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'''Canteen Lunch in the Alley''' is a restaurant located at 112 East 2nd Street in [[Ottumwa, Iowa]]. It opened in the 1930s and has been a local institution famous for their loose-meat sandwiches and homemade pies. Their loose-meat sandwich is commonly compared to the sandwiches available at the chain fast-food restaurant [[Maid-Rite]], yet locals are known to prefer the 'Canteen' sandwiches for various reasons ranging from the fact it's a family-owned restaurant for over 70 years to the pictures of FDR and JFK on the walls. |
'''Canteen Lunch in the Alley''' is a restaurant located at 112 East 2nd Street in [[Ottumwa, Iowa]]. It opened in the 1930s and has been a local institution famous for their loose-meat sandwiches and homemade pies. Their loose-meat sandwich is commonly compared to the sandwiches available at the chain fast-food restaurant [[Maid-Rite]], yet locals are known to prefer the 'Canteen' sandwiches for various reasons ranging from the fact it's a family-owned restaurant for over 70 years to the pictures of FDR and JFK on the walls. |
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The restaurant's design is a horseshoe-shaped counter-top surrounded by stools. The meat for the sandwiches are prepared in the middle of the counter-top in a large meat steamer, constantly being stirred and mixed by the staff. Besides the sandwich, pies and shakes are the other items on the menu. Though they are required to drain off the grease, if you ask for one moist, they can put it right back in and it |
The restaurant's design is a horseshoe-shaped counter-top surrounded by stools. The meat for the sandwiches are prepared in the middle of the counter-top in a large meat steamer, constantly being stirred and mixed by the staff. Besides the sandwich, pies and shakes are the other items on the menu. Though they are required to drain off the grease, if you ask for one moist, they can put it right back in and some would say it makes the sandwich taste better. |
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The Canteen was the model for the Lanford Lunch Box restaurant opened by Roseanne Connor (played by [[Roseanne Barr]]) in the sitcom ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]''. Barr was married to actor [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]], a native of Ottumwa, and they frequently visited Ottumwa during their marriage. |
The Canteen was the model for the Lanford Lunch Box restaurant opened by Roseanne Connor (played by [[Roseanne Barr]]) in the sitcom ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]''. Barr was married to actor [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]], a native of Ottumwa, and they frequently visited Ottumwa during their marriage. |
Revision as of 16:42, 5 January 2012
41°01′05″N 92°24′40″W / 41.018°N 92.411°W Canteen Lunch in the Alley is a restaurant located at 112 East 2nd Street in Ottumwa, Iowa. It opened in the 1930s and has been a local institution famous for their loose-meat sandwiches and homemade pies. Their loose-meat sandwich is commonly compared to the sandwiches available at the chain fast-food restaurant Maid-Rite, yet locals are known to prefer the 'Canteen' sandwiches for various reasons ranging from the fact it's a family-owned restaurant for over 70 years to the pictures of FDR and JFK on the walls.
The restaurant's design is a horseshoe-shaped counter-top surrounded by stools. The meat for the sandwiches are prepared in the middle of the counter-top in a large meat steamer, constantly being stirred and mixed by the staff. Besides the sandwich, pies and shakes are the other items on the menu. Though they are required to drain off the grease, if you ask for one moist, they can put it right back in and some would say it makes the sandwich taste better.
The Canteen was the model for the Lanford Lunch Box restaurant opened by Roseanne Connor (played by Roseanne Barr) in the sitcom Roseanne. Barr was married to actor Tom Arnold, a native of Ottumwa, and they frequently visited Ottumwa during their marriage.
External links
- http://www.mytravelguide.com/restaurants/profile-32610005-United_States_Iowa_Ottumwa_Canteen_Lunch_In_The_Alley.html
- http://iowabackroads.com/2007/places/canteen-lunch-in-the-alley/
- http://chefmoz.org/United_States/IA/Ottumwa/Canteen_Lunch_In_The_Alley988582097.html
- http://LifeInIA.com/Canteen.html
- http://www.tvacres.com/restaurants_lanford.htm