Speaking of "keeping home fries burning" - I know fries have recently been found to be bad for you, but I ordered the burger deluxe from the Renaissance Cafe, and for the first time, they actually made the fries well-done, almost burned, and they were the best fries I've ever had, even better than Nathan's Fries. I imagine this was an accident, but I'm tempted to ask them to almost-burn the fries in the future.
Renaissance Cafe also makes blintzes that are simply out of this world. I don't know what they do to them, and I'm afraid to ask, but I've gotten on a blintz kick lately. A whole filling meal, and I'm pretty sure that (before the sour cream) it's only about 450 calories.