Subj : Diners
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Mon Jul 29 2024 13:12:10
Hi Dave,
RH> There was an O'Charley's in the site I mentioned a few weeks ago that
RH> can't seem to hold anything longer than 6 months. It was there when we
RH> first moved to WF, but gone soon afterward. It's good to hear that the
RH> place that replaced your O'C's is doing well.
DD> O'Charleys is struggling. They're down to 58 store (from 600+) and
DD> have closed their commissary in Nashville, TN in favour of Performance
DD> Food Group supplying their stores.
Don't know what commissary is supplying Cracker Barrel but Steve no
longer orders their livers and gizzards. They used to be fresh cooked;
now they're frozen and cooked from that stage so they're rock hard.
DD> We have a local cafe which does free dinner on Thanksgiving and Xmas.
DD> Owned by a Palestinian, Sgt. Pepper's Cafe is well-known in the area.
DD> Owner, Ziyad Samara, told the local paper "This country has been very
DD> good to me. This is my way of giving back."
DD> I ate there one Thanksgiving when all the family was "elsewhere" for
DD> the day. When I attempted to pay pay Ziyad got huffy with me saying
DD> "No! No! Free for all!"
DD> So, I left a tip on the table of about what the meal would have cost
DD> from the menu. Hey, she's working her holiday. That deserves special
DD> consideration.
RH> I'm sure it was well appreciated. It sounds like a place we would
RH> enjoy if we're ever out your way.
DD> The owner's son has taken over the Ritz's location I mentioned Kurt &
DD> Vickie have closed in a previous post. It's now Sgt. Pepper's West.
DD> We'll see how Tarik does there. There are several state offices
DD> near-by and only one other (Mexican) sit-down cafe. Lot's of fats food
DD> though.
DD> Got a Mickey' D's, Burger Whop and Hardee's. As well as Domino's Pizza
So hopefully those with good taste will patronise the cafes and spread
the word among co-workers. There will always be some die hard fast food
devotees in the crowd tho, keeping those places going.
DD> and America's oldest (and first) drive-thru called Maid Rite.
DD>
https://visitspringfieldillinois.com/LocationDetails/?id=Maid-Rite-San
DD> wich-Shop
DD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
DD> Title: Maid Rite Hamburgers
DD> Categories: Five, Beef, Poultry, Sandwiches
DD> Yield: 4 Servings
A couple of years ago we took I-80 from Pennsylvania, westward. Stopped
to visit West Amana for a bit, picked up a cook book. Browsing it, I saw
a recipe for Maid Rite burgers; I'll have to check the cook book to see
how well it matches this one.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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