You SoCal folks likely know the Pacific Dining Car. Venerable old
restaurant created in 1921, literally in an old railway car parked in
a lot in downtown LA. It's been added onto over the years and now
sprawls into 5 separate dining areas. Wonderfully elegant atmosphere
that puts you in mind of celluloid collars and spats. My boss and I
had an appearance at the District Court in downtown LA yesterday, so
we grabbed lunch at the Dining Car. Hadn't been in a while and was
somewhat saddened to see it looking a bit down in the heels. We were
seated at a banquette and the fabric was wearing through in places,
some of the chairs looking scuffed, but the power brokers were still
littered about the place, the waiters (all male) in their green vests
and long white aprons, single roses on the tables, and the menu is
still decidedly guy-oriented (reminding me of The Arches in Newport
Beach). Still, it's nice to see a venerable old institution such as
the Dining Car doing a good business and sticking to its tradition.
And the Grilled Shrimp Cobb Salad was heaven!

http://www.pacificdiningcar.com/lunch.html

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

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