Rooster is a cafe with eccentric paintings on the walls adding to the modern-chic atmosphere as the waiters greet people with a warm smile as they pass with plates to cater customers.

“The laid back atmosphere is what I like the most,” employee Keith Webb said. “It’s awesome.”

Owner David Bailey emphasizes the community environment he wants his customers to feel. When entering the restaurant, customers notice the conjoined tables.

“We call them ‘community tables’,” Bailey said. “We want our customers to have a shared experience and to be around each other, and you can’t do that being 10 feet away.”

Rooster also highlights the sense of community by buying their fresh ingredients from local farmers, which gives the restaurant its originality along with its French influenced style and menu that caters to all.

“Restaurants are a community gathering,” Bailey said. “And you have to apply that to the people you’re serving. Sometimes people want the heart of your meal, and some days they want something more light.”

Rooster has its own garden located on Grand Blvd. that supplies some of the fresh herbs that are served in the meals being prepared. Along with their garden, they have their own bakery, where they serve fresh baked bread that’s made from scratch.

“We wanted to experiment with our own garden,” Bailey said. “Because ours is too small, we still get some of our ingredients from other gardens.”

Rooster sets itself apart with its decor and variations of foods. It gives each customer a new shared experience that other restaurants don’t usually include.

“I would give it four stars,” senior Kelly Mahaffey said. “It was good food, good service and unique.”