Breakfast out has always been a pleasure of mine. For years and years I had daily breakfast at West Side Storey at 95th and Columbus. When it closed I moved to the Key West Diner. When I moved to Brooklyn, it was blueberry pancakes at The Park Cafe each weekend. Here, there's Waffle House or Huddle House. They're worlds away from the breakfasts I knew. The ratio of cars to pickup trucks in the parking lot is one indicator. The fact that a majority of the folks inside are advocates of smokers' rights is another. No 'No Smoking' sections here.
The price is the same but the surroundings are decidedly more downscale. The omelettes, drenched as they are in pools of butter, are a local favorite. The people eating them don't look so healthy. Every six months or so we decide that we'll give it a try. But it is what it is and try as I might, I don't enjoy it. What's worse is that if a place I'd like were to open it would fail. The people here wouldn't like it. So for today it's Raisin Bran or Instant Oatmeal at home for me.
We're off to the North for a holiday visit. I'll be blogging I'm sure, but less so. Happy Holidays everyone.
Merry Christmas my friend - hope you have a great trip. Oh yeah, I love the Waffle House - does that say something about me? Love, your friend The Rev
Well it's Monday evening around 11PM I just left you Joe in Manhattan were we had dinner with a group, The diner is a favorite of the NYC Chelsea crowd very trendy
while the service was good, food was just OK and the crowd was noisy, how I long for a quite life
as I walked to train back to Brooklyn my thought was wouldn't be nice to live in a place with less diners and so called fine restaurants
its getting so its all a blur to me living on take out food & diner food
I would be forced cook more and maybe even see the inside of friends home and they mine
I do miss all our dinners in the yard with you & Doug, you at the BBQ Doug making a salad always good healthy food & conversation
And yes breakfast is my favorite meal to eat out my moneys on SONIC