Bridgeview Diner

How things have changed for the better. Etiquette for dining out in the 1840s dictated that ladies were permitted to dab their lips on the tablecloth. However, they were admonished and discouraged from using that cloth to blow their nose.

Did you know that, technically, your stomach does not growl when you are hungry? It wambles, which means to move or roll unsteadily. When the rumbling in your belly signals that it is time to eat, stop in to end your wambling ways.

Even when adjusted for inflation, the price of eating in diner is a bargain. In 1920, the average patron at a restaurant paid about thirty cents for a meal, which averages to about $5.00 in today’s economic climate.

The word salad is a derivation of salata, which means salted, and refers to the "herba salata" of Ancient Rome - a platter of vegetables that had been soaked in brine.

The original diners were murals of the American experience, relying on the skills of German sheet metal workers, Italian and Mexican masons and tile cutters, and carpenters from all over the world who had emigrated to the U.S. Is it any wonder our food reflects the traditions of these great cultures.