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Jackie’s Diner – Dimondale

14 08 2009

7262 Lansing Road
Dimondale, MI 48821
(517) 646-0974
No Known Website
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Jackie's Diner on Lansing Road in Dimondale.

When J and I moved here, one of the first restaurant recommendations we got was for Don’s Windmill Truckstop in Dimondale. We ate there one weekend and enjoyed the classic diner setting. Don’s hit some hard times and the restaurant closed. In comes Jackie’s Diner.

We’ve eaten at Jackie’s Diner on Pennsylvania and, again, enjoyed the greasy spoon diner aspect of the place. J and I were out in Delta Township and decided to check out the new place on the way home.

Jackie’s Diner is on Lansing Road in Dimondale in the old Don’s Windmill building. Not much, if anything, has changed other than the lack of gasoline sales. We entered the truck stop through the restaurant where we found a sign that told us to wait to be seated. A waitress took us to a booth near where the buffet is. She took drink orders right away as we looked over the huge menu.

When she came back with the Coke’s, we were still wading through the large menu. They serve breakfast all day and that menu alone is daunting. There are 50 types of pancakes, 20 kinds of French Toast, and 25 Belgian waffles. J’s more of a breakfast person than I am, so I went straight to the lunch portion of the menu while she looked over the morning food. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jackie’s Diner – Pennyslvania Ave.

27 02 2009

5600 S. Pennsylvania Avenue
Lansing, MI 48911
(517) 272-0036
No Known Website
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Jackie's Diner on South Pennsylvania Avenue in Lansing.

I’ve always known J was a little quirky. When most people aren’t feeling well, they want soup and 7-up. When J’s not feeling well, she wants something greasy. About the only time she ever craves burgers is when her tummy hurts. She’s been a little under the weather the past few days and when she sent me an e-mail from work about dinner, she caught by surprise. “I want a greasy dinner grilled cheese and fries.” How can I argue with that.

We chose Jackie’s Diner on South Pennsylvania because it’s close enough to J’s work and it’s a diner we haven’t been to yet. We got there a little after seven on a Friday night. The parking lot was pretty empty but there were a couple cars. When we got inside, a man told us to find a seat, so we grabbed a booth. J said she was worried I had picked an Asian diner due to the decor. The dining room was split level with booths in both levels and tables filling in the remaining space. To me, it felt like a little country diner.

While it was comforting, there was one big problem. The ceiling fans. Ceiling fans themselves aren’t really a problem. The problem is when you put them too close to lights. The entire dinner I felt like there was a strobe light just above my head. There was a light directly above one of the fan blades. You can imagine how annoying that can be. Read the rest of this entry »