Article: The Canalis Report: Chuck's diner a hit at the Shore

LONG BEACH - Chuck's Coffee Shop in Belmont Shore boasts two slogans.

"Home of the Weasel" is one.

"Locally world famous" is the other.

Both phrases, painted in red outside, hint at why Chuck Tinkler's pie-shaped diner has been in the breakfast and lunch business at 4120 E. Ocean Blvd. since 1964.

The Weasel - scrambled eggs with chili on top - is the most popular menu item. In the diner's early days, a trucker asked for eggs with something extra to take the bite out of a hangover.

Chuck added chili. The trucker said the dish looked like a weasel he had seen on a haul to Montana. None of the guys around the counter had seen a weasel, and they all cracked up. The name stuck.

The Weasel ...

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