Favorite Diner/Diner Meal
 

Just made and devoured an open-faced hot meat loaf sandwich... My own meat loaf, (ask Hooves & Ateam about my meatloaf..), on a sesame semolina slice with a brown mushroom gravy...

That prompts a thread-start...

1.) Your Favorite Diner or Luncheonette (must have a counter)... (I'll even allow Midwestern Tea Rooms as choices..) and..

2.) Your Favorite Eats therein..

I'll start with three...

FAMOUS LUNCH, TROY, NY: Miniature hot dogs in the "New York System" tradition with a Michigan style sauce. Hysterical joint in downtrodden downtown Troy. Since 1932

SWAN'S OYSTER DEPOT, SAN FRANCISCO (Polk & California): Unbelievable crab louis, oysters, shrimp, etc.. at the long counter.

PONZIO'S, CHERRY HILL, NJ: Between the NJ Tpke and Philly.. About as quintessential as it gets for diner.. Hot Turkey Sandwich, Brown Gravy (NOT yellow, thanks..)

as you well know I can't really eat that diner type food...
but if pressed The Parkway, near the airport for hot turkey sanwiches....
Libby's Blue line for breakfast...scrambled eggs etc
the Oasis...for politics only---do not eat the food.

and for Cheaters like me...Penny Cluse cafe (has a counter, therefore meets the criteria) and is organic/vegetarian...Gingerbread pancakes, and biscuits with herbed cream gravy

Turkey Club

Tomato and Onion omlette with rice---i don't like potatoes.

Green tea

Favorite Lunch: Philly, Pa. About 2-3 times a month i'll drive
a round 60 miles south to Pat's Steaks on Passyunk Ave in Philly
for a Pat's famous Cheese Steak

Melrose Diner, Philly, Pa.: A great all around diner.

Inner Harbour, Baltimore, Md.: Any place that serves good all steamed
crabs, messy as hell but worth it with your favorite brew

Gumbo Shop, New Orleans, La. Corn and Crawfish Chowder, Crawfish
Etouffee and Fresh Fish Creole

Rita's Italian Ice: Mango Italian Ice

When I lived in RI we used to go to a late night diner that served "Dirty Breakfast"...nope, doesn't get better than that. :D

that cabbage roll at the terra haute federal pen... byk's meatloaf is outstanding...

the pizza joint (Talk of the Town) at glens falls
commanders palace (New Orleans) brunch..eggs benny..later cafe du monde chickory coffee and benets (french doughnut)
lobster roll on the shore in new hampshire...
steaks at ruth's chris vegas..


and in 07 live oak cafe....saratoga race track....lol

Undoubtedly served with 'coffee milk' or a 'cabinet'...

best breakfast sammich I ever had was in Corning, NY, but that was almost 10 years ago and I cant remember the name of the joint to save my life.

and we don't have much in the way of "diners" here in the south.

You got Waffle House though, and that makes up for it... And if you don't know where to eat, get yourself to Savannah or Asheville or north of Charlotte on the road to Hickory (NC 17?) to Laura Rozelle's..

:D You've had coffee milk?!

Has anyone else in the Saratoga / Lake George area had breakfast at The Silo? Yummiers!

Pork Chops with eggs, and hashbrowns covered and smothered....

duh diners..cafe 14 chi town any kind of food 24-7..home of the malahaka balmoral hunch play.....some of you KNOW WHAT IM SAYING..

Sauc,

Next run into Philly, go to Oregon Ave. around 2 St... TONY LUKE'S.. Forgetaboutit.. Get the cheesesteak first, but save room for the ITALIAN PORK SANDWICH.. Prov.. Broccoli Rabe.. Hot Roast Pork.. It's beyond description..

And I know the Melrose REAL well too.. 14 year season ticketholder at The Vet.. Sec. 729, Row 13, Seat 3.. Many a drunken weekend in Philthy..

Any shanaynays?

Uh huh.. See dat? Just had to prompt your "DRF" (Diner Recognition Factor)

that food sucks ..soooo tired of it..larry the cable guy is the cook..

Have a bottle of "Autocrat" syrup right in the cupboard...

when I was still married, I used to take my step-daughter there alot before school in the mornings....havent been in forever...used to love that place.

not where i lived,,thats at dennys..home of the jerry curl throw down...3am nightly..hell its may even be the servers in a didnt tip grudge match..lol

:cool: Good ole coffee milk!

"The Jeri Curl Throw Down"... Isn't that hosted by Don Cornelius?



The Denny's reference urges me to throw a vote in here for Steak n' Shakes..

its funny talking about food....someone posted on here not too long ago about those KFC food bowls...with fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn...

sh*t...that sounds like everything that was on my dinner plate 2-3 nights a week growing up.

nope 'dexter ' the short order cook/ entrepreneur/...ive got death sentence in five systems...lol star wars.tm..

looks like pillow and rand have some competition..:D

Garbage Plates at any diner in the Rochester, NY. area. An eating
experience. A cooking masterpiece.

well somebody cant cook...thats a list...

If you guys are ever in Northern Florida near Madison, Florida, go to Food For Thought.

COWBOY BURGER! Enough said. 1lb of meat. They also have a cowgirl burger and a cowbaby burger which are obviously smaller, but just as tasty!

French Fries are yummy too!

lol Steve ive been to the Oyster Depot, wasnt too crazy about the prices but hey its SF, I had the chowder and a couple of oysters

in any case my favorite diner food would be SF Joes special with crab

The Best food would have to be from a CLAIMJUMPER in SoCal....the works! A place that has a history is The Pantry in Los Angeles. 24 hrs a day servings..you have to go just to understand it...waiter I had worked there 45 yrs. The only counter service place for us rural folk was Bobs' Big Boy,lol!

Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House

Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Rare Roast Beef Sandwich.

Hot Springs Arkanasas Stubby's BBQ on Central Ave right by the Track.
I always get the Beef Combo. Baked Tator with beans on top. Good Ole Southern Iced Tea to wash'er down.

So many diners...tough to pick only one.
First thought went to the one on 9w just west of Catskill, NY. Buick dealer on the right, diner on the left. Best burger and fries...
Nah...
Go to the Neptune Diner on "southside", Oneonta, NY.
Most anything on their menu is pretty good.
The chicken is great. Burgers too. Pies...yum.
If you take your family to the Soccer Hall of Fame, it's nearby.
If you're headed to Cooperstown for the Baseball HOF, it's five minutes from 28 north. Well worth the short detour.

Without a doubt Clark's on Clark, Chicago, IL

And sadly enough, their Nachos are the best nachos I've ever had. Got them the first time, and never changed my mind since!

West of the Mississippi? Cup and Saucer, Portland, OR. Best eggs over easy and hash browns I've ever had!

You mean McClards BBQ isn't your favorite spot??:p

Let me guess.....you made this post from the Lincoln Bedroom?

I just assumed it was from the Oval Office since Dubya was getting the cold shoulder from al-Maliki. Thought for sure Dixie was 2nd in command

good to see your sense of humor is in tack...lighten up man...life ain't that serious.