Diner Food - Modern Diner

Yesterday, HJ77 and I made a pilgramage of sorts. To the Modern Diner (FTR: That link brings you to Quahog.org which I wrongly assumed was a support group for those addicted to "Family Guy") which was the first diner placed on the National Registry of Historic Places (read the Times piece about the diners in the area that features the Modern). It has be important as it has it's own entry in Wikipedia.



HJ77 had been telling me for months that we had to go here and try it, as we both have a fondness for diners and she claimed that this was one of the best. She did not lie. (Not that I would expect her to lie about something as critical as diner food.)



As you can see, it has the traditional counter and booth setup (strikingly similar to Albany's Miss Albany which is a homage to the Rhode Island diner) and it smells like well cooked food, hot coffee, and that smell that I can only describe as "diner". (The diner smell is not a pejorative...it is a very comforting smell for me and places that do not have it that are in the diner motif are suspect.)

First things first, I had to try some "Coffee Milk" as I have been tempted to, but...somehow drinking the state drink of Rhode Island in any other place than Rhode Island seemed...blasphemous.



It was tasty...like melted coffee ice cream...but...I do not think that I am going to add it to my list of preferred beverages. Why would I?

The menu is extensive when it comes to breakfast fare, and the list of specials was incredible.



But...as you know...I do not often vary what I have in diners.

Two Eggs (poached), Rye Toast, Home Fries, and Bacon. I had already tried something new with Coffee Milk so I was not going to go further out on a limb with my food choice.



The eggs were in a bowl, which is a bit of a pet peeve, and slightly overcooked. I do prefer mine very runny and I should have said something, but...I think this may be both of our faults.



I was able to transition to the toast with little problem. (The benefit of the egg being overcooked, I suppose.) I was very happy that when HJ77 and I asked for hot sauce, the server (who was great!) brought us both Frank's and Tabasco. Little touches like this make me really happy. The rye bread, which I assume was baked in-house was incredible and slathered with a lot of butter. It was just what my taste buds wanted (and caused my arteries to harden a bit more) and it was very much appreciated.



HJ77 ordered a mushroom and American omelette with wheat toast. While I did not taste it (I have an aversion to American cheese when it is in cooked eggs.), it did smell wonderful.



The food and service was very good and it made it some easy to become a member of the "Clean Plate Club".

I strongly recommend the Modern Diner, for both the food and the sense of history that comes with it.


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