The Station: 2 eggs, homefries — and a side of history
Windsor Morning's Jonathan Pinto pays a visit to the historic Station Restaurant on Pelletier Street
One of my favourite diners in Windsor is also one of its most hidden.
For most of the 20th century, the end of Pelletier Street was home to a train station. I've heard it referred to as Michigan Central, New York Central or Penn Station. From what I've been able to gather, it stopped hosting passengers sometime in the 1970s.
At some point early in its history, a restaurant called Station Lunch was built beside it.
In 1996, the station itself burned down.
Today, the Station Restaurant — renamed because they're also open for breakfast and dinner — is the only evidence there was ever a train station in the first place.
Pelletier is a street of modest houses and a few low-rise apartment buildings. While there are are still working railway tracks that lead to the international rail tunnel, the street itself is not busy. It's not a place you'd think would attract a lot of people.
But every time I've walked into the Station Restaurant, it's bustling.
To hear more about this west-end gem, click on the audio player.
Where is The Station Restaurant?
The Station Restaurant is located at 1350 Pelletier St. in Windsor, just north of the intersection of Tecumseh and McKay.
They're open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and only accept cash.
If you're there for breakfast, try the homefries — they're among the best in the city.
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