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Re:What happened to cheap food? Diners, Automats, and afford... by george-in-sd on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @12:16AM (#40363048)
In SF Eatsa opened up around 2016 as an Automat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWeocXaIPMo

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Re:What happened to cheap food? Diners, Automats, and afford... by prpl on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @02:19AM (#40363672)
I’m guessing they closed because there was no Kroketten
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Re:What happened to cheap food? Diners, Automats, and afford... by dustincoates on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @05:10AM (#40364679)
To me, an automat has to be one where you put your money in and get your food right away. Eatsa was more of a fast food restaurant, but you got your food in a cubby rather than at a counter.

The last true automat I've seen in the US is one in Manhattan that I visited around 2008 (I think it was called Bamn!). It was, truly, nothing more than a novelty. The food wasn't good at all.

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