New Cardinal Diner

[Devil's Advocate]

I don't often prepare frozen French Toast for myself, but I have never experienced a "gooey mushy mess" when I did.

I've had gooey French toast on Amtrak and when I asked about it they said the griddle was broken.

I think DA was saying the French toast on the Amtrak dining cars is usually thrown on the grill for re-heating? I’m pretty sure that’s how the burgers are cooked as well.

I believe it's normally a combination of convection heating followed by a griddle finish.

 

[Dakota 400]

One obvious answer: Give sleeping car pax a possibility to opt-in to receive a voucher for no-cost food from the cafe car.

I think some of us on this Forum have better ideas and would make more passenger friendly decisions than some of the current Amtrak executives.

 

[IndyLions]

I've had gooey French toast on Amtrak and when I asked about it they said the griddle was broken.


I believe it's normally a combination of convection heating followed by a griddle finish.

If they use a griddle on the Cardinal I stand corrected. Who (what Amtrak employee) does it though?

 

[OBS]

If they use a griddle on the Cardinal I stand corrected. Who (what Amtrak employee) does it though?

There is no griddle on the Cardinal...

 

[crescent-zephyr]

If they use a griddle on the Cardinal I stand corrected. Who (what Amtrak employee) does it though?

It was several years ago, but the French toast I had on the cardinal was very different than the French toast on the full service dining cars.

Either way there is no griddle / grill on the Cardinal’s amfleet II cafe / diner-lite Car.

 

[Dakota 400]

Time to face this fact of life: there is no substitute worthy of a "Mom" in the "kitchen" regardless of whether that "kitchen" is in an Amtrak Dining Car of whatever vintage or previously, a cruise ship's galley, or flying First Class on a long distance Singapore Airlines flight in First Class with their "Book the Cook" option.