It takes one glance at an incoming regular for the cooks at Dearman’s Diner to start whipping up their order from memory before the ticket even reaches the kitchen.
Some customers visit the diner once a month, while others are there three times a week. Regulars make up 70% of the restaurant’s customer base, and they have a hunger for old-school burgers paired with a yearning for childhood memories.
Step inside and travel back in time: Checkered floors, retro chairs, vintage photos of icons such as Marilyn Monroe or the Little Rascals. It feels like 1958, when Dearman’s Diner first opened its doors at 7633 Jefferson Highway, originally serving as a pharmacy and lunch counter, according to current owner Casey Evans. Throughout the years, not too much has changed other than renovations and removing the pharmacy…