Hult Plaza Restaurant
Hult Plaza Restaurant
401 East 10th Avenue,
Eugene, OR
(541) 484-2933
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As the goofballs on Fox News often say, things were so much better back in the old days. America was great, everyone got along, and diners served good, hearty food with a smile…Really?
Located in Hult Plaza, a little office complex not to be confused with Hult Center, the snazzily-named Hult Plaza Restaurant is a literal time machine that can transport you back to those glory days. So, to make a not long story shorter, here are my hastily scrawled notes from my recent journey to the past via Hult Plaza Restaurant:
“It seems the past has lots of gravy. In fact, it is covered in gravy. Even the gravy has gravy doused over the top of it. If you like gravy, then the past is a good place for you to go and eat.”
“If all that gravy doesn’t satisfy your taste for fat mixed with flour, then you can also try a cup of Chicken with Wild Rice Soup. Surprisingly, it is very thick and yellowish. Uhhh…Sorta like yellow gravy.”
“Good ol’ cows here in the past appear to have more gristle on their bones probably due to the lack of Pilates workouts in these days.”
“Here in the past, the diners are not real tidy or anything. Less competition I guess. Elvis is a big star still, so his posters are popular. The local college gets a few spots on the wall as well.”
“Isn’t it ironic that “hearty food” tends to lead to congestive heart failure?”
“I assumed that by visiting the past in this time machine, people would be younger. But in fact, everyone around me seems to be quite oldish.”
“Waitress seems very friendly with all the regular customers. I guess she is a little more shy with newcomers such as myself, especially since I am wearing this orange down vest which looks like a life-jacket to her. [Can you figure out this pop culture reference? Give your best guess in the comment section below.]“
“As per Doc’s warnings, I am trying not to disturb the time space continuum. Time to return to the future. [This one is much easier].”
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January 8th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
So, the famous waitress is back to work from the famous Rose Bowl watching?
Not a big fan of “gravy” or if I crave it some day, I might as well just boil myself some porridge rice.
January 8th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Porridge? Hmmm…a suspicious reference.
January 21st, 2010 at 8:58 pm
Orange down vest… McFly, is that you?
January 21st, 2010 at 11:26 pm
Yes, Cruze is the winner!!! Congrats!!!
February 16th, 2010 at 9:10 am
I truly wish they had exercised their right to refuse service to such an ungrateful cad such as you are.
The diner is just that, nothing more nothing less. It is greasy, but good.
Do us all a favor and go drown your distaste in bbq sauce.
February 16th, 2010 at 9:50 am
“Ungrateful”? Why should I be grateful to the owner and staff of this restaurant? I went there, ordered and paid for my food…and did not like it. What’s to be grateful about?
To tell you the truth, I was very generous with the review. In fact, the restaurant was disgustingly dirty/grimy and cluttered. I understand if the budget is tight that the owner can not renovate the place. But a roll of paper towels and some spray cleaner is not too much to ask is it? Also, straighten it up a bit. It’s not cute or homey. It’s just a big mess.
The hugely overweight boss in the kitchen is a testament to the heart-clogging gravy that he serves.
The much-written-about waitress was, in fact, slow, inefficient, and not friendly at all to my table of first-time customers.
Also, the menu is badly written and has several clear mistakes that cause confusion.
Oh. Maybe I forgot to mention. All the food is slathered/buried/drowned in gravy.
So…Is that any better? Am I acting sufficiently grateful yet?
February 16th, 2010 at 10:12 am
I had just finished reading Pitchfork Media’s latest Lo-Fi album review when I realized that I was hungry.
So I went to a diner in an office building that didn’t serve gluten-free soy pancakes or an organic spinach and goat cheese pannini?! Oh the humanity! Who would expect such a dated menu in such a venue? I took a risk and ordered the Turkey special, which came with homemade gravy. As somebody who was raised in an bunker underneath the Rocky Mountains, I had never experienced such vile offerings, so called “Typical American Diner Food”, and was completely taken aback!
Also, the place was old with older decor, so it and the people who eat there must be connected with Fox News somehow. They need to replace the Elvis and Marilyn Monroe posters with Thom York and Amy Winehouse ones.
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Hundreds of regular customers can’t be wrong, the service is great, the prices reasonable, and the food is good for what it’s supposed to be: Diner Fare. Try the Turkey Club or the Tomato and Onion Omelette. Good food for a good price, and not assinine like some wanna be restaurant reviews.
February 16th, 2010 at 10:17 am
(barf emoticon)
February 16th, 2010 at 10:24 am
I am sure the Diner Association of America will be angry that you have equated this place to “Typical American Diner Food”. I have eaten at many diners all over the USA and enjoyed most of them tremendously. Hult Plaza ain’t one of ‘em.
For the record:
“Diner” does not equal “gravy”.
“Old decor” does not equal “dirty and unkept”.
February 16th, 2010 at 10:25 am
Do you have a real job? or is Mommy n’ Daddy supporting your “creative” outlet?
February 16th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Yes, my mother and father are supporting my creative outlet. No, I do not have a real job.
You should scurry off to class now so the professor will not get mad at you for showing up late.