Memorable dinner experiences.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

Anyone have one?

My wife and I were on a long drive and it was late. We were really hungry and we were kind of in the middle of no where. We stumbled into an establishment next to a truck stop. My wife was rather numb from being on the road all day and asked a waitress where we were. In a rather pleasant southern accent she answered, "Bulls Gap, Tennessee."

[pandr32]

1. I've always loved those hole-in-the-wall experiences

You're hungry and take a chance. Sometimes retch-worthy, but sometimes wonderful. Some of the best food we've ever found has been in tiny places without much signage or bling.

[PJMcK]

2. New York's Little Italy

My ex-wife was a bond trader on Wall Street. In 1986, when one of her colleagues was leaving the firm, she had a dinner party at a now-defunct high-end Italian restaurant called SPQR. The food and drinks were copious. And spectacularly delicious.

At the end of the evening, I got stuck with the bill. $3,500! Fortunately, my wife's firm eventually covered it.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. I have a southern accent.

Hubs and I went, with another couple, to a Denny’s in Omaha once. The waitress comes to take our drink order.
She gets to me. I say “iced tea”.
She says “ We don’t serve alcohol”.
Me “okay, I’ll have iced tea”
She “we don’t serve alcohol”
Me “iced tea, please”
She is getting mad.

The other husband with us, from Wisconsin, says “please bring her an iced tea”. She thought I was saying “Asti”! Like…”Asti Spumante”!

We, and the waitress, laughed through our entire meal. I left a huge tip.

[Bayard]

5. Ass Tea

That used to be one of my ex's favorite stories--that when he first moved to Kentucky, people were asking him if he wanted, "Ass Tea". He had no idea what they were offering.

[woodsprite]

4. A little teeny shack on John's Island SC turned out to be a gourmet hidden gem!

When we camp, we're always looking for local eateries to try. We came upon Angel Oak Restaurant. Didn't know anything about it, but it was one of what seemed to be very few eateries around. The outside looked pleasant, but worn. It had hanging string lights and a few tables. We walked inside to scrubbed wooden plank flooring, and about a dozen rustic wooden tables. After seating ourselves, we looked at the menu -- it was small, prices were modest, but had gourmet style offerings. Very pleased with our decision to stop there. Didn't make it back there for another visit yet, but it's on our list.

[Totally Tunsie]

6. Will you settle for lunch instead?

Sitting in the coffee shop of the Southampton Princess in Bermuda, engrossed in a book on a dismal, rainy late morning, I didn't realize that the lunch crowd was beginning to filter in. A man appeared at my side, excusing himself for the interruption and introducing himself as "Tito", and he advised me that the attendant was shooting some annoyed looks my way. He offered for me to join him and his tablemate for lunch. I looked over to the table he was indicating and saw that his companion was none other than Frank Sinatra Jr., who was appearing at the hotel later that evening.

Well of course I joined them! After about 20 minutes, the two women I was traveling with, concerned I had been gone quite a while, came looking for me, and found Frank, Tito and I having lunch and a great conversation - absolutely blew them away! It got even better when our husbands returned from their outing and asked my friends as to my whereabouts. Hubby had a hard time believing it until later that day when we received a note from the concierge that we had a reservation for the six of us for Frank Jr.'s show that evening.

I can't begin to tell you how long and how hard we laughed over this incident for years!

[surrealAmerican]

7. How about ...

... the “famous Roscoe diner” in Roscoe, NY?

Back in the day, I had a few memorable meals there.