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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Ruth
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