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Diners Drive-Ins and Dives
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01/13/08 04:56 PM
01/13/08 04:56 PM
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Don Cardi
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Does anyone watch this show on the food network? It's become my favorite show.
For those not familiar, it's a show where the host, Guy Fieri, visits various classic "greasy spoon" spots, be they diners or drive-ins, in different parts of the country.
He's done shows on diners and drive-ins that may be well known for their burgers, breakfasts, seafood, chilli, steak sandwiches, sandwiches in general, pancakes, BBQ sandwiches, Ribs, chicken, etc.
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: Diners Drive-Ins and Dives
[Re: Don Cardi]
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01/13/08 06:38 PM
01/13/08 06:38 PM
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Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 17,300 New York
Sicilian Babe
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I swear, I don't know how diners do it. We have a diner near us that has a Monday lobster special. You get a basket of bread, rolls and crackers, plus a tray of carrot sticks, olives and celery, as soon as you sit down. Then the dinner consists of soup, salad, a 1 1/4 lb. lobster, with potato and vegetables, coffee and either jello or pudding for dessert. And it's $13!!!
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Re: Diners Drive-Ins and Dives
[Re: Beth E]
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01/13/08 07:10 PM
01/13/08 07:10 PM
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Joined: Apr 2002
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The Italian Stallionette
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I miss those kinds of diners. They use to have one by me called Johnny B. Goode's. The waitresses wore rollerskates, they had the juke boxes at each table along with the old fashioned soda bar with the grey countertops and red barstools. It was so much fun to go to, until it closed down of course.  I think NY has many more diners than out here though. I was at one but can't think of the name. I want to say Ruby's? I don't remember but it was nice. TIS
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Re: Diners Drive-Ins and Dives
[Re: The Italian Stallionette]
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01/13/08 09:58 PM
01/13/08 09:58 PM
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Don Cardi
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I miss those kinds of diners. They use to have one by me called Johnny B. Goode's. The waitresses wore rollerskates, they had the juke boxes at each table along with the old fashioned soda bar with the grey countertops and red barstools. It was so much fun to go to, until it closed down of course.  TIS TIS, they recently did an episode and one of the places that he went to was called THE FROSTED MUG DINER in Chicago. It's the last Drive In Diner in Chicago with the Rollerskating waitresses. They host a lot of Antique Car shows and are known for their Roast Beef, BBQ Beef and Italian Beef sandwiches.
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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[Re: Don Cardi]
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01/13/08 10:01 PM
01/13/08 10:01 PM
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Joined: Apr 2002
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The Italian Stallionette
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How neat!! And wow!!!!  Look at those cars. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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01/14/08 02:26 AM
01/14/08 02:26 AM
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YoTonyB
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They have Green River at the South Side Diner! Looks like it's time for a road trip to Goshen, Indiana! Neither of the two large grocery chains in Chicago (Jewel or Dominick's) has Green River, though I remember seeing it at Dominick's in the last few years.
I've been to the Frosted Mug for their car cruise night. I had the beef...dry with sweet and hot. The night I was there, I watched a waitress, uncomfortable on roller skates, struggle the entire night to keep her balance. She never went down, but every time she hit the lot, you'd hear everyone say, "Here she comes!" Just waiting for her to take a tumble...
I think they also did a piece on the drive-in hot dog place near Milwaukee and Devon -- Superdawg -- when they did a hot dog themed show. I still prefer Gene & Jude's in River Grove for hot dogs. Walk in with a $5 dollar bill. Leave with a full tummy and change.
But the best place of all in the Chicago area was Skip's Drive-In on North Avenue in Melrose Park over by dere... Skip's is gone but it was the quintessential drive-in from the 1960's with the little intercom and carhops to bring your food. I believe at that time the property in that area was "unincoporated" -- it hadn't been annexed by any of the neighboring suburbs so it fell upon the township to provde essential services and the county for law enforcement...which was slow to respond. Someone had painted a starting line and a finish line, a quarter-mile apart, on North Avenue for street racing. And you could light it up pretty good since that stretch of road was bordered by forest preserves for almost a half mile on the westbound side of the street. Skip's was down the block from three other classic institutions, Kiddieland Amusement Park, Maywood Park race track (harness racing), and Polk Bros. Skip's closed in the late-'70's or early-'80's. Polk Bros. burned to the ground in 1986 earning the nickname "Smoke Bros." And Kiddieland, despite its popularity and success, may very well close in another year or two since the property owners have "other plans" for the real estate.
tony b.
tony b.
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[Re: Don Cardi]
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01/16/08 12:31 AM
01/16/08 12:31 AM
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Posts: 19,066 OH, VA, KY
Mignon
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MIGGY, You familiar with this Diner? Nope can't say that I am. Goombah might be though. I don't live in Cleveland.
Dylan Matthew Moran born 10/30/12
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