OK, so besides all the stuff that I put on my profile, I also love diners…that is real diners.

When I lived in the States, my friends and I did what we called Diner Runs.
We would choose a diner somewhere in the area, and make a beeline for it, on our motorcycles.

One of the best looking diners in the mid-west would be Mickey’s Dining Car, which was built by diner man Jerry O'Mahony, from Bayonne, New jersey.

It was pre-fabricated in New Jersey, shipped by rail to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1937 and installed at the corner of 7th and St. Peter Streets.

Inspired by streamlined railroad dining cars, Mickey’s sports a symmetrical facade clad with yellow and red porcelain steel panels, a horizontal band of plate glass windows and a projecting neon sign with Art Deco lettering.

The interior of the diner features stainless steel, mahogany and mirrored fixtures.

This classic art deco diner is open 24/7 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

This diner has been serving breakfast to Minnesotans for 70 years and is the only dining car of its type in this state.

Despite the proliferation of fast-food chains and franchised restaurants, the diner remains a successful business, in part due to its unique atmosphere…its wise cracking staff.

Mary, Queen of All Hash Slingers Everywhere!

John, the morning cook.


Mickey’s Chili-Cheese Omelet with raisin toast, a greasy-spoon classic!
Please note: I lifted these pics from a blog called "Rush Hour Rambling".
http://www.ridetowork.org/blog/
My apologies to Gary Charpentier.