The girls and I decided that we wanted to grab some lunch before we checked in to our rental home for the long weekend and Riverhead seemed like the "biggest" town in the North Fork area that wold give us the most options. We drove past this cute luncheonette/diner and thought that it would be the perfect place to grab a quick bite to eat.
First off, it's adorable. You feel like you are transported into the 50's because there really isn't a single modern thing about this place (including the fact that they don't take credit cards). As you can imagine the menu is pretty bare bones, it's pretty much sandwiches, burgers and a few random sides (like cottage cheese and fruit). I went a decidedly standard route and got the grilled cheese with tomato ($6) and a side of fries ($4). The other girls got a variety of sandwiches and soups and Jill got the chicken fingers - so it was all very basic diner food. The waitress was very nice and the whole place just had a very cute, quaint and local feel to it. The grilled cheese was nicely done - with just the right amount of cheese in it and the outside of the bread had a nice toast to it but it wasn't burnt or overdone. The fries were the crinkle cut variety and it reminded me of my childhood. They were probably frozen fries that came from an Oreida bag but you know what? They were still crunchy, tasty and seriously addictive.
It was a pretty quick meal but it was a nice pit stop in a small but lovely town. There are obviously other more upscale restaurants in other nearby towns in the North Fork, but this one was quite adorable and just got the job done for what we needed. It wasn't a culinary show stopper but sometimes all you want is a nice grilled cheese sandwich and french fries to sooth your hunger pangs. I really do love the North Fork and encourage everyone to check out that area before it becomes overrun like the Hamptons. I wasn't sure what the total bill was because all I had on me was $15 in cash but I'm fairly certain the total bill was not too high given the prices.
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