Elliot's

Minutes for Elliot's, a family-owned diner on Elliot St in downtown Lowell. Mainly known for hotdogs.

CTO: 0850
In Attendance: Ratbas, 4 other guys each sitting quietly at their own tables, owner and one employee. Plenty of trees and lamp posts for bike parking.

Order: $3 breakfast (2 eggs, toast, homefries, choice of meat, coffee). Served in under five minutes. Served on a styrofoam plate with a plastic fork. Substituted ice coffee for hot, no additional cost. All foods prepared exactly as they should be (nailed the homefries).

Plenty of natural lighting. Tiled walls provide an authentic classic atmosphere.

Other guys leave by 9. The last one puts his copy of the Lawrence Eagle Tribune where the trays would normally go

Radio is playing the oldies station. The oldies station is playing 80's songs.

More customers come and go, owner identifies them by name.

"Come on Eileen" plays from an old portable stereo too small to be called a beat box despite being from the era when that term was used.

Tech report: No wi-fi. Weak signal available from nearby Garcia Brogan's. Went with tether. No strange looks from anyone.

Financial report (including tax and tip): $4.18

Upcoming events: closed Memorial Day. Open Mon-Sat, 7a-10p. Closed Sundays.

CTA: 0925.