Eat-Rite Diner   

Price Per Person: $0-10* Blue Plate Special: Americana diner fare, breakfast favorites, slingers and other comfort food served 24 hours daily. The Dish: Eat-Rite's St. Louis locations ensure that comfort-food seekers can find solace no matter the time of day or night, and it's especially popular with late-night carousers after cocktails. Sometimes nothing hits the spot like a cheap burger, a barbecue pork sandwich or a notorious slinger. Eat-Rite layers its version of the slinger with potatoes, meat and eggs. All of that is covered with chunky chili and comes with a side of ham, sausage, bacon, hamburger or T-bone steak. The hash browns are homemade, fresh and made to order. The Atmosphere: Think of every American diner you've ever seen -- a place where you can get something called a slinger -- and you can envision an Eat-Rite. The griddle sizzles, the smell of grease permeates the air, the menus are stained, and the jukebox features country stars. Their motto ''Eat-Rite or don't eat at all.'' -- Hillary Wicai *Price Per Person includes entree, drink & dessert