10/10/2020 - Petticoat Junction - Alma, MI

On our first excursion I chose a Central Michigan staple.  Located on M-46 to the east of the US-127 on/off ramp, Petticoat Junctiion is well known to anyone who has lived in this area for any length of time.  

During my teen years, it was a location that we could go to late at night after shutting down the restaurant we worked at.  It has also been a meeting location for my family.  Especially when my great grandmother was staying at a nursing home just down the road in St. Louis.  I have to say that the decor inside the restaurant was what I remembered of it back in the mid 80s and 90s.

My dad and I arrived there and were quickly seated.  The restaurant was fairly busy for the time of day.  Our waitress arrived and was pleasant.  We placed our orders and our food arrived fairly quickly.  My dad and I both ordered a lighter fare breakfast which included scrambled eggs, bacon, american fries and toast.  My toast was slightly different as I do have a food allergy and have to avoid gluten.  To my pleasant surprise, Petticoat has gluten free bread options, so I actually got to have toast and jam!!

The food was what you would expect from a diner style restaurant.  It tasted good.  Nothing was under cooked or over cooked.  I truly enjoyed the jam on my toast as that is a rare treat for me.  The coffee was okay, but to me it was weak and lacked the rich flavor I like in coffee.  

Dad thought that the meal was good as well.  I would eat here again if I didn't wish to travel far from home.  Nothing about it stood out to me as over the top delicious, but there was also nothing in it that was bad either.