The Classic American Diner
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The Classic American Diner
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#2Why is this boosted to the front page?
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#3Why is this boosted to the front page?
It's lunchtime
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#4Visited Portland, Maine recently and ate at Becky’s Diner there. What a wonderful place, the food was just what you would expect when walking in (and I mean that in the best way).
It made me lament the lack of old school diners where I live. Sometimes you just need a perfectly cooked breakfast and some solid coffee!
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#5Why is this boosted to the front page?
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My intellectual curiosity was gratified, hence I think it's good.
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#6Why is this boosted to the front page?
Because some people here found it interesting enough to hit the upvote button.
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#7Don't know about "classic". But diners used to be my weekly jaunt here in South Bay for almost a decade. Not any more because with age you realize the quantity is too much and my drive to work changed (WFH). There's something special about going to your regular place, seeing the same servers, and them knowing your order before you say it. Probably the same in dinner restaurants but we don't repeat restaurants as often whereas the breakfast / lunch diner was weekly so very familiar (to both sides). Tried to switch places a couple of times just for experience but it never felt the same ... but you can make it work.
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#8Don't know about "classic". But diners used to be my weekly jaunt here in South Bay for almost a decade. Not any more because with age you realize the quantity is too much and my drive to work changed (WFH). There's something special about going to your regular place, seeing the same servers, and them knowing your order before you say it. Probably the same in dinner restaurants but we don't repeat restaurants as ofte…
which one(s) in South Bay? any recommendations?
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#9I would be frequenting the diner I pass by every day on the way home, but for some reason they think it's good business to stop serving eggs after the morning. To me, a proper diner should keep the griddle on and be serving eggs any time of the day.
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#10I took a visitor from Finland to a Jim's location in Austin, and they were in awe. "It's just like from the movies!" (because it was - it has been used several times as a filming location).
If you have a classic diner in your town, take your foreign guests there for the experience.