Amtrak dining and cafe service

[zephyr17]

They LIED!

It was because of the Center of Excellence.

 

[Way2Kewl]

Suspense is killing me.

I’m still a bit frustrated at Battuello...
as I woke up this morning and saw his picture of the French Toast and thought *WooHoo!!!* Confirmation good food is back!, until I realized the syrup was just a bit to perfect… then I caught his captions… but it was all to late… adrenaline had already kicked in.

Back to hoping for a picture of anything on someone’s plate from the Traditional menu. Just so the fellow upcoming trip fans can have something to look forward to (again) And bury the Flex for good (for now)

 

[Cal]

Suspense is killing me.

I’m still a bit frustrated at Battuello...
as I woke up this morning and saw his picture of the French Toast and thought *WooHoo!!!* Confirmation good food is back!, until I realized the syrup was just a bit to perfect… then I caught his captions… but it was all to late… adrenaline had already kicked in.

Back to hoping for a picture of anything on someone’s plate from the Traditional menu. Just so the fellow upcoming trip fans can have something to look forward to (again) And bury the Flex for good (for now)

I've been checking YouTube and searching "Amtrak", and setting the filter to past hour to see if anybody has uploaded anything.

 

[Brian Battuello]

Feeling only slightly guilty about my French toast picture above, I did some digging around on the web and I found an actual public relations picture of the real Amtrak French toast:


It was on a surprisingly comprehensive guide to the new food including complete menus for all the affected trains. I haven't seen this before so I wonder if they dropped it this morning. Here's a link to the full guide:

https://www.amtrak.com/dining-car

 

[Bob Dylan]

Feeling only slightly guilty about my French toast picture above, I did some digging around on the web and I found an actual public relations picture of the real Amtrak French toast:

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It was on a surprisingly comprehensive guide to the new food including complete menus for all the affected trains. I haven't seen this before so I wonder if they dropped it this morning. Here's a link to the full guide:

https://www.amtrak.com/dining-car

Sadly the Texas Eagle between Chicago and San Antonio isn't included, and I notice the Grits are no longer offered as an alternate to the Potatoes except for the Continential Breakfast, and Polenta has replaced Mashed Potatoes( but there's still Baked Spuds!)

The rest looks pretty decent, looking forward to trying the choices once I'm riding Long Distance again!

 

[Rasputin]

Hopefully the absence of grits in all breakfast entrees except the continental breakfast is a typo.

 

[deBASHmode]

OK, so long story here. I believe the last china used by Amtrak before switching to plastic was the Corelle, which was glass. They sold that off; the staff really didn't like it, because although it doesn't break the first five times you drop it, when it does break, it explodes and is very hard to clean up.

Sometimes you don't get lucky and that explosion happens first drop. Despite repeated sweeping and vacuuming, I was still finding tiny shards months later, often with my bare feet. Corelle is banned from this household.

 

[deBASHmode]

https://chicago.suntimes.com/platfo...nce-trains-union-station-dining-cars-sleepersAnother article

Anyone know if you can find out which trains have new cars on them? It'd be so cool to get one on my trip early July. (6 Zephyr from EMY-CHI.)

 

[Cal]

Anyone know if you can find out which trains have new cars on them? It'd be so cool to get one on my trip early July. (6 Zephyr from EMY-CHI.)

I believe they are random

 

[Cal]

From the Barstow railcam, do I see flowers?

 

[IndyLions]

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From the Barstow railcam, do I see flowers?

Not sure (my eyes aren’t that good) - but I can tell if they are using tablecloths the tables aren’t set yet…

 

[user 14106]

Will someone get a photo or do a review before my trip on Saturday? Will be interesting to see!

 

[Way2Kewl]

Where's the beef!

 

[Cal]

Not sure (my eyes aren’t that good) - but I can tell if they are using tablecloths the tables aren’t set yet…

This was at 10, long after dinner service ended

 

[Brian Battuello]

What's the point of hanging out with a bunch of foamers if we don't have at least one member on a train at any given time?

 

[chrsjrcj]

What's the point of hanging out with a bunch of foamers if we don't have at least one member on a train at any given time?

Seriously! For the amount of posts made about dining, not one person took the first trip?

 

[Cal]

I've also been checking Instagram and YouTube, haven't found anything yet.

 

[Dustyroad]

They might be to busy savoring every morsel of Real food to think about taking a picture.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

The press release forgot to mention you have to sign an NDA to enter the dining car.

 

[Brian Battuello]

Or else the whole thing is a giant practical joke...

 

[Dustyroad]

Or else the whole thing is a giant practical joke...

Please NO!!

 

[Dakota 400]

Where's the beef!

An "oldie" but a "goodie"!

 

[user 14106]

Will I be the first on Saturday?? We shall see!

 

[joelkfla]

Could be they're on board, but in cell dead zones.

I wouldn't expect YouTubes for a couple of weeks. Video editing is time consuming.

 

[me_little_me]

Seriously! For the amount of posts made about dining, not one person took the first trip?

Think about it. What if the traditional dining is not there? "Agghhh! Not another set of flex meals! Help!"