first point: this is a truck stop. I am giving it 5 "truck stop" stars here, different class of animal from say, a fine dining restaurant.
Keep this in mind, people who love this place are coming here for crinkle cut french fries and gravy, and a slice of home made flapper pie with 8 inches of meringue on top, not for eggs benedict or a perfectly done new york strip.
It has nostalgia for many people, it is a great greasy spoon kinda place, where the waitresses remember your name if you are a regular, and there are unlimited refills of black tar coffee. They don't mind if you hang out for 3 hours sipping free refills and chatting with friends. Some may find the decor tacky, but i think it is fun and "quirky." they are what they are here, and they're in no hurry to change it. And I am ok with that.
I work near by, and have dropped in many times for lunch and have always enjoyed it. Also spend many many evenings long into the morning hanging out here with friends just enjoying coffee and a place to sit and chat.
This is a place that makes a greasy burger and greasy fires, and serves hot coffee and home made pie, all served up with a scoop of indifference, or even some restrained familiarity for the regulars. I like it. my kind of place.