Was the diner closed on Sundays?

[Dude111]

Alot of stuff IS closed on sundays.....

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Yeah. And Henry and the couple other regular customers complained about the food but kept coming back anyway.

must have been only diner in town lol

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Yeah. And Henry and the couple other regular customers complained about the food but kept coming back anyway.

That was the gag. But I have a feeling Mel's was located on a lonely stretch of road and was the only game around.

It's location, location, location!!

[BestTVever]

The Diner was closed on weekends. There are a few episodes that mention this. The most famous was when Mel wanted to keep the diner open late on Friday night and asked for volunteers and Alice worked. Mel fell asleep and a bus came in and wanted a bunch of hamburgers but Alice could not wake Mel and the bus left and then a robber came in. Strange because most restaurants do the most business on weekends.

[ThisLittlePiggy]

I've heard of places only opening for dinner, but not opening for weekends is not common.

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by ThisLittlePiggy

I've heard of places only opening for dinner, but not opening for weekends is not common.

But Mel's was more a blue collar working man and trucker's diner. Not a family type diner . Even if they were opened on Sunday, probably wouldn't do too much business. For reference Chloe, Henry the telephone man's wife probably made a big breakfast and dinner on Sundays at home.

[ThisLittlePiggy]

^That's true. I forgot about that.

[Dr. Thong]

I can't imagine a diner not being open on a Saturday. That's usually a big day, as families are out and about and people are running errands, etc. I can understand being closed on a Sunday, especially if business is slow or Mel just wanted a day off.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Alot of stuff IS closed on sundays.....

Your brain is closed everyday. Why the fk do u respond to old threads everyday

[TheLittleFaerie]

I almost don't see how a restaurant could afford to be closed on Sunday. It seems Mel could get a pretty good church crowd on Sundays. Many ppl hit restaurant after church.

Around here MANY of the restaurants close on Monday or another weekday and honestly that seems the smartest way to do it. Weekends are when most ppl like to eat out.

[TheLittleFaerie]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

But Mel's was more a blue collar working man and trucker's diner. Not a family type diner . Even if they were opened on Sunday, probably wouldn't do too much business. For reference Chloe, Henry the telephone man's wife probably made a big breakfast and dinner on Sundays at home.

Honestly I think Mel's Diner would have been a HUGE after-church place where ppl would eat just getting out of church! Around here, the church crowds always hit places like that after services.

Many restaurants around here close on a certain week day which I think is the most sensible.

[TheLittleFaerie]

Originally Posted by BestTVever

The Diner was closed on weekends. There are a few episodes that mention this. The most famous was when Mel wanted to keep the diner open late on Friday night and asked for volunteers and Alice worked. Mel fell asleep and a bus came in and wanted a bunch of hamburgers but Alice could not wake Mel and the bus left and then a robber came in. Strange because most restaurants do the most business on weekends.

Yes, I can't see a restaurant not going bankrupt closing on the weenends, because that's when most ppl tend to eat out.