A Gunther Toody's Experience

Recently, Dee, my wife and I took two of our grandchildren to the movies. It was about three o'clock in the afternoon and we were near a Gunther Toody's resturant. It was too early for supper and kind of late for lunch. It was just the right time for a snack a five-year-old and a six-year-old could enjoy. Many times we have driven by Gunther Toody's and commented, "We should stop there and check it out." Today was that day.

As we walked in the grandchildren looked a little apprehensive. You could tell by the expressions on their faces they were thinking, "Grandpa what kind of place are you taking us to?" Gunther Toody's theme is to take you back to the era of the fifties and sixties. Once we were seated the grandkids calmed down and relaxed with the strange surroundings. The surroundings immediately took me back to the time I was growing up in. The décor did what they were supposed to do. Booths and tables were red. Between the rows of tables is a waist-high wall with two fifties type motorcycles suspended from the ceiling above the wall. A nose of a Corvette was sticking out of the north wall. Hubcaps and fifties memorabilia decorated the walls. Music from that era was being played. There were TV monitors on the walls playing old black and white scenes with snow and poor reception just like the fifties and sixties. The waitresses wore red dresses with the bright red lipstick known for that era.

We looked at the menus and the desserts were not listed. We told the waitress that we were only interested in having dessert. Her name was SusyQ, what are the chances that was really her name? Anyway, she said, "Let me get you the dessert menu" and she brought over a red Viewmaster. You had to look into the Viewmaster to see the selections. That is a unique technique. We had to show the kids how to use a Viewmaster, they didn't have a clue what a Viewmaster was. The grandkids had chocolate sundaes and my wife and I shared a banana split. The split was good and the grandchildren appeared to enjoy the Sundaes.

The visit was an enjoyable adventure. If you try this diner, be sure to leave your diet in the car. The menu has meals before we even thought about cholesterol, fat, and grease. Prices appeared to be competitive with other food outlets. My wife and I could relate to the atmosphere because we grew up in this era. I don't think our grandkids will think or remember much about this experience. There are five locations in the Denver Metro area. If you want to go back to the fifties and sixties era, Gunther Toody's Diner is a place to try.