The last time I'd gone to one of these was when I was in college...so I was a little curious to see how it was now.
I ordered a patty melt and onion rings. My other party member tried the cheeseburger, fries, and strawberry shake.
The patty melt was greasy...but not more than you'd get other places. It was decent, a little large. I could only eat half. I'd rather they had put American cheese instead of Cheddar... The fries weren't very tasty either, and they forgot the cheese in the cheeseburger (uh...main ingredient.)...
So why four stars?
The onion rings were scrumptious! Crunchy and great flavor...and it came piping hot. The shakes are so insanely creamy good. The service was really good too. When the waitress was told we were in a rush to go see a movie, she hustled. The staff picks a song at random and starts to dance in the middle of the dining area....pretty amusing. It beats the loud off tone happy birthday singing, for sure!
The specialties are the shakes and malts. Lots of flavors to choose from, and the only one that I'd have reservations about trying would be the apple pie shake. Something about it just sounds....wrong. I'm picturing slurping a piece of pie into my mouth? Ew.
It just a generally upbeat typical chain 50's type diner. It probably helped that there weren't too many customers in the place.
Just thinking about it makes me want a milkshake.