House of the thrown roll. Mom and Dad ate there on vacation once.
In oil country, look for white pickups in the parking lot as well as LE cars. If there's a bunch; eat there.
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At at a place near the Florida panhandle, they also had thrown rolls, about the size of a softball.
The last of the Mom and Pop diners, as well as the last cafeteria in this county has closed. It's now fast food, chain stake place, or nothing. Just the memories make me hungry.
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That's Lambert's Cafe in Foley AL.
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the vote. - Benjamin Franklin
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I've been in many small local restaurants: some good, most mediocre, some bad, some really bad and a few really great ones.
Surprisingly, the best ones haven't always been confined to small towns. Some of the best places I have been were in big cities. It's the people that make or break those places; the location isn't critical.
I travel a fair amount and always ask the locals where to eat.
I generally have better luck finding a good meal in a local restaurant located in a small town or deep in a big city. Suburban locations on the edge of a city are consistently the worst places to find good meals.
Rick N Bama----I think you might be right!! Name sounded familiar
Democracy is two wolves and a
lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting
the vote. - Benjamin Franklin
I haven't been in the area for a few years but, Moody's Diner in Waldoboro, Me. was a mandatory "pie stop" when heading Down East. Another good stop was a place on the main drag in Bingham on Rt. 201. I don't remember the name of it but the breakfast they served was memorable. Hope this helps--Stan.
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Best cheeseburger I ever had was in a small town restaurant, absolutely certain with locally grown beef, in silver lake indiana. Place didn't look like much, but, wow! It was good!
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Most of those places we refer to here as a 'hole in the wall' are like that, or started off that way.
Some of the best places I've ever eaten at looked like the ceiling was about to fall in on you,
and the formica topped tables and floor tile were so worn you couldn't tell what color they when they were new.
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My Great Uncle Charlie owned the only diner in a small northern NY town from whence my mother hailed. He and Aunt Edith made a life of it, from WWII until they passed in the late 80s. They were successful simply because they were good people and Charlie was a heck of a funny guy.
Anytime my mother went home to visit, my brothers and I were lent to Uncle Charlie and Aunt Edith as conscripted labor. Last time I saw Uncle Charlie I was headed to Burlington to see another Aunt on hospice. It was Christmas time in 88, I was home on leave. Driving through late late at night I popped in to see Charlie who was closing up. He fired the grill back up. After feeding me and BSing I asked what I owed him, he said a buck. I left a $20 tip and headed out. It always pained him to see my brother and I in uniform, his nephew was KIA. Georgie had less than a month left on his tour but was large and in charge. He was posthumously awarded the silver star.
It's all changed now. I think the diner is a flower shop and all the small homes in the town are rentals for college students.
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Lance Corporal Bernard G. Purvis (MCSN: 2391296), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Squad Leader with Company A, First Battalion, Third Marines, THIRD Marine Division in connection with operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam. On 29 January 1969, Lance Corporal Purvis' squad was participating in a combat patrol near An Hoa in Quang Nam Province when the Marines came under a heavy volume of hostile fire delivered by a well-concealed enemy force. Reacting instantly, he skillfully deployed his men into effective fighting positions and unhesitatingly led an aggressive assault against the hostile unit. Completely disregarding his own safety, he repeatedly exposed himself to the intense enemy fire as he fearlessly moved about the hazardous area, shouting words of encouragement to his men and directing their accurate fire upon the hostile emplacements until he was mortally wounded. His outstanding leadership and aggressive fighting spirit inspired all who observed him and were instrumental in the subsequent defeat of the enemy. By his courage, bold initiative and unfaltering devotion to duty, Lance Corporal Purvis contributed significantly to the accomplishment of his unit's mission and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country.
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The community I live in has a school, two churches, and a small restaurant. There is always plenty of extra seats at the school and churches, but there is almost never an empty table at the restaurant.
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as someone noted earlier- look for pickups, esp if there is a dog in the back.
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