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rich2 · 10-19-2004, 01:41 PM

Was Mel's really a diner, or was it a cafe?

Scoobiedoo30 · 10-20-2004, 02:05 AM

it was Mel's Diner

Frump · 08-28-2006, 04:21 AM

In the movie it was called "Mel and Ruby's Cafe" and also in the pilot episode.

What is the difference in a cafe and a diner anyway?

Scoobiedoo30 · 08-29-2006, 01:35 PM

I did not know in The Movie it was call Mel and Ruby Cafe.

Frump · 09-02-2006, 11:08 AM

Yes.
In the movie Mel was widowed and he and his late wife owned the diner/cafe.

Alice remarks that the place killed Mel's wife.

But is there a difference in a cafe and a diner? Just curious.

Rich3 · 09-02-2006, 11:22 AM

Cafe is a broad term for any small restaurant. Diner was originally a type of structure. But many small restaurant are similar inside and are called diners.

A larger one like Denny's, IHOP, or a motel cafe would be termed "coffee shop." But you could call it any of the three.

10-19-2004, 01:41 PM	#1
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Frump Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 06, 2003 Location: McMinnville Posts: 1,206	In the movie it was called "Mel and Ruby's Cafe" and also in the pilot episode. What is the difference in a cafe and a diner anyway?
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Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	Cafe or diner? *I did not know in The Movie it was call Mel and Ruby Cafe.*

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Frump Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 06, 2003 Location: McMinnville Posts: 1,206	Yes. In the movie Mel was widowed and he and his late wife owned the diner/cafe. Alice remarks that the place killed Mel's wife. But is there a difference in a cafe and a diner? Just curious.

09-02-2006, 11:22 AM	#6
Rich3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 696	Cafe is a broad term for any small restaurant. Diner was originally a type of structure. But many small restaurant are similar inside and are called diners. A larger one like Denny's, IHOP, or a motel cafe would be termed "coffee shop." But you could call it any of the three.