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retro- pref. 1. Backward; back: retrospect. [< Latin retro, behind.]  
roast (rôst) v. 1. To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat.  n. 2. The act or process of roasting.  3. The state of being roasted. [rosten, of Germanic orig.]  
foun•tain (foun’ ten) n. 1. A device that produces and contains a jet or stream of liquid. 2. A local restaurant where past generations would gather for a chocolate soda, malt, or tap-drawn pop.  
Retro Roast & Fountain ™ - n. a café for the whole family!  Includes a full espresso bar, soda fountain, soup, sandwiches, and favorite novelties from the past.   
The only place to gather for GENERATIONS OF FUN!  
Bill and Heidi Rosati developed the idea of combining a 50’s-style soda fountain with an espresso bar while sitting around the dinner table with their extended family.  Retro Roast & Fountain was the result.  Each generation of the family had something to add, with staffing supplied by the Rosati’s sons Dominic and Stefano, and contributions to menu items, store concept and interior design made by the boys’ grandparents. coffee diner 50’s retro roast food rosati loretto reader mug trains latte mocha cappuccino espresso breve americano depth charge chai chocolate tea wrap sandwich soup cool  

Their affection for the finest espresso, coffee & ice cream creations is only topped by the rewards of creating a place where people of all ages can come, sit and enjoy a favorite taste from the past (or present) on a boomerang formica tabletop.  It is clear that every generation liked something a little different, but everyone enjoyed the stories exchanged between the young, the not too old, and everyone in between.  There was no better place to establish Retro Roast & Fountain than their beloved hometown of Loretto, MN!