Herewith, as promised, my TOD post of yesterday:
Columbus:
Mills Cafeteria, downtown.
The Kahiki, discovered by me just before it was closed and razed.
http://goo.gl/QrTycpA couple of modern mid-century drive-in/eat-in hamburger joints on the east side which must go unnamed pending research.
South Florida:
Yes, DR Mike,
Wolfie's for sure, and the one on Collins Ave. in Miami Beach must have been to die for in its glory days.
The Forum restaurant at Las Olas and A1A.
The
Royal Castle burger chain which, for my tastes, improved upon White Castle.
Cleveland:
The Brown Derby (not related to the California ones).
The wonderful old, REAL Chinese restaurant in Cleveland Heights whose name I must track down.
An old downtown cafeteria I was taken to once and have never forgotten. Must research it.
Los Angeles:
Hamburger Hamlet (esp. Hollywood, Sunset, Westwood.).
Ship's Galley coffee shops (esp. Westwood and La Cienega/Olympic).
Diamond Jim's (esp. Hollywood Blvd.)
Dolores Restaurant (esp. Wilshire, west of La Cienega).
TOO MANY to name. TOO DAMNED MANY. Must arbitrarily stop here.
New York:
Reuben's on E. 59th (?) St.
La Fondue on E. 52nd St.
'Tis but a sampling of the places that reside in the top tiers of memory. No explanation or justification offered for any of them. They are places that should properly have remained a part of one's life forever.
