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Eggs, bacon and hold the Kools…

July 13, 2010
Charles Ferruzza,

No ands, ifs or butts

​“So Dagwood’s is all nonsmoking now?” I asked the waitress.

“Yeah, damn it,” she said, handing me a menu.

After 72 years, Ruby’s Dagwood’s Cafe — the manly, iconic diner in Rosedale, Kansas — has removed the ashtrays from its tables.

Categories: Dining, Food & Drink
Tags: ashtrays, cigarettes, no smoking, patty melt, Ruby’s Dagwood’s Cafe
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