{"id":1230,"date":"2015-03-14T22:50:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T22:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/alisoncaporimo\/retro-diners-that-take-you-back-in-time"},"modified":"2015-03-14T22:50:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T22:50:11","slug":"22-retro-diners-that-are-definitely-worth-a-road-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/1230","title":{"rendered":"22 Retro Diners That Are Definitely Worth A Road Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom coast to coast.<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t “Definitely recommend the chicken salad sandwich and crinkle fries and their homemade lemonade,” says Coral E.<\/a> via Yelp.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “I took a hot cup of their sweet, sweet pancake gravy and dipped my crispy pork babies in it,” states Travis S.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “But the BROWN GRAVY was something I dream about tonight as I eat elsewhere,” says Jamie L.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “The cheeseburger is so satisfying, and everything is served with tater tots,” says Jillie B.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “The lady next to me had chocolate chip pancakes, that she loved,” according to Chris S<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “The boo swears this place has the best milkshakes. So I gotta give it the test. I will admit it is pretty damn good,” muses Charmaine S.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n flickriver.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Someone in the kitchen really knows how to work a fryer and griddle. Fried cod is *great*, a huge piece of fish lightly battered and cooked perfectly,” says Josh G.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n According to Irene S.<\/a>: “I had their Hawaiian burger with turkey and a side of sweet potato fries—yummy!!!!! My boyfriend and I shared a fudge and mint shake. The fudge in the shake was thick with little pieces of fudge ribbon—wowee!!!!”<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “Very impressed with the food—what a great 1930s vibe in here and pies as big as your head,” says Kansas S.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “Try the ‘Garbage’ for breakfast,” says Rick S.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “Just the right amount of egg ooze, Taylor ham crisp, and roll toast. A masterpiece,” sings Dom M.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t “I rank it as tied for second with Sergio’s Tacos (also in Commerce) taking a back seat only to the menudo at El Picante in Bell Gardens,” according to Jason M.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n “Always order a scone and smother it in honey butter,” says Jean W.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “I usually order a basket of fried okra and eat the leftovers cold, because cold fried okra from here is delicious,” advises Riley J.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n An ode by Jason R.<\/a>:<\/p>\n 1. They are reasonably priced “Also, famous for filming a scene from Quentin Tarantino’s great movie, ‘True Romance’, says Eric B.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “COLLIDERS—enough said! Fro yo blizzard treats with any topping you want??,” exclaims (and questions) Blair R.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “They are known for their pancakes. But I don’t really like pancakes, so I didn’t order them,” says Rob B.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “This was interesting. I had to check it out simply because I could,” muses Olive O.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “This s*** is so greasy I literally felt my heart and veins quiver,” Pablo D.<\/a> says.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n “They roast their own young turkeys for sandwiches, which I really appreciate,” states JS<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n Bill B.<\/a> declares: “If you like history and would like to recall eating in a diner during your youthful days, then a stop at the Road Island Diner in Oakley, Utah might just be ‘your thing’.”<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Eat up!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div> Read more: http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/alisoncaporimo\/retro-diners-that-take-you-back-in-time<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From coast to coast. View this image › Jenny Chang \/ BuzzFeed 1. Brent’s Drugs in Jackson, Mississippi instagram.com “Definitely recommend the chicken salad sandwich and crinkle fries and their homemade lemonade,” says Coral E. via Yelp. 2. The Arcade Restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee instagram.com “I took a hot cup of their sweet, sweet pancake … Continue reading 22 Retro Diners That Are Definitely Worth A Road Trip<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[375,587,588,589,590],"class_list":["post-1230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anxiety","tag-america","tag-diner","tag-food","tag-road-trip","tag-vintage"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/14263050246734-retro-diners-that-take-you-back-in-time-2-21562-1423320288-15_dblbig.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n1.<\/span> Brent’s Drugs in Jackson, Mississippi<\/h2>\t
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\n2.<\/span> The Arcade Restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee<\/h2>\t
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\n3.<\/span> Steel Trolley Diner in Lisbon, Ohio<\/h2>\t
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\n4.<\/span> Bid Daddy’s Diner in New York City<\/h2>\t
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\n5.<\/span> Al Mac’s Diner in Fall River, Massachusetts<\/h2>\t
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\n6.<\/span> Vic’s Ice Cream in Sacramento, California<\/h2>\t
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\n7.<\/span> Martindale Chief Diner in Craryville, New York<\/h2>\t\t
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\n8.<\/span> City Diner in San Jose, California<\/h2>\t
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\n9.<\/span> Dean’s Diner in Blairsville, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\t
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\n10.<\/span> Cindy’s Diner in Fort Wayne, Indiana<\/h2>\t
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\n11.<\/span> Summit Diner in Summit, New Jersey<\/h2>\t
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\n12.<\/span> Ozzie’s Diner in Commerce, California<\/h2> \t\t\t
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\n13.<\/span> Midvale Mining Cafe in Midvale, Utah<\/h2>\t
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\n14.<\/span> 66 Diner in Albuquerque, New Mexico<\/h2> \t\t\t
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\n15.<\/span> Tick Tock Diner in New York City<\/h2>\t
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2. The food here is pretty good
3. They have a pretty decent sized menu
4. They will charge your phone as I discovered on 11\/14…<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n16.<\/span> Rae’s Restaurant in Santa Monica, California<\/h2>\t
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\n17.<\/span> Rod’s Diner in Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/h2>\t
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\n18.<\/span> Lexington Candy Shop in New York City<\/h2>\t
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\n19.<\/span> Pink Cadillac Diner in Natural Bridge, Virginia<\/h2>\t
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\n20.<\/span> Mickey’s Diner in St. Paul, Minnesota<\/h2>\t
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\n21.<\/span> Miss Florence Diner in Northampton, Massachusetts<\/h2>\t
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\n22.<\/span> Road Island Diner in Oakley, Utah<\/h2>\t
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