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The Roadside Diner Revival

Started by CountDeMoney, February 27, 2015, 12:05:57 AM

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My fave-rave is

IHOP
5 (13.5%)
Denny's
3 (8.1%)
Whatever the fuck Canadians have, menu's probably all in fucked up metric and shit anyway
4 (10.8%)
Der Waffel SS Haus
2 (5.4%)
Cracker Barrel
2 (5.4%)
Other chains/regional chains
7 (18.9%)
None; I am European, and as such, I am snobbishly turning my nose up at this very moment
11 (29.7%)
Local joints are superior
3 (8.1%)

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CountDeMoney

#45
February 27, 2015, 12:51:35 PM
Fuck you, you fucking fuck.

DontSayBanana

#46
February 27, 2015, 12:52:10 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 27, 2015, 12:44:34 PM
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.

I don't think any diner in our area is run by WASPs.  The best is run by Greeks (along with many, many others), there are a few Italian/Sicilian owners who cling pretty tightly to their mediterranean backgrounds, but they tend more toward pizza shops around here.  The diner with the most cleanliness problems around here is run by Turks (still an okay place, though- many, many hangovers after late-night drinking have been averted by grabbing a wee-hours breakfast there).
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crazy canuck

#47
February 27, 2015, 12:52:23 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 27, 2015, 12:40:50 PM
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.

The best road side diners I been to are located in smaller rural communities along major highways. 

Caliga

#48
February 27, 2015, 02:19:53 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on February 27, 2015, 12:52:10 PM
I don't think any diner in our area is run by WASPs.  The best is run by Greeks (along with many, many others), there are a few Italian/Sicilian owners who cling pretty tightly to their mediterranean backgrounds, but they tend more toward pizza shops around here.  The diner with the most cleanliness problems around here is run by Turks (still an okay place, though- many, many hangovers after late-night drinking have been averted by grabbing a wee-hours breakfast there).
You ever been to the White Dotte Dairy Bar or Vincentown Diner in Vincentown (duh)?  They're both pretty good.
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Valmy

#49
February 27, 2015, 02:28:18 PM
IHOP out of those choices.

There is a good local place called the Nighthawk I go to from time to time.  It used to be very widespread in this area but there is only one left now.
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MadImmortalMan

#50
February 27, 2015, 10:46:10 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 27, 2015, 12:35:31 PM
No love for Perkins?

The first time I ever skipped school, it was to go to Perkins. I was a senior in high school.  :P
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Eddie Teach

#51
February 27, 2015, 10:50:34 PM
My first time was as a senior too. Not much fun to skip school when there's a parent at home and you don't have any wheels.
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Ed Anger

#52
February 27, 2015, 10:51:11 PM Last Edit: February 27, 2015, 10:54:14 PM by Ed Anger
Most of the Perkins are gone now that were near me.  :cry:
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Caliga

#53
February 27, 2015, 10:57:40 PM
We only ever had one Perkins in Louisville, and it burned down about seven years ago or so after some jackwagon threw a lit cigarette into the mulch out front.

The former location is now an IHOP. :sleep:
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February 28, 2015, 12:24:29 AM
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