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Murray's Restaurant
Minneapolis, MN
Photo courtesy Matthew Hands

If you're in the Minneapolis area, don't forget to check out Murray's, home of the "silver butter knife steak."


Waid's Restaurant

Photo courtesy Dirk Burhans

Here's a good looking restaurant sign found in Kansas City. This marquee for Waid's Restaurant is roadside advertising at its best.

 


Happy Chef
Mitchell, SD
Photo courtesy Dirk Burhans


Looking to eat somewhere made by a happy chef? Well, you can't beat this Mitchell, SD place then. The Happy Chef sits outside the restaurant waving at passerbys and hungry travelers.

Update 03/03 : Word is that the Happy Chef is gone now. Embers Restaurant is using the building and the big statue has been taken away. 03-03


Chef Louie
Mitchell, SD
Photo courtesy Dirk Burhans

Well, if the Happy Chef doesn't' do it for you, how about Chef Louie? Perhaps the personal touch of this chef having a name may make this place worth a stop.


Busy Bee Cafe
Dubuque, IA

Photo courtesy Don Gardner

The Busy Bee Cafe comes complete with a bee hive on the marquee. This cafe was on sale a few years ago, so there are doubts to this Dubuque, Iowa treasure's survival. Hopefully it'll make it to the next millennium.


Wheel Restaurant
Kansas

Photo courtesy Jason Carlton

Check out this classic roadstop restaurant, the Wheel Restaurant, complete with roof top signage boldly advertising its services.


Star Restaurant
Murdo, SD
Photo courtesy Tony Craig

Here's an interesting marquee for the Star Restaurant, located in Murdo, SD. If you're looking for some eats, just search for the star.


Chuc Wagun
Tulsa, OK
Photo courtesy Chris King

Off the old Route 66 in Tulsa, the Chuc Wagun serves up it hot roadside food to hungry travelers. At least it used to. The Chuc Wagun, like so many of Tulsa's old Route 66 establishments, is no longer.


Del Rancho
Shawnee, OK
Photo courtesy Tony Craig

Check out the marquee for the Del Rancho in Shawnee, OK. The sign makes you want to pull off the highway and grab a steak sandwich.


Diamond Cafe
Sapulpa, OK
Photo courtesy Tony Craig

Here's the marquee for the famous Route 66 establishment, the Diamond Cafe in Sapulpa, OK. This was the place that Norma made famous as Norma's Diamond Cafe for all those years.

 

 

 

 

 

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