Archive: diner

Breakfast at Bubba’s

Posted on: Apr 15, 2015        In: Out and About        With: No comments
The year was 1981.  Mary Beth (Babe) and Paul (Bubba) Vineyard brought traditional southern comfort food to the Park Cities area of Dallas, Texas.  Bubba bought an old 1929 Texaco service station across from SMU on Hillcrest Avenue and converted it into an Art Deco-style diner.  Babe perfected the recipes, and the customers came – AND they are […]

The Mecca

Posted on: Oct 14, 2012        In: Out and About        With: No comments
You probably heard.  The news was on the TV, on the radio, and in the Dallas Morning News.  The Mecca moved.   For 44 years The Mecca was a destination restaurant on Harry Hines in Dallas.   It has moved to Lakewood at the corner of Skillman and Live Oak.  This is a big deal. […]

Circle Grill

Posted on: Oct 11, 2012        In: Out and About        With: No comments
After processing a bazillion shoes at Buckner International, the gang was hungry.  Alex (the young man in charge of volunteers) suggested we go to the Circle Grill.  I guess you would call the Circle Grill an institution in Dallas – it has been here since the 1950’s.It is a diner sort of place with “home […]