Thousands of cars per day drive right past this local restaurant to get to places like The Brick House, Going Nuts or so many other worth while dining experiences.
You never know what could become of this location with all new kitchen equipment, grease trap and a decent menu. Or, you can try to survive with what comes with the property and continue the legacy of a renowned reputation it's been accustom to over all these years.
The Pittsville Dinette, its reputation speaks for itself.
68 comments:
$349,000?!?!?!?! Is Dave White crazy? The building would have to be torn down! Leaving just a lot. Ok maybe $100,000.
Whoever goes for that deal is a fool. That business is dying off. The only people who go there are 70+ years old and are dying off. He doesn't offer food that young people like. Most young people won't eat muskrat.
Ha that's the most cars I've seen there in a long time!!
Good riddance! Maybe the new owners won't be so jealous when patrons go to other restaurants to eat from time to time. The owner is ridiculous. Prices keep going up and portions got smaller. He's nothing but greedy.
The elderly go there because they get a meal and a laxative all in one.
You can always put lipstick on a pig...it's still a pig.....
No wonder he's selling it. Nobody goes there anymore. Once he got caught taking the waitresses tips and paying them less than minimum wage people didn't want to patronize him anymore. If people find out there is a new owner and they change that nasty menu, they will start to go there again.
Hahahaha!!!!! True! The last time I went there the peas and dumplings were so greasy I barely made it home.
That food is like poison to me. Nasty and greasy. Anyone who eats there regularly has to have cholesterol that's off the chart. It's like a truck stop.
You're so right! Thousands of people drive by everyday to go to other restaurants. And he just sits there in his rocking chair watching them go by. When Weezy was cooking there more people came in. People came in to see the employees. Not Dave!
7:51 shows how uneducated you are. I have been to some truck stops and their food was awesome.
I could never stand the Pee Wee NASCAR playhouse environment.
I can't say anything about Dave, because I don't know him, but I did eat there once and only once. It was awful and expensive. Very rarely does food from a restaurant gross me out, but it did that day.
Ok.......the stereotypical greasy spoon truck stop.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
That food is like poison to me. Nasty and greasy. Anyone who eats there regularly has to have cholesterol that's off the chart. It's like a truck stop.
November 4, 2015 at 7:51 AM
looks like you haven't been to a truck stop lately, and I don't mean that dive in Laurel. truck stops are state of the art now.
I would never patronize him or his establishment. He's s greedy little man who has contributed NOTHING to his community. He constantly cries about how little money he has and the builds a huge house that he lives in with his girlfriend. No way they can use a house that big. He thinks he is like a God to his employees and treats them like dirt. Yes he got caught paying his waitresses less than minimum wage and had the give the their back pay to keep them from filing a complaint with the government.
We used to go there once in awhile. I didn't have a problem with the food but the service was lacking. Once we sat for 20 minutes in the 1/2 filled restaurant and no one paid any attention to us so we left and never stepped foot in the place again. This wasn't the first time we felt the service was horrible.
Ironically yesterday we stopped in Jimmy's in Bridgeville for a late lunch. Place was crowed for an off time and the staff was Happy Happy Happy which made for a great experience.
I don't know if the sale price of Dave's Restaurant is fair or foul, I'm not a Real Estate Agent. At one time Dave's was very popular in this area, the Pee Wee Nascar theme was due to two of his sons working on Nascar Teams and Daves love of the Sport, and the availability of collecting original Nascar memrobilia. He himself was a very popular local dirt track stock car driver back in the day.Nobody seems to have mentioned his Coca Cola Collection. Whether or not you liked the food is immaterial at this point, the business is being sold and maybe the new owners will have a something everyone will enjoy. The remarks made on this post regarding the Senior Citizens are totally uncalled for, you people who made them should be ashamed of yourselves. They deserve respect, what age are you going to be in 50+ years?
We ate there one day. It was our first time there. Turns out they don't accept any form of Credit/Debit cards. Luckily we had some cash on us but most of the time we pay directly with our card.
How cheap do you have to be to not want to pay to have some sort of card service for your business ? What business these days don't accept cards besides this one ?
Going Nuts is also for sale last i saw. For about the same price. but not with a building.
In 50 years I'll be 112. Daves food isn't good for you no matter what age you are. If I stay away from there I may live to be that old.
I'm 39 and I eat there at least three times a week with no complaints. Now......off to my bypass surgery. Wish me luck.
The Pittsville dinette is a perfect example of the low standards of the Wicomico county health department. Here in Worcester county that place would have probably been shut down
8:50 I see your very attentive in your understanding of what was written. The comment about REMARKS made about Senior Citizens had nothing to do with what they eat or where....
Cash can be easily hidden. Especially in the restaurant industry. Why do you think pizzerias are the establishments used most by the mafia to launder money? I'll bet Dave white has a large cache of cash hidden in his house somewhere or on one of his farms. Tax evasion is a crime Mr White. It would be interesting to see the results of an IRS audit.
Think tax evasion?
I would think tax evasion is the likely reason.
Dave is aging and should sell and enjoy the rest of his life.
I think it would be a great Crab Shack. All you can eat crabs chicken or shrimp.
When I look at Dave white I think of the Pittsville version of Don Corleone.
They have the biggest flies on the planet!!! I saw a ketchup bottle go flying by my table one time when I was in there!! It certainly isnt the cleanest place thats for sure.
It is sad that for a long time the Pittsville diner was the only game in town. Now that other places have opened up and take some of Dave Whites business away he has become a bitter old man. When I go to the Brick House I see some of the people who used to go to his place but now go to a place that offers a different variety.
Being a senior citizen I took no offense to comments made about them. I know I have to think about what I eat if I want to live a long and healthy life. Many seniors either don't know or don't care that how they eat has an affect on these things. Eating greasy foods makes you fat and unhealthy. My opinion and I'm entitled to it. And actually being "old" is a state of mind. I'm never getting old.
9:04 said:
"I'll bet Dave white has a large cache of cash hidden in his house somewhere or on one of his farms. Tax evasion is a crime Mr White. It would be interesting to see the results of an IRS audit".
That's terribly irresponsible speculation. I'm surprised Joe even allowed that comment to be posted.
9:59, Dear Hitler, Why do you people feel that others do not have their right to their First Amendment? Do I agree with the comment, NO. However, do I agree with your ANONYMOUS comment as well, NO. Yet it too was published. Might I remind you that this is AMERICA.
Either way. Good or bad. Dining like this place is going out of style. people are so much more health focused now. i'd never think of eating at a place like this dinette, or daytons, chinese maybe once a year, but it's so full of sodium...... if i go, it's somewhere i can get something at least somewhat healthy.
heck, i've avoided pizza (cholesterol) over 13 years now. and gave up caffine/soda (sugar) 16 years ago, and haven't had an "adult beverage" in 21 years. resturants hate it when you get water, believe me.
Strictly bottled water or tap if i'm out, and milk are all i drink. White meats and fish. Broiled and baked. really watch the diet.
My only real vices are subway and chick filet. i'd never consider a mcdonalds or hardee, etc. unless i become financially unable to do otherwise.
with all that said, i could have a heart attack or get hit by a car tonight. you never know.
lol...people, name me one non-fast food restaurant that pays it's waitresses minimum wage.
I hope someone buys it and turns it around. We need a decent restaurant in Pittsville. We were not impressed with The Brick house when we went there. The prices are high and the menu is limited. I have been past there a few times and there are no cars there either. The new place that opened at the corner of Old OC road and 353 East Coast Pizza can't seem to get any order correct. We have given them a chance a few times and they screw up the order every time. I guess for now we will continue to go to Parsonsburg or Willards if we want to grab something to eat.
There is a minimum wage for servers (tip collectors). It is considerably lower than the minimum wage you are referring to. The current minimum wage for servers is $4.90.
The Brick House is new. They have been making changes and I think they will get much better moving forward.
"Why do you think pizzerias are the establishments used most by the mafia to launder money?"
You've got it all wrong. Pizzerias are what non-connected Italians own. Peasants making peasant food, who have wet dreams about being Tommy in Goodfellas.
1122-The "skinniest state" is fatter than the fattest state was in 1990. America isn't healthy, or about healthy living. It's a charade.
1140-Actually, it's not $4.90, it's $3.63. I know exactly what I'm talking about.
Don't know the owner, but he either is the 2nd coming of lucifer or there are a LOT of rectums on this board. Your pick.
Well it's not $2.00 like we were getting paid by him
If you knew the story you might say lucifer
Well it's about time. Maybe now someone will put a real restaurant there where people can go in without having to walk through a cloud of cigarette smoke to get there. It was the armpit of Pittsville. Hey! Dave White put the pit in Pittsville.
They do not welcome new business if you are not a regular you get the stare down from the time you walk in to the time you leave. They brought our check out with our food not making us feel welcome or spending money on dessert. Oh yeah and looked at us like fools when we tried to pay with credit. Oh we don't take that here and no atm? Lucky I had a $20 in my purse.
I heard about how good the chicken and dumplings were, so I went. Big mistake on my part, the chicken wasn't cooked all the way through, and the dumplings tasted doughy. Needless to say by the time I got home I became very sick to my stomach and had other issues. By the second day I was at the doctor's with food poisoning. That was my last visit.
Knew a gal who formerly was employed there.Talked about the chic and beef dumplings that were reheated weekend after weekend.Needless to say there was never fresh bread products used all close to date discount offering.Time to get out i agree but 350k is way off.Doubt if any restaurant could survive there anymore.
I wish Dave the best. I will miss the diner if it closes. Diner's like this are quickly going away and it's sad. I always look forward to seeing Mr. Dave siting out front with a smile and friendly conversation. As for the food and the prices, I thought everything was just wonderful.
REGARDING: Anonymous said...
Well it's not $2.00 like we were getting paid by him
November 4, 2015 at 1:32 PM
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Well then, if he was paying you $2.00 per hour, depending on how long ago that was, he was paying you .13 cents below the Federal Minimum Wage for Tip Earners.
But since Maryland is one of the states that demands employers pay Tip Earners at least the state minimum $3.63 per hour.
You should contact the State Labor Board... somebody owes you some money.
Seriously people, I eat there all the time.. Support you local businesses as a Pittsville Resident... You people are ridiculous
Amen
I certainly agree with supporting local businesses. It's the lifeblood of any community.
I am not sure I would call anyone ridiculous for a less than gracious comment, if they found their food to be greasy, the venue to be unclean, paying their wait help $2 an hour when the state minimum is $3.63, which is in violation of state law, unwilling to accept credit cards, owner rude, food not cooked properly, one report of reheated left-overs... I have to suggest under those conditions, calling someone ridiculous for pointing out those less than stellar qualities would be, well... RIDICULOUS!
I'm go out of my way to support local venues, but if I found one that served greasy food, food not fully cooked, serving day or week old left-overs, owner rude, paying less than legal wages... I'd probably go support some OTHER local business.
You people are ignorant I just seen the parking lot packed on Sunday and I love the breakfast there great service too
You cannot type "You people are ignorant I just seen the parking lot packed on Sunday..." while calling other people ignorant.
It's an oxymoron to do so!
Nobody just "SEEN" anything.
I saw it.
You saw it.
They saw it.
We all saw it.
But nobody seen it.
I may have seen it.
You may have seen it.
They may have seen it.
We all may have seen it.
You cannot call others ignorant and then post "I just seen..." which you should have learned in third-grade that you JUST SAW.
Now, of course in 2015 your ignorance of SAW/SEEN will be accepted and excused, while my pointing out the fact will be spat upon and ridiculed.
Welcome to The NEW America!
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And while I am at it... you said, "Anonymous Anonymous said...
You people are ignorant I just seen the parking lot packed on Sunday and I love the breakfast there great service too"
I will say this, does 10 million FANS buying Kanye' West songs and spending hundreds of millions on Kanye' West concerts make Kanye' West a great singer?
Hundreds of millions eat at McDonalds every day, does that mean McDonalds serves great food?
Saying or suggesting that someplace must be okay, because you eat there is... well... SEEN/SAW.
I heard they are closing their doors and shutting down.
Are we giving a grammar lesson or talking about Dave's diner closing. It is not fair to speculate why he closing or his integrity. However his asking price is completely unreasonable. I am a realtor and taking an educated guess I can say it is only worth about half of his asking price.I have ate several times and have never has a good experience. The food I feel could use a lot of updating as well as the type of restaurant is currently operating under.
Are we giving a grammar lesson or talking abut Dave White's closing? I don't know Mr. White nor have I even been employed by him however it is unfair to speculate on his reasons for closing or his integrity. I have eaten there several times and unfortunately have not had a good experience ether time, therefore he would not get a good review from my perspective. I am a realtor and taking his asking price is completely unreasonable. I am realtor and honestly taking an educated guess I would have to say it barely worth half the price he is asking.
Realtor/used car salesman all about the same as teats on a hog.
Both lol.
Anonymous said...
Are we giving a grammar lesson or talking abut Dave White's closing?
Well, it's not about grammar. It's about ignorance. When you post a comment calling people ignorant, it's ironic that in doing so you expose your own ignorance with "I seen..."
It was clearly okay and acceptable for YOU to call others ignorant, but my pointing out your own ignorance was somehow worthy of scorn.
It's okay! I understand!
It's far more common than it should be.
I would love to lease it just to see how it would be I have some ideas for the place
"Anonymous said...
I would love to lease it just to see how it would be I have some ideas for the place
November 8, 2015 at 5:10 PM"
*** That would be an excellent offer to make to Dave White, since it may be a long time before he gets $349,000 for diner.
Jerry Fletcher here is your chance!
And they take plastic. Dave White is a joke!
I know all of you have your own opinions of Mr. Dave White. To each their own. I must say I personally have seen some things that can be improved, though I to not live there anymore, so I cannot help. Dave White is older. He is retired. He has worked a long time, and he has worked hard for what he has. All of you making rude, horrible comments, probably have no idea who the man truly is. How would you feel if someone made all of these assumptions, and these awful comments towards your grandfather? Well, that's what you're doing. He is my grandfather and no he isn't Mr. Sunshine all the time but he's not a bad person, he's made mistakes, as we all have. To answer your question about the waitress wages- he was not aware they had gone up. YES he is behind the times. YES he made a mistake. NO he did not purposely pay these waitresses the wrong pay. Please think before you comment on here. He could honestly probably care less what you all think, or say, and he won't even be able to see this because he does not own a computer. And by the way, his "mansion" was going to be built for him and my grandmother who died, unexpectedly, 10 years ago. He went through a lot, as we all have. So yeah, it's an insane price. Whatever. It's a business lot and it's the price he put on it. You don't want it? Let it sit. Who cares. It's not hurting you. Grow up. This is ridiculous. Say whatever you want about me as well. I couldn't care less. Oh, by the way I wasn't as low as all of you to leave it anonymous so please feel free to disgrace my name as well. I'm proud to be a White. Have a GREAT DAY!
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