Talk:Blue-plate special

message: Usage of the term really seems evenly divided between "blue-plate special" and "blue plate special." I prefer the hyphenated form, so I've used that within the text, and moved the article to "Blue-plate special." Within quotations, I have tried to preserve whatever form was used in the source. Dpbsmith (talk) 01:55, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Blue-plate" vs. "blue plate" 

message: I suddenly wondered whether the K-Mart "blue light special" is intended to evoke the phrase "blue plate special." I will be watching for anything to confirm this. Dpbsmith (talk) 11:02, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  '''K-Mart?????''' 

message: I've been doing some miscellaneous searches on eBay. It appears as if collectors call divided plates "grill plates" or "grille plates," and it appears as if the dishes used in restaurants are called "restaurantware" or "restaurant ware." Various searches on "blue plate restaurant ware" and "grill plate restaurantware" etc. turn up quite a lot of divided plates with a blue transfer pattern, like this one and this one. Blue patterns, particularly variations on blue willow, seem to be very common. I haven't seen a solid blue plate yet.
Of course, blue-pattern plates have been very popular for a long time. The puzzle is why there would be an association between blue plates and inexpensive meals. You'd think that if a restaurant had a supply of blue plates they would use them for everything, not just the daily specials... Dpbsmith (talk) 00:28, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blue plates 

message: I'm afraid I don't eat in diners all that often—I like them, but they're rare and I don't seek them out. Now that I'm sensitized to the issue, though, I'm on the lookout for blue-plate specials. Anyway, I'm sorry to report that the Glenmont Diner, 21 Frontage Rd, Glenmont, NY 12077 (near Albany) which looks absolutely 100% authentic--I don't know when it was built but it certainly looks fifties, NOT fifties-STYLE--does not have them. I had a fantastic breakfast there and I certainly recommend the place, but no blue-plate specials. Dpbsmith (talk) 02:33, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not '''every''' diner has them... 

message: Anecdotal, I'll admit, but Blue Plate specials were common in rural Kansas in 1969, and in South Central Tennessee into the early 1990s, much of rural Louisiana into the later 1990s, and even Missouri well into the 2000s, from personal experience. Often, it was the only alternative to hospital food without driving a half hour or more.
Most of the diners with Blue Plate Specials in the 1990s & 2000s were in towns too small to support more than a gas station/convenience store in addition to the local breakfast and lunch diner.
DocKrin (talk) 08:31, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: My customers (I am in marketing) include Golf Clubs, and I spotted this today Campaign name "Blue Plate Special - August 2, 2023". This isn't public enough to use a a citation, though Linlithgow (talk) 18:49, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Does show on their Instagram if you scroll (images only) https://www.instagram.com/sarabaycountryclub/?hl=en Linlithgow (talk) 18:53, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Far more common in rural America 

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