Highway Diner
« The road can wait until you finish. »The owner's motto · Doris et Earl Tuttle
- OwnerDoris et Earl Tuttle
- Since1956
- Address450 Palmetto Drive, Highway
Leave interchange 9 for Palmetto Drive and stop at the painted coffee pot. - Opening hours24 hours; pie after coffee except Tuesday, according to the ledger.
Its story
Doris and Earl opened in 1956 to feed drivers before their next breakdown. She bakes pies; he serves pancakes, burgers and chips without placing trays on road maps.
In 1984, Earl reversed pie and coffee one Tuesday to save an overheated crust. The customer returned the next Tuesday; Earl wrote the method into the rules rather than admit chance.
Anecdotes
- In June 1984, customer Vern Lister ordered the $7.99 meal and checked the $8 coffee twice.
- In May 1985, Mél mistook the counter queue for a traffic jam and later got her radio show.
- In January 1986, Dolores Van Pelt inaugurated an occupied stool; Earl waited for its customer to finish.
The ad
Played completely straight, on SUNSET DRIVE 102.7 FM.
Vous conduisez depuis deux heures.Listen to SUNSET DRIVE 102.7 FM →
Vous avez faim depuis une heure cinquante-huit.
Highway Diner est ouvert.
Café chaud.
Pancakes.
Burgers.
Frites.
Et tarte maison.
La tarte arrive toujours après le café, sauf le mardi.
Personne ne sait pourquoi.
Le serveur dit que c'est une tradition.
Menu complet : 7 dollars 99.
(pause)
Le café coûte 8 dollars.
(petit rire)
Highway Diner.
La route peut bien patienter.
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Good to know
- Coffee is ordered separately; Doris insists this is explained before serving.
- Tuesday is underlined in red on all seven schedule pages.
The neighbour
Sunset GarageSunset Garage is four numbers away; Doris reserves a table far enough away to stop listening to engines.