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I think for a lot of us around the country, the chains killed all the diners. That's kind of what I was thinking when I made the list -- used to be a lot of places made things like this, but so many of them are gone now. Haven't seen a diner like you describe in years. I miss them.
We have a diner like that in my central Florida town of Lakeland. Reececliff Family Diner, in business since 1934 and even their head chef has been there 40 years! Let me tell you that place is very popular, especially with older folks.
I'm salivating over the diner menu that MQ posted. Spouse & I ended our first date at a diner in, of all places, San Diego, steak & eggs at 3:00 a.m. When we left San Diego forever, that was our last stop, 29 years later. It's still there. There are no diners anywhere around us like that.
Can you share the name of the diner?
I'm wondering if I've been there, or could go there.
Had a "Monte Cristo" yesterday for brunch. Been awhile since I've seen that.
I seldom see Monte Cristo on the menu, but I had it at a place for breakfast last month. It was the n the breakfast menu. A friend was taking me out for a birthday breakfast. I actually don't like breakfast foods much. I didn't have high hopes for the sandwich but it was actually turkey and ham, not the thin sliced lunch meat variety. I chose the option of having it crusted with corn flakes before frying.
Almost every food item with the exception of a few I never heard can be found at most restaurants in NY especially Long Island. I guess out west or down south they aren't popular.
Yes, veal. At my first taste at seventeen it became my go-to dish. Then I found out how it was produced and I never had the heart to eat it again. Poor calves. Poor me.
Monte Cristo! I'd forgotten. Think it originated in New Orleans and used to have a layer of jam on it also and powdered sugar but it was never served that way in MN.
Springfieldva mentions shrimp salad. Mom and I used to go for lunch at a nice little place that served green salads that were just loaded with shrimp or crab meat and a good roll and butter on the side.
I've mentioned before the supper club that had a lady's lunch - petite filet, baked potato, salad, soup or juice, relish tray and roll for a meager dollar fifty. The tablecloths and napkins were linen with china, crystal and silver. Typing that now seem like an impossibility. We felt like royalty.
Whole belly … Battered Fried Clams!!!!
One of my all time favs!!
Then you haven`t been to Wells.
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