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Article: The Canalis Report: Chuck's diner a hit at the Shore
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- Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.
- Article date:
- November 25, 2007
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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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