Mom N Pop restaurants you can fit at.

Niki’s, Birmingham Alabama.
I65 exit 262 Finley blvd.
go east about a half mile on right.
If you keep going on Finley you run into the Pilot TS at I20&US 78
I20 exit 123.

 

Also in Tucumcari NM

 

The old Outpost at Hesperia CA.

 

Great thread, nice too see options available other than the obvious spots. Some of us Canadian guys are always looking for a alternative.

 

LOL! I can only imagine exactly what "bathtub lady" is all about.

Years ago I used to stop at a bar in Index, WA after rock climbing. The bar was built maybe 100 years ago when logging was booming. Rustic. Old school.

In the women's bathroom I am told there is a painting of a nude man that would make Michelangelo proud. Over his noodle they installed a fig leaf. You can turn the fig leaf to get a gander at the noodle...

...but if you do a high decibel alarm goes off in the bar.

Many a red faced young lady has made a beeline for the door followed by raucous laughter. The locals start placing bets whenever a newbie goes into the women's room. Usually the over under is three minutes.

 

all you have to do is Google
"Pollard Flat USA bathtub mannequin"
and there are a few write-ups from Yelp and Google and you can read about her she's been there for years the owners created her and just had some fun with her..

 

A few places come to mind :
The diner at snow shoe pa on 80 is still open ...tons of parking.
The midway diner on 78 is still open ..tons of parking .
The diner in the old truckstop at Leroy ILL on 74 still rocks .
Was going to mention the globe restaurant in truck world at Hubbard ohio but the service there has gotten so bad I quit stopping.

 

yes I did mention Leroy Woody's

 

Oh now, that's just creepy.

 

I don't know if it is still there, but 11rc it was at exit 4 on I-20 in Georgia, and old truckstop. I want to say it was gobals, but could be wrong. A gal was usually on the cb advertising nanner pudding. The place didn't look like much, but had some great home cooked style eats, and nanner pudding to die for.

If you are in vegas and like real mexican food, park at the pilot and walk past the first building. I do not remember the name of the place, but it used to have some of the best real mexican food, prepared by sure nuff real mexicans. You could not see it from the truckstop but it was just a short walk to the second building and prices during the day were cheap. The prices went up about 3 times at 5 in the evening, iirc.