Anything like Tampere's American Diner in Helsinki area?

jas_rho · Post by **jas_rho** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:42 pm

I've recently moved from Tampere down south and I was wondering if anyone here knows if there is any place in Helsinki/Espoo that comes close to American Diner in Tampere? Its one of the things I miss from there already

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mCowboy · Post by **mCowboy** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:56 pm

I think Texas bar & grill is closest, but still not the same. Chico's have similar foods... I was pleasantly when I ate at Amarillo recently...

antstar · Post by **antstar** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:02 pm

Did you enjoy their food so much jas_rho? i have been there once before going to the cinema and although nice enough didn't think it was that memorial. But i wasn't that adventurous and just have a burger and fries.

karen · Post by **karen** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:04 pm

Thanks for the heads up. We're going to Tampere soon and I'll make dh take me there. The menu looks very interesting.

mCowboy · Post by **mCowboy** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:06 pm

karen wrote:Thanks for the heads up. We're going to Tampere soon and I'll make dh take me there. The menu looks very interesting.

Sad to say, but they're not as good as they were a few years ago, but they do have Buffalo Chicken Burger, which tastes pretty authentic. They (at least used to) sell some candy bars & snacks too to take away...

I'd also recommend the Taco House on Hämeenkatu, pretty decent Tex-Mex fast food and Siipiweikot for some chicken wings.

jas_rho · Post by **jas_rho** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:13 pm

Yeah its a good place. Amarillo is ok but doesn't touch American Diner. I went to chico's here in Helsinki a while back before I moved here and while it was just lunch, I wasn't so impressed. When it comes to a good burger joint with decent selection and quality food AD is the place to be

It's at least my favorite place to go to in Tampere. I've always gotten good service as well.
I like the Chili Size burger that comes with chili all over it. And for chili I mean like chili con carne.

antstar · Post by **antstar** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:21 pm

You need to give yourself plenty of time ( for the wait and portion size) if your off to sdee a film afterwards

jas_rho · Post by **jas_rho** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:24 pm

antstar wrote:You need to give yourself plenty of time ( for the wait and portion size) if your off to sdee a film afterwards

Yeah I admit that sometimes you have to wait. Usually they'll tell you if there is gonna be a long wait. And yeah, the portions are good sized so go there hungry

Try the big tower... that's one that I never got around to ordering.

karen · Post by **karen** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:25 pm

I always get the BLT at Chico's. The BBQ sauce isn't traditional, but it's not a bad addition.

antstar · Post by **antstar** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:28 pm

jas_rho wrote:Yeah I admit that sometimes you have to wait. Usually they'll tell you if there is gonna be a long wait. And yeah, the portions are good sized so go there hungry Try the big tower... that's one that I never got around to ordering.

Well i think i had a double wasn't brave enough for the tower, and i still left loads of fries!last i went close by to the place with the toy train about your head, mayeb some gangster place i think, which wasn't too bad! although i'm not too fond of the usual sauce you get with the chicken wings, you know the one tastes liek vinigar

Tiwaz · Post by **Tiwaz** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:59 pm

antstar wrote:
jas_rho wrote:Yeah I admit that sometimes you have to wait. Usually they'll tell you if there is gonna be a long wait. And yeah, the portions are good sized so go there hungry Try the big tower... that's one that I never got around to ordering.
Well i think i had a double wasn't brave enough for the tower, and i still left loads of fries!last i went close by to the place with the toy train about your head, mayeb some gangster place i think, which wasn't too bad! although i'm not too fond of the usual sauce you get with the chicken wings, you know the one tastes liek vinigar

Train?

Sounds like Coyote at Ideapark... Or at least there I noticed such strange contraception.

antstar · Post by **antstar** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:04 pm

Some american theme restaurant. with gangsters and such. its in the same indoor complex as the American diner.

jas_rho · Post by **jas_rho** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:10 pm

antstar wrote:Some american theme restaurant. with gangsters and such. its in the same indoor complex as the American diner.

Yeah you are talking about Bugsy or Speakeasy... I don't remember which one it is anymore but one used to be downstairs from the other but they have since combined to become one. I think its still Bugsy. Its sort of an italian-american wannabe type of place.

antstar · Post by **antstar** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:13 pm

jas_rho wrote:
antstar wrote:Some american theme restaurant. with gangsters and such. its in the same indoor complex as the American diner.

Yeah you are talking about Bugsy or Speakeasy... I don't remember which one it is anymore but one used to be downstairs from the other but they have since combined to become one. I think its still Bugsy. Its sort of an italian-american wannabe type of place.

Yep Speakeasy rings a bell, and yes it is big and has seating upstairs, i had this really great pizza starter, something different than i had tried before.

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