6 BEST DINERS IN CONNECTICUT

BY RAUL CAMINO

BULLS HEAD DINER—STAMFORD

BELONGING TO THE CHAIN OF EL DORADO DINER, BULLS HEAD IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST REGION OF STAMFORD, CT. THE DINER HAS BEEN FILLING THE BELLIES OF ITS HOMONYMOUS SECTION FOR OVER 20 YEARS. ITS ‘50S CHIC INTERTWINES SPLENDIDLY WITH MODERN SENSIBILITIES. THEIR BURGERS ARE FANTASTIC; HOWEVER, THE FRIES COME IN TOO SMALL A PORTION.

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CURLEY’S—STAMFORD IN 1977, STAMFORD CENTRAL WAS GRACED BY AN EATERY THAT PROMISED ALL GOOD THINGS ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM DINERS, AND MORE.GRACED WITH A GREEK TOUCH, CURLEY’S IS A VERSATILE ESTABLISHMENT THAT HAS PROVIDED MANY WEARY LATE-NIGHT/EARLY-MORNING SOULS WITH FUEL TO MAKE THEIR WAY IN THE WORLD. THE PLACE IS KIND OF DIRTY, THOUGH.

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SILVERSTAR DINER—NORWALK

ERECTED IN 1980, THIS PRETENTIOUS HUB IS SEEMINGLY BUILT ON THE PRINCIPLE OF BEING HORRIBLE. THE FOOD IS BELOW SUB-PAR. WHAT IS IT REALLY? A RESTAURANT? A BANQUET HALL? IT PROPOSES MANY IDEAS OF SELF-REALIZATION, BUT ULTIMATELY COMES TO A SINGLE, DISMAL CONCLUSION: THAT IT IS NOTHING AT ALL.ASIDE FROM THAT, THE WAITERS ARE VERY COURTEOUS THERE AND THE PLACE IS AESTHETICALLY APPEALING.

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POST ROAD DINER—NORWALK

FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN 1947, POST ROAD DINER HAS WOWED WITH ITS AWESOME FOOD AND STAFF.EVERYTHING THAT IS RIGHT IN THE WORLD IS IN THEIR PUMPKIN-FLAVORED COFFEE & ICE CREAM BEVERAGE WITH CRUMPLED GRAHAM CRACKERS. HOWEVER, ITS ‘50S PARAPHERNALIA SWELLS OF A COMPRESSED DECADES TRIBUTE INSTAGRAM PAGE. ALSO, THE ART CURATOR MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PRIVY TO THE FACT THAT THE WIZARD OF OZ AND POPEYE CAME OUT IN THE ‘30S.

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CHIP’S—FAIRFIELDSPRINGING FROM ORANGE, CT TO ALL ADJACENT PLACES, CHIP’S IS AN EATERY THAT PUTS THE “FAMILY” IN FAMILY RESTAURANT. THE FOOD HERE RULES. PANCAKES ARE SERVED ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. THE STAFF DOES NOT DENY ANY REQUESTS, BIG OR GARGANTUAN. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS PLACE.HOWEVER, THEIR WEBSITE “ABOUT” PAGE ATTEMPTS TO FILL A VOID OF YELLOW BY PLACING A PULL QUOTE RIGHT NEXT TO THE LINE OF TEXT IT IS QUOTING. SAME SIZE, SAME FONT. WHY?

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FRANKIE’S—BRIDGEPORT LOCATED RIGHT ON THE LINE BETWEEN BRIDGEPORT AND STRATFORD, THIS SELF-PROCLAIMED “HOME AWAY FROM HOME” IS A MARVELOUS PLACE TO EAT. ESTABLISHED IN 1944, FRANKIE’S PLACES THE CUSTOMER IN A VORTEX OF NOSTALGIA, WHICH CONTRASTS A WORLD THAT MOVES DATA TOO QUICK FOR EVEN A HUMAN MIND TO PROCESS. THEIR CHICKEN TENDER AND MASHED POTATO DINNER IS ESPECIALLY DELICIOUS.CONVERSELY, I FOUND A DEAD BEE IN MY WATER ONCE. THE WAITER, CHIP, WAS REALLY GOOD ABOUT REPLACING IT.

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