NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:20:53 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: MT-NewsWatcher 2.4.4 Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu rec.food.restaurants:53706 Kate C. wrote: > Hi Everyone, > I'm planning a 2 week trip through New England > this fall. One of my "themes" is diners and I have > already researched diners as thoroughly as I was > able on the internet. However, there are a few > "bare" spots along my route and I'm looking for > suggestions. > > 1. Does anyone know of any good diners or > other restaurants in the Brookville, PA area. > I will be there about breakfast time and need > a good place to eat. I'll be coming from Pittsburgh > via route 28 through Kittanning and continuing > on 28 past Brookville, so anything in Brookville > or on 28 just south or north of Brookville would > be ideal. > > 2. The next day I will be going through Rome, NY. > Anything good in the Rome, Utica, Ilion area for > lunch? > > 3. After a week in Vt. I'll be heading on towards > Acadia Nat. Park. I need a diner or other good place > for lunch in Maine in the vicinity of Bethel, Norway, > Auburn, or Lewiston. I'll be travelling via routes > 26 and I 495 through that area. > > 4. Also in Maine I'll need something good in the Bar > Harbor area. > > Thanks for any help you can give me. > > Kate Too bad you're not going to be in Rhode Island. One of the best diners ever is the Modern Diner in Pawtucket. The railroad car is the main dining room. They have added a big room on the back, but it's just another restaurant (with bar). Some of their offerings are liver and onions, beef stew, and meatloaf. And, the mashed potatoes are REAL, not powdered. The breakfasts are marvelous. And the servings huge. A few years ago, the Disney folks used a picture of the diner on a tee shirt with Mickey and Minnie standing in front. They hadn't asked for permission so the diner sued AND WON!!! The diner is right off Rte. 95 and well worth the trip. If not this time, maybe you'll come back. In Maine, there is the Maine Diner on Rte. 1 in Wells. Not on your route, but another one worth visiting. Have a great trip! Beth
Maine
diners/other roadside restaurants for New England car trip
NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:54:42 PDT Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu rec.food.restaurants:53711 > Actually I am going to be > in RI , but only on the south coast. I > sorta recall seeing that diner listed > somewhere but I think it may not be > close enough to my route so I didn't > pay a whole lot of attention. I'll take > another look. Sounds like a good > place. The other problem is even if I'm > in the area it may not be at a time when > I want to eat. Anyway, thanks for > the info. > Kate Jiggers at 145 Main St in East Greenwich (only open for breakfast / lunch, except friday for dinner) should be a first choice. It's truly authentic as it was built by the Worcester Company around 1940(?). Mostly scratch cooking. Excellent and worth the trip. They even grind their own coffee beans, etc Middle of Nowhere Diner on Rt 3 in Exeter, about a mile south of Exit 5 off I-95, between the 165 and 102 intersections is worthy for any meal, although it is not an "authentic" diner. If you want the world's best donuts, Allies on Rt 2 off Rt 4 (around exit 5 or 6?) is the place to stop. They are also only open morning to afternoon (5-2?). Problem is you may never want to eat another Dunkin donut, Krispy Cream, etc again. They are only takeout and since they are truly fresh, they tend to stale up after a day (unlike others that kind of last for days - relatively speaking). They serve the more cake-like donuts - kind of like what DD may have sold 10-20 years ago when they served fresh donuts.