A-1 Diner: Real Food, Recipes, & Recollections

In 1946 Worcester Diner #790 arrived by truck and was installed at 3 Bridge Street in Gardiner, Maine. Under the name of Heald's, it served employees of Gardiner's mills and factories with an emphasis on ample portions served quickly. The diner is still at 3 Bridge Street, still a marvel of efficiency and art moderne design, still a local gathering place, still serving the same warm, flaky biscuit.

But under the ownership of Mike Giberson and Neil Anderson since 1988, A1 Diner (as it it now ...