Perhaps beer goggles might provide an alternative review, however after seeking out this ""trendy, new 24 hour diner""' on a Saturday afternoon I am afraid the place did not stack up to the description touted. New is used rather loosely, it is better described as a trailer park's concept of a trailer park resort, it is really on the cheap. The place was filthy, French fries squashed over the floor under the tables, sauce or something on the sides of the table, must have been a hard Friday night. But since my husband was hungry and I really did not want him to roll his eyes at me while I figured out exactly what it was I felt the taste for and where, and since we had a baby with us, I let him order. I did not want to eat, an eating area that unclean does not suggest the food will last long in the stomach. But, what the heck, I can afford to lose a few pounds so I ordered the $4.99 bowl of chilli, homemade. John's burger was actually great and the fries were as well. The chocolate shake was also good and apparently Purity products are used, along with the standard chocolate syrup. The $4.99 bowl of chilli came in a small cup about the size of a regular coke cut down. No bread or crackers to accompany which is a pity because it was a soup rather than a chilli. Tasted OK, appeared to be homemade except for tinny taste, which may have been from the can of whatever went in. Not great, not bad but not $4.99 value! I passed on the tattertots for my tot because I really was not comfortable putting anything into his mouth given the unclean surrounds. Nice staff, the handwritten cardboard sign on the window 'best burger in town' may be a bit of an overstatement but not too much. However, the concept is just not carried through. We are not planning on going there again in a big hurry, if I want the charm of a diner I will stick to Brown's, the dirt there is old and well earned.
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