Founders Joshua Spiegelman and Lynn Gorfinkle are entrepreneurs with a passion for wonderful food and sustainability. Roam was founded in 2010 on the desire to serve great-tasting, nutrient-rich food at reasonable prices. The new restaurant joins two other locations in San Francisco and one in Lafayette, Calif. Launching at the downtown San Mateo location is a new Roam menu item: a salmon burger, made with wild Coho salmon. The newly built restaurant offers delicious burgers, sides, shakes and sodas crafted from fresh, quality ingredients that have been carefully sourced from a select group of purveyors. With all the arts and entertainment going on, we’re really excited to be a part of it.Roam Artisan Burgers, a collection of fine casual dining destinations, has opened its newest location in downtown San Mateo, the company’s first restaurant on the San Francisco Peninsula and fourth in California. “This project has been a long time coming. “We’re really excited to open it in Oakland,” Spiegelman said. There’s also bar seating, regular tables, and an outdoor patio. The ambience is modern-rustic, with a large communal table made from Douglas Fir. They also offer a few seasonal options, like the Springtime Burger with chimichurri, fresh mozzarella, tomato, arugula, and an herb mayonnaise. The menu is similar to other Roam locations, including signature burger styles, like the BBQ, with aged white cheddar, barbecue sauce, caramelized onions, jalapeno relish, and oil and vinegar slaw. The basic burger starts at $9.50, and the kids’ meals start at $7.50 for a grilled cheese-and-fries combo. There are fries, too, and plenty of drink options, including wine, local beer on tap, and kombucha. Their burger menu includes a 100 percent grass-fed beef burger (from 4K Ranch in Montana), a free-range turkey burger (Diestel Family Turkey Ranch in California), a bison burger (made from pasture-raised bison), and a rotating protein, which is currently elk from Durham Ranch in Wyoming. And the gluten-free can get their burger on a gluten-free bun or wrapped in lettuce. Roam moved into a retail space on the bottom floor of The Uptown Apartments, in a previously unoccupied space that is about 2,000 square feet, right next to Little Giant Ice Cream.įor vegetarians, there is a housemade organic veggie burger made from quinoa, brown rice, black beans, beets, and spices. Their rich shakes are made from Straus Family Creamery’s organic soft serve. Their sodas are all housemade (“no Coca-Cola, nothing artificial,” Spiegelman notes). Much of the produce is sourced locally - they serve a seasonal farmers market salad, for example. Spiegelman said they also strive keep items at affordable price points. What sets Roam apart from most burger joints is the focus on quality, sustainable ingredients. There are a lot of young people - office workers during the day, and vibrant activity at night.” “We’ve been excited about the area for a long time,” said Joshua Spiegelman, co-owner of Roam Artisan Burgers with Lynn Gorfinkle. Since then, it has expanded with more outposts in San Francisco, Lafayette, and San Mateo, serving burgers, sides, shakes, sodas, and wine and beer on tap. Roam first opened in San Francisco’s Marina/Cow Hollow district in 2010. 2) opens today in the Uptown neighborhood, bringing sustainable burgers - including some vegetarian options - to the neighborhood. Roam Artisan Burgers (1951 Telegraph Ave., Ste. Roam’s special Springtime Burger with chimichurri and fresh mozzarella.Ĭredits: Photo courtesy of Kassie BorresonĪ popular, local burger chain is coming for Oakland.
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