McDonald's

[W3MIV]

I think McDonalds's coffee is better than Starbucks and cheaper to boot. Some of the McDonalds I have been to are equipped with free WiFi; I stayed at a (horrendous) Red Roof in Rochester and they wanted to charge me daily for internet, but the McDonalds right next door had an open, free, broadband WiFi router. They encouraged customers to stay, have a breakfast and suck down their excellent coffee while working online. Same thing with one in VA at Wilderness.

Their Cobb salad is excellent and, compared with the other usual offerings, very low in fat.

[W3WN]

I think McDonalds's coffee is better than Starbucks and cheaper to boot. Some of the McDonalds I have been to are equipped with free WiFi; I stayed at a (horrendous) Red Roof in Rochester and they wanted to charge me daily for internet, but the McDonalds right next door had an open, free, broadband WiFi router. They encouraged customers to stay, have a breakfast and suck down their excellent coffee while working online. Same thing with one in VA at Wilderness.

Their Cobb salad is excellent and, compared with the other usual offerings, very low in fat.

Starbucks sells coffee?

I know what they call that bitter sludge, but it's not coffee!

[n2ize]

I think McDonalds's coffee is better than Starbucks and cheaper to boot. Some of the McDonalds I have been to are equipped with free WiFi; I stayed at a (horrendous) Red Roof in Rochester and they wanted to charge me daily for internet, but the McDonalds right next door had an open, free, broadband WiFi router. They encouraged customers to stay, have a breakfast and suck down their excellent coffee while working online. Same thing with one in VA at Wilderness.

Their Cobb salad is excellent and, compared with the other usual offerings, very low in fat.

The best cup of coffee to be had was at the old "Horn n Hardart" automat. Sadly the automat is long gone. There was something special about an automat in the wee hours of the morning.

[W3WN]

The best cup of coffee to be had was at the old "Horn n Hardart" automat. Sadly the automat is long gone. There was something special about an automat in the wee hours of the morning.

I once tried to explain what an Automat was. Most native Pittsburgher's don't "get" it. I always thought it was a pretty neat concept.

[n2ize]

I once tried to explain what an Automat was. Most native Pittsburgher's don't "get" it. I always thought it was a pretty neat concept.

My first and most memorable romance started at the automat at 4:00am.

I heard that some company was trying to bring back the automat. This was several years ago. I don;t know how they made out.

[W1GUH]

My first and most memorable romance started at the automat at 4:00am.

I heard that some company was trying to bring back the automat. This was several years ago. I don;t know how they made out.

Seems I heard something about Chock full of Nuts (huh-huh) opening a place in NY recently. Can't find anything on it, though.

For burgers, I remember that Hayes & Bickford's in Boston had great ones in the mid-60's, especially on Boylston street. For the 4:00 AM drunken crowd, there was always the Waldorf (no relation to the hotel), also on Boylston Street.

Thanks for the great Hopper image. There's a Hopper exhibition at the Whitney right now.

[W3WN]

My first and most memorable romance started at the automat at 4:00am.

I heard that some company was trying to bring back the automat. This was several years ago. I don;t know how they made out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automat

At one time there were 40 Horn & Hardart automats in New York City alone. The last one closed in 1991 after the company, which was exiting the restaurant business, failed to find a buyer for it. At the time, the quality of the food was described by some customers as on the decline.

In an attempt to bring back automats in New York City, a company called Bamn! opened a new East Village store in 2006. The store did not last, however, and quietly closed in March of 2009.

[KA5PIU]

I once tried to explain what an Automat was. Most native Pittsburgher's don't "get" it. I always thought it was a pretty neat concept.

Hello.

Vending machine hell, in a building all its own, pretty much sums it up.