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The tiny bar draws inspiration from its past life as a corner pharmacy and lunch counter.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Some stores stay open, even with fewer workers and customers
With the earlier threat of federal agents turning out to be false alarm, things pick up a bit by midday at the Sav/Way, where the bustling lunch counter is serving up massive tortas piled impossibly high with meat and jalapeños.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
From the basement lunch counter at J.L. Hudson’s to the city’s beloved Coney Island spots and the white-tablecloth elegance of the Caucus Club where a young Barbra Streisand once sang, these institutions reflect the many ways Detroiters gathered to eat, talk and celebrate.
—Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Zachary Huerta walks behind the lunch counter at recess to take another chocolate milk.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Some stores stay open, even with fewer workers and customers
With the earlier threat of federal agents turning out to be false alarm, things pick up a bit by midday at the Sav/Way, where the bustling lunch counter is serving up massive tortas piled impossibly high with meat and jalapeños.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
From the basement lunch counter at J.L. Hudson’s to the city’s beloved Coney Island spots and the white-tablecloth elegance of the Caucus Club where a young Barbra Streisand once sang, these institutions reflect the many ways Detroiters gathered to eat, talk and celebrate.
—Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Zachary Huerta walks behind the lunch counter at recess to take another chocolate milk.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20counter. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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