they got hot water and soap and are using plastic
"silverware" wrapped in plastic so the grease does
not get to it...your arteries are not so protected,
though. Sporks!

In the book Blue Highways, William Least Heat Moon
describes the best road side cafe's as the ones with
the most calendars ahnging on the walls..

see http://www.twbookmark.com/books/77/0316353299/
http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/68/1751/

the review puts it in the category with Jack Kerouac
On the Road and Steinbeck's Travels with Charlie...