Grisinger's, Long Beach 1951 Odeon the waiter will look surprised

the waiter will look surprised if no champagne is ordered

and her son Stanley

Mon Lay Won was an upscale Chinese restaurant at 24 Pell Street in New York

simple line drawings and cocktails is written with a flourish

roast beef and wild duck

Grisinger's, Long Beach 1951 Odeon the waiter will look surprisedThis cute and chubby chef was on the front cover of the menu at Grisingers Drive In in Long Beach, California in the early 1950s. The diner featured old timey favorites such as malted drinks, 35c cheeseburgers and home made strawberry, boysenberry and peach pies described as the pie grandma wished she could have baked. Built in 1950, Grisingers was an example of Googie architecture, the futuristic design style created for a world increasingly