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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Do Diners Exist Down South?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ABOVE: The newly remodeled Marietta Diner, now showing on the Food Network.
Photo: Marietta Diner
Yes, we have Waffle House. And we have our ever-lovin’ meat-n-threes, which can’t be duplicated above the Mason-Dixon Line.
But we don’t have diners.
Wait — we have one: the Marietta Diner on Cobb Parkway. Stepping into this joint is like stopping at an exit on the Jersey Turnpike and finding one of the many diners that dot that roadway. It’s a real yankee-fied diner, dang it. And a real slice of Americana.
That’s what Guy Fieri thought, too. He’s been busy filming in and around Atlanta with his Food Network show, “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (I mentioned his visit to Cabbagetown Market on and earlier blog post). Now, he’s been out to Marietta, and his diner of choice is just a few “blocks” down from the Big Chicken. Apparently, Guy feels that the Marietta Diner is the “real deal, Holyfield.”
The diner is owned by Gus Tselios, who drove down from New York to open it 14 years ago. Since Gus and his family are Greek, the menu offers goodies like “spinach pie” and baklava cheese cake, plus American classics like black-and-white cookies and burgers. Like a true diner, it’s open 24/7.
According to Tselios, the first showing of the episode was last Monday, but more shows are scheduled through April. Go to Food Network.
Is there a diner in your neck of the woods? If so, let me know about it. I’m dying for some fries with gravy.
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