gras is over!

And, CAROS has added some Lenten specials to its newly updated menu! 

Look for our Signature Tuna Melt, Pimento Cheese, Tuna Salad and Fried Cod sandwiches everyday during the Lenten season.

 

But, that doesn’t mean we’ve gone “no meat!”  You can still find the very best burgers and chili downtown!

How to enjoy lunch in the bitter cold!

Make a game out it!

 

Let each office worker put their name on a slip of paper and throw it in the office out box. Tell every participant to go to www.carosonupper.com and click on the “lunch menu”…don’t forget to scan over the $4.25, $5.25 and Sides’n Such! Write down what you would like to order for lunch and hang on to it! At 11:00 (or whenever you break for lunch) let the employee, with the longest time on the job, draw a name out of the box. That poor person has to brave the bitter cold and go pick up the order that you have called into CAROS at 255-0039!

 

Sorry for the guy or gal that has to endure the cold but you all might just offer to pay for their lunch in a trade for not having to venture out in the cold!

 

Sounds like everyone wins with this game! You all get a great meal and almost all of you get to stay warm…except for the poor soul who has to pick it up. Heck, y’all chip in and buy that person lunch for the day, that way they win too!

 

And you all thought cold weather was not a time to have fun! The “CAROS Crew” is ready to help make your day!

“The Joint” is heading to the inauguration!

 

Well, at least a little piece of us!

 

As most of you know, the “Grill Man” Drew and his wife Karin also own Herb’n Renewal. CAROS uses their seasoning blends in just about everything we prepare. Our “Best Chili Downtown” is seasoned with their Chili Season’n! And, it has been chosen to be included in the gift bags that attendees at the 2009 Bluegrass Ball receive! Here’s a little info about the ball… http://www.kentuckysociety.org/

 

“Grill Man” Drew leaves Caros at night and goes home and works his magic with herbs and spices and then Karin designs the labels and packages them. A whole bunch of Chili Season’n will be heading to Washington D.C. Today!

 

And you thought CAROS was only the “Best Little Joint Downtown!” Guess we’re mov’in on up!

 

 

Don’t go to work without it!

 

Breakfast that is!

 

I can remember my mom cooking hot oatmeal for me before I headed out to school on a cold winter morning, only to half fall asleep at my desk! Not sure my teachers appreciated that but those were the good old days! Now that I am a “big person” and have to go to the office, I darn sure don’t want to fall asleep in front of the boss! EEK!!! I have to bypass the hot oatmeal. Darn shame. But, we all still need something in the morning to give us that extra oomph! Lol

 

CAROS is the best place downtown to get “Oomphed!” Start your day out with a breakfast sandwich cooked to order. I’m gonna have mine with ham today instead of bacon or sausage. Yup, fried egg, cheese, ham all sandwiched between two slices of toasted whole wheat bread…I’ll even give it a squirt of ketchup! That’s a “big person” day starter!

 

Wanna get “Oomphed” with me? I’ll see ya at CAROS each weekday morning between 7 and 10:30!

Happy First Monday in 2009!

 

Whew, we made it through the holiday season! And, now it’s back to work time and getting away from those holiday leftovers! Don’t know about the rest of you but I’m tired of ham and turkey for awhile. It’s time for a good old fashioned hamburger or better yet a cheeseburger and some fries. Yes, that’s what I’m talking about…good old American food!

 

It’s funny how you wait all year for that turkey dinner on Thanksgiving, the ham dinner on Christmas Day and the pork to bring in the New Year. And then you quickly tire of it and can’t wait to sink your teeth into a wonderful, juicy burger and dip your fries into ketchup! Now there’s something you don’t normally see around the holidays…ketchup. Yup, it’s time to get back to normal and enjoy the usual food instead of the holiday fare. I believe I’ll have a big old burger today just for the great feeling that it gives me.

 

Please do not bother me while I enjoy a CAROS “Bo’Ski” and some crispy onion rings.   And, yes that would be  me drooling! lol

Happy New Year!

It’s been one heck of a year for CAROS! 2008 brought many changes to our “Joint!”

DC and Hettie moved on

“Grill Man” Drew became a partner

The demolition started across the street

Shawnee aka “Sweet Tea Stella” joined the “Crew” when Rite Aid became non-existent

We redecorated the “Joint!”

New equipment soon found a place so we could better serve you

CAROS has a new menu to go along with the new look

 

And, the best part is…the “Crew” is still talking to each other even though there have been whispers of a divorce!!! lol

 

We’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of our customers for hanging in there while we worked hard to make CAROS the Best Little Joint Downtown!

 

Wishing you all a very Happy & Safe New Year!

 

We’ll be closed until Monday, January 5, 2009.

Hope to see you all in 2009!

We had Xmas eve fun!

 

Who says the “Crew” doesn’t know how to enjoy themselves!!!! We had a great time during our Christmas Eve Santa Breakfast and here are the pictures to prove it!

 

Mrs. Drew, Karin, started the day out by cooking the bacon…in her jammies and piggy slippers! Hey…it was a breakfast party!

Once the “Crew” finished feeding the customers, it was time to open presents and celebrate!!!

 

First one to open a gift was Shawnee aka “Miss Sweet Tea Stella!” No, nobody gave her tea bags but she sure did enjoy everything else in her stocking.

Then it was “Bo’Ski” Robin’s turn and we all got a good laugh out of the fact that she wouldn’t share with her hubby, William! “It’s mine!!!!”

And, finally “Grill Man” Drew got his chance to open the gifts in his stocking. Watch out, the man got Duct Tape!!! You just might see some new “decorations” around CAROS. lol

Looks like time for a “Crew” group photo.

CAROS Has Holiday Spirit Today!

Make sure you stop by, have a warm meal and get your present from the CAROS “Crew!”  They’re giving away CAROS gift certificates!!!

 

Don’t forget, tomorrow is our SANTA BREAKFAST DAY!  We’re open from 7am until 12pm and we’ll be having breakfast specials!    Heck, wear your jammies and come enjoy the morning with the “Crew!”