Diners developed from mobile catering wagons. Like the catering wagon, a diner allowed one to set up a food service business quickly using preassembled equipment. The first manufactured dining wagons with seating appeared in the late 19th century, serving busy downtown locations without the need to buy expensive real estate. Until the Great Depression, most diner manufacturers and their customers were located in the Northeast. With the rise of the automobile, diner manufacturers produced more fixed-foundation buildings. Diner manufacturing suffered with other industries in the Depression. After World War II, as the economy returned to civilian production and the suburbs boomed, diners were an attractive self-employment opportunity. During this period diners spread beyond their original market to the Midwest.
An Americana Symbol: In movies and television, diners symbolize the period of prosperity and optimism in the United States after World War II. They are shown as the place where teenagers meet after school, and an essential part of a date. The diner's cultural influence continues today. Many non-manufactured restaurants (including franchises like Denny's) have copied the look of 1950s diners for nostalgic appeal, while Waffle House uses an interior layout derived from the diner.

 

Our Featured Restaurants:

• Can’t Stop Smokin’ Smokehouse BBQ
  Category: American
  Lip-smackin' barbeque - eat in, take-out, catered, or shipped nationwide. Ribs, brisket, and super-moist jerky slow-smoked to perfection.
  Claim to Fame: Voted Best BBQ in Lincoln County several years running.
  Location: 411 Mechem Dr Ruidoso New Mexico
  Hours: Mon, Wed - Fri 10am - 7pm, Weekends 10am - 8pm, Closed Tues
  Telephone: 575.630.0000
  Website: http://www.cantstopsmokin.com
  
  
  
• Cornerstone Bakery Cafe
  Cornerstone has quickly become a Ruidoso Favorite Restaurant as well as a sought after and anticipated eating tradition.
  Serving Breakfast which includes some very special New Mexico specialties. Lunch offering heathful favorites, savory sandwhiches
  and don't forget fresh baked breads, pies, cookies, muffins and assorted pastries.
  Claim to Fame: Voted Best Pastry and Dessert in Lincoln County in 2011.
  Location: 359 Sudderth Dr Ruidoso, New Mexico
  Hours: Open Daily 7:00 am to 2:00 pm
  Telephone: 575.257.1842
  Website: http://www.cornerstonebakerycafe.com
  
  

• Michelena's Pizza & Italian Restaurant
  A Ruidoso family dining favorite since 1990. Large portions of Midwestern-style Italian dishes and pizza at affordable prices. Casual dress, senior discounts, and $4.95 lunch specials. Claim To Fame: "We make it good, serve you plenty, and don't charge a lot."
  Location: West end of Ruidoso's Midtown at 2703 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso, New Mexico
  Hours Of Operation: Tues-Sun, 11AM - 9PM, Closed Monday
  Telephone: (575) 257-5753
  Website: www.michelenas-ruidoso.com
  
  
  Our Complete Listings for Diners in Ruidoso, New Mexico:
  

• Café Rio 575.257.7746 2547 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso New Mexico 88345
  
  
• Tina's Cafe 575.257.2253 522 Sudderth, Ruidoso New Mexico 88345
  
  
• Hall of Flame 575.257.9987 2500 Sudderth, Ruidoso New Mexico 88345
  
  
• Jorge's Cafe 575.378.9804 2064 Hwy 70, Ruidoso Downs New Mexico
  
  
• All American Diner 575.257.8625 390 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso New Mexico 88345
  
  
• Blue Goose Cafe 575.257.8652 127 Rio Street, Ruidoso New Mexico 88345
  
  
• The Village Buttery 575.257.9251 2107 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso New Mexico 88345
  
  
• Dreamcatcher Cafe 575.802.2222 2629 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso New Mexico 88345
  
  
• Farley's Food and Fun 575.258.5676 1200 Mechem Drive, Ruidoso New Mexico 88345
  
  
• Lincoln County Grill 575.257.7669 2717 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso New Mexico 88345
  
  
• Shrimpy's 575.257.8881 2501 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso New Mexico 88345