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Went Out To Eat Yesterday...

ScrapHappy — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:33:18 GMT

We don't eat out often. Found a place, nothing fancy, but was advertised as a place and food from where we were both born and raised, NJ. I live in the Southeast now, been out of NJ for over 20 years. We had to check it out. Like I said, it wasn't fancy and it wasn't a large place. It's a Mom and Pop restaurant that you'd find on the corner of a neighborhood. Steady stream of people coming in. The food was delicious, they make their own mozzarella. Husband went down a hallway and there were 100's of pictures of the owner with celebrities, and some presidents like Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford. He's a chef and was the chef for Frank Sinatra. I think the pics were from the restaurant in Las Vegas. One of the young men starting talking to my husband and said "Have you met Johnny?" Then, Johnny came out to our table. Stayed with us for a while and was so nice and personable. Asked me if I was going to have dessert, I said yes, the cheesecake of course. Then he comes out with a cheesecake on the house. Though it was so good, my husband got one too. He seems to know many of the folks eating there and if not, he'd go out and introduce himself. It was just a nice day and good experience. Like I said, we don't eat out often and even though this place is over 40 minutes away, even longer because traffic is always so bad, we'll be back.

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deepwaterdotter — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:36:49 GMT

Eating local is the best. What a wonderful experience for you.

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On It — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:06:24 GMT

@ScrapHappy Life still affords wonderful surprises. It sounds like you got a really good one. Enjoy all your future dining experiences at your new favorite place.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:21:41 GMT

We have a couple small family owned restaurants in the area. Great folks and they consider their staff family.

Glad you had a good experience.

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on the bay — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:28:47 GMT

@ScrapHappy,

That sounds like such a good experience. That's what makes a wonderful restaurant and worth going, especially these days.

Thanks for sharing that!

Re: Went Out To Eat Yesterday...

mspatmac — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:32:31 GMT

@ScrapHappy

Did they have Taylor Ham and hard rolls? Guess where I'm from!

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hckynutjohn — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 05:40:00 GMT

@ScrapHappy wrote:
We don't eat out often. Found a place, nothing fancy, but was advertised as a place and food from where we were both born and raised, NJ. I live in the Southeast now, been out of NJ for over 20 years. We had to check it out. Like I said, it wasn't fancy and it wasn't a large place. It's a Mom and Pop restaurant that you'd find on the corner of a neighborhood. Steady stream of people coming in.
The food was delicious, they make their own mozzarella. Husband went down a hallway and there were 100's of pictures of the owner with celebrities, and some presidents like Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford. He's a chef and was the chef for Frank Sinatra. I think the pics were from the restaurant in Las Vegas. One of the young men starting talking to my husband and said "Have you met Johnny?" Then, Johnny came out to our table. Stayed with us for a while and was so nice and personable. Asked me if I was going to have dessert, I said yes, the cheesecake of course. Then he comes out with a cheesecake on the house. Though it was so good, my husband got one too. He seems to know many of the folks eating there and if not, he'd go out and introduce himself. It was just a nice day and good experience. Like I said, we don't eat out often and even though this place is over 40 minutes away, even longer because traffic is always so bad, we'll be back.

ETA:  Put this back to how @ScrapHappy posted it. Added a new explanatory post, for those that care to read it.

hckynut  🇺🇸

Re: Went Out To Eat Yesterday...

Bri369 — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:25:58 GMT

@hckynutjohn wrote:
@ScrapHappy wrote:
We don't eat out often. Found a place, nothing fancy, but was advertised as a place and food from where we were both born and raised, NJ. I live in the Southeast now, been out of NJ for over 20 years. We had to check it out. Like I said, it wasn't fancy and it wasn't a large place. It's a Mom and Pop restaurant that you'd find on the corner of a neighborhood. Steady stream of people coming in.

The food was delicious, they make their own mozzarella. Husband went down a hallway and there were 100's of pictures of the owner with celebrities, and some presidents like Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford. He's a chef and was the chef for Frank Sinatra. I think the pics were from the restaurant in Las Vegas. One of the young men starting talking to my husband and said "Have you met Johnny?" Then, Johnny came out to our table. Stayed with us for a while and was so nice and personable.

Asked me if I was going to have dessert, I said yes, the cheesecake of course. Then he comes out with a cheesecake on the house. Though it was so good, my husband got one too. He seems to know many of the folks eating there and if not, he'd go out and introduce himself. It was just a nice day and good experience. Like I said, we don't eat out often and even though this place is over 40 minutes away, even longer because traffic is always so bad, we'll be back.

Why do you find it necessary to edit someone else's post to make paragraphs. I think that's very rude. If you have trouble reading her post, skip it. How would you like someone editing your long-winded posts?

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Bri369 — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:20:25 GMT

@ScrapHappy wrote:
We don't eat out often. Found a place, nothing fancy, but was advertised as a place and food from where we were both born and raised, NJ. I live in the Southeast now, been out of NJ for over 20 years. We had to check it out. Like I said, it wasn't fancy and it wasn't a large place. It's a Mom and Pop restaurant that you'd find on the corner of a neighborhood. Steady stream of people coming in. The food was delicious, they make their own mozzarella. Husband went down a hallway and there were 100's of pictures of the owner with celebrities, and some presidents like Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford. He's a chef and was the chef for Frank Sinatra. I think the pics were from the restaurant in Las Vegas. One of the young men starting talking to my husband and said "Have you met Johnny?" Then, Johnny came out to our table. Stayed with us for a while and was so nice and personable. Asked me if I was going to have dessert, I said yes, the cheesecake of course. Then he comes out with a cheesecake on the house. Though it was so good, my husband got one too. He seems to know many of the folks eating there and if not, he'd go out and introduce himself. It was just a nice day and good experience. Like I said, we don't eat out often and even though this place is over 40 minutes away, even longer because traffic is always so bad, we'll be back.

@ScrapHappy

That sounds like the perfect night and worth the drive.

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SloopJohnB — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:32:25 GMT

@ScrapHappy wrote:
We don't eat out often. Found a place, nothing fancy, but was advertised as a place and food from where we were both born and raised, NJ. I live in the Southeast now, been out of NJ for over 20 years. We had to check it out. Like I said, it wasn't fancy and it wasn't a large place. It's a Mom and Pop restaurant that you'd find on the corner of a neighborhood. Steady stream of people coming in. The food was delicious, they make their own mozzarella. Husband went down a hallway and there were 100's of pictures of the owner with celebrities, and some presidents like Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford. He's a chef and was the chef for Frank Sinatra. I think the pics were from the restaurant in Las Vegas. One of the young men starting talking to my husband and said "Have you met Johnny?" Then, Johnny came out to our table. Stayed with us for a while and was so nice and personable. Asked me if I was going to have dessert, I said yes, the cheesecake of course. Then he comes out with a cheesecake on the house. Though it was so good, my husband got one too. He seems to know many of the folks eating there and if not, he'd go out and introduce himself. It was just a nice day and good experience. Like I said, we don't eat out often and even though this place is over 40 minutes away, even longer because traffic is always so bad, we'll be back.

@ScrapHappy That place sounds wonderful! Can you share what city/state this is in and or the name?

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BlueFinch — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:38:35 GMT

@Bri369 JMHO, I think @hckynutjohn was just trying to be helpful. I enjoyed reading the edited version. It was a lovely outing to share and much easier to enjoy with paragraphs.

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BoopOMatic — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:48:42 GMT

@Bri369 wrote:
@hckynutjohn wrote:
@ScrapHappy wrote:
We don't eat out often. Found a place, nothing fancy, but was advertised as a place and food from where we were both born and raised, NJ. I live in the Southeast now, been out of NJ for over 20 years. We had to check it out. Like I said, it wasn't fancy and it wasn't a large place. It's a Mom and Pop restaurant that you'd find on the corner of a neighborhood. Steady stream of people coming in.

The food was delicious, they make their own mozzarella. Husband went down a hallway and there were 100's of pictures of the owner with celebrities, and some presidents like Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford. He's a chef and was the chef for Frank Sinatra. I think the pics were from the restaurant in Las Vegas. One of the young men starting talking to my husband and said "Have you met Johnny?" Then, Johnny came out to our table. Stayed with us for a while and was so nice and personable.

Asked me if I was going to have dessert, I said yes, the cheesecake of course. Then he comes out with a cheesecake on the house. Though it was so good, my husband got one too. He seems to know many of the folks eating there and if not, he'd go out and introduce himself. It was just a nice day and good experience. Like I said, we don't eat out often and even though this place is over 40 minutes away, even longer because traffic is always so bad, we'll be back.

Why do you find it necessary to edit someone else's post to make paragraphs. I think that's very rude. If you have trouble reading her post, skip it. How would you like someone editing your long-winded posts?

Paragraph breaks make a post easier to read, but if you don't care for his edited post, take your own advice and "skip it."

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rms1954 — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 17:15:08 GMT

We have a favorite local restaurant like that ... pictures and all. Family owned for years. I like their carrot cake and always leave with a piece. It's HUGE.

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goldensrbest — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:13:52 GMT

I find it rude for john ,to correct her post.

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ScrapHappy — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:25:25 GMT

@mspatmac wrote:
@ScrapHappy

Did they have Taylor Ham and hard rolls? Guess where I'm from!

He did in the beginning. Said most people did not know what it is and took it off the menu.

Re: Went Out To Eat Yesterday...

ScrapHappy — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:26:46 GMT

Hoboken Cafe on Whitlock. Marietta GA.

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ScrapHappy — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:27:54 GMT

@SloopJohnB wrote:
@ScrapHappy wrote:
We don't eat out often. Found a place, nothing fancy, but was advertised as a place and food from where we were both born and raised, NJ. I live in the Southeast now, been out of NJ for over 20 years. We had to check it out. Like I said, it wasn't fancy and it wasn't a large place. It's a Mom and Pop restaurant that you'd find on the corner of a neighborhood. Steady stream of people coming in. The food was delicious, they make their own mozzarella. Husband went down a hallway and there were 100's of pictures of the owner with celebrities, and some presidents like Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford. He's a chef and was the chef for Frank Sinatra. I think the pics were from the restaurant in Las Vegas. One of the young men starting talking to my husband and said "Have you met Johnny?" Then, Johnny came out to our table. Stayed with us for a while and was so nice and personable. Asked me if I was going to have dessert, I said yes, the cheesecake of course. Then he comes out with a cheesecake on the house. Though it was so good, my husband got one too. He seems to know many of the folks eating there and if not, he'd go out and introduce himself. It was just a nice day and good experience. Like I said, we don't eat out often and even though this place is over 40 minutes away, even longer because traffic is always so bad, we'll be back.
@ScrapHappy That place sounds wonderful! Can you share what city/state this is in and or the name?

Hoboken Cafe on Whitlock. Marietta GA.

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Johnnyeager — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 01:44:27 GMT

Paragraph breaks are always highly appreciated by me.

I have no concerns about how they were provided.

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hckynutjohn — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 05:44:29 GMT

@hckynutjohn wrote:
@ScrapHappy wrote:
We don't eat out often. Found a place, nothing fancy, but was advertised as a place and food from where we were both born and raised, NJ. I live in the Southeast now, been out of NJ for over 20 years. We had to check it out. Like I said, it wasn't fancy and it wasn't a large place. It's a Mom and Pop restaurant that you'd find on the corner of a neighborhood. Steady stream of people coming in.The food was delicious, they make their own mozzarella. Husband went down a hallway and there were 100's of pictures of the owner with celebrities, and some presidents like Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford. He's a chef and was the chef for Frank Sinatra. I think the pics were from the restaurant in Las Vegas. One of the young men starting talking to my husband and said "Have you met Johnny?" Then, Johnny came out to our table. Stayed with us for a while and was so nice and personable.Asked me if I was going to have dessert, I said yes, the cheesecake of course. Then he comes out with a cheesecake on the house. Though it was so good, my husband got one too. He seems to know many of the folks eating there and if not, he'd go out and introduce himself. It was just a nice day and good experience. Like I said, we don't eat out often and even though this place is over 40 minutes away, even longer because traffic is always so bad, we'll be back.

@ScrapHappy

I had originally planned to add a post along with this, but things came up shortly after I made it easier for me to read it. But now since it is many hours later, and the reaction by others. I will put this back to how it was originally posted by @ScrapHappy.

I underestimated how others would react to altering a thread to make it easier for me to read it. In the future I will do as another poster suggested, and will bypass that thread altogether. I did go back and edit my earlier empty text post.

hckynut 🇺🇸

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jubilant — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:24:36 GMT

@hckynutjohn wrote:
@hckynutjohn wrote:
@ScrapHappy wrote:
We don't eat out often. Found a place, nothing fancy, but was advertised as a place and food from where we were both born and raised, NJ. I live in the Southeast now, been out of NJ for over 20 years. We had to check it out. Like I said, it wasn't fancy and it wasn't a large place. It's a Mom and Pop restaurant that you'd find on the corner of a neighborhood. Steady stream of people coming in.The food was delicious, they make their own mozzarella. Husband went down a hallway and there were 100's of pictures of the owner with celebrities, and some presidents like Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford. He's a chef and was the chef for Frank Sinatra. I think the pics were from the restaurant in Las Vegas. One of the young men starting talking to my husband and said "Have you met Johnny?" Then, Johnny came out to our table. Stayed with us for a while and was so nice and personable.Asked me if I was going to have dessert, I said yes, the cheesecake of course. Then he comes out with a cheesecake on the house. Though it was so good, my husband got one too. He seems to know many of the folks eating there and if not, he'd go out and introduce himself. It was just a nice day and good experience. Like I said, we don't eat out often and even though this place is over 40 minutes away, even longer because traffic is always so bad, we'll be back.

@ScrapHappy

I had originally planned to add a post along with this, but things came up shortly after I made it easier for me to read it. But now since it is many hours later, and the reaction by others. I will put this back to how it was originally posted by @ScrapHappy.

I underestimated how others would react to altering a thread to make it easier for me to read it. In the future I will do as another poster suggested, and will bypass that thread altogether. I did go back and edit my earlier empty text post.

hckynut 🇺🇸

@hckynutjohn Thanks, John, I think you did the right thing in this post. Have a good day!