Stop the world! Tony Romo’s in town! That was the battle cry in the Texas burg of Robstown this weekend when the Cowboys quarterback and teammate Bobby Carpenter ate at a local restaurant and the whole place went insane. That included the busboy to the left, Jesus Orosco, who got Romo’s autograph-and probably shitcanned after for leaving his post during the busy lunch hour.

The star quarterback surprised staff and patrons at Joe Cotten’s Barbecue when he and teammate Bobby Carpenter dropped in for lunch Friday afternoon. Romo, who made waves two weeks ago when he and girlfriend Jessica Simpson vacationed in Mexico while the Cowboys still were in the playoffs, was without Simpson this time.

That didn’t stop people from barging into the place like they were the zombies from Dawn of the Dead.

“We had to stop people from coming in because they wouldn’t leave him alone. We had to get some police officers to surround the table,” manager Pete Garza said. “When they were leaving the people wouldn’t let them get through. They blocked the vehicle all the way around.”

Man, can Tony Romo get some protection people? First his offensive line fails him, now the Robstown police does, too. With his luck, the line on whether Simpson is carrying little Antonio just went up to even.

Romo? Whoa! Let’s go! [Caller.com]