On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:05:18 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>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

There used to be a chain of restaurants called Victoria Station - they
built their restaurants out of train cars too. Not as fancy as your
place, but one location was in the Financial District and it was
crowded all the time. Something happened (maybe they expanded too
quickly) and they went belly up. Too bad, I enjoyed eating there.

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