Lew Crippen
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There was a publication about 20 years ago titled Road Food and it was followed by one called (I think) ‘Road Food and Good Food’.
The concept was that Road Food was restaurants located close to highways that served good regional food. They stretched this concept a bit, as you might have a TexMex place listed in New York. But chains need not apply. Good Food listings were a bit more upscale and might not be close to highways.
We traveled with our copy for years, so much so that some of the listed restaurants were no longer open. But I really considered this an indispensable guide in planning a trip.
Anyone who actually lived in an area, might take exception to some of their choices (for example, I could suggest some Dallas/Ft. Worth area places that should be included, but this quibble aside you could find some really neat, small places to eat, with outstanding food. I have also found that these places (and some of their patrons) are happy to suggest other fine, local places.
You will never need fast food again.
Actually I quite think that Jack would have eaten in some of their listed diners.