Raymond's [Church Street in Montclair, NJ] Some Diners are risky and shitty, and some manage to pull it off pretty damn well. What I thought: Tantalus Lunchtime is a time when I take a break from work and enjoy a plate of something that will energize my ass to keep working hard for the money. I am such a lazy ass. That's why I just go right next door to my new favorite diner. It's called Raymond's. I usually pull up a spot at the bar and the waitresess immediately jump and give you a menu. I like a woman who's smart like that. The lunch menu may not seem like it has much, but it holds secrets. One of them is the specials menu. It changes every day and I haven't seen them repeat a special once. It's almost creepy the way they know exactly when I am ready to decide. They bring you drinks IMMEDIATELY and dont start conversations with you about bullshit which I have no time for, except for that one time where the manager was there and thought he was being a cool dude by sparking up stupid conversations with me about nothing, but I thought he was a stupid douchebag who should shut the fuck up while I eat. The place has nothing special in terms of looks. Oh well, not like I'm looking for any flashy shit to distract me from my slop. First thing I remember ordering was a burger. It's like dipping your feet into a pool before jumping in. Allow me to explain. The only satisfactory thing to get at ANY diner is a burger. With any other shit you have the risk of getting hay fever, or worse, still being hungry... On a random note, the ketchup in this place was fucking HUGE. No one needs that much ketchup. I was afraid the whole thing would pour out. It's like a jar of mayo...but ketchup. It probably suggests a before and after effect of eating here too much. Which kicks ass. My burger finally came and man was I awestruck. Forgive the bluriness but I don't give half a shit. They gave me an insane amount of fries, mushrooms, cheese, meat, and whatever else they could put on there. That's what I like. That's how all restaurants should be. I devoured. On another trip, I got the special steak and cheese wrap. It was fucking AMAZING. I ate the salad that was also on the plate. Immediately. It was so juicy and hot. I devoured everything. Burp. On another time I also HIGHLY recommend the chicken and peppers hero. Fucking juicy and you can tell it was made just a minute ago. To anyone who ever happens to have the lucky chance to go here, I recommend getting something with bacon. WHen they serve you anything with bacon, they just pile that shit on and on and on. And I mean insanely high. You can never have enough bacon and they don't go easy on it like some other bacon whoring diners I've been to. This place rules. Nuff said. Tantalus: Extremely Duppable.