Been in New York on business the past couple of days. But actually, due to the Black Magic employed by my company’s travel reservation system, I’ve been staying in nearby Danbury, CT.
As I was driving around, I noticed that every other block had some sort of Mom and Pop Diner. It seemed to be A Thing up here, so I figured I’d partake. I chose this one strictly on it’s name. Well, the bright lights had something to do with it.
Great place as far as Diners go. The omelet I ordered was standard issue, as were the hash browns. Definitely nothing to write home about, but it was pretty good, fast, cheap. Exactly what you’d expect from a diner.
I’d also expected it to be run by brassy waitresses with big hair calling everybody “hon.” Instead, the place seemed to be run by an army of highly efficient hispanics that looked like they were all related. Welcome to These Modern Times.
OK so maybe I was a little bit let down by Elmer’s failure to live up to my steroetyped expectations. But I’ll tell you whut, it was a great place to get a late night dinner. I highly recommend it.