This past week I was in a rural part of the country and was able to eat at some insanely good, old school restaurants. I committed carbicide at each place.
First off was an old school Italian restaurant that uses the same recipes that Colombus brought over with him, that’s how old school this place is. If there’s a “Little Italy” section in any large metro area, this restaurant could kick its restaurants asses.
Next up was an old school steakhouse that hasn’t changed their decor since 1982. Where a filet is $26 and they service it with an orange slice, a hunk of garlic bread and fettuccini is a side option.
You can bring your own wine and both places charge a $10 cork fee. That is insanely cheap.
After that I hit up a local bakery that’s been there since the 1950s. There’s no sugar free crap offered here so Demi Lovatos fat ass won’t get triggered.
It’s a good thing I don’t live near these places or I’d be obese. This past week regained some of my confidence in local restaurants. Just about every employee was over 50 and nobody working or dining at these places knows what kale is nor do they prepare any of their meals using a blender. Gourmet coffee to these guys is when they put a splash of Bailys in their Folgers.
Now, people that shop at Whole Foods on a regular basis would turn their noses up at these places. A vegetarian would too because every dish has meat, even the salads. Also, if you pull up in a Toyota Prius at the steakhouse, the valet will drive it into the adjacent lake while you dine.
Anyone else nostalgic of an old school restaurant where you can get a four course meal that is cheaper than your Starbucks and Chipotle Buritto you’re having today for lunch?
