Middletown, CT – Landmark diner (since 1941) serves creative American classics & Irish dishes for breakfast & lunch.
O’Rourke’s Diner – O’Rourke’s Diner, 728 Main St., Middletown, Ct http://www.orourkesmiddletown.com 860-346-6101
American Diner Museum states that the origins of the diner dates back to 1872, when Walter Scott sold food from a horse-drawn covered express wagon parked outside the Providence Journal newspaper office. Thus birthed what would become the iconic American diner.
The original Dunn’s Diner, a wood structure, was purchased by Brian O’Rourke’s uncle John in 1941. The building was later replaced with a 1946 aluminum and steel art deco diner manufactured by the Mountain View Diners Company.
A vanishing breed but still going strong in areas with dedicated regulars lining up for hot coffee and comfort food, diners offer a wide range of foods, mostly American cuisine, and a laid back, casual atmosphere
Visit a classic American diner and expect breakfast served 24 hours a day and an interior with a combination of booths served by a waitstaff and a long sit-down counter with direct service. The smallest diners may only have a short-order cook behind a grill.
Diners are more of a lingering read of the daily printed newspaper than scanning headlines. A place for good-hearted conversation prized over snarky Facebook posts.
Where honest hot grease hits a raw egg and the only vegetable inside griddle fried potatoes. The coffee is hot, strong and served in a bottomless white China mug. No latte spoken here.
