Diners #21-25

We will continue with our posts with five more diners.

 This Valentine diner on North Hudson in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma has been remodeled.  The current name is Foodies, an Asian American Diner.  This is one of five Valentines I found in Oklahoma City. This one sits in what they call Mid-Town, but to me it seems like the outskirts of the heart of downtown. The food seems to get good reviews on the internet, but I caught the place not yet open.  not much historical information is available on the internet about this diner.

Our next diner is seen at the factory, so to speak. LaBeau Enterprises has so far built two diners to my knowledge.  This is the second, as the first has been bought.  To my knowledge, it has not opened up for business.  This diner, last I knew, was for sale.  They are in Lexington, North Carolina, and I believe they build trailers, but don't hold me to that.

  Hopefully come this summer, Susie Q's in Mason City, Iowa will sport a remodeled exterior, thanks to a grant.  The venerable valentine is still in very good shape and still packs them in, in Mason city.  They are known for their Spic 'n Span breaded Pork Chops, which are quite huge!  Unfortunately, a good amount of the time when I go through Mason City, this diner is closed, or I would be a more frequent visitor.  The owner also does magic on the side, so you can always ask for a little magic to go with your meal.

 This diner in Bridgeport, Connecticut may not be with us anymore.  It was known as the El Moderno before it closed down in 2007. I believe this is on old US Rt 1 going into downtown Bridgeport from the west.  The make of the Environmental diner is a guess, unless another diner fan out there knows the builder.  Connecticut has its fair share of environmental diners, and more than a few are still sporting much, if not all of their original facade.

The Neptune Diner in Oneonta, New york was built by Kullman in 2000.  the diner is a replacement for the older Environmental diner that was the first Neptune Diner. This diner is much bigger with a horseshoe counter an additional dining room seen on he left and a fish tank splitting the dining room from the diner's main dining room.  The Neptune Diner sports its own brand of coffee that other diners even purchase.  They also serve smaller more affordable meals which are popular with senior citizens or travelers who want to eat in as many diners as possible, on their road trips.


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