17th Ave, Restaurant

Roosevelt

  • Opened:  2013 – 2018 Closed Now
  • Address: 933 17th Ave SW
  • Kid Friendly: Yes w/High Chairs (Welcomed until 9pm Daily)
  • Brunch: Yes w/free Mini Milkshakes &  Mini Donuts
  • Website: http://www.rooseveltcalgary.com/
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My wife was working late, so my daughter and I were off on another culinary adventure.

I plan weeknight dinners with her for the early evening, after picking her up from day care, and getting cleaned up. At this earlier hour she is in a good mood, patient and places are typically less busy.

We’d been to Cibo a lot recently so I wanted to go somewhere else and try something new for her. We’d been to Roosevelt for lunch back in February and previous to that for brunches but nothing recently.

Roosevelt has a good mix of table heights as well as highchairs; they don’t have a kids menu. However they do have a large appetizer selection and we have shared entrées before.
When we arrived shortly before five it was still quiet with only a half dozen tables seated. We took a low table by the front windows where we had sat several times before.
I ordered her usual Apple juice and I had a Rolling Rock. She’s very close to handling regular short glasses with straws however that day she had a rather large spill. The manager (who has previously visited with us) rushed over and helped us clean up.

I explained to our waitress that I was planning to introduce her to Calamari, but could only hope it would go well. She took our order of Calamari and the Diablo Flat Bread.

The Diablo Pizza is Diced Chicken, Smoked Bacon, Roosevelt’s Buffalo Sauce, Jalapeños, Scallions and a Ranch Drizzle.

Dinner didn’t take too long, and soon I was trying to get her to try the Calamari. When our waitress checked on us I said that the Calamari wasn’t going well. She suggested I cut it up. Sure enough once she had some manageable pieces she was chomping it down.

The texture and breading of the Calamari was great, maybe a little saltier than my
preference. The flatbread we really enjoyed, really you can’t go wrong with chicken and bacon. I explained to her that we could drizzle some lemon juice on the calamari, but she figured it would be better to eat the lemon directly. Even with each repulsed face, she ate the whole lemon. The only thing she wasn’t interested in the Tzatziki sauce. After all it was a lot of flavors going on already.Our whole experience at Roosevelt was great. While I’ve sometimes felt that their menu plays it safe, you’re not going to discover a new dish there, it’s all standard Canadian Bistro items. Still the options are plentiful and after this great time I’ll be moving Roosevelt higher in our rotation.