# Your Favourite Diner Meals **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 19, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241 "2023-07-19T07:32:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/101 "2023-07-26T18:08:24Z")
‘Chili size’ is shorter than asking for ‘an open-faced hamburger, with the top bun cut in half and placed at the sides, smothered in chili, and topped with shredded cheddar and chopped onions’. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/102 "2023-07-26T18:08:40Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > When I ordered one at a “family restaurant” in Wisconsin it didn’t come with any vegetables, just a side of mashed potatoes. My sister’s comment was “What does Wisconsin have against vegetables?” In Wisconsin, “vegetables” translates as “cheese and beer.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/103 "2023-07-26T18:08:50Z")
Represent! More onions! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/104 "2023-07-26T18:13:15Z")
**Question:** Which is better on hamburgers and hot dogs: chili with beans or without? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/105 "2023-07-26T18:14:54Z")
In both cases, no beans. For actual bowls of chili, no beans. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/106 "2023-07-26T18:17:54Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > ‘Chili size’ is shorter than asking for ‘an open-faced hamburger, with the top bun cut in half and placed at the sides, smothered in chili, and topped with shredded cheddar and chopped onions’. Like I said, only if you understand what “chili size” means. What you describe is totally unknown in Canada. Though it sounds quite tasty! Love to try one sometime. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/107 "2023-07-26T18:44:40Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > **Question:** Which is better on hamburgers and hot dogs: chili with beans or without? NO BEANS!!! That is always the answer. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/108 "2023-07-26T18:50:44Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Hot open-faced sandwiches (beef, turkey, pork tenderloin, etc.) are common at the diner/family restaurants here in the Chicago area, too, at least. Meat on white bread, covered in gravy, and definitely a knife-and-fork meal. I’ve seen them all over L.A., as well. And any burger place with a variety of burger styles here will have a chiliburger. My favorite was the late lamented Mago’s Avocado Chili Cheese Burger. Best hangover food, ever! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/109 "2023-07-26T22:26:10Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > In both cases, no beans. > [@silenus](#): > > NO BEANS!!! Cincinnati (with ground beef, cinnamon, and allspice), or some other style? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/110 "2023-07-26T22:33:37Z")
Texas Red, or just a [Tommy’s knock-off](https://keviniscooking.com/original-tommys-chili-copycat-recipe/). ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/111 "2023-07-27T00:13:07Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > ‘Chili size’ is shorter than asking for ‘an open-faced hamburger, with the top bun cut in half and placed at the sides, smothered in chili, and topped with shredded cheddar and chopped onions’. You want me to hold the chicken, huh? _I want you to hold it between your knees._ ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/112 "2023-07-27T03:04:39Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > **Question:** Which is better on hamburgers and hot dogs: chili with beans or without? Beans. Gotta have beans. Chili without beans, on a burger or not, just ain’t chili. It’s like chicken noodle soup without the noodles. My diner top 5: 1. Chili burger (or if I’m in So Cal again, chili _size_, I guess) 2. Hot turkey sandwich 3. Biscuits and gravy with 2-3 runny yolk eggs 4. Huevos rancheros (could compete for 1 depending where I am) 5. French dip (not that I super duper like them, but they’re hard to screw up) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/113 "2023-07-27T03:28:03Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Chili without beans, on a burger or not, just ain’t chili. No. Discourse. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/114 "2023-07-27T03:28:43Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Biscuits and gravy with 2-3 runny yolk eggs I was once hitchhiking through Wisconsin in the dead of winter and wound up at a diner outside the Dells. The only thing I could afford was hot coffee and a plate of biscuits with sausage gravy. That was one of the best meals I’ve ever had! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/115 "2023-07-27T03:56:33Z")
Sausage gravy is dead easy to make. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/116 "2023-07-27T03:58:13Z")
behold the only worthwhile diner chain in north la County > **[Crazy Otto's Diners Lancaster CA](https://www.crazyottosdiners.com/)** > > If you're looking for one of the best places to eat in lancaster ca, Crazy Otto's offers the best breakfast in Lancaster ca. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/117 "2023-07-27T04:03:49Z")
_ **LOVED** _ Crazy Otto’s! And I ate there when Otto was alive. With his whites, he reminded me of Popeye. [Here’s an old pic from before I moved to the AV.](https://imgur.com/gallery/8Zc0vNI) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/118 "2023-07-27T04:12:16Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That photo doesn’t have enough onions **or** cheese on it. How much cheese and onions are you supposed to put on a photo? ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/119 "2023-07-27T04:38:03Z")
I’m confused. Why does Crazy Otto’s, “the only worthwhile diner chain in north la County” have chili burgers, or “Chiliburger” as it’s listed, on the menu, and ne’er a _chili size_ in sight? Oh well, Crazy Otto’s Chiliburger sounds pretty good. The only downside is you hafta wait til after 10 AM to order one. I love the smell of chili burgers in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241/120 "2023-07-27T05:14:32Z")
nah if ya order oner theyll make one for ya AT 8 AM…well they do me anyways lol [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241.md?page=7)