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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some diners are better than others. What you describe sounds horrible to me, but I like good diner food. Both DH and I are from small towns and there is a diner both places that we love to visit when we are there. In his hometown, it's a greek diner with amazing souvlaki and even better pies. In mine, it's a classic "greasy spoon" but they have a homemade green chili sauce that they use in a lot of their dishes that is amazing and just tastes like home to me. I'd recommend either of them to people traveling through these towns and I don't think they'd disappoint -- no rubbery eggs, greasy film, or fake syrup in sight.

If I'm on the road to the sort of places you might go for kid's sports, I default to chain restaurants a lot because you know what you are getting and there's usually a floor to how bad it can be. Like an Applebees in some rust belt town isn't going to be great (most of the food will probably just be heated up), but you are also unlikely to get food poisoning and the bathrooms will probably be reasonably clean.

But if I have a recommendation from a local for an actually *good* diner, I'll definitely go. As others have noted, a lot of it is comfort food that is very filling and when you are on the road, that can be just what you need.[/quote]

Also meant to mention that I lived in LA for three years in my 20s and there is a large diner culture in LA and a lot of amazing diners. Way better than a lot of what you find on the East coast. Also obviously better Mexican joints. [/quote]

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