[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by BigSteph

When I watched Seinfeld during its original run, his parents were always having blue plate specials at the cafeteria. I just figured this was true of real-life Boca Dell Vistas.

Back in the mid-atlantic, there was/is Picadilly, K&W, K&S, and Morrison cafeterias. When I was younger, I would snicker at all the old people at these places.

I know there are all-you-can-eat places like Golden Corral, but these cafeterias were a one-trip line. You paid according to what you asked to be plated.

The food was always decent or better -- the cooks knew how to season vegetables and meats. The bread and desserts were good.

There are Villagers that would never eat in a cafeteria, but there are Villagers that seldom can afford to eat at Blue Fin, Prima, etc.

If Seinfeld is any indication, a Picadilly or K&S within a golf cart ride, would be event parking in the Villages.

From time to time, I could do for a vegetable plate, at 4 pm, at a reasonable price.

Not enough money making in chow hall.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Carla B

Maybe you could put one in The Village of Stu?

Closed due to lack of interest. Had a lot of fun with it but it seemed to have run its course.

Sorry.

[shut the front door]

The yanks have no clue what a "meat & 2" is.
True southerners do, and I travel to the true south to find it.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by BigSteph

When I watched Seinfeld during its original run, his parents were always having blue plate specials at the cafeteria. I just figured this was true of real-life Boca Dell Vistas.

Back in the mid-atlantic, there was/is Picadilly, K&W, K&S, and Morrison cafeterias. When I was younger, I would snicker at all the old people at these places.

I know there are all-you-can-eat places like Golden Corral, but these cafeterias were a one-trip line. You paid according to what you asked to be plated.

The food was always decent or better -- the cooks knew how to season vegetables and meats. The bread and desserts were good.

There are Villagers that would never eat in a cafeteria, but there are Villagers that seldom can afford to eat at Blue Fin, Prima, etc.

If Seinfeld is any indication, a Picadilly or K&S within a golf cart ride, would be event parking in the Villages.

From time to time, I could do for a vegetable plate, at 4 pm, at a reasonable price.

All you can eat places-blame it on mom. Clean your plate. Sadly that has grown to all they put out. We/I eat far more than I should. I can prove that you can I CAN get fat on all you can eat salad. Yah think it is the blue cheese dressing?

Four PM? Not aware of any early bird specials around here. You need to go to south Florida. We've done that a few times but it leads to a FOURTH COMPLETE MEAL at midnight.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Laker14

Sure. All you have to do is figure out a way to serve high quality food at low cost.
Easy.

High quality food at low price? Inflation, a current hot topic, is not new.
I realize what it is recalling that when I was a kid for a quarter you could get a slice of pizza for fifteen cents and a small fountain coke for ten cents.
My allowance of twenty-five cents, cover that.

[frose]

that's what we need.. let's keep the cardiologists busy..

[davem4616]

OP, Seinfeld was a great show, but it wasn't real...it was all made up

[ChicagoNative]

“ Something like this: https://youtu.be/znVW5dGMErA but I think they're overpriced.”

What memories and and a bit of homesickness you brought back with that post. Manny’s is fantastic!

[TomPerry]

Back in Massachusetts, my mother and aunts use to go to the cafeteria at various hospitals for lunch. They said the food was good and reasonable. I’ve been to the cafeteria at Mass General in Boston and it was amazing! A section for salads, a section for deli, a section for hot meals. Very reasonably priced and the food was very good!

[Luggage]

Even most of the Chinese buffets and the Golden corrals are going out of business. But the Japanese have something called a sushi train which is similar to your idea but of course you have to like sushi. . That's why so many of us are learning how to cook for the first time in our life

[Cliff Fr]

The first date with my wife in 1975 was in a Piccadilly's in Orlando

[deslocum]

I never understood that either.

[reggiethurlow]

There used to be two Morrison cafeterias in Ocala 30 years ago. One In The Paddock Mall and one out on Silversprings Blvd. for some reason about 10 years ago or so they went out of business. There were always lines to eat there. I think that a cafeteria resteraunt would do well in the Villages.

[Junehher]

A good bagel place would be fabulous too. Can’t believe there isn’t one…

[Libbyporter]

We just moved from Mississippi/ Tennessee area. We still had Piccadilly’s. Loved going to Piccadilly’s.