Open all night
Where are the 24-hour restaurants of the Inland Valley? Most seem to be in Pomona.
Leaving aside Coco's, Denny's and their corporate cousins, here are the places I know about in Pomona:
* La Fuente, 987 S. Garey Ave. at 10th Street.
* Grandma's Donuts, East Mission Boulevard just east of Garey (can't find them online or in phone book).
* The Jelly Donut, 2097 N. Towne Ave. (A sign says it's "Open 24/24." Someone tell Jack Bauer!)
* Golden Wok, 1725 N. Garey Ave.
* Taqueria de Anda, 1690 S. Garey at Franklin.
So Pomona has a lot of night owls. What about the rest of the valley?
* Rancho Cucamonga has Corky's Kitchen and Bakery, 6403 N. Haven Ave. just above the 210. Apparently they do good business in the middle of the night. The fresh-baked pie is awesome.
* Ontario has Fork in the Road, 4265 E. Guasti Road, at the Travel Centers of America West truck stop. The food is surprisingly good. Fork was featured in a segment of the Food Network's "Road Food" in 2006.
Surely there are more 24-hour joints, especially in Ontario. Anyone want to fill in the blanks, or tell stories about 24-hour dining?
I could be wrong, but I believe Alberto's, at at 2068 N. Garey Ave., is open all night. They have really good carne asada and I'm pretty sure I've enjoyed it at very late hours.
Dave I'm sorry you missed the golden age of Bengie's, Alphy's on Mountain, Spires, they are still around, they must still be 24 hrs? Michael J's aren't 24 still, however.
I'm a regular around IHOP in La Verne at 2 am in the morning. Nothing beats a full stack and a pot of coffee at that hour.
I've been looking to broaden my horizons though since I'm sick of the menu.
Now there is one thing the new Claremont Village annex missed: an all-night diner. Long L-shaped lunch counter, picture windows, on a corner, maybe name it "Phillies." Play Tom Waits music all night long ...
[...only allow patrons who don't look at each other. Make sure there's no exit or entrance. OK, maybe I'm carrying the "Nighthawks" thing too far. -- DA]
An all-night diner in Claremont that plays Tom Waits all night? That sounds more than ideal, though I doubt they'd be playing anything off Bone Machine, my favorite album of his.
Anyone know the name of the restaurant Chris is referring to?
[He was referring to the fictional diner in the "Nighthawks" painting by Edward Hopper, as well as to the Tom Waits album "Nighthawks at the Diner," as was I. -- DA]