{"id":6620,"date":"2013-09-13T17:50:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T21:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=6620"},"modified":"2013-09-14T00:57:42","modified_gmt":"2013-09-14T04:57:42","slug":"franks-diner-nice-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/franks-diner-nice-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Franks Diner \u2013 Be Nice or Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Franks<\/a>You want fresh \u2013 you got it. The staff and the food are both fresh\u2026which lends to the experience that you won\u2019t find anywhere else. Tucked away at 59th<\/sup> and 5th<\/sup> in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this diner is a can\u2019t miss destination in itself.<\/p>\n

Almost ninety years ago, Anthony Franks wanted to be a restaurateur and saw a diner car advertised for $7,500 in a magazine.\u00a0 With another $315 to cover freight, he could have it shipped cross-country from New Jersey to Kenosha. Shortly thereafter, six strong horses labored down 58th<\/sup> Street pulling Frank\u2019s Diner to its present location.<\/p>\n

Franks operated the diner until 2001, when he sold it to a new set of owners. In 2010, it was again sold, this time to the present operators Kevin Ervin and Julie Rittmiller. Franks has been featured on The Food Network\u00a0 on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and in the New York Times.<\/p>\n

What hasn\u2019t changed is that you\u2019ll get more sass and more food than you ever expected\u2026and great food at that. Portion control isn\u2019t something Franks is known for. To the contrary, you order their signature Garbage Plate by the full or half size.<\/p>\n

Most mortals will have a hard time putting away a full garbage plate for breakfast. To the uninitiated, that\u2019s 5 eggs, mixed with hashbrowns, green peppers, onions and jalapeno peppers, if you like it spicy. But you\u2019re just starting, then add up to five meats, five cheeses and more veggies if you like.<\/p>\n

\"Franks<\/a><\/p>\n

In case that doesn\u2019t fill you, it\u2019s accompanied by what most locals call the best homemade bread ever \u2013 toasted and delicious. Your choice of white, whole wheat, marble rye or cinnamon.<\/p>\n

Coffee comes with three refills, but tea comes with unlimited free water. You\u2019re gonna need it to wash down a meal like this.\u00a0 Many couples and most seniors end up splitting a half garbage plate for breakfast and still take some home.<\/p>\n

With all it has going for it, your first experience with the diner should probably be off hours to enable you to get a seat without a considerable wait. Their Rules of Etiquette require \u201cNo Whining\u201d about the food or the wait. \u201cOrder what you want, eat what you get.\u201d<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re done, pay at the register – and bring cash \u2013 no credit cards accepted.<\/p>\n

Franks Diner<\/b><\/p>\n

508 58th<\/sup> Street<\/p>\n

Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140<\/p>\n

P 262.657.1017<\/p>\n

W http:\/\/www.franksdinerkenosha.com\u00a0\u00a0 (N.B.\u00a0 site was down as of 9\/13\/13\u00a0 – what do you expect on Friday the 13th?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You want fresh \u2013 you got it. The staff and the food are both fresh\u2026which lends to the experience that you won\u2019t find anywhere else. Tucked away at 59th and 5th in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this diner is a can\u2019t miss destination in itself. Almost ninety years ago, Anthony Franks wanted to be a restaurateur and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2078,1216,2079],"class_list":["post-6620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-kenosha","tag-restaurant","tag-wisconsin"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?fit=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?fit=150%2C112&ssl=1",150,112,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?fit=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?fit=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"rpg_gallery_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?fit=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?fit=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"gb-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"et-pb-post-main-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1",400,250,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=400%2C284&ssl=1",400,284,true],"et-pb-portfolio-module-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=510%2C382&ssl=1",510,382,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image-single":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?fit=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1",400,400,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=533%2C400&ssl=1",533,400,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--phone":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l-1.jpg?resize=480%2C270&ssl=1",480,270,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"

You want fresh \u2013 you got it. The staff and the food are both fresh\u2026which lends to the experience that you won\u2019t find anywhere else. Tucked away at 59th and 5th in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this diner is a can\u2019t miss destination in itself. Almost ninety years ago, Anthony Franks wanted to be a restaurateur and saw a diner car advertised for $7,500 in a magazine.\u00a0 With another $315 to cover freight, he could have it shipped cross-country from New Jersey to Kenosha. Shortly thereafter, six strong horses labored down 58th Street pulling Frank\u2019s Diner to its present location. 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