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Old 05-20-2016, 07:02 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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When I see the words truck-stop, I immediately think U.S.A., and imagine ham 'n' eggs, stacks of pancakes, biscuits, (U.S. biscuits, not U.K. ones), and gravy, and grits if down south.
I did a couple of years trucking in the U.K. as a younger man, there they are known as transport cafes, almost everything is fried, eggs, bacon, chips, (fries), I swear they'd fry the toast if they could, instead of putting it under a grill, or in a toaster.
Rarely could you get coffee, other than the cheapest instant kind, it was the norm for giant cups or mugs of tea, which I never drink, and can't stand the smell of.
I went into a transport cafe in Staffordshire once, asked for a black coffee, and got, "Coffee? Where d'you think you are, in the Ritz?"
For three years I drove intercontinental, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, a different world cuisine wise, croissants, pain au chocolat, baguettes, slices of jambon, or fromage at breakfast, with good strong coffee.
At lunch time you could get ratatouille, crêpes, blanquette de veau, onion soup etc., and what amazed me, carafes of wine to wash it down with.
I like a drink, but not when I'm punching an eighteen wheeler from Dieppe to Avignon, AND driving on the right, as opposed to the left at home.
I used to think nothing of driving from London to Newhaven or Dover, taking a ferry to France, then driving to Cannes or Nice, or across to Düsseldorf or Köln, or Berlin.
Now, if someone asked me to drive from London to Coventry, I'd say, "Thanks, but no thanks."
"Where d'you think you are, in the Ritz?" This really broke me up. I can just hear someone saying that. My mother's much older version was, "Cocoa? You want cocoa? Even the bleedin' queen can't get cocoa."

I've been in a few truck stops. I'd stop to stretch my legs, use the rest room, get something to drink and maybe something to eat. I don't know how they are now, but they used to feel safe to me.
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Old 05-20-2016, 09:41 PM
 
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Ah childhood memories. Last time was about a year ago. Basic fast food. I think the last one that had a real restaurant attached was about 15 years ago somewhere on I70 in Kansas or Missouri. Not great but not bad.


But the place that most comes to mind was called Peggy Ann's in Rockwood TN along I40. This was way back when I was a kid in the 60s but I loved stopping there. For some reason the thing I most remember is the melon balls and the desert wall that was like a set of mailboxes with cakes, pies, and wonderful (to a kid at least) things in each one.
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Old 05-20-2016, 09:58 PM
 
Location: South Bay Native
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When you walk into the truck stop diner, I think you're supposed to tell them 'Large Marge' sent you...right?
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Old 05-26-2016, 09:39 PM
 
Location: Somewhere flat in Mississippi
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Old 05-26-2016, 10:01 PM
 
Location: In the Pearl of the Purchase, Ky
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There was a truck stop at exit 40 on I-24 in Ky where my wife and I ate once. She ordered 2 pancakes and sausage. They brought out 2 of the largest pancakes we have ever seen. They were bigger than the plate! And she couldn't eat it all. Living for a while in the Hopkinsville/Ft. Campbell/Land Between the Lakes area, we've eaten a lot at the truck stop at exit 86 on I-24, the Ft. Campbell exit. For years the Flying J had their own restaurant and I had seen times you had to wait for a table, and the restaurant wasn't small. And great food. You'd see families going there to eat after church on Sunday. That restaurant has been replaced with a Denny's. Denny's is good but I miss the old one.
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Old 05-26-2016, 10:39 PM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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I've had a wonderful breakfast at a truck stop, and I've had a horrendous breakfast at a truck stop. The truck stop with the great breakfast had lots of truckers inside. The truck stop with the bad breakfast had two local scruff budgets and one trucker inside. I wonder if there is a correlation there?
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Old 05-26-2016, 11:13 PM
 
Location: Out there somewhere...a traveling man.
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We travel across country several times a year and have never had a bad meal or experience at truck stops. Some truck stops have separate dining rooms for drivers and another for general public. Many have named brand franchises like Denny's, Arby's, Mc D's etal.
In the old days your meal was as good as the cook is feeling at that moment.
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Old 05-27-2016, 12:28 AM
 
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I ate @ one once..... It was OK i guess
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Old 05-27-2016, 11:04 AM
 
Location: League City, Texas
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We would stop at great places like Stuckeys, where pecan logs and cactus candy abounded. Postcards and other souvenirs (remember Mexican jumping beans anyone?) were eye candy. There was a long, winding, baby blue counter in each of them, where you could order anything from hamburgers to club sandwiches. I always loved the food.

Ah, a trip down nostalgia lane...
I haven't been to a "truck stop" since I was a kid in the 60s--stopping at Stuckey's was always a treat! And yes, TerraDown those Mexican Jumping beans in the little plastic box were fascinating!
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Old 05-27-2016, 03:26 PM
 
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I like truck stop food

the night entertainment isn't bad either
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