47greyfox
Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range
My eyes went straight to the pork tenderloin.
dancers wrote:
our local Chinese place charges $5 for a fried egg, if added to noodles.......... a plate of Singapore noodles is $26............. we do not eat there.
Don’t blame you for that. In a small U.S. town where a burger meal at DQ or McDonalds is pushing $16, the tastiest and healthiest meal is at our Taste of China restaurant. You get a nice size serving of cashew chicken and rice for about $12.
Stan
Great series, Mike, that is my kind of place.
Fine shots of a hole in the wall fine eating establishment. Just my kind of place.
Bridges wrote:
This may get kicked to the photo gallery, but this post is about food, not photography.
Go to your bookshelf and check your dictionary for greasy spoon. It may show a photo of Abe's Diner!
On my trip from Memphis last week to Charleston, SC, I ran across Abe's Diner in Corinth, MS. This place is one of a kind! It is revered by locals who fill up the seats on a constantly rotating basis. Inside is a long counter with about 12 to 15 stools and they are always full. When it was my time to sit I was welcomed like a neighbor by the others already seated. There was good conversation between everyone there and they recommended a burger with fresh fries which are cut daily. They also recommended a shaker of spices to shake over the fries.
The food was good and the atmosphere was even better. If anyone passes through Corinth, I recommend a stop at Abe's.
I was wearing my VN Vet hat and one gentleman seated beside me left. On his way out he handed me a jar of the french fry spices and thanked me for my service.
Sometimes good experiences will pop up if we keep our eyes open as we drive down the highway of life!
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That looks like a classic Southern breakfast diner… It's obviously deeply embedded in the local culture.
Indeed, THANK-YOU for your service.
I love local diners, especially the ones in mid-size towns and cities of the Northeast where I ate when I was traveling to train school photographers. Some of those had extensive menus, bakeries, salad bars, and ridiculously low prices for decent food. They were great when I needed to fly my expense report under the accountants' radar.
If you ever come through Greensboro or High Point, NC, stop at a Carolina's Diner. It's a local chain with predictably decent diner food and a '50s – '60s atmosphere.
Great set. Looks like a fun place to visit.
It's good to know that places like this are still around.
I hope he does't franchise.
JimG1
Loc: Waxahachie, TX
Great job of telling a story! My favorite type place to eat!
Looks great! I wonder why so many items' prices ended in '52' or '72.'
Bridges wrote:
This may get kicked to the photo gallery, but this post is about food, not photography.
Go to your bookshelf and check your dictionary for greasy spoon. It may show a photo of Abe's Diner!
On my trip from Memphis last week to Charleston, SC, I ran across Abe's Diner in Corinth, MS. This place is one of a kind! It is revered by locals who fill up the seats on a constantly rotating basis. Inside is a long counter with about 12 to 15 stools and they are always full. When it was my time to sit I was welcomed like a neighbor by the others already seated. There was good conversation between everyone there and they recommended a burger with fresh fries which are cut daily. They also recommended a shaker of spices to shake over the fries.
The food was good and the atmosphere was even better. If anyone passes through Corinth, I recommend a stop at Abe's.
I was wearing my VN Vet hat and one gentleman seated beside me left. On his way out he handed me a jar of the french fry spices and thanked me for my service.
Sometimes good experiences will pop up if we keep our eyes open as we drive down the highway of life!
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Beautiful pictures and remarkable story. There is a lot more that food here. I would love to eat there, I love places like that. I bet the waitress even called you "honey" I wonder if they sell a lot of brains. The price is right if a person would want to try them.
Thank you for your service.
Looks like THE place to stop and eat Mike.
Don
My favorite kind of place along with any corner pub in Fells Point, Baltimore.
fourlocks wrote:
Great set! Pure Americana! As fast food restaurants close down because people are rejecting their overcharging for tasteless food, let's hope places like this continue to thrive.
You are being kind calling it ‘food’.
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