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MannDude

MannDude

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Aside from Cracker Barrel there aren't many decent "homestyle American food" restaurants around here, which is sad. I'd love nothing more than a big portion of meatloaf, an ear of corn on the cob, with sides of mashed potatoes, peas and a nice dinner rolls with some apple butter.

There is this place not too far from me that fits the bill but I've not had it in ages. I need to go back!

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This is way off the beaten path, I used to go there as a kid and I'm still surprised they get enough business to remain open. I've not been in years so I think it's worth a trip.

Reviews are good, too:

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/172/984548/restaurant/Indiana/Lurtons-Country-Cafe-Commiskey

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g37028-d870685-Reviews-Lurton_s_Country_Cafe-Commiskey_Indiana.html

http://www.yelp.com/biz/lurtons-country-cafe-commiskey 

We need more places like this.
 
HalfEatenPie

HalfEatenPie

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Totally unrelated.

On the Top Gear US Trip (when they go through Nevada and visit the Shoe Tree and they go to California, all in muscle cars) they visited a diner in Nevada.  Well a few years back a few friends and I recreated that trip and went to Nevada, ate at that diner, visited the shoe tree, etc.

Was a ton of fun.  
 
MannDude

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HalfEatenPie said:
Totally unrelated.

On the Top Gear US Trip (when they go through Nevada and visit the Shoe Tree and they go to California, all in muscle cars) they visited a diner in Nevada.  Well a few years back a few friends and I recreated that trip and went to Nevada, ate at that diner, visited the shoe tree, etc.

Was a ton of fun.  
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What was the diner?

There was this place, and for the life of me I can't remember it and when I went back to Vegas last year I wanted to get it again. It was a sub or hoagie place and I feel like it's located somewhere nearish the 'Pawn Stars Pawn Shop'... I remember on an episode of that Chumley went there and saw a dude who he thought was a famous musician and got him to sign a guitar or something... Bugs me I can't remember the name, but I'd recognize it if I saw it.

Anyhow, good place to get a bite.
 
MannDude

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POPS PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS!

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Just had to Google, "famous hoagie restaurant las vegas"

That place is good.
 
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HalfEatenPie

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The Diner was Silver State Restaurant in Ely, Nevada (seriously, it was more of a diner in my opinion haha).

We were camping out in the desert driving our way to California, and we left our campground without eating breakfast.  Hungry (and mildly groggy), we got to Ely, Nevada and went to that Silver State Restaurant.  Had the most amazing breakfast ever.  Really got the day started with a hot cup of coffee.  

There's not a whole lot around near Ely, but that diner was really a diamond in the rough.  

http://www.yelp.com/biz/silver-state-restaurant-ely
 
MannDude

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HalfEatenPie said:
The Diner was Silver State Restaurant in Ely, Nevada (seriously, it was more of a diner in my opinion haha).

We were camping out in the desert driving our way to California, and we left our campground without eating breakfast.  Hungry (and mildly groggy), we got to Ely, Nevada and went to that Silver State Restaurant.  Had the most amazing breakfast ever.  Really got the day started with a hot cup of coffee.  

There's not a whole lot around near Ely, but that diner was really a diamond in the rough.  

http://www.yelp.com/biz/silver-state-restaurant-ely
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Hell yeah. Looks good.

When I lived in Nevada, it was a real small town (mormon community). They did have a great diner though called "Sugars": http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g45984-d924158-Reviews-Sugar_s_Home_Plate-Overton_Nevada.html (Well, Sugar's Home Plate but locals just called it Sugars).

It was located next to the "Red Rooster Pub", which was open 24/7/365. Since I was working on a farm and the schedule for our water rights varied week to week, and since we'd have water flowing to the property for 12 hours sometimes it'd be 6 or 7AM before we would be almost done so we'd drive up to the pub drink a pitcher and play a round of pool and come back and check the level of our reservoir ponds. Sometimes we'd buy minikegs and lug them out to the field when we were planting and drink beer all day. Was too hot and doing too much work to actually get drunk, but it kept us complaint and moving forward. :p
 
Geek

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Well, another day, another fraud attempt in the Inbox for fake awards I've "already" received ...but "forgot" to pay for they claim ...  for $300 a pop?  Complete with public URL to press release. Nice FB scrubber. Yeah, will be dealing with this if only for the fact that one person could somehow find it though God knows how... and screw with my credibility.  

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Every now and then I go to a nearby dive bar with some friends ... this random older fella starts up a conversation after some lousy eavesdropping. Nice enough guy I figured. He'd come to our table now and again and sit a while. He claimed to be friends with John Koston and wrote most of cPanel 5...who knew...   ;)

Turns out he was this guy. http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-249758.html / http://www.computerworld.com/article/2555767/mobile-wireless/mobile---wireless-world-users-love-their-gadgets-.html

Now I just wish I'd kicked him in the junk.  Just once. 

Because people are falling for it.

:p 
-JE
 
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MannDude

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I got some 'homemade' banana pudding with vanilla wafers in it from the Wal-Mart deli earlier today when grocery shopping. I'm excited to eat some later. My grandma used to make it often and I don't think I've had any since she passed away, and that was like... 15 years ago.
 
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