Aberdeen, MD
Not a hot dog joint, but still....

To us, the New Ideal Diner represents a new ideal of getting food on the road.  We were on our way home, no idea where to stop for dinner, but damned if we were going to an I-95 service area.

We got off onto a parallel highway and found the New Ideal.  70 years old, it serves excellent diner food.  I ordered a cheese steak, which probably insulted the cook.  Louise got meat loaf.  Maddie got dinosaur-shaped chicken tenders.  All were fantastic.

Why stop at a McDonald's?  This was easy-on, easy-off, and we didn't even know it was there.