I love diners but they aren't affordable anymore! I want a cheap simple meal and bad coffee. The diners that seem to survive in this market end up up-scaling their menus. : (

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HoldOnAMinute 25 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I desperately miss the 90's and the middle class we used to have. I also miss basic cheap eats. If someone tried to make an authentic type of diner today, it would immediately become swamped with influencers.

How can I get away from all this? Is there a town somewhere where everyone is over 45 and there is no cell service and a full meal is $5?

Heck I would settle for a small NorCal town that doesn't have gangs or meth.

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cogman10 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Tastes have changed and I think people have been highly exposed to tastier dishes.

There's also the "Denny's" problem. Classic diners tend to be pretty much the same as a Denny's in terms of quality.

	▲	kube-system 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, chain restaurants have dominated most of the market everywhere out through and including the exurbs. But if you go to somewhere deeply rural you can still find cheap crappy diner food.

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SJC_Hacker 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Waffle House is your jam.

Only in the southern US unfortunately