Rosaria’s, Fall River

   This morning I took Mike over the Taunton river, no passport required since we are both Portuguese, where we had breakfast at Rosaria’s 591 Rodman St. When you visit a restaurant in Fall River, no matter which meal it is, you can always count on some form of chourico being on the menu. Here at Rosaria’s they do a fantastic chourico hash which I had in an omelet. The restaurant is set up in two sections, one with counter service an a table or two, and a dining area. There were a few empty tables but it was obvious that Rosaria’s was a favorite of the locals. As always we started with coffee, which was average, maybe a little above. Interesting that they do not charge extra for coffee, it is part of the meal. ( other restaurants should take note. ) The omelet, folded over very nicely, was filled with the chourico hash. It had just enough spice to let you know it was not linguica, and only needed the usual salt for the egg. Now the home fries, they were right up there with the best we have had. Great flavor, nice crust, and potatoes were perfectly cooked. I think they were cooke with some of the renderings from the chourico as I could see the red dripping from the edge of the potatoes ( my mouth is watering thinking about it ). Have to tell you that when I finish everything on the plate, minus the toast, you know it was really good. I was disappointed that Mike did not take one of my toast wedges and clean his plate. Coffee 6.5; Home fries, 9.5, overall meal 9. Rating 8.3. Well worth the trip over the river. Have to try it for lunch.

   Took out the ol’ passport today. Ray drove over the longest bridge in the world to get to Portugal for breakfast at Rosario’s. As two of that country’s favorite sons Ray and I appreciate a little bit of spice in our morning meal and we weren’t disappointed. There were exactly two specials on the board this morning and we each got one. My special was the cacoila omelet. Let me note that I’ve ordered the cacoila omelet three times while reviewing for this blog…twice in Fall River, once in Somerset which is just over the river from the city. It’s just not on the menu anywhere else. That’s a shame because, done right, a cacoila omelet has amazing flavor and it’s worth trying. Rosario’s does it right. Very, very tasty. I make a mean cacoila and this is as good as mine. Wrapped in a three egg omelet…yum! And the homefries were some of the best we’ve ever had. Large, well-cooked pieces with nice spices (cooked in/with a little chourico grease) that only took a little added salt to put it over the top. Very, very nice! This meal was so good we didn’t even notice the coffee. It was ok, nothing special, but drinkable and, unlike most other restaurants, included in the price of the meal. So, even if you’re not Portuguese tell them you know some guys and just go. Coffee 6, homefries 9.5 and omelet 9.5 – overall 8 point something.