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Has anyone here ever been to Denny's and would therefore be able to tell me about what the places are like?

plenty of times. what do you need to know?

What kind of place they are, really. I hear they're usually found along the Interstate and are therefore legitimately usable in tour fic.

I basically need to know what the service is like inside. Is it like, waitress service like a bog-standard diner (but branded) or is it more McDonald's-y 'order-take-sit'?

it's waitress service, definately found on highways, but not at rest-stops, but more likely when highways pass through built up areas. it's kind of like a bog standard diner, if you want i can e-mail you some pictures that were take in one so you can see what the interior is like.

Dude, that would be awesome! Thank you.

I haven't specified the location, there's just a scene taking place in one, at the moment and I want to throw in a few details.

sent :)

Denny's is just another one of those chain restaurants you can find in just about every state. I've been to a couple and basically the only thing that sets them apart in my mind was the claw machine my little sister and I played with. We actually won a stuffed Roadrunner. That and that they had the runniest eggs I've ever glanced at.

Hehe. Thanks, hon. I think I'm okay with the scene, now.

Evil food. Evil.
But I'm a vegan, so there's not much for me to eat. :/

Regradless, its another chain restaurant greesey food area.

Yeah, this is in the early days, when he went back to veggie for a while because it was impossible to keep up on tour. I think he's only eaten fries in the scene anyway.

Fries may not be vegetarian, of course. They're often cooked with Beef tallow, IIRC.

I sorta assumed you'd know this and check up on it, but just in case I've done so for you - Denny's fries are vegetarian. A quick google confirms this.

This page is interesting though:
http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/OtherInfo/Dennys.htm

Food may be cooked on grills that also cooked meat, and bread is locally sourced - so may not be vegetarian.

That's gotta be detail worth mentioning in casual conversation, for that note of real authenticity! ;-)

Hahaha. Thanks, Phil. That's awesome.

we went to denny's three times in chicago because it was down the road from our motel (we were on, like, a motorway) & there were the nicest fucking people ever, this guy who let us off two bucks & chatted to us for ages when he said he was bored & this sweet middleaged lady who called us all 'honey' & asked if us girls were in a band or something (haaaaa). jen's vegetarian & she was fine there because they do boca burgers or something which are meatless. yeahh. i want a denny's in this country. i want a chicago in this country.

Haha. I knew you'd love it there. Did you check out the 'burbs?

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