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A server at one of my favourite diners posed this question a few week ago, “What’s the difference between a diner and a restaurant anyway?” Being a food fan, I figure this is a question I should know the answer to. Doing some online research unearthed some very interesting theories. Here are a few:<\/p>\n

\n-a diner is open long hours, and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner at any time
\n-a diner offers quick, affordable food
\n-a diner is a 1950s throwback that uses a skillet and fryer as primary cooking methods
\n-a diner comes prefab and is long and narrow so it can travel down the highway<\/p>\n

\nSomething else I hadn’t truly thought about is just how many options are out there. You can grab a bite at a cafe, diner, bistro, trattoria or a restaurant. The label used for the eatery seems to indicate theme\/ethnicity, price, formality, speed and hours.
\nBack to the question at hand, I decided to see what Wikipedia had to say on the matter. For diners<\/a> it seems that they were once prefabricated restaurant buildings, but now encompass all locales that serve similarly casual food and stay open late.
\nA restaurant<\/a>, on the other, is a far more general term that covers just about anywhere you can get something to eat or drink. <\/p>\n

\nAnd that’s my lesson for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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