Diners, Drive-in's and Dives: The Ledge version

[belledejour]

I used to live in Lexington a long time ago and used to go to Cheapside, commongrounds, I loved Ramsey's
(there was a restaurant that was outside of a really nice bookstore overlooking a manmade pond the Regatta maybe- that was really good too)
there is a local breakfast diner that is in Georgetown - where all the local horse people go it so good I can't remember the name of it...

my friends and I used to party at a bar called Rosebuds too - I loved it there (some really good live music) .

I live in Massachusetts now - and there are sssoooo many but some of my favorites are Dali's for topas (so good) !!! 3's for Greek and Davio's (don't even know New Bedford or Fall River where there are even better restaurants - I have to get there soon)!!!!

in RI (where I grew up - haha right) I am craving O Cha or Thai Star for Thai, Don Jose, Andrea's for Greek - Red Ginger, Oaki's, Olga's ....too many - now I'm hungry

[skcin]

Originally Posted by chiliD

For dinner, there's "The Affordable French Restaurant"....Le' Central on 8th & Lincoln. Great food, great service, great atmosphere, more than reasonable prices. (gets busy out of the blue, so reservations are a good thing to have)

is that really the name of the place?

Originally Posted by sara1998

heh... anyone i've ever met who majored in psych is ****ing nuts....

Oh, Jannie?

Originally Posted by carrie721

LOL.

i seriously just guffawed. i've actually done that twice now. once in PA and once in NY. also, i hate pennsylvania. i was taking i-90 from buffalo to cleveland and got pulled over by a state trooper for driving in the left lane too long. i remember seeing signs on i-76 in PA that state that the left lane is for passing only, but along the mere 45 miles of i-90 that go through PA, there is no signage, east- or westbound. trust, i've checked.

this was december of 08. can you tell i'm bitter?

on the memo line of the check, i wrote "merry f*cking christmas."

that'll learn 'em.

Well, you deserved it. You broke the law.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by chiliD

For dinner, there's "The Affordable French Restaurant"....Le' Central on 8th & Lincoln. Great food, great service, great atmosphere, more than reasonable prices. (gets busy out of the blue, so reservations are a good thing to have)

Originally Posted by skcin

is that really the name of the place?

That's their motto..."Le' Central" is the restaurant's name.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by sara1998

LMAO! My mother was born in New Albany... maybe this explains a lot.

heh... anyone i've ever met who majored in psych is ****ing nuts....

that explains a lot

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by skcin

Well, you deserved it. You broke the law.

i will never, ever thank you for posting.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by sara1998

Seymour, isn't it?

He grew up in Seymour, but has lived here in Bloomington, since he was young(I'm guessing about 18...there's a very young pic of him, at my club, where he doesn't look like he could be over 20). I bump into him, at least once a year. I never say more than "hi", though. See, he's a horse's ASS, and everyone knows it, so us locals mostly leave him alone!

[HomerMcvie]

Yeah, Kirkwood leads to downtown, with Walnut and College Ave being the "main drag".

High rises...I think the biggest one, is like 8 stories tall.

Yeah, Nicks and Kilroys are still here(both Kilroys, were there two, when you were here? I forget how long "Kilroy's Sports Bar" has been here....It's downtown, between the Bluebird and Jakes[Jakes was called either Mars or Axis, when you were here]). Kilroy's business is so-so. Nick's will always be here. It's an IU institution. On football weekends, you can't even get in the door!

And yeah, IN's Sunday liquor laws are archaic! Although now, at least all bars CAN be open on Sunday, if they choose. Until about 5 years ago, a bar had to do a certain percentage of food sales, to be open. At least they changed that! But yeah, no carryout on Sundays!

Dagwood's is still there. A friend of my best friend in high school, is the one who started Dagwoods. I remember thinking, "oh, he'll never make it", and he's STILL in business!

Originally Posted by Amlyn

I minored in Psych so I spent some time in that crazy mazelike Psych building. Wow...high rises in downtown. I remember when they built a 3 or 4 story hotel and that seemed like a lot. I remember a little bit about downtown. I can't remember exactly, but down Kirkwood was it? 1500 sounds like a lot for Indiana for rent. Now where I currently live....

Don't think I ever went ot the Bluebird. If I did, it was once or twice. Nicks, Kilroy's...your basic college hangouts were where i ended up. And a lot of house parties for the perpetual broke college student. I worked at Mr D's supermarket one year. I used to hate telling people that they couldn't buy wine on Sundays. I still think that is strange, but hey, I'm from a state where it's illegal to pump your own gas.

I've recently reconnected with my best friend from school who lives just north of Indy so hopefully I'll make it out there this spring and I can see B-town for myself.

Is Dagwoods still there? Can't remember what else was unique to that area that I would frequent to eat.

[Amlyn]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Yeah, Kirkwood leads to downtown, with Walnut and College Ave being the "main drag".

High rises...I think the biggest one, is like 8 stories tall.

Yeah, Nicks and Kilroys are still here(both Kilroys, were there two, when you were here? I forget how long "Kilroy's Sports Bar" has been here....It's downtown, between the Bluebird and Jakes[Jakes was called either Mars or Axis, when you were here]). Kilroy's business is so-so. Nick's will always be here. It's an IU institution. On football weekends, you can't even get in the door!

And yeah, IN's Sunday liquor laws are archaic! Although now, at least all bars CAN be open on Sunday, if they choose. Until about 5 years ago, a bar had to do a certain percentage of food sales, to be open. At least they changed that! But yeah, no carryout on Sundays!

Dagwood's is still there. A friend of my best friend in high school, is the one who started Dagwoods. I remember thinking, "oh, he'll never make it", and he's STILL in business!

Thanks for the memory lane visit. I really hope I do make it out that way sometime this spring.

[sara1998]

Originally Posted by skcin

Oh, Jannie?

I've never had the pleasure of meeting Janet. I'm sure she's just a little less nuts.

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

He grew up in Seymour, but has lived here in Bloomington, since he was young(I'm guessing about 18...there's a very young pic of him, at my club, where he doesn't look like he could be over 20). I bump into him, at least once a year. I never say more than "hi", though. See, he's a horse's ASS, and everyone knows it, so us locals mostly leave him alone!

He seems like he'd be a prick.

[LukeA]

What do you get when you cross the culinary renaissance of meatloaf with the gourmet cupcake fad? A little slice of heaven in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood called the Meatloaf Bakery, that's what!



(and Molly's Cupcakes is a couple streets away for dessert!)

[skcin]

^ I am both impressed and scared.

[LukeA]

Here's something a bit more mainstream. My breakfast this morning at the Little Red Bike Cafe, in North Portland...



The Fabiola: fried egg, house chorizo, white cheddar, and avocado on grilled ciabatta. I don't think it can get any better.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by LukeA

Here's something a bit more mainstream. My breakfast this morning at the Little Red Bike Cafe, in North Portland...



The Fabiola: fried egg, house chorizo, white cheddar, and avocado on grilled ciabatta. I don't think it can get any better.

Wow, I hope you have a cardiologist and Jenny Craig on speed dial.

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Wow, I hope you have a cardiologist and Jenny Craig on speed dial.

Ha! I walked about four miles this morning and my weight is fine, but thanks anyways

[Macfanforever]

Right here,in Wallingford,we will get a Sonic which it will open in august.,What I heard,It will be the first one in the state.Please let me how good is the food.