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From Greg's review
Jun 18, 2023
A little behind on these reviews due to life. The next several reviews were during my wife and I's Diamond Bessie Trip to Marshall and Jefferson in Northeast Texas. We tried as often as we could to eat at local places and as my wife is a HUGE lover of breakfast we almost always started there. This place was close to our hotel and seemed fun. It had a 50's diner look and feel. Lots of decor in that style which I have pictures of and the shopping area it was in was small. So starting our journey in our first full day we head to this place with almost no knowledge of what to expect. The doors have a brightly painted Jukebox with the hours 7 am to 2 pm above it makes both a fun greeting and clearly marked hours which is nice. There is also lots of parking something you forget is a thing we you live in Austin. The menu has a picture of the diner old school Denny's look and the slogan "Food so good, you'll be coming back for more!" Not sure if that is a challenge or a promise. As a family diner there is no alcohol so Shana got a water and coffee and I got my usual water and Dr. Pepper. Our waitress was an older lady who while not mean came off as impatient? Put out? I don't really know how to describe it, She knew most everyone that came in and talked to them, maybe it was due to us being outsiders. Again not mean or rude just a vibe we got. Refills were sporadic on the drinks The decor was 50's vibe with metal walls, pictures of Elvis and Monroe, quotes right out of the 50's. A jukebox that was just for show, it was a busy place decor wise but fun. The tablecloths were pink and white, and they had a jug of syrup at the table from Hungry Jack. There were 4 different kinds of jam/jellies to choose from which was cool. Now on to the food! I got what I usually get as such places, whatever there version of the standard or American breakfast for that place. Sunny side up eggs, bacon, sausage, toast. Sometimes pancakes but not the case here which is fine as I can never finish them anyway. As was to become normal on this trip the sausage was better than the bacon which was both surprising and disappointing as I love good bacon. It wasn't bad just the sausage was better. The meal was tasty and filling so I can't complain. Shana got a Hobo Scramble which is 3 eggs, bacon, home fries, onions, bell peppers, and chesse all in the same skillet with a biscuit but you can get toast instead. She really liked the biscuit though so that may be the way to go, and enjoyed the hobo scramble. Overall it was very good, a cute place with good food but it feels like it prefers its regulars to visitors or outsiders. Not in the cliche you should leave town way or like we were Rambo in part 1 but you could tell this was a place were everyone knew everyone and came here not just to eat but catch up with the staff and each other. The place was cute though the fans had an abnormal amount of blades which was weird. The prices are more than reasonable and the food is good. It seems like a popular place. read more































