After seeing The Red Arrow Diner featured on a re-run of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, Helene and I decided to make the road trip up north to Manchester New Hampshah and pay them a visit. I love Diners and this one is a classic. It has old school charm and is very small which fits right in with its age It opened in 1922 and has about a dozen counter stools and 5 booths. Do not go there if you’re on a tight schedule because you may have to wait for a seat. There are more items on the menu than there are seats or standing room for the customers. The menu is large and features a lot of classics as well as your typical diner fare. They are well known for their breakfast and have won the Best Breakfast category from Hippo Press for the last 7 years in a row in addition to many other Best of awards in the State of New Hampshire and other National Media outlets. USA Today listed them in their Top 10 Diners in the country and Delish Magazine has them in the top 20 Diners in the country. Together there are a lot of Best of the Best awards there. There is street parking with meters, weekends is free parking. The Diner is open 24/7 the walls are full of pictures of all sorts of celebrities who have walked through their doors.
On the show, one of my personal favorites that I make at home was featured and that is, American Chop Suey. I ordered that and Helene ordered the chili fries and cheese mountain of goodness. We have been doing much better on our eating healthy diet.
The Chop Suey is a good combination of beef, onions and green bell peppers. There are a lot of similarities to the secret recipe that I have. The big surprise was the chili. It is very good. It’s not overpowering with chili flavors but subtle with a slight savory and robust flavor to it. I later asked the waitress if there was a secret ingredient that is added to the chili because I consider myself pretty good as to figuring out what ingredients make up different chili’s that I have eaten and this is a new one to me. She very politely stated that she did not know the recipe but she heard the Diner had posted it on the internet and I could get it there. I can tell you that the recipe is posted online and I did find it, however they must have run out of space when it came time to print it because the super secret flavor that I believe I know, never made it to the list . It is the first time I ever had it in chili and its a flavor that Helene's German Opa never was without. Thats all for my clues. They also serve daily Blue Plate Specials and make their own deserts with a big selection of homemade pies, cakes, whoopee pies and yes even homemade Twinkies. I was full but Helene loved it. There is only one drawback to the place and that is the restroom. The one and only toilet in the entire place is in the kitchen. So while you’re waiting to use it, you stand among staff preparing food and washing dishes. If you show up from a road trip where you have been on the road for a bit before you get there you may want to remember that tip.
On the show, one of my personal favorites that I make at home was featured and that is, American Chop Suey. I ordered that and Helene ordered the chili fries and cheese mountain of goodness. We have been doing much better on our eating healthy diet.
The Chop Suey is a good combination of beef, onions and green bell peppers. There are a lot of similarities to the secret recipe that I have. The big surprise was the chili. It is very good. It’s not overpowering with chili flavors but subtle with a slight savory and robust flavor to it. I later asked the waitress if there was a secret ingredient that is added to the chili because I consider myself pretty good as to figuring out what ingredients make up different chili’s that I have eaten and this is a new one to me. She very politely stated that she did not know the recipe but she heard the Diner had posted it on the internet and I could get it there. I can tell you that the recipe is posted online and I did find it, however they must have run out of space when it came time to print it because the super secret flavor that I believe I know, never made it to the list . It is the first time I ever had it in chili and its a flavor that Helene's German Opa never was without. Thats all for my clues. They also serve daily Blue Plate Specials and make their own deserts with a big selection of homemade pies, cakes, whoopee pies and yes even homemade Twinkies. I was full but Helene loved it. There is only one drawback to the place and that is the restroom. The one and only toilet in the entire place is in the kitchen. So while you’re waiting to use it, you stand among staff preparing food and washing dishes. If you show up from a road trip where you have been on the road for a bit before you get there you may want to remember that tip.
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