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A diner is NOT a deli
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- Published on Friday, 21 May 2010 13:47
When I need a truck, I don’t buy a car.
And yet, the new(ish) owners of Sadie Katz’s Delicatessen did just that when they bought the former Oasis Diner in Burlington, Vermont, which the Stratton Lines and family had kept in near perfect condition for about sixty years. With the Mountain View now on the slippery slope to mundanity, we can all just sit around and wonder when they’ll rip out the rest of the counter, or cover up all the tile with wooden panels.
After all, when I look at this building, I don’t think “deli.” I think “diner” and from a marketing standpoint, Sadie Katz still has a problem on their hand that they can only solve by moving the hell out or by Lou-Roc’ing the place.
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