Route 12 Diner

i avoided Route 12 diner for a while because a friend of mine had a bad meal here, something about his chicken spiedies justing being cut up chicken with no marinade, i dunno. but anyways, i found their page on facebook recently and saw that every tuesday they do BBQ, so i knew i had to check it out.
so i’ve had their BBQ a couple times now. anytime i hear of a place with BBQ i get my hopes up thinking that maybe they have a cook who’s really into bbq and has a smoker to cook their meats, but most of the time that’s not the case, and this time it still wasn’t the case. i do gotta say though, i’ve had worse. the first time i had the pulled pork and ribs i thought it was just a generic sauce, but the 2^nd time i had them they put more sauce on and it seemed more unique, so maybe they do make that in house. the ribs were tender and had an ok flavor, but the pulled pork just seemed like the stuff that the average home cook will make after letting a roast sit around in a crock pot all day. i can’t say that i recommend it, but it’s not horrible. i also tried the open face turkey sandwich. the meat itself was typical dried out diner style thin sliced turkey breast, but the gravy they had here was a step up from other diners i’ve had. as for the sides, the salad was average. the mashed potatoes were definitely real but i think they sat around a while, they were still most but had an off taste to them. the french fries i remember being average. the coleslaw is pretty good, and i’ve had the mac n cheese twice. the first time it was creamy but needed more flavor, the 2^nd time it wasn’t that creamy and needed a lot of help. the potato bacon soup was also weird. it had an ok flavor but also seemed kinda dirty from sitting around a while, and the grease separated and settled on top of the cup, so that wasn’t very appetizing.
now i can’t review a diner without trying their breakfast. i tried my usual sampler, which is pancakes, home fries, scrambled eggs, and bacon. the bacon was typical mediocre diner bacon, which means no flavor and not much texture (it was probably deep fried). the home fries were pretty good, they had a nice texture and they used a good amount of seasoning, which most places don’t do (although they should!). the scrambled eggs were good but i’ve had better, and i’ve also had a lot worse. as for the pancakes, they were a little smaller than a lot of places, but the texture was great and they had a unique flavor, i would definitely get those again. the hot chocolate was just ok
i’ve always had friendly service here, and the place itself is ok. not the cleanest place ever but not dirty either, it’s got a nice worn in feel to it. the food here is ok, i would definitely go back for breakfast