Scraping the Skillet

There are 2 amazing diners that will deep fry just about anything. Many other establishments also offer deep fried items, but these 2 go all out and will deep fry anything. Sumo Grub and Park Slope ChipShop are the 2 most recognized diner style restaurants that deep fry outrageous items. Sumo Grub is located in Berkeley, California right across the street from Berkeley High School. This small diner was featured on Food Network’s show called Outrageous Foods. There is a platter there called Six Feet Under Read the rest of this entry »

What you may not expect from a diner that is in the middle of nowhere, is that they more than likely have the best food you’ll ever eat. Diners are known for from scratch cooking and family recipes. Most would expect that diners would have bread, gravies, soups, and other items brought in already prepared. This is not the case in all diners. Most make their own breads, doughs, soups, stocks, sausages, grind their own meat, and some even make their own cheeses. There is a diner in Detroit, Michigan called Traffic Jam & Read the rest of this entry »

Diners are often liked for their home-style cooking and simple food that you could be eating at home but just do not feel like making. Southern cooking is one of the most often thought of when home-style food is talked about. Here are five of some of the amazing diners that serve home style cooking.

1. Southern Kitchen Restaurant
1716 6th AVE
Tacoma, WA 98405

Southern Kitchen specializes in fried chicken, catfish, cornbread, fried okra, macaroni and cheese and a Food Network award winning peach cobbler. A southern chef transplanted Read the rest of this entry »

There are thousands of wonderful diners and grills in the US. The top rated diner is located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mickey’s Dining Car is not only famous, featured in the movie The Mighty Ducks and several others, but they are exactly what a diner should be. Mickey’s Dining Car has simple menu items, a cramped atmosphere, and it is old. This is what diners are expected to be. Many call Mickey’s Dining Car the birthplace of the Read the rest of this entry »