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| - Here's the deal: I like diners. I eat healthy the majority of the time (though this past month, not so much), and cook /bake from scratch. And I realuze diner food is more rib-sticking comfort food, and that you're going to loosen your belt another notch or two.
I was here with Daughter and a friend a year and a half ago. I vividly remember not being too tickled to pay $25+ for 2 pancake breakfasts and drinks. And it's ridiculous to pay $3 MORE to add meat to breakfasts that already average $9.
So, though really hungry, and not too happy that I took a T, and walked a quarter mile on the side of the busy road, just to find a sign on the door stating Trolley Barn closed for the weekend. I trudged along the busy road to Bob's, determined not to spend Daughter's inheritance on breakfast.
I ordered the least expensive breakfast $2.95 for 2 eggs and toast. No Texas Toast. Italian? Fine.Then I found afterwards, that they have seeded rye.
I ordered eggs over medium. Very runny. Server finally came back, and reordered them, after telling her I just wanted a little liquid yolk. Same. Third time wasn't a charm. Asked her again how to order them. She said over medium hard. No luck. Finally, I asked the REALLY nice cook herself how I should order them. She said "over hard". Fourth plate was perfect. Still, it shouldn't take 4 tries, especially when I kept asking server (never did get her name) "How should I order these to get just a little liquid yolk?"
She wasn't particularly attentive, as she was alone serving 5 booths, 1 table, and me (Counter Creature). I said to the server they'll probably be slamned because Trolley Barn is closed, and she said they're always slammed. Okay...
I can't imagine returning. I used the ladies room. Dirty, sticky floor, and smelled awful. The cakes, carrot included, were sitting in the sun, across from their front window. Not chilled. ALERT: The server said the cakes come from Signature Desserts! You know, the ones who sell stuff after flies were on it. The one server (not mine. Dark hair, glasses, black outfit, hair in bun), defended serving goidies previously enjoyed by flies. Eeewww! I couldn't pay and leave fast enough.
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