Deluxe Town Diner, Watertown, MA

I had an important errand to run in Waltham (why is it that you have to drive a half an hour to buy a decent pizzelle iron?), and on the basis that Waltham and Watertown are both north of where I live (as is Canada) and they both happen to start with the same letter, I decided to detour there for lunch and check out the Deluxe Town Diner.

It's been on my list for a little while now, plus the Deluxe is famous for its pancakes. I've been jonesing for a stack of real pancakes ever since Rich and I completed the Diner Decathalon last month, when my relationship with this breakfast staple was strictly look-but-don't-eat.

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jimheid says:

Oh, bring back the memories! I remember this beautiful blue jewel.

And Waltham: isn't there a diner named Wilson's there? An old Worcester? I, ahem, stole an ashtray there once—as you say, during younger, wilder days.
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andyi says:

Yes, indeed! That Waltham neighborhood is a target-rich environment: a classic Worcester Lunch Car Company diner, a ten-screen art house theater, possibly the best comix & collectibles shop in New England (The Outer Limits; ask for Steve), a fantastic barbecue joint, and one or two bodegas where it's very possible to buy a Mexican Coke.

I just wish the Wilson's owners would upgrade the food. It's not bad stuff, but it's cafeteria-bland. The fact that I was headed for a store just a quarter-mile away and I decided to make a 20-minute detour to a different diner pretty much tells the tale.

The Deluxe Town Diner is now on a list of eligible venues for my regular Wednesday lunch. I just wish it weren't enmeshed in such an old region of metro Boston. It's inside a tangle of streets that sort of underscores the sense of the classic Boston navigation algorithm "Just pretend that wherever you wound up was where you intended to go."
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lillyflowers says:

The fact that I know what a pizzelle iron is scares me. ;-)
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

lillyflowers says:

Oh, two really good 50s styled diners:

The Airport Diner in Manchester, NH
The Tilt'n Diner in Laconia, NH
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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