Submitted by MarketMan123 t3_y8wydi in massachusetts
I’m from NJ, which likes to think of itself as the diner capital of the world, but I never saw a diner that was a dining car until I married a girl from Shrewsbury, MA. That’s all you guys seem to have around here.
Is it a MA thing, a Worcester thing, a everywhere, but NY/NJ thing?
Yeah, I’m sitting at this one as I message and it talks about how it was a testing ground for new features
Hey, was just in there for breakfast an hour ago. I bet we crossed paths. Hello transplanted Worcsterite from a born and bred Worcesterite.
Haha, that's funny.
Not a transplant, just up here visiting the in-laws.
Pretty sure I'll be back there tomorrow since it was pretty good. Who knows maybe we'll cross paths again
Might I suggest the Broadway on Water Street(potato pancakes or chili cheese omelette) or Alteas on Park Ave (corned beef hash with poached eggs or the croque Monsiuer.) Diner food is ok in city but their are better choices....
Just look for the Pink Floyd sweatshirt and sleeve tattoo- you'll find me.
Hunh, maybe I'll check one of those out.
Diner or not, where would you suggest for a cheap simple breakfast?
Context: I'm actually coming from Shrewsbury and then spending my day working at the Starbucks on Rt. 9.
Annie's Clark Brunch on Main Street - as a former Clarkie this is great food and really reasonable.
Screw Starbucks- check out Acoustic Java or Ikrave Cafe or Espress Yourself for a more mellow workspace.
Lou Rocs hands down. Rt 12 on the Worcester/westboylston line
I went to the Broadway this morning, didn't see you there :-( .
Seemed like a nice place, but I made the mistake of getting the chicken n' waffles. Those were no chicken n waffles like they make in Harlem....
It was a last-minute change of mind as the waitress was taking my order because I saw it listed under specialties. Honestly, I should have known better. I would definitely go back there...
I love Miss Worcester
And if you look out the window about 1 minute walk from there is another one.
Ayyyyyy haven't been there in years. I remember having a great breakfast there though. Glad you got to stop by!
Idk but there’s a ton of them go to Watertown,ma and do a diner tour…couple really good ones
That sounds like a really interesting thing to do. Might take it under consideration.
Is there someone who runs a diner tour you recommend?
Deluxe Town Diner in Watertown and Wilson’s in Waltham
Interesting …, I was about to ask for a Watertown recommendation. Wilson’s is a traditional dining car diner, so definitely is a cool visual experience, however I’ve been underwhelmed by the food. It seems like there’s always a line, so feel free to take that either way: is it in demand or just inconvenient?
Demand, but the food at Joseph’s II, and Leo’s is way better. Depends on the season when the college kids are around too, they like to roll 16 people deep
I know of them in Lowell and Woburn
The Worcester Lunch Car Company manufactured and shipped diner cars all across the country. There are only a few left in operation in the city, but they’re still all over New England
Modern Diner in Pawtucket RI - same.
Brattleboro Vermont has a Worcester Diner Car- its on Canal Street. Fancy bistro now, but I felt like home stepping in there being from the city these cars were built in.
I've seen more in upstate NY than in MA
Actually it’s a Massachusetts and Jersey thing. The Miss Worcester is a Worcester diner, the corner lunch is a Jersey style diner. They’re 250 yards from each other.
Yes you see box car train restaurants in Massachusetts with some frequency.And not just Worcester ,I recall one in Northamton ,I think two of them in Northamton.
Yea there are at least 2 in Northampton. Familiars and blue bonnet. I think I saw one in Florence as well.
The Miss Florence dinner
And the Depot Spaghetti place is OOB after many years.
The traditional diners were created in Providence and then caught on everywhere else
https://artinruins.com/stories/history-of-diner-cars-lunch-wagons/
There's:
-Al Mac's diner in Fall River
-Somerset Diner in Somerset
-Railway Cafe in Somerset
-Wilson's Diner in Waltham
-Johnny's Roadside Diner in Hadley
-Town Diner in Watertown
Four Sisters Owl Diner in Lowell
Agawam in Rowley
CGK (formerly Lunch Box )in Malden
Rosebud in Somerville
Kelly’s Diner in Somerville
Buddy’s in Somerville
South Street Diner in Boston
Portside in Danvers
Capitol in Lynn
Little Depot in Worcester
And a ton more. Way too many to spend time listing. Pretty much every town on the north shore has at least one.
Mill Pond Diner in Wareham. They used the restaurant in filming Ted 2.
-Blue Moon in Gardner
-Moran Square Diner in Fitchburg
Hey I'm from Shrewsbury, maybe I know her!
MA is surprisingly insular, so there's a lot of stuff thats very MA that nobody realizes is a MA thing. I'm now realizing that these diners are mostly local to here, especially Worcester.
Shout out to Ralphs Tavern, and Kenmore Diner. Boulevard Diner can kiss my ass.
Even a remote compare to a Jersey diner is sacrament… I went to a Jersey diner a few years back… the menu was so large I swear I could eat every meal there for a year and still not eat every plate once in the menu… I love Jersey diners.. mass diners are a paltry comparrison… small cramped spaces that are always too small for the plates of food and coffee… limited menu. But usually you’ll get a good plate of food.. but really Just no comparison..now many years ago there used to be cafeterias that were very close to the quality of a Jersey diner… there was a famous one In Allston and I lived down the street and I basicly ate most meals there cause come on… coffee 2 eggs hash browns and toast 2 buckaroonoes… and this was in the 90’s… but alas most of the good ones have died… I forgot it’s name I think it was called kings deli
Glad someone from MA said it, not me…
We have them in upstate NY. Don't rope us into this.
Not sure where upstate you are, but I wonder if it’s either
There are a couple in NJ. There’s one in Clinton right on 78 though it’s attached to a building.
They are a thing in MA, NY, and NJ (and elsewhere). In fact, they were built in New Jersey.
>The Fodero Dining Car Company (1933–1981) was a diner manufacturer located in Newark and later Bloomfield, New Jersey. It was founded by Italian immigrant Joseph Fodero, who formed the company after constructing diners with P. J. Tierney Sons and Kullman Industries. Fodero diners are known for their stainless steel exteriors and art deco appearance. Diners constructed by the company are located primarily in the Northeastern United States, especially New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
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Interesting, I guess it’s just where I frequent that I don’t see them.
There are several in Vermont
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I've lived in MA, NJ, PA and DE and they definitely seem to be more common in New England. The diners in Mid-Atlantic states seem to be big Jersey-style diners with room up front for a baked goods display.
bendix diner in nj is one.. I swear there are a few more in NJ too.
I used to eat breakfast at a place called Phyllis's Diner in Everett, MA way back in the day. Now it's a tattoo shop.
I find those style of diners are fading, but there are a few of the more "historical" ones floating around. When I was a kid in the 90s, there were a lot more of them. But I guess my parents probably thought that there were less railcar style diners in the 90s as their were in the 70s.
Probably the diner that comes to mind most is Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, NH. They seem to have branded well to weather the storm of diner's closing.
Deb’s dinner in Peabody has a special place in my heart. I drive from Somerville up there when I’m feeling adventurous.
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Idk about 'just' MA but Worcester used to have a company that made them so they're all around.
"the city was a preeminent producer of diners, which were pre-built in factories before being shipped out on trucks and trains and installed on lots up and down the east coast."
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2022/03/31/worcester-was-once-a-center-for-manufacturing-pre-built-diners#:~:text=The%20Worcester%20Lunch%20Car%20Company%20at%20one%20point%20was%20one,%3A%20horse%2Ddrawn%20lunch%20cars.