Lunch places near Astoria Blvd/31St subway station?

On May 2, 8:14 am, danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote:
> In <9e66617c-a6f3-4d87-9aac-1ad6b0181...@l42g2000hsc.************.com> JohnAnon <JohnA...@nyc.rr.com> writes:
>
> >#
> >#   Even Mayor Bloomberg is getting in on the act. "Best tip I ever
> >got from any of these people? Go to a Greek diner," he said Monday on
> >the "Today" show. "Everything shows up on the menu, all reasonably
> >priced and quick."
>
> But just try getting a Coke.

"No Pepsi, Coke. We switch."

One time in all my 25 years in Chicago, I checked out the Billy Goat
Tavern on Lower Wacker Drive, which Belushi's sketch was based on. The
SNL version was a much nicer place for a quick burger and Pepsi.
(Though they did do a good burger.)

On May 2, 3:45 pm, hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> On May 2, 8:55 am, "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > One time in all my 25 years in Chicago, I checked out the Billy Goat
> > Tavern on Lower Wacker Drive, which Belushi's sketch was based on. The
> > SNL version was a much nicer place for a quick burger and Pepsi.
> > (Though they did do a good burger.)
>
> I didn't know it was based on a single place.  I've been to many lunch-
> counter type places that matched the TV depiction.
>
> One time, after the sketch started running, I was in line at such a
> place.  The staff acted (for real) just like those on TV.  When the
> person said "no Coke, Pepsi" we in line all started giggling.

He may have gotten it from Belushi, who got it from that nasty guy
underground.