[Sca-cooks] Re: Schtick Restaurants

[Maggie MacDonald]

At 06:49 AM 3/28/2006,Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius said something like:
>The Pinnacle Peak, outside
>San Bernardino, CA. I have no idea if they're still around, but it
>was considered sort of unofficially mandatory to A) understand that
>neckties were strictly forbidden, and B) to wear the most
>outrageously trashy tie you could find, because they would then have
>a little ceremony where they'd snip your tie off with a large pair of
>tailor's shears, and nail it to the beam above the bar.
>
>As I recall, the menu consisted of the Cowgirl Steak (a T-bone/ 
>porterhouse that hung over the edge of the plate), the Cowboy Steak
>(a definite porterhouse that hung off the edge of the table if you
>weren't careful), a burger for kids, although I STR it was probably
>at least 1/2 a pound of meat, pinto beans, sourdough bread, and some
>form of green salad. They might have had pies for dessert, but we
>never got that far.
>
>As I say, I have no idea if they still exist, and I haven't been
>there since the mid-70's, but they were a lot of fun.
>
>Adamantius

There's a Pinnacle Peak in Santee (7927 Mission Gorge Rd, Santee, CA) over 
east of San Diego/ Calafia proper.   And yeh, if you wear a tie they cut it 
off and nail it to the wall. I ate there once nearly 10 years ago, so my 
recall on the steaks is a little fuzzy.  It was quite good food, but I 
don't remember steaks being quite that big.  I do remember the food was 
good, and so was the service (and the walls were colorful).

I kinda miss the old Po' Folks Restaurants.  They had awesome fried 
chicken, proper "sweet tea" served in a canning jar, etc.  Think low brow 
Cracker Barrel restaurants.  You could even get a gallon jug of sweet tea 
with a takeout fried chicken dinner, but, they've all gone away in this area.

Cheers,
Maggie