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HISTORY The Maine Diner started in 1983. Its first customer was a man who crashed into a pole near the parking lot. He had mistaken the diner for a bar he was looking for. Official Website of the Maine Diner The diner is now co-owned by Myles and Dick Henry, SeacoastOnline.com and is managed by Jim MacNeill. VistingNewEngland.com The Maine Diner is known for its award-winning seafood chowder and lobster pie. EpiCurious.com CityGuide.aol.com It serves breakfast all day. Behind the diner is a garden which provides vegetables and herbs for the diner's dishes. PhantomGourmet.com CityGuide.aol.com ACCOLADES The diner, as referred to by Colleen Stone of MaineToday.com, is "oft-hyped and popular with tourists", MaineToday.com and by 1999 had served over 2 million guests. As of August 16, 2007, that number has risen to 4,636,287. The diner, which has a seating capacity of 90 and a year-round staff of about 60, serves an average of 1200-1500 patrons on a good summer day. Official Website of the Maine Diner The Maine Diner was featured on Wiley Miller stated that the Maine Diner is the model for a diner in one of his cartoon strips."Cartoonist finds Maine a creative turn-on" by Stephanie Bouchard, Maine Sunday Telegram (Portland, ME) February 20, 2005, page G1 The Maine Diner has seen some famous guests, including boxing announcer . VisitingNewEngland.com Next door to the Maine Diner is a gift shop called "Remember the Maine", the famous battle cry of the Spanish-American War . It sells Maine and Maine Diner souvenirs. CityGuide.aol.com SOURCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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