Parmhero

Yes, it lives! It would be surprising for that White Castle to be gone. White Castles don't die easily. Sounds like a burger tour is in order, Daniel. Corner of Elmora and Westfield Ave. is easy to get to, probably just take North Ave. from the port area. White Rose sounds good too.

Wait! There's hope! According to the White Castle Directory, there is a White Castle at: 600 Westfield Ave. Elizabeth, NJ, 7208 That must be it. If it's on the corner of Elmora Ave.

There used to be one on Elmora Ave., on the corner of Elmora and Grand I think. I guess that's gone as well. So a moment of silence for White Castle and White Diamond... That just compounds the loss of Elizabeth's historic fast food burger joints.

Oops, slip of the pen....meant White Diamond.... the apparently dearly departed White Diamond, which will live on only in memory.

O well, we must consign the Elizabeth White Castle to the dustbin of history, scrapheap of memory. A moment of silence....It was a popular spot for kids & truck drivers. Had interesting characters as short order cooks too. They had Southern accents, unusual in Elizabeth N.J.

Daniel, No, not the one in Linden (although that one may be good). It's in Elizabeth, on BAyway Ave. I just Googled. It may be this one: Steve's White Diamond 624 Bayway, Elizabeth - (908) 353-9742 It was on a corner, near my grade school and junior high, which was Theodore Roosevelt. on Bayway Ave.

Mama Mia, Daniel! Reading this thread is a trip down memory lane. I’m one of those Elizabeth guys who grew up in Elizabeth in the 50s, 60s, and 70s and is now living elsewhere. I also have memories of the Doughnut Man Bus (yes, best doughnuts of all time), Mother Hubbards (yes, best apple pie anywhere), Georges Hot Dogs. Elmora Bagels, Superior Deli. (Watson Bagels in Newark was the best; my parents used to stop there coming back from my grandparents on Saturday nights; fresh hot bagels). Haven't seen you mention that you finally ate at Spiritos. Of all the places still in operation, Spiritos would be my first pick as a recommendation, moslty because of the pizza (and nostalgia). My friends and I were regulars. We used to eat pizza at Spiritos almost every night. Always the same--large pizza, double extra cheese. Yes, double extra. No toppings. The cheese on Spiritos pizzas is really good. We loved lots of cheese. My second favorite meal, for more formal dinners, was veal parm, raviolis, and garlic salad. (For nostalia buffs, there was another small Italian place in Elizabeth I used to go to with friends called Villa Roma, which is gone.) One place I haven’t seen mentioned on this thread, but that I think is still in business, is White Diamond hamburgers, on Bayway Ave. Unlike White Castle, which serves frozen little beef squares, White Diamond grills fresh chopped meat, squeezed flat and well done, but tasty. The small White Diamond burgers were served on burger buns, the large burgers on Kaiser rolls. The french fries were always excellent. White Diamond was a cool little diner with a counter. The Elizabeth White Castle is a landmark. I had many a meal at White Castle, which was the only place open at 1 or 2 in the morning on a Friday or Saturday night, say, after a party or dance in 1968-69. Many strange characters would be seated there over a cup a coffee. Another place I loved was Bella Palermo, an Italian pastry shop on Elizabeth Ave. Tremendous cannolli and éclairs. There used to be a Cuban sandwich shop called Tropical Sandwich Shop. It may be gone. Was also great. Cuban sandwiches and mamey milkshakes. Also a Cuban bakery on Elizabeth Ave. that was my Cuban friend's favorite. Looks like a new generation of Cuban sandwich shops has sprung up. The Front Street Smokehouse Restaurant sounds good. May have to visit Elizabeth...