There's gator (yum!) at Casper's Everglades Supper Shack in Lake Forest Park

Nancy Leson — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Late Monday afternoon, I was in a very bad mood as I was driving up Lake City Way heading into Lake Forest Park. But that all changed after a restaurant's "Grand Opening" sign caught my eye. Actually, it was the fancy-pants trailer-rig parked next to the roadside joint that caught my eye first, but it was the fact that both the rig and the shack bore the words "gator" that led me to make a U-turn. I wasn't the least bit hungry, but I knew that to drive by this place without stopping to investigate would be a crime.

Rose Petals Restaurant carries the soul-food torch

Cody Ellerd — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:45:57 -0700

The sign outside is so mangled, it offers only a slight indication of what you might find within: a bar, some beef, a dish ending in "ibs," and something that at one bygone time was considered "special." The dilapidated exterior is a shame, because special is exactly how I would describe the food at Rose Petals Restaurant.

Southern food

There's gator (yum!) at Casper's Everglades Supper Shack in Lake Forest Park

Rose Petals Restaurant carries the soul-food torch