Dixie Diner the

So my first stop was at the Dixie Diner located in New Lebanon. I just so happened to pick this one out of a hat and decided to give it a try despite there being many closer restaurants in the Prestige Dining Club...in retrospect probably should have chosen a closer one but I didn't realize how far it was until I got halfway there. Oh well the joys of Roadfooding it.

You will want to look for this sign off of the road as it doesn't but up against the road at all and unless you are looking for it you could just as easily miss it altogether. 1 thing to note is that they don't accept credit or debit cards so come with cash in hand...I didn't have any so I had to go and run to get some at a nearby ATM.

I walked in, hung up my coat and was told to take a seat anywhere that I wanted. Well being that I like sitting at the counter tops and listening to the staff talking amongst themselves and with regulars, I bellied up and had this view of the daily specials, which seemed blank, and of the griddle.

I started to look at the menu and found a lot of the types of food that you would find at a typical "diner" establishment. Your typical burgers, pork tenderloin sandwiches, amongst a few other house specialties such as the Dixie Burger. And of course in true typical diner fashion they serve breakfast all day long, which instantly makes me like the place all the more. I chose to get a chocolate milkshake, 3 pancake platter, full order of biscuits and gravy, and of course pie to finish it off.
Got my chocolate milk shake first and it was a good solid version. Nice decent chocolate flavor and it was the perfect consistency. At $3.00 it was a good solid version but I can't say it was as good a deal as the other items. Definitely worth a try if you are shake fan though.

Next up was the biscuits and gravy. I had mixed feelings about this one overall and I guess my final conclusion would be that I probably wouldn't get it again but it wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination.  The biscuits were a little bit over baked or just were a little bit tougher than I typically like them to be but they weren't the worst that I have ever had. The gravy had good flavor and some nice meaty chunks of sausage. While it was lacking some pepper to it, I would rather them not put enough pepper in there I would rather have to add some than it being overly peppered.  The portion was pretty big for $3.50 though.

The hotcakes were a good solid version and I would say they were probably around 8" in diameter  so they were of good size but the best part is that they had good flavor and weren't overly good on 1 side as they sometimes can be. Nice solid flavor and while I wish they would have soaked up the syrup a little bit more I was glad that I got them. At $3.25 they were a steal really.

Being that it was a diner and they toted that they had homemade pies it would be a shame if I didn't get any. When I asked my waitress if they had any pie she stated "Yeah I only have coconut left" in a way that it almost felt like she was resigning to it but considering I love...I mean LOVE coconut, I had to get some. While it may not have been the prettiest piece of pie in the world or my favorite coconut cream pie in the Dayton area for that matter it was a really good slice of pie. There was good amount of chunks of coconut and you could tell that it was homemade so it just warmed my heart. Priced at $2.50 I would definitely get it again or try any other slice of pie that they might have.

All in all a great experience and great place to grab a quick bite to eat if you are in the area.  Service was fantastic and friendly so that is always a plus.