The Five and Dime (with Food)

Yes Paul- those rare lasting restaurants in stores are always good. I think most people are afraid to eat at places like that, but the food is always considerably good.
I remember the People's Drug in SouthWest DC where my dad's office is used to always be packed at the lunch counter. I enjoyed some of the best breakfasts ever eaten there.
I also have eaten at the restaurant at Target at least 3 times in my day.
I think I may have to frequent those types of places just for the sole sake of helping them stay afloat.

We had a five-and-dime store near us, but it didn't have a restaurant (it was significantly smaller than a Woolworth's). But, it's still around (Binkley's 5 & 10 in Medford, NJ) and I couldn't imagine Medford without it.

I used to eat at the Woolworth's lunch counter with my grandmother as a kid. I remember the waitresses wore uniforms, it smelled like a combination of cigarette smoke, bacon, and coffee, and they had the best grilled cheese sandwiches. Oh, and I got my first pet goldfish at Woolworths...probably after lunch.

The last lunch counter I patronized was about 8 years ago at the KaDeWe in Berlin. They had some good potatos.

I enjoyed your description of the lunch counter being next to the pet department. That's how it was at my Woolworths. Lots of turtles and goldfish. Any recollections of what they served on their menu? I'm writing an assignment and can't remember what they served other than the desserts? Thanks.

i know nothing about woolworth. i am doing a project and i have to do hime if eneyone has any info pleas board it on this site.

Fondly remember the GC Murphy Stores located in Fairmont and Shinnston, West Virginia (1945 - 1976). The Fairmont store had a food counter that sold hot dogs. As a child, on a Friday night, as my dad headed for the counter that sold cashews, my mom in the housewears department, I could be found at the food counter. The Shinnston store had no food counter. All of my school supplies were bought at GC Murphy'f Five and Dime. Left WV in 1976 to moved to San Francisco. Returned to WV about ten years later, to my dismay, I found no Murphy's.

There used to be a Rexall Drug store in Sanford, Florida with a great diner inside of it. When I was younger, I'd ride the Amtrak Auto train from Lorton, VA to Sanford, FL to visit my grandparents, and on the way back, we'd stop for lunch at the Rexall. I always enjoyed that, and the food was pretty good, too.

I remember going to Woolworth in the 1970's and ordering Lime freezes you received a green glass with eah purcahse. Does any one remember those Lime freezes? I wonder how I can get the recipe to make them.