One (of the many) things I will miss about Halifax is the Barbecue. Canada. Barbecue. Roll those around in your head a bit- not the first place you think of when you think brisket. And yet, with as many barbecue places I’ve been to, Boneheads is still my favorite by far.
Low Rise. Cookie Cutter.
Today I hit up the Westcliff diner, a great restaurant in a ’60s? ’70s? storefront. It came highly recommended to me by several friends, and certainly lived up to expectations. I had a deliciously juicy fresh hamburger, with gooey melted cheese an sauteed onions. Anna had the grilled cheese and a milkshake, and my friend Irenee had an order of fries with a milkshake. The prices are some of the absolute lowest in the area.
Just around the corner is the Look Ho Ho. I haven’t been here, but the neon is outstanding.
Johnny’s immediately struck me as my kind of place. A counter on the right, two rows of booths on the left. The smell of coffee and grilling meat.
A small TV in the corner had the Canada vs. USA mens curling game on. Curling, both this game and the Canada v. China game from the night before were the hot topics of discussion amongst the clientele.
I had a deliciously tender roast beef sandwich. My buddy Phil, the grilled cheese, cut neatly into quarters. My girlfriend, Anna, had a fresh, hand formed burger. Desert between the three of us consisted of a chocolate milkshake, a vanilla one, a strawberry sundae, a chocolate sundae and a slice of warm apple pie ala mode.
6204 Almon St
Halifax, NS B3K 1V2
(902) 454-8154
BUD the SPUD – established 1977
We Welcome All Tourists
Specializing in Homemade french fries
Old Fashioned Chip Wagon
Church- downtown Halifax
Doorway, Halifax. Reminds me of the style of Lane Smith
Moffatt’s – established 1924 – Dartmouth
Big Teeth – Dartmouth
Quick Lunch – Dartmouth
Old ford- Dartmouth
Cousin’s Diner. Great food, nice owners, fast service, and a great looking place to boot. Certainly worth a stop if you’re ever in the area.
Windsor Park Market. Old Pepsi and Kit Kat signs
Armview Food Shop – Old Pepsi signs
Old Coke Sign
Transmission shop mural
And, going past it today, I found that the Quincy’s neon is gone.
Here’s some shots from this morning.
Great old well kept neon and clock on Pilcher’s Flowers
Robie Food Chop Suey. Old place. The sign sure is to the point.
Video Difference- New, but a neat modern take on some old styles
the UFO of God
Snowman
Quincy’s Restaurant. Newer neon, it looks like, but a nice one. The restaurant is about to be replaced by another. We’ll see what happens to the sign.
Oxford Theatre
Here’s a photo of the interior
Ardmore Tea Room
Not particularly old or special, but this just caught my eye.
My first lunch counter experience from my new home, and a great one at that. It’s located on Barrington St. , across the street from the train station. The two gentlemen in before us had been going to the Olympic every day for fifty years. It has been in the same family since the 1970s.
The breakfast was excellent, cooked on the small grill behind the counter, and was extremely inexpensive. The coffee was great, and was served in classic green and white diner mugs.
March 1, 2010
Diner Hunter 