Foodie Friday: Gil’s Broiler & The Manske Roll Bakery

There’s just something so craveable about a warm and gooey cinnamon roll. 

Just ask President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The 36th President of the United States couldn’t get enough of the famed Manske Roll — a cinnamon roll with a delicious buttery glaze. According to Gil’s Broiler & The Manske Roll Bakery’s history, LBJ, a prominent Texas State alumnus, encountered the Manske Roll when he returned to San Marcos for a political function and was immediately enamored. 

“Once in office, LBJ had the delicious rolls sent to the White House, perhaps to enjoy a piece of his younger, less stressful days,” the restaurant says on its website. “You haven’t been to San Marcos until you’ve had a Manske Roll.”