Albert T.
Yelp
We were walking around Ohio City to explore and fill some time before our intended restaurant opened. As we were browsing, we saw a line of people forming in front of The Roaming Biscuit. Naturally, we had to take a peek. I'm normally pretty skeptical of biscuits outside of the South but the operation looked pretty interesting, with (I believe) a husband and wife team slinging out some delicious looking food.
The interior of the store is quite sparse, as if they owners had just moved to this address. There's basically just a cabinet with the store goods, the menu, and a single counter to stand and eat at along the window. The kitchen in the back looked a bit disorganized and made me wonder if this was a temporary pop-up rather than a permanent fixture. Maybe they are still moving in? At any rate, we decided to hold off getting anything since we still had our other plans, but we put The Roaming Biscuit on our to-try list.
It turned out the restaurant we wanted to go to had some oven issues and was missing a couple of the major items that we wanted to eat. We decided only to get a single entree there and head back to The Roaming Biscuit to complete our meal. We weren't too hungry and got a single biscuit to share.
Humble Biscuit w/ Pimento ($4.50) - This is very interested biscuit - it seems to be flour based but mixed with a bit of corn meal giving a yellow color and a cornbread-like taste. The biscuit is super buttery - I just took a single nibble at first and the biscuit felt like it was half made of butter. There's a great crust on the exterior that adds a nice crusty crunch in some areas. The interior is super fluffy, flaky, and buttery dense. The biscuit is cut in half and then toasted in a pan, which creates additional crust along the cut. Then there is pimento cheese added between the slices. The pimento cheese consists of soft shredded cheddar mixed with pimentos, green onion, and mayo, giving creaminess, a bit of a tang, and fresh herbal notes. It's not watery or thin at all and gives the biscuit appropriate moisture. This was among the best biscuits I've had in the Midwest. (5/5)
Bathrooms - None that are customer accessible.
I'm glad we made a stop at the The Roaming Biscuit because their food is delicious. I definitely recommend giving them a try.