We are fortunate to have about a half-dozen good diners within a short ride of where we live. Below is one of them, photo taken some years back on a December morning prior to a ride down to the Cape. The test of a good diner is (1) can they serve a decent breakfast (i.e., eggs the way you like them, 2 slices of buttered toast, good sausage and hash) and (2) can they plate a decent meatloaf with gravy? The place above failed test #1 and we never went back for test #2.
The Frying Pan, Lusby This place does breakfast right and locals continue to flock to this spot for that very reason. Address: 9895 H G Truman Rd Lusby, MD 20657
Review: Midnight Diner (2015) "Adaptations of manga to live action movies don’t always go smoothly; sometimes, there’s simply too much to adapt to make for a single cohesive or satisfactory story. Episodic, anthological or vignette pieces frequently turn out easier. Though Midnight Diner has been running for nine years, it’s a prime candidate for a movie: thoroughly mundane, bereft of an overarching narrative and unbothered with lore, it’s a great starting point for a gentle Japanese movie". "The Midnight Diner is open from midnight to 7AM. Does it get any customers? More than you might think. Master (Kaoru Kobayashi, The Great Passage) runs the diner to an obscure set of rules, and relates the stories of his customers to the audience through voice over". "The Midnight Diner is open from midnight to 7AM. Does it get any customers? More than you might think". (Read More)
Raywell’s Diner (1938-1979) Skinny Building, corner of Forbes and Wood, Pittsburgh, PA "The Skinny Building’s most popular and long standing tenant, by far, was the booth-based hot dog and hamburger joint called Raywell’s, operated by brothers Ray & Sotero Roman. Customers would squeeze up to a narrow counter on fixed stools, jockeying for elbow room. " Photo by Richard Sanders, 1951 . ,