Diner Tour 2009- February

So along came February. We did pretty well in January...never missed going to a diner on a Saturday. In February, we weren't as lucky, but we still went to two diners.

2/7/09
Wilson's Diner,
Belmont, MA
Decor: Diner car, yes. Friendly atmosphere, of course. I don't remember too many specifics, but both Clayton and I gave Wilson's a 4.5 in the decor scoring. I just remember leaving the place, feeling like it was a nice, relaxing meal. We went to the place specifically because it was on our way to a snowboarding trip.

Staff: Friendly staff once again! Again, specifics, I don't remember.

Menu Options: Average menu was available. No cool names or assortment of teas to choose from. Just average really.

Taste of Food: We weren't blown away. Average taste of food, but nothing too spectacular.

Gut Feeling: Something about the place was special to me. Although all of the ratings were about average and nothing was too memorable, I left the place feeling very relaxed and content. It was a quick and easy meal. Family oriented. Overall, I gave the place a 4.1 and Clayton gave it a 4.0.

2/21/09
Kelly's Diner,
Somerville, MA
Before I get into the ratings, this is the diner that inspired us to visit other diners. We love Kelly's...always have and always will. The food is spectacular, the location is perfect for us. It has it all, so when we decided to do a diner tour, we used Kelly's as our diner to compare to. That said, we needed to re-visit Kelly's to see if our beloved diner held up to the pedestal we had it sitting on.

Decor: Kelly's is a beautiful diner car for many reasons. First, the color scheme is very diner-ish. The pink and green pastel color combinations just screams diner. Each booth has it's own personal juke box that you can put money in. Also screams diner. There are retro signs all of the place. Betty Boop even makes an appearance.

Staff: Kelly's staff is awesome. They waitresses chat with you. I think we were called "hun" for real. Kelly herself makes the potato salad with her own two hands and the servers remind you of this when you are making your food choices. Call us biased, but the staff at Kelly's make us feel all warm and cozy inside.

Menu Options: There is much to choose from at Kelly's. They have an extensive lunch and breakfast menu. You can pretty much make your own combinations. If you are feeling like you want both French toast and pancakes, you can ask them to give you one of each..and they will be glad to do it.

Taste of Food: Wow, Kelly's has it all. The taste of the food at Kelly's is very very good. Their raspberry pancakes are to die for, that homemade potato salad I mentioned before is the best I have ever had and their French toast is the best that Clayton has ever had as well.

Gut Feeling: We both gave Kelly's a 5.0. We love this place. The good food, staff and experience inspired our diner tour! That must count for something.

We didn't get to go to anymore diners in February because of conflicts in schedule, but March has been looking better. I will write the ratings up for the diners visited in March so far..not tonight though....Megg needs her beauty rest.