The Roadside Diner Revival

[alfred russel]

Lets exclude Cracker Barrel because it really doesn't belong in the list.

Dennys is the place we'd go for breakfast after church on sunday morning. It is respectable. Same thing for IHOP.

Waffle House is a place for drunks at 3 in the morning. Waffle House is ghetto. It is a lot cheaper. It is the place that a cook once yelled at me threateningly while pointing a knife in my direction after I complained about how my steak was cooked. Why would I ever complain about a Waffle House steak? Because I was drunk, which is as it should be in the Waffle House.

Waffle House easily wins this. You can have experiences in the Waffle House. I used to go to Dennys to study for tests in college.

[Barrister]

The Canadian options is probably Husky.  Pretty good gas station diners where available.

Husky House is a good one, though I haven't been in one for years.

For the Americans, Husky is a chain of gas stations, and Husky House is a restaurant attached to some of their gas stations along the highway.

Humpty's is another Canadian chain, though not one I'd list as a favourite.

[Grey Fox]

I can't think of a single chain present in the Montreal region. Quebec regions have the Normadin chains but in Montreal, I'm drawing a blank.

[PRC]

The Canadian options is probably Husky.  Pretty good gas station diners where available.

Husky House is a good one, though I haven't been in one for years.

For the Americans, Husky is a chain of gas stations, and Husky House is a restaurant attached to some of their gas stations along the highway.

Humpty's is another Canadian chain, though not one I'd list as a favourite.

Yeah, Humpty's sucks.  I prefer the hipster diners or the one of a kinds like your Mother-in-Laws but I recalled that I ate at a Husky House in, I think High Level, almost twenty years ago and it was pretty good. 

[crazy canuck]

The Canadian options is probably Husky.  Pretty good gas station diners where available.

Husky House is a good one, though I haven't been in one for years.

For the Americans, Husky is a chain of gas stations, and Husky House is a restaurant attached to some of their gas stations along the highway.

*Cal starts planning road trip to investigate*

[PRC]

I can't think of a single chain present in the Montreal region. Quebec regions have the Normadin chains but in Montreal, I'm drawing a blank.

Cora's is from Quebec no?  They're pretty okay.

[Admiral Yi]

Non-chain diners can be very much hit or miss.

The exception I think is diners run by ethnics.  I've never had a bad experience in a diner run by someone with an accent.

[DontSayBanana]

Cracker Barrel isn't a diner, chain or not.

A real diner completely pwns a chain diner, for the record- I even consider The Golden Pigeon (our local divey kind of place) to be better than any of the chains.  For chain diners, it's a toss-up between IHOP and Bob Evans (which you neglected to add, sir ).  Denny's and Friendly's (also missing from the list) suck, and I get sick whenever I eat at one, regardless of location.

[Grey Fox]

I can't think of a single chain present in the Montreal region. Quebec regions have the Normadin chains but in Montreal, I'm drawing a blank.

Cora's is from Quebec no?  They're pretty okay.

Does that count? It's only a breakfast & lunch thing. They are close by 3pm.

[CountDeMoney]

No love for Perkins? 

My personal favorite "family restaurant", but it's very spotty in some areas;  51 locations in Pennsylvania, but 1 in Georgia?  C'mon.  Hence, the choice for regional chain, kinda like Black Bear Diner and the like.

[Admiral Yi]

Bob's Big Boy belongs on the list too.

[Barrister]

Non-chain diners can be very much hit or miss.

The exception I think is diners run by ethnics.  I've never had a bad experience in a diner run by someone with an accent.

I'm always concerned about the cleanliness of those places.

That's probably my favourite part of my MIL's place - there's no door to the kitchen, everyone can see how immaculately clean she keeps it.

[CountDeMoney]

Cracker Barrel isn't a diner, chain or not.

It was mentioned in the article; therefore, it went into the poll.

A real diner completely pwns a chain diner,

Agreed, but unfortunately the Languish poll method does not provide the ability to list all 674,000+ possible options.

For chain diners, it's a toss-up between IHOP and Bob Evans (which you neglected to add, sir ).  Denny's and Friendly's (also missing from the list) suck, and I get sick whenever I eat at one, regardless of location.

Bob Evans is a family restaurant with regional weaknesses as well.  So get over it.      Friendly's doesn't count, period.

[CountDeMoney]

Bob's Big Boy belongs on the list too.

That's it.  Fucking poll is fucking closed.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Corrected and reopened.