Table of Contents
Preface 5
Part I City Core Restaurants
Short Line in the Carriage Room: Morrison's. Cafeteria 9
The Jean Ribault Room at Sears, Roebuck & Company 14
The Steer Room 19
Ivory's Chili Parlor and Barbeque 22
Berney's Restaurant, Jenks Restaurant and Key's Chili Parlor 26
Worman's, Leb's and Waldz Delicatessens 30
The Embers Restaurant 33
Ieyasu of Tokyo 38
The Green Derby 41
Hotel Restaurants 43
Part II Over the River
The Lobster House Restaurant and the Dolphin Restaurant, Marineland, Florida 53
Some Place Else, Diamond Head, Harbormaster, Crawdaddy's and Surfside 6 57
Biser's Restaurants 62
Strickland's Family Restaurants 65
Howard Johnson's Restaurants 69
Joann's Chili Bordello 72
The Sea Turtle and the Green Turtle 74
Old South Restaurant 82
Curb Service Drive-ins 84
Patti's Italian and American Restaurant 86
Le Chateau 90
The Homestead Restaurant 98
Part III Everywhere Else
Denny Moran's, Bamboo Luau and Karl Hellenthal's Restaurants 101
The Palms Fish Camp and the Buccaneer Restaurant 105
The Thunderbird Motor Hotel 110
Annie Tiques 115
Conclusion 119
Bibliography 121
Index 125
About the Author 128