18 Franklin ST, Biddeford, Maine 04005
$149,000.00
18 Franklin ST
Biddeford, Maine 04005
MLS#: 956147
Tax Amount/Year: $1,356.00 (2008)
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Building Features
Style Other Style
Finished Square Footage
Above±
Below±
Total±
Source
Foundation Size ±
Foundation Materials
Basement No Basement
Construction Other Construction
Year Built ± 1928
Color
Exterior Other Exterior
Roof Other Roof
Floors Vinyl
Heat System Other Heat System
Heat Fuel Gas-Natural
Water Heater Gas
Cooling A/C Units
Amenities
Seasonal No
Land Features
Lot Size ± 0.02 acres
Zone coml
Surveyed Unknown
Waterfront No
Water Body
Recreational Water
Site Level
Location Business District,Intown
Uses Commercial
Restrictions
Roads Public,Paved
Schools
Sewer Public
Water Public
Electric 110 Volts
Gas Natural-On Site
Vehicle Storage No Vehicle Storage
Driveway No Driveway
Parking
In Praise of the Palace Diner in Biddeford, Maine
Just got back from a short new years trip to beautiful New England, where the Missus and I were able to enjoy some snowfall along with a number of old favorites -- the killer seafood chowder at the Maine Diner in Wells, unbelievably delicious walnut cream pie at Moody's in Waldoboro, Maine, and a great, fresh, inventive and comforting meal at LA Burdick in Walpole New Hampshire.
Still, the absolute top of the list for us, without any question or hesitation, was the Palace Diner in Biddeford Maine. (18 Franklin St., Biddeford, ME, (207) 283-8462.) In fact, I think this place may just be my current favorite restaurant in the world. The place is Maine's oldest diner, and it consists of ten seats at a counter with no other tables or other seating, in an old Pollard Dining Car. Run by a guy named Kyle, who seems to know most of his customers by name, the place is only open for breakfast, from 6 to 10:30 a.m. The food is extraordinary. I love corned beef hash and order it pretty much anytime it's on the menu, and the Palace has the best I've ever had -- homemade, super flavorful, with just the right amount of spice, potatoes, and perfect crispy exterior. If this place were in Los Angeles where I live, I would eat this hash three times a week (at least I would until my hydraulic system stopped working). Also, wonderful, perfectly cooked eggs, great pancakes and french toast, and their homefries are absolutely superb. And on our last visit, the woman next to us ordered some kind of grilled caramel muffin thingy that looked so damn amazing, I can't stop thinking about it. Huge portions, and, on top of everything else, the prices are frankly shockingly low. I don't think it would be physically possible for two people to consume more than $15 worth of food in one sitting; for the Missus and me, we had breakfast at the Palace twice, and both checks came to about $11.
I'll stop raving now, but, seriously, this place is a gem. If the Palace Diner were in Los Angeles, the dining car would be a fake constructed by some out-of-work set designer, the prices would be literally ten times higher, and there would be a constant line of hipster dufuses waiting to get in. You guys in Maine don't know how good you have it!
Palace Diner
18 Franklin St.
Biddeford, ME 04005
no phone
1927 Pollard Diner
Owner: Kyle Quinn
One of two surviving diners built by the Pollard Company of Lowell, MA, this little palace has seating for 15 at stools only. New owner Kyle Quinn said in a Boston Globe interview that his menu remains pretty close to what they served in the 1920s: "Diners have always been about large portions and short prices."
Still, the absolute top of the list for us, without any question or hesitation, was the Palace Diner in Biddeford Maine. (18 Franklin St., Biddeford, ME, (207) 283-8462.) In fact, I think this place may just be my current favorite restaurant in the world. The place is Maine's oldest diner, and it consists of ten seats at a counter with no other tables or other seating, in an old Pollard Dining Car. Run by a guy named Kyle, who seems to know most of his customers by name, the place is only open for breakfast, from 6 to 10:30 a.m. The food is extraordinary. I love corned beef hash and order it pretty much anytime it's on the menu, and the Palace has the best I've ever had -- homemade, super flavorful, with just the right amount of spice, potatoes, and perfect crispy exterior. If this place were in Los Angeles where I live, I would eat this hash three times a week (at least I would until my hydraulic system stopped working). Also, wonderful, perfectly cooked eggs, great pancakes and french toast, and their homefries are absolutely superb. And on our last visit, the woman next to us ordered some kind of grilled caramel muffin thingy that looked so damn amazing, I can't stop thinking about it. Huge portions, and, on top of everything else, the prices are frankly shockingly low. I don't think it would be physically possible for two people to consume more than $15 worth of food in one sitting; for the Missus and me, we had breakfast at the Palace twice, and both checks came to about $11.
I'll stop raving now, but, seriously, this place is a gem. If the Palace Diner were in Los Angeles, the dining car would be a fake constructed by some out-of-work set designer, the prices would be literally ten times higher, and there would be a constant line of hipster dufuses waiting to get in. You guys in Maine don't know how good you have it!
Palace Diner
18 Franklin St.
Biddeford, ME 04005
no phone
1927 Pollard Diner
Owner: Kyle Quinn
One of two surviving diners built by the Pollard Company of Lowell, MA, this little palace has seating for 15 at stools only. New owner Kyle Quinn said in a Boston Globe interview that his menu remains pretty close to what they served in the 1920s: "Diners have always been about large portions and short prices."
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