Diner food

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I love diners. I'm nostalgic for diner food. I don't know why.
And I haven't been to a diner in so many years. Today, after a
frustrating foray into the world of buying house stain and the other
stuff you need for that project, it was lunchtime. What to have,
what to have.

Suddenly the blinders came off, you're in front of a DINER! Yes,
that's what I want for lunch!

It was just as great as I remember. The place sparkled, it was so
clean and shiny. The staff was just outstanding. Just love those
menus, you can have anything, and all those specials! Even a Greek
section (no kidding, diner/greek), I could have order a gyro. Not so
easy to come by around here.

Anyway, I had the turkey club with cole slaw, he had the roast lamb
special, both dishes were just great, just right. I'll be back. Plain
old
diner food, done right. My kind of soul food. And next time I'm getting
the cheesecake.

nancy

Remember diners from my time living in NJ. (don't see many here in Texas)
Hundreds of items on the menu, but go in with a party of 6 or 8, and
everyone order something different, from breakfast fare to sandwiches to
dinner items to desserts... everyone's food comes out at the same time, and
it's all hot (or cold as the case my be) Never figured out how they do it.

Larry T

"LT" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Anyway, I had the turkey club with cole slaw, he had the roast lamb
special, both dishes were just great, just right. I'll be back. Plain
old
diner food, done right. My kind of soul food. And next time I'm getting
the cheesecake.

Remember diners from my time living in NJ. (don't see many here in Texas)
Hundreds of items on the menu, but go in with a party of 6 or 8, and
everyone order something different, from breakfast fare to sandwiches to
dinner items to desserts... everyone's food comes out at the same time,
and it's all hot (or cold as the case my be) Never figured out how they do
it.

I have no idea how they do it, either. I'd love to get a peek into a real
diner kitchen. And, yeah, New Jersey is known for diners. No reason I
haven't gone in so long, just silly.

nancy

LT said:

Remember diners from my time living in NJ. (don't see many here in Texas)
Hundreds of items on the menu, but go in with a party of 6 or 8, and
everyone order something different, from breakfast fare to sandwiches to
dinner items to desserts... everyone's food comes out at the same time, and
it's all hot (or cold as the case my be) Never figured out how they do it.

So true, LT. I grew up there and hadn't been back in a while
until recently. My wife and I were astounded by the number
of items they offer in some of those roadside diners.

6 or 7 pages of small type, crammed full of selections. It's
all text here, no pictures to take up all the space. I counted
6 veal dishes alone.

Now of course as we know, quality is another issue 🙂

--
Reg

Reg said:

LT said:

Remember diners from my time living in NJ. (don't see many here in Texas)
Hundreds of items on the menu, but go in with a party of 6 or 8, and
everyone order something different, from breakfast fare to sandwiches
to dinner items to desserts... everyone's food comes out at the same
time, and it's all hot (or cold as the case my be) Never figured out
how they do it.

So true, LT. I grew up there and hadn't been back in a while
until recently. My wife and I were astounded by the number
of items they offer in some of those roadside diners.

6 or 7 pages of small type, crammed full of selections. It's
all text here, no pictures to take up all the space. I counted
6 veal dishes alone.

Now of course as we know, quality is another issue 🙂

I would take our 2 local diners anytime over industrial places such as
Applebees and their cousins.

Nancy Young said:

I love diners. I'm nostalgic for diner food. I don't know why.
And I haven't been to a diner in so many years. Today, after a
frustrating foray into the world of buying house stain and the other
stuff you need for that project, it was lunchtime. What to have,
what to have.

Suddenly the blinders came off, you're in front of a DINER! Yes,
that's what I want for lunch!

It was just as great as I remember. The place sparkled, it was so
clean and shiny. The staff was just outstanding. Just love those
menus, you can have anything, and all those specials! Even a Greek
section (no kidding, diner/greek), I could have order a gyro. Not so
easy to come by around here.

Anyway, I had the turkey club with cole slaw, he had the roast lamb
special, both dishes were just great, just right. I'll be back. Plain old
diner food, done right. My kind of soul food. And next time I'm getting
the cheesecake.

nancy

They were dwindling in my area and then about 10 years ago 2 local
diners were bought by new owners who are doing a great job promoting
them. Also the little Greek "luncheonette" in a neighboring town was
reborn and has great food.

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So true, LT. I grew up there and hadn't been back in a while
until recently. My wife and I were astounded by the number
of items they offer in some of those roadside diners.

6 or 7 pages of small type, crammed full of selections. It's
all text here, no pictures to take up all the space. I counted
6 veal dishes alone.

Now of course as we know, quality is another issue 🙂

--
Reg

Yep, not gourmet for sure, but I always found the food at least acceptable,
and in many cases very good. You need to take it for what it is.

Larry T

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:e4lb0h$fpj$1
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Just love those menus,

Takes 20 minutes to read 10 pages with the odd inserts and daily special
sheets! They've got all the ingredients to make anything.

A whole roast chicken with salad and two veggies and bread and dessert for
$7.99!

I always enjoyed the booths with the mini flip-thru push button juke-boxes
rather than the "family" dining room almost visible throught the four level
glass dessert cabinet dividing the two.

Andy

"George" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Reg wrote:

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So true, LT. I grew up there and hadn't been back in a while
until recently. My wife and I were astounded by the number
of items they offer in some of those roadside diners.

6 or 7 pages of small type, crammed full of selections. It's
all text here, no pictures to take up all the space. I counted
6 veal dishes alone.

Now of course as we know, quality is another issue 🙂

I would take our 2 local diners anytime over industrial places such as
Applebees and their cousins.

You know, I don't recall ever having a bad meal at a diner.
I don't even think it's nostalgia. The roast lamb today was
very nicely done. With au jus. And a side of mashed potatoes
and corn on the cob. For under 8 bucks.

I'm so happy about rediscovering diners, it's silly. Kate C.
would be proud. Heh.

nancy

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"George" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Reg wrote:

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So true, LT. I grew up there and hadn't been back in a while
until recently. My wife and I were astounded by the number
of items they offer in some of those roadside diners.

6 or 7 pages of small type, crammed full of selections. It's
all text here, no pictures to take up all the space. I counted
6 veal dishes alone.

Now of course as we know, quality is another issue 🙂

I would take our 2 local diners anytime over industrial places such as
Applebees and their cousins.

You know, I don't recall ever having a bad meal at a diner.

I ate a bad meal at Diner Grill on Irving Park Road in Chicago once.
The main problem aside from the ingredients having been scraped directly
out of the garbage dumpster was that the grease was tepid ... so you could
actually taste it. Oh man I get a chill down my spine just thinking
about it and not the good kind of chill. I thought I ordered eggs and
hash browns but what I got was a kind of grease stew. Even with all the
extra lube the food did not go down easily. On the plus side the grease
content helped the bolus slip through me in record time which probably
limited the release of toxins into my system.

tert in seattle <[email hidden]> wrote in
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I ate a bad meal at Diner Grill on Irving Park Road in Chicago once.
The main problem aside from the ingredients having been scraped
directly out of the garbage dumpster was that the grease was tepid ...
so you could actually taste it. Oh man I get a chill down my spine
just thinking about it and not the good kind of chill. I thought I
ordered eggs and hash browns but what I got was a kind of grease stew.
Even with all the extra lube the food did not go down easily. On the
plus side the grease content helped the bolus slip through me in
record time which probably limited the release of toxins into my
system.

[email hidden],

You've just committed libel!

You deserve the lawsuit.

Andy

Nancy Young said:

I love diners. I'm nostalgic for diner food. I don't know why.
And I haven't been to a diner in so many years. Today, after a
frustrating foray into the world of buying house stain and the other
stuff you need for that project, it was lunchtime. What to have,
what to have.

Suddenly the blinders came off, you're in front of a DINER! Yes,
that's what I want for lunch!

It was just as great as I remember. The place sparkled, it was so
clean and shiny. The staff was just outstanding. Just love those
menus, you can have anything, and all those specials! Even a Greek
section (no kidding, diner/greek), I could have order a gyro. Not so
easy to come by around here.

Anyway, I had the turkey club with cole slaw, he had the roast lamb
special, both dishes were just great, just right. I'll be back. Plain old
diner food, done right. My kind of soul food. And next time I'm getting
the cheesecake.

nancy

We have never had diners in Australia, they're an American institution.
I know what you're talking about though, from movies and tv. I think the
equivalent would have to be the pub counter lunch or tea. In country
towns the Greek cafe would have been similar, but I doubt there's many
of them left. (The Greek cafes did not serve Greek food at all, let me
be clear!)

Christine

Andy said:

tert in seattle <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

I ate a bad meal at Diner Grill on Irving Park Road in Chicago once.
The main problem aside from the ingredients having been scraped
directly out of the garbage dumpster was that the grease was tepid ...
so you could actually taste it. Oh man I get a chill down my spine
just thinking about it and not the good kind of chill. I thought I
ordered eggs and hash browns but what I got was a kind of grease stew.
Even with all the extra lube the food did not go down easily. On the
plus side the grease content helped the bolus slip through me in
record time which probably limited the release of toxins into my
system.

[email hidden],

You've just committed libel!

You deserve the lawsuit.

Andy

Sounds to me like it's the Diner Grill that deserves a law suit ;-)

Christine

Andy said:

tert in seattle <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

I ate a bad meal at Diner Grill on Irving Park Road in Chicago once.
The main problem aside from the ingredients having been scraped
directly out of the garbage dumpster was that the grease was tepid ...
so you could actually taste it. Oh man I get a chill down my spine
just thinking about it and not the good kind of chill. I thought I
ordered eggs and hash browns but what I got was a kind of grease stew.
Even with all the extra lube the food did not go down easily. On the
plus side the grease content helped the bolus slip through me in
record time which probably limited the release of toxins into my
system.

[email hidden],

You've just committed libel!

You deserve the lawsuit.

Andy

Your position on the issue brings to mind something Dennis
Miller said. "Somehow everyone in America has suddenly become
Gladys Kravitz from Bewitched".

--
Reg

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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You know, I don't recall ever having a bad meal at a diner.
I don't even think it's nostalgia. The roast lamb today was
very nicely done. With au jus. And a side of mashed potatoes
and corn on the cob. For under 8 bucks.

I'm so happy about rediscovering diners, it's silly. Kate C.
would be proud. Heh.

Your diners are better than ours. I too have a degree of nostalgia for
diners, but this nostalgia comes from the days when my budget was slim
and my taste was immature. We have a few very popular diners around
here. The ambience is great, the servers are terrific, but the food
rises to the level of "good" at best. Overcooked eggs, soggy fries,
gristly meat.

I wish we had good diners like you do.

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

Reg said:

LT said:

Remember diners from my time living in NJ. (don't see many here in Texas)
Hundreds of items on the menu, but go in with a party of 6 or 8, and
everyone order something different, from breakfast fare to sandwiches to
dinner items to desserts... everyone's food comes out at the same time, and
it's all hot (or cold as the case my be) Never figured out how they do it.

So true, LT. I grew up there and hadn't been back in a while
until recently. My wife and I were astounded by the number
of items they offer in some of those roadside diners.

6 or 7 pages of small type, crammed full of selections. It's
all text here, no pictures to take up all the space. I counted
6 veal dishes alone.

Now of course as we know, quality is another issue 🙂

Quality is never an issue at the many Greek diners in Brooklyn, it's
always fantistic, and they constantly break their own backs to outdo
themselves.. in fact their food is consistantly finer than at any five
star restaurant... cleaner too, just noisier and brighter... hey, I
don't know about yoose but I don't enjoy eating in the dark, I like to
see what I'm gonna shove into my mouth.

And the desserts, did I mention mile high nesselrode...

Sheldon

Nancy Young said:

I love diners. I'm nostalgic for diner food. I don't know why.
And I haven't been to a diner in so many years. Today, after a
frustrating foray into the world of buying house stain and the other
stuff you need for that project, it was lunchtime. What to have,
what to have.

Suddenly the blinders came off, you're in front of a DINER! Yes,
that's what I want for lunch!

It was just as great as I remember. The place sparkled, it was so
clean and shiny. The staff was just outstanding. Just love those
menus, you can have anything, and all those specials! Even a Greek
section (no kidding, diner/greek), I could have order a gyro. Not so
easy to come by around here.

Anyway, I had the turkey club with cole slaw, he had the roast lamb
special, both dishes were just great, just right. I'll be back. Plain old
diner food, done right. My kind of soul food. And next time I'm getting
the cheesecake.

How about we share, I'll order the nesselrode pie.

Sheldon Count

Reg said:

LT said:

Remember diners from my time living in NJ. (don't see many here in
Texas) Hundreds of items on the menu, but go in with a party of 6 or
8, and everyone order something different, from breakfast fare to
sandwiches to dinner items to desserts... everyone's food comes out
at the same time, and it's all hot (or cold as the case my be) Never
figured out how they do it.

So true, LT. I grew up there and hadn't been back in a while
until recently. My wife and I were astounded by the number
of items they offer in some of those roadside diners.

6 or 7 pages of small type, crammed full of selections. It's
all text here, no pictures to take up all the space. I counted
6 veal dishes alone.

Now of course as we know, quality is another issue 🙂

I wish I could remember the name of the diner outside of Huntsville, AL
between there and Memphis. John and I stopped for breakfast/lunch whatever
and I swear the menu was like a book. The only thing I remember other than
the food was great was he got fried green tomatoes. I'd never had them
before but he shared them with me and I'd order them again!

Jill

Nancy Young said:

"George" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Reg wrote:

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So true, LT. I grew up there and hadn't been back in a while
until recently. My wife and I were astounded by the number
of items they offer in some of those roadside diners.

6 or 7 pages of small type, crammed full of selections. It's
all text here, no pictures to take up all the space. I counted
6 veal dishes alone.

Now of course as we know, quality is another issue 🙂

I would take our 2 local diners anytime over industrial places such as
Applebees and their cousins.

You know, I don't recall ever having a bad meal at a diner.
I don't even think it's nostalgia. The roast lamb today was
very nicely done. With au jus. And a side of mashed potatoes
and corn on the cob. For under 8 bucks.

I'm so happy about rediscovering diners, it's silly. Kate C.
would be proud. Heh.

nancy

This is one of the best: http://brooklyn.citysearch.com/review/7389328

Sheldon

"Peter A" <[email hidden]> wrote

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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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I'm so happy about rediscovering diners, it's silly. Kate C.
would be proud. Heh.

Quoted message said:

Your diners are better than ours. I too have a degree of nostalgia for
diners, but this nostalgia comes from the days when my budget was slim
and my taste was immature. We have a few very popular diners around
here. The ambience is great, the servers are terrific, but the food
rises to the level of "good" at best. Overcooked eggs, soggy fries,
gristly meat.

I wish we had good diners like you do.

I don't know why I haven't gone to one in so long, I like them
so much. All good experiences for me. My first blueberry blintz
(what the heck is a blintz??), New York cheesecake ... at any rate,
it's not gourmet, it's not cutting edge, it's just where you go when
you want a plate of food.

(smile) My fries were good, too. nancy