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WalkerLowellMA t1_jbjsk7y wrote

>I really wished they had like a uber eats delivery thing

The 'diner experience' is a big part of what makes the food taste so good. The smell. The noise. The ritualized waiter interactions. I don't think I would enjoy eating Diner Food out of a styrofoam container while watching Netflix in my shitty apartment. I crave the smell of hot grease in the air.

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BostonianNewYorker OP t1_jbjt52i wrote

Trust me man, if I had a car, I'd go everyday. As much as I love going places, I don't want to walk every 40 mins

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WalkerLowellMA t1_jbk3guu wrote

If I ate Diner Food everyday, it would probably take 10 years off my life, and make me miserably unhealthy for my last two decades. It's an occasional treat for me.

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Engelgrafik t1_jbkkh89 wrote

Owl is awesome! but don't forget to try out the following for great breakfasts:

  • Elliots (yes, the hot dog place... they have breakfasts for like $7 including coffee)
  • Pawtucketville Diner (can be a long wait but the food is great)
  • Wham's Cafe (Kenyan!)
  • Club Diner near Shell downtown
  • Connector Café by Lowe's (lots of healthy options)

I'm sure I'm forgetting some...

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sjoy512 t1_jble3uu wrote

Gormley’s in downtown is amazing!

Arthur’s Diner on Bridge St for a Bootmill Sandwich (egg, cheese, hash browns, and bacon / sausage / or ham, on a grilled bulkie roll)

Cameo Diner on Lakeview for a hangover sandwich (egg, cheese, corned beef hash, and potato).

If you have access to a car Deli King in Tewksbury is great! Cafeteria style, and full of elderly people. Hash is homemade and they make really good Ruebens and breakfast sandwiches

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Essarray t1_jbnlh4l wrote

Arthur's: The Worthen of Diners.

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Engelgrafik t1_jbpie89 wrote

I feel so stupid having lived in Lowell for 10 years and hung out here for 16 and have yet to set foot in Arthur's. I'm just literally never anywhere near there in the morning.

Granted, I'm also a very big guy, and that place looks so small at times I feel claustrophic thinking about it. :D

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Essarray t1_jbnlf29 wrote

Bobbola's on Lakeview Ave in Dracut is good.

Broken Yolk up on 38 in Pelham is nice. Maybe a little too clean to really be a diner, but they open pretty early.

ML Shaws by Dracut post office is another nice clean big place with a good counter.

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dantxx t1_jbm4erh wrote

how the hell i live here for 5 years and i never heard those places

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olorin-stormcrow t1_jc6ryqw wrote

All really great, but don't sleep on the Connector Cafe. That place really surprised me, fantastic menu and super fast - and healthy options that I don't mind getting. I was so pumped when I stumbled on that spot.

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Engelgrafik t1_jc7emnw wrote

Yep i just wished I lived closer to it, I'm nowhere near it in the mornings.

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Resolution_Wonderful t1_jbjj0eq wrote

Wicked good place and they also own the Dream Diner in Tyngsboro over near skate 3 .

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TotallyNotMeDudes t1_jblcasc wrote

That place is garbage.

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Essarray t1_jbnlnt2 wrote

Dream Diner? Not sure I'd go that harsh, but there's definitely a few dozen better options.

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TotallyNotMeDudes t1_jbnniay wrote

Yeah, went three times, was disappointed every time.

Even if I didn’t move across the country I’d never be back.

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citizennsnipps t1_jbjvl4e wrote

They are fantastic. Also the club diner has some pretty awesome hours if you want a late night spot. I was impressed when I found myself there at 2:00am one night.

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TotallyNotMeDudes t1_jblcf21 wrote

If you don’t go to Club after the Worthen closes, are you even a Lowellian?

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Essarray t1_jbjiuqp wrote

They're decent. Probably one of the better downtown diners.

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Carpeteria3000 t1_jbkwbuh wrote

I drive past it all the time, but I’ve never been. I’ll have to add it to the list.

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jgaffphoto t1_jbmbgeu wrote

Just got married at the Owl last week. Go there every Saturday and Sunday.

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pinteresque t1_jbk5yza wrote

I love the owl in theory but, intentionally or not, we got served food with soap in it once years ago and we never went back.

Not the kind of impression you get over, even if it was a mistake. :/

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Essarray t1_jbnlrne wrote

Fair, but how often do you think the average dishwasher keeps a gig?

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pinteresque t1_jboxu7r wrote

This is sort of hard to articulate but: the person didn't feed me soap, the business and its systems did, and institutional memory is a thing. Like, even above "make a tasty meal" in your rules for running a restaurant should be "don't poison your customers."

Letting someone (or a business) feed you requires a one-way trust - only one of us can get sick from this arrangement after all - and one-way trusts are brittle.

The worker gets all the forgiveness in the world but I'm not going back to the business.

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JimmyMcPoyle_AZ t1_jblnih1 wrote

I worked there for many years and it will always have a special place in my heart. Food wise, it’s all about the ham slice and I personally love their meatloaf (I’m biased because I contributed to the recipe)z.

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NoLimit90s t1_jbp5j7r wrote

I also like Owl's and have purchased takeout from there and ate at home.

Has anyone tried the new cafe by the train station? It's called Dragonfly.

I had some avocado toast there and it was good, but haven't tried anything else.

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CJClementine t1_jbk0sjd wrote

Sadly, my only memory of this place is how baad the home fries were, everyone I know raves over it

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TheScrantonStrangler t1_jbk9s9d wrote

I love the home fries. They are ridiculously greasy tho. I know a guy that went there a few times a week for breakfast. His doctor said his colesterol was wicked high, so he stopped going but kept eating everything else he normally would(KFC, McDonald's, etc. and his cholesterol went right back to normal.

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