Not the greatest but consistent.

\Good when traveling.

Tuesday - Vegetable beef Soup Very Very Good!

Dimitri

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:47:02 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

> Not the greatest but consistent.
>
> \Good when traveling.
>
> Tuesday - Vegetable beef Soup Very Very Good!
>
I'm not a breakfast person, but the once every couple of years or so
that I want to eat breakfast out... we go to Denny's. I don't have a
problem with the place. Remember the 99¢ Grand Slam breakfasts?

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On Jun 12, 10:47*am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> Not the greatest but consistent.
>
> \Good when traveling.
>
> Tuesday - Vegetable beef Soup *Very Very Good!
>
> Dimitri

I think you have to be desperate to eat at Denny's.

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> Denny's or Waffle House is where we went at 2 a.m. and the worse for
> drink when I was in college. Loaded up on carbs and grease.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
Oh I'll take Waffle House or Huddle House any day over Denny's!
Waffle House does a great hamburger at 8 am in the morning when I get
off work and am *starving*, but they don't have French fries. They do
hashbrowns. Huddle House does a good burger also but you have to tell
them you only want one patty on the burger (just too much meat for me
otherwise) and they do both white and sweet potato French fries. I never
eat breakfast food there but it certainly seems to satisfy the many
who do.

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:14:56 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:47:02 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
> >Not the greatest but consistent.
> >
> >\Good when traveling.
> >
> >Tuesday - Vegetable beef Soup Very Very Good!
>
> Denny's or Waffle House is where we went at 2 a.m. and the worse for
> drink when I was in college. Loaded up on carbs and grease.
>
You didn't go to IHOP? It was pretty good back in the day.


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"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:47:02 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>>Not the greatest but consistent.
>>
>>\Good when traveling.
>>
>>Tuesday - Vegetable beef Soup Very Very Good!
>
> Denny's or Waffle House is where we went at 2 a.m. and the worse for
> drink when I was in college. Loaded up on carbs and grease.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

The Original Pantry about 2:30 AM till 4:00 AM.

Now days just have a gun near-by

Dimitri

"l, not -l" > wrote in message
...
>
> On 12-Jun-2010, "Dimitri" > wrote:
>
>> The Original Pantry about 2:30 AM till 4:00 AM.
>>
>> Now days just have a gun near-by
>>
>> Dimitri
>
> I haven't been to LA in a number of years; but, once upon a time, I
> traveled
> there often. Every trip (usually 5-6 days duration) I made sure I ate at
> the Original Pantry a couple of times. What a great joint.
> --
> Change Cujo to Juno in email address.


YEP!

The best around 2:30 AM...... if you can get in. If the counter is full the
first table on the left is a community table. Any empty seat is open.

Dimitri

"Goomba" > wrote in message ...
| Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
|
| > Denny's or Waffle House is where we went at 2 a.m. and the worse for
| > drink when I was in college. Loaded up on carbs and grease.
| >
| > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
| >
| Oh I'll take Waffle House or Huddle House any day over Denny's!
..........
I will never forget or forgive Denny's corporate sponsored bigotry
against blacks. The restaurants in the D. C. area that turned their
lights out when groups of blacks arrived at night (they couldn't do
worse, the doors had no locks,) the well documented deliberate
lack of service to black groups, the sort of infamous time that
Denny's refused service for no reason to a group of Secret Service
employees seeking food in the dark hours. Great company and
I am amazed that it survived all of that. I can never walk into
a Denny's again.
The Secret Service bigotry, it was as recent as the 1990's:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-892462.html
pavane

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:14:09 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>The Original Pantry about 2:30 AM till 4:00 AM.
>
>Now days just have a gun near-by

If you mean the one in the next block from the Hotel Fig, that whole
area is getting squeaky clean with what the city council calls the
"Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District." This includes the
newish Nokia Theater and now the big ole honkin' Marriot ("LA LIVE")
off the Pasadena Freeway.

OB: where do they find so many uniformly surly waiters at the Original
Pantry? The entire waitstaff is older men who act as if they've just
been notified that their next gig is Pelican Bay.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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On Jun 12, 10:47*am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> Not the greatest but consistent.
>
> \Good when traveling.
>
> Tuesday - Vegetable beef Soup *Very Very Good!
I agree, they do make very good, common breakfasts. I'm not often a
breakfast person but I would love to get the recipe for a slightly
lemon tasting sauce put over Tilapia that my local Dennys' makes. I
did once ask a waitress if it copuld be given, and she said they won't
even give it to her. ...Picky

pavane wrote:
>
> I will never forget or forgive Denny's corporate sponsored bigotry
> against blacks. The restaurants in the D. C. area that turned their
> lights out when groups of blacks arrived at night (they couldn't do
> worse, the doors had no locks,) the well documented deliberate
> lack of service to black groups, the sort of infamous time that
> Denny's refused service for no reason to a group of Secret Service
> employees seeking food in the dark hours. Great company and
> I am amazed that it survived all of that. I can never walk into
> a Denny's again.
> The Secret Service bigotry, it was as recent as the 1990's:
> http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-892462.html

I remember well that issue about blatant bigotry with regards to
Denny's, too. There were a few Denny's in my area from that 'era' that
did not survive - they permanently closed very soon afterwards, and even
then it took some years for its former building(s) to get revamped for
some other food franchise(s).

Sky

P.S. I cannot remember when I last dined at a Denny's - most likely not
since the aforementioned period.

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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:14:01 -0500, Sky >
wrote:

> I remember well that issue about blatant bigotry with regards to
> Denny's, too. There were a few Denny's in my area from that 'era' that
> did not survive - they permanently closed very soon afterwards, and even
> then it took some years for its former building(s) to get revamped for
> some other food franchise(s).

If the franchises went out of business because they were operated by
narrow minded bigots, then I'm not sorry in the least. However, I'm
not painting Denny's with the same broad brush pavane and you are.

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sf wrote:
>
> On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:14:01 -0500, Sky >
> wrote:
>
> > I remember well that issue about blatant bigotry with regards to
> > Denny's, too. There were a few Denny's in my area from that 'era' that
> > did not survive - they permanently closed very soon afterwards, and even
> > then it took some years for its former building(s) to get revamped for
> > some other food franchise(s).
>
> If the franchises went out of business because they were operated by
> narrow minded bigots, then I'm not sorry in the least. However, I'm
> not painting Denny's with the same broad brush pavane and you are.

When it regards breakfast food and its quality, Perkins is up there with
Denny's in my book - not very good. That's the main reason I don't go
to Denny's - or Perkins. That there was bigotry at Denny's just added
to the my lack of enthusiasm to dine there.

Sky

P.S. sf, why didn't you also quote Pavane, whose comments prompted my
reply? Sometimes it's hard to know when to snip and when not to snip,
eh

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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

On 6/12/2010 10:47 AM, Dimitri wrote:
> Not the greatest but consistent.
> \Good when traveling.
>
> Tuesday - Vegetable beef Soup Very Very Good!
>
> Dimitri

Denny's is ok. But I prefer Carrows especially for late night/breakfast.

rh

Sky wrote:

> When it regards breakfast food and its quality, Perkins is up there
> with Denny's in my book - not very good. That's the main reason I
> don't go to Denny's - or Perkins. That there was bigotry at Denny's
> just added to the my lack of enthusiasm to dine there.

I think Perkins must vary in quality like a lot of chains do. I love
going to my local Perkins, they make killer omelettes. As much as
I'd rather have a waffle, I don't feel deprived when I order an omelette,
and the ambiance is way better than Denny's.

Of course, I also love diners.

nancy

"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:14:09 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>>The Original Pantry about 2:30 AM till 4:00 AM.
>>
>>Now days just have a gun near-by
>
> If you mean the one in the next block from the Hotel Fig, that whole
> area is getting squeaky clean with what the city council calls the
> "Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District." This includes the
> newish Nokia Theater and now the big ole honkin' Marriot ("LA LIVE")
> off the Pasadena Freeway.
>
> OB: where do they find so many uniformly surly waiters at the Original
> Pantry? The entire waitstaff is older men who act as if they've just
> been notified that their next gig is Pelican Bay.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Originally the waiters/cooks & staff owned the place. When the original
owner died he left the place to the staff. In later years the owners voted
to sell the place to our ex-beloved-mayor-Richard Riordan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riordan

Nothing is the same as we remember it

Dimitri

"rhelsenborg" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/12/2010 10:47 AM, Dimitri wrote:
>> Not the greatest but consistent.
>> \Good when traveling.
>>
>> Tuesday - Vegetable beef Soup Very Very Good!
>>
>> Dimitri
>
> Denny's is ok. But I prefer Carrows especially for late night/breakfast.
>
> rh
>



IMHO the biggest advantage to Denny's is when you're driving through a
strange area on the way to someplace when you see the sign you know the food
is RELIABLE not great but reliable.

Dimitri

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:04:36 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

> Originally the waiters/cooks & staff owned the place. When the original
> owner died he left the place to the staff. In later years the owners voted
> to sell the place to our ex-beloved-mayor-Richard Riordan.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riordan
>
> Nothing is the same as we remember it

So, you're saying it's all ex-mayor Riordan's fault? Good thing I've
never heard of the place or I'd be sad too.

--
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Dimitri wrote:

> IMHO the biggest advantage to Denny's is when you're driving through a
> strange area on the way to someplace when you see the sign you know the
> food is RELIABLE not great but reliable.
>
>

Isn't that true of most chains and why people patronize them?
You know what to expect--and avoid. But you also miss a lot of
good local places if you look for a chain.

gloria p

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:04:36 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>> Originally the waiters/cooks & staff owned the place. When the original
>> owner died he left the place to the staff. In later years the owners
>> voted
>> to sell the place to our ex-beloved-mayor-Richard Riordan.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riordan
>>
>> Nothing is the same as we remember it
>
> So, you're saying it's all ex-mayor Riordan's fault? Good thing I've
> never heard of the place or I'd be sad too.

If's not saying it's his fault but there is a big difference dealing with an
employee & an owner that has a vested interest in success.

My first trip to the Pantry was about 55 years ago as my father worked in
downtown LA. From then on in The Pantry has been a personal tradition. It
was a wonderful place to take non-Angelino's just like Tommy's, or Fairfax
district or or or or or or..... The same with NYC we all have places we
like to share.

Dimitri

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:22:11 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

> IMHO the biggest advantage to Denny's is when you're driving through a
> strange area on the way to someplace when you see the sign you know the food
> is RELIABLE not great but reliable.

Nod, nod, nod!

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Dimitri wrote:

> IMHO the biggest advantage to Denny's is when you're driving through a
> strange area on the way to someplace when you see the sign you know the
> food is RELIABLE not great but reliable.



I thought that was the idea behind most franchise operations. I can't
say that I have have ever been impressed with any of the fast food
restaurant franchises, so it puzzles me that some people actually claim
to like them and have their favourites. I rarely eat at any of them and
it has usually been more a matter of which is the least offensive.

Dimitri wrote:

> IMHO the biggest advantage to Denny's is when you're driving
> through a strange area on the way to someplace when you see
> the sign you know the food is RELIABLE not great but reliable.

That is not enough of an advantage for me to ever want to
eat at Denny's. It is healthfuler, cheaper and much more pleasant
to go to a grocery store, buy a yogurt and a bag of potato
chips and some nuts, and eat that in your car/motel room/tent.

And this scenario is even assuming you didn't plan ahead
and bring food with you on your road trip, which if you
did you are in even better shape.

Steve

On 6/12/2010 2:14 PM, Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:47:02 -0700, >
> wrote:
>
>> Not the greatest but consistent.
>>
>> \Good when traveling.
>>
>> Tuesday - Vegetable beef Soup Very Very Good!
>
> Denny's or Waffle House is where we went at 2 a.m. and the worse for
> drink when I was in college. Loaded up on carbs and grease.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
Steak and Eggs, was the early morning place for us. Nice steak, several
eggs, go home sober.

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:15:16 -0700 in rec.food.cooking, Terry Pulliam
Burd > wrote,
>OB: where do they find so many uniformly surly waiters at the Original
>Pantry? The entire waitstaff is older men who act as if they've just
>been notified that their next gig is Pelican Bay.

I notice that a lot of the reviewers on yelp.com believe that they hire
ex-cons as waiters. I have no idea if that's true.

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:56:59 -0600, "gloria.p" >
wrote:

> Isn't that true of most chains and why people patronize them?
> You know what to expect--and avoid. But you also miss a lot of
> good local places if you look for a chain.

For me, they're the place you go when everything else looks like cr*p.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Never been to Denny's, if I see one sounds like it should be avoided!

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:32:04 -0700, David Harmon >
wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:15:16 -0700 in rec.food.cooking, Terry Pulliam
> Burd > wrote,
> >OB: where do they find so many uniformly surly waiters at the Original
> >Pantry? The entire waitstaff is older men who act as if they've just
> >been notified that their next gig is Pelican Bay.
>
> I notice that a lot of the reviewers on yelp.com believe that they hire
> ex-cons as waiters. I have no idea if that's true.
>
If they did, so what? Ex-cons probably have a better personality than
the waiters people are complaining about.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:56:56 -0500, Andy > wrote:

> sf,
>
> I've been to Denny's a couple times when every place else looked
> "closed."

Good point, Andy. 24 hours has certain perks.

--
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In article >,
"Dimitri" > wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:04:36 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Originally the waiters/cooks & staff owned the place. When the original
> >> owner died he left the place to the staff. In later years the owners
> >> voted
> >> to sell the place to our ex-beloved-mayor-Richard Riordan.
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riordan
> >>
> >> Nothing is the same as we remember it
> >
> > So, you're saying it's all ex-mayor Riordan's fault? Good thing I've
> > never heard of the place or I'd be sad too.
>
> If's not saying it's his fault but there is a big difference dealing with an
> employee & an owner that has a vested interest in success.
>
> My first trip to the Pantry was about 55 years ago as my father worked in
> downtown LA. From then on in The Pantry has been a personal tradition. It
> was a wonderful place to take non-Angelino's just like Tommy's, or Fairfax
> district or or or or or or..... The same with NYC we all have places we
> like to share.
>
> Dimitri

Mom's and mine favorite breakfast diner when on the road was "Shoney's".

<http://shoneys.com/>
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On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:11:21 -0700, rhelsenborg >
wrote:

>Denny's is ok. But I prefer Carrows especially for late night/breakfast.

They don't have them here in SoCal, but when I lived in the Midwest,
we used to *love* Bob Evans for breakfast and Cracker Barrel wasn't
too bad, either. They both used to serve country ham, but the last
time I visited my on in Ohio, they were off the menu, dammit.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:57:38 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>My first trip to the Pantry was about 55 years ago as my father worked in
>downtown LA. From then on in The Pantry has been a personal tradition. It
>was a wonderful place to take non-Angelino's just like Tommy's, or Fairfax
>district or or or or or or..... The same with NYC we all have places we
>like to share.

Have you been to the Pacific Dining Car lately, Dimitri? They still
put on a damned fine meal, but it's looking a bit shabby these days.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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"pavane" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Goomba" > wrote in message
> ...
> | Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> |
> | > Denny's or Waffle House is where we went at 2 a.m. and the worse for
> | > drink when I was in college. Loaded up on carbs and grease.
> | >
> | > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> | >
> | Oh I'll take Waffle House or Huddle House any day over Denny's!
> .........
> I will never forget or forgive Denny's corporate sponsored bigotry
> against blacks. The restaurants in the D. C. area that turned their
> lights out when groups of blacks arrived at night (they couldn't do
> worse, the doors had no locks,) the well documented deliberate
> lack of service to black groups, the sort of infamous time that
> Denny's refused service for no reason to a group of Secret Service
> employees seeking food in the dark hours. Great company and
> I am amazed that it survived all of that. I can never walk into
> a Denny's again.
> The Secret Service bigotry, it was as recent as the 1990's:
> http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-892462.html
> pavane
>
>

Most of the Denny's around us have folded and not a moment too soon if you
ask me. Was in one when all the ruckus was going on about being a 'racist'
environment. I'm in one, eat, at the register to pay where the manager was
running the register, a number of employees (place was almost empty) were
standing around laughing and joking with him...the ruckus being the topic.
When I responded to the 'was everything okay?' query, he noticed my
'accent'....I get, 'we'll after all, the place used to be called 'Sambo's'
remember?' wink wink chuckle chuckle. At that point I decided I would not
eat at a Denny's by choice ever again.
-ginny

Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
:

> They both used to serve country ham

Isn't all ham from the country (except for politicians, that is)?

What would city ham look like, and taste like?

--

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is frankly when it's rapidly losing its moral authority to
govern."

Stephen Harper, 18 April 2005

In article >,
"Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote:

> Most of the Denny's around us have folded and not a moment too soon if you
> ask me. Was in one when all the ruckus was going on about being a 'racist'
> environment. I'm in one, eat, at the register to pay where the manager was
> running the register, a number of employees (place was almost empty) were
> standing around laughing and joking with him...the ruckus being the topic.
> When I responded to the 'was everything okay?' query, he noticed my
> 'accent'....I get, 'we'll after all, the place used to be called 'Sambo's'
> remember?' wink wink chuckle chuckle. At that point I decided I would not
> eat at a Denny's by choice ever again.
> -ginny

Uh, 'scuse me, but Denny's was never "Sambo's" with the legend of the
tigers that turned into butter. I'm old enough to remember that one.

That was House of Pancakes. Now known as "IHoP".
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In article >,
Michel Boucher > wrote:

> Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
> :
>
> > They both used to serve country ham
>
> Isn't all ham from the country (except for politicians, that is)?
>
> What would city ham look like, and taste like?

The original idea was that country ham could be stored for long periods
without refrigeration. When it was time to eat one, salt had to be
soaked out of it, as it was too salty to eat. City ham is ready to cook
without preparation, but must be kept refrigerated until then.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:11:56 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

> Uh, 'scuse me, but Denny's was never "Sambo's" with the legend of the
> tigers that turned into butter. I'm old enough to remember that one.
>
> That was House of Pancakes. Now known as "IHoP".

I think a lot of former Sambo's locations in my area suddenly became
Denny's (which is why Californian's associate Sambo's with Denny's)
and in your area they must have become IHOP.

Here's what I found in a quick google. Sambo's is not associated with
either Denny's or IHOP, but International Industries did franchise
Copper Penny which is/was a Denny's type chain. I don't know if it
still exists. The Copper Penny here became Lucky Penny years and
years ago and it is still in business.

--
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In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:11:56 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > Uh, 'scuse me, but Denny's was never "Sambo's" with the legend of the
> > tigers that turned into butter. I'm old enough to remember that one.
> >
> > That was House of Pancakes. Now known as "IHoP".
>
> I think a lot of former Sambo's locations in my area suddenly became
> Denny's (which is why Californian's associate Sambo's with Denny's)
> and in your area they must have become IHOP.
>
> Here's what I found in a quick google. Sambo's is not associated with
> either Denny's or IHOP, but International Industries did franchise
> Copper Penny which is/was a Denny's type chain. I don't know if it
> still exists. The Copper Penny here became Lucky Penny years and
> years ago and it is still in business.

Yeah. Seems different franchises morphed in different ways.
I have fond childhood memories of pancakes with lots of butter, and a
choice of 4 different syrups. ;-d

Maple, raspberry, grape and strawberry.

Strawberry being my favorite...
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On 6/13/2010 8:11 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In >,
> "Virginia > wrote:
>
>> Most of the Denny's around us have folded and not a moment too soon if you
>> ask me. Was in one when all the ruckus was going on about being a 'racist'
>> environment. I'm in one, eat, at the register to pay where the manager was
>> running the register, a number of employees (place was almost empty) were
>> standing around laughing and joking with him...the ruckus being the topic.
>> When I responded to the 'was everything okay?' query, he noticed my
>> 'accent'....I get, 'we'll after all, the place used to be called 'Sambo's'
>> remember?' wink wink chuckle chuckle. At that point I decided I would not
>> eat at a Denny's by choice ever again.
>> -ginny
>
> Uh, 'scuse me, but Denny's was never "Sambo's" with the legend of the
> tigers that turned into butter. I'm old enough to remember that one.


There is a good article about Sambo's on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambo's

Attitudes about race take a long time to change and unfortunately, in
some people they will never change. However, the Denny's problem
happened almost 20 years ago. Sometimes you have to build a bridge...
and get over it.

I seldom eat at Denny's unless I am on a road trip. But I have noticed
in their restaurants here in the south that not only are the customers
minorities, but most of the employees (including management) are also
minorities.

George L

In article >,
George Leppla > wrote:

> On 6/13/2010 8:11 PM, Omelet wrote:
> > In >,
> > "Virginia > wrote:
> >
> >> Most of the Denny's around us have folded and not a moment too soon if you
> >> ask me. Was in one when all the ruckus was going on about being a 'racist'
> >> environment. I'm in one, eat, at the register to pay where the manager was
> >> running the register, a number of employees (place was almost empty) were
> >> standing around laughing and joking with him...the ruckus being the topic.
> >> When I responded to the 'was everything okay?' query, he noticed my
> >> 'accent'....I get, 'we'll after all, the place used to be called 'Sambo's'
> >> remember?' wink wink chuckle chuckle. At that point I decided I would not
> >> eat at a Denny's by choice ever again.
> >> -ginny
> >
> > Uh, 'scuse me, but Denny's was never "Sambo's" with the legend of the
> > tigers that turned into butter. I'm old enough to remember that one.
>
>
> There is a good article about Sambo's on Wikipedia
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambo's
>
> Attitudes about race take a long time to change and unfortunately, in
> some people they will never change. However, the Denny's problem
> happened almost 20 years ago. Sometimes you have to build a bridge...
> and get over it.
>
> I seldom eat at Denny's unless I am on a road trip. But I have noticed
> in their restaurants here in the south that not only are the customers
> minorities, but most of the employees (including management) are also
> minorities.
>
> George L

Ah, so they just plain went out of business rather than "evolving". So
that lets Denny's off the hook.

I rarely ever eat there, but they are good for a decent cup or two of
coffee for a rest break during marathon road trips. I'll often drive 16
hours straight and it's the only time I ever actually drink coffee any
more. Red Bull during the drive helps too. ;-)
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