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Stuff For Your Hole in the Wall Small Town Truck Stop Diner
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items Here's some stuff to get for your country diner to fit the vibe. A country diner should not only serve good food at an affordable price, but it should also be a pillar of the community.
Your diner needs some napkin dispensers like these.
Coca-Cola Drink Short Napkin Dispenser
A staple in many small town USA diners.
Tabletop Jukebox
An authentic smalltown truckstop diner often serves drinks in these iconic red plastic coke cups.
Coke Cups
Red checkered tablecloth and small town diners go together like milk and cookies. (affiliate link)
Red Checkered Tablecloth
If your small town diner still has one of these it is legit!
When did they stop having cigarette vending machines in the US?
If you see one of these it will probably be outside of a smalltown truckstop diner. Smalltowns often have poor/non-existent WIFI or cell service, so these allow truckers to know what's going on in the world….or local town gossip. (affiliate link)
Newspaper Vending
If you see one of these most likely it will be outside of a smalltown truckstop diner in the middle of nowhere. Smalltowns = shitty cell service 9/10.
Pay Phone Directory ☎️ PayPhones Near Me
You'll often see these when your about to exit the diner.
Candy and Amusement Vending Machines and Supplies; Bulk Candy ...
This is the common clientele at these types of establishments. They love to stare at you when you enter the diner. Just so you know.
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Legit diners often have styrofoam takeout cups that help keep your Coke nice and cold and to avoid that annoying condensation common with the inferior paper or plastic cups.
Dart 16J16C Coca-Cola Foam Cups 16oz 25/Bag
You know your diner is legit if your waitresses wear lots of caked-on eyeliner and takes no BS. +1 if your waitress says “hun” alot.
You wear too much eye makeup
The ketchup should come in bottles like this to enhance it's country truck stop diner vibes.
Ketchup Squeeze Bottle
Country hole in the wall diners often serve you butter in these square foil butter packets. (affiliate link)
Grassland 7.7 Gram Salted Grade AA Foiled Butter Chips - 200/Box
Have leftovers? Authentic country truckstop diners usually have white Styrofoam takeout boxes. You know you know. (affiliate link)
Styrofoam Containers Food
Waitresses at these diners will usually pour your coffee with something like this.
Retro Diner Pot
Country diners always seem to have glass salt and pepper shakers like this. Get these to complete the vibe. Just remember not to spill the salt…
HIC Classic Diner Style Salt & Pepper Shaker
Get ready for politicians of all stripes visiting your little ole diner to appear more “folksy” and “relatable”. But hey, on the bright side, you get to enjoy some free publicity and get to see some awkward photo ops of some candidate eating a hot do...
A brief history of "Rust Belt Diner" journalism
You'll need some picture frames for all those notable people who will stop in your diner for a bite to eat…like that local political candidate who ate a hot dog in an um…interesting way. (affiliate link)
All Frames
You'll need some of these so your wait staff can write down your orders hun.
ZPARIK 6 Pack Guest Check Books, 300 Sheets
Country diners often have some random things on the walls, like this talking fish for instance.
Big Mouth Billy Bass The Singing Sensation
These places usually have some dank onion rings. Uncle Rico agrees!
Uncle Rico Onion Rings
Country Diners that aren't cash only usually have these signs placed on the front door somewhere.
We Accept Credit Cards Sign
If your “country” diner serves coleslaw that looks like this…sorry it ain't legit. You know you know.
Purple Cabbage Slaw
A country diner ain't a country diner without some taxidermy of some fish a local boy caught many moons ago. It's a conversation starter that starts many a fish stories amongst the local patrons. (affiliate link)
Mount This Fish Company
Country diners often have placemats that advertise local businesses.
ADSRUS - The Original Placemat People
Sides will often come in these red and white paper trays. (affiliate link)
Mom and Pop's Bar and Grill
Your burger should be served in one of these plastic serving baskets with the glorious crinkly checkered wax paper
Diner Baskets And Paper
Your country truckstop diner should have a lighted display case to showcase all your yummy pies and baked goods!
Dessert Case in Diner & Restaurant
Cool diners might have one of these games to entertain yourself while you wait for your food. You end up playing the game and find out that you are not quite the genius that you thought you were…
How to Solve the Cracker Barrel Peg Game