There seems to be a bird theme happening in South Berwick. First the Early Bird Cafe opened and now the Rockin’ Rooster on Main St. next to Town Hall is scheduled to open in August. I’ve been curious about the Rockin’ Rooster since their sign went up so the other day when I saw people working on the building, I stopped in to get the scoop.
The owner, Roxanne Roberge was there and happy to fill me in on what’s happening. It’s going to be a convenience store that focuses on take out foods. In addition to the usuals like milk and snacks, they will have all kinds of meals for take-out, including pizza, breakfast sandwiches, rotisserie chicken, subs and wraps, salads, and homemade entrees every day. They will have a call-ahead drive up window so you can put in your order and drive though to pick it up. It will be open all day, seven days a week.
The original plan was for it to open early this summer but the constant rains put them behind schedule on the masonry work they needed to do on the exterior. The day I was there workers were finishing the work to enclose the building. Roxanne was working on ordering materials for fitting out the interior. She says they are working toward a mid to late August opening, but given the weather challenges it may be a little later.
It will be great to have one more local food option in South Berwick and one more business in the downtown area. It is encouraging amidst all the bad economic news that South Berwick has entrepreneurs who are starting businesses and stepping up to provide goods and services that we need.
