I love diners and old school divey coffee shops so I HAD to try the Badger, which is across the street from where I work. I've met a number of friends here for lunch over the past year and we always enjoy it. The service is always great - super friendly and makes you feel like you're a regular even if you're not (yet).
The house salad with raspberry vinaigrette is great - the vinaigrette a little sweeter than most. The grilled cheese on wheat are thin, but ooey-gooey. I just had their Cream of Broccoli soup last week - and that was probably my favorite thing I've tried to date. Oh and lunch for two people with sodas was $8.61 - that's right - eight dollars and sixty-one cents. Ridiculously inexpensive.
The classic diner painted windows and orange formica tables just scream PHOTOSHOOT to me - someday maybe I'll remember to bring a camera.