A lemony twist on a diner classic

The Palace Diner first went into service in the town of Biddeford, Maine, in 1927 and has been serving breakfast and lunch ever since.

This tiny restaurant

(it has just 15 seats!) is an example of a "dining car" diner. Dining cars were small restaurants built to look like train cars. They became hugely popular in the 1920s and 1930s.

When co-owners Chad Conley and Greg Mitchell took over the Palace Diner in 2014, the diner became known for its breakfast menu, especially the flapjacks. "There are a few things that make the recipe unique," Chef Conley told us. "One is the addition of lemon zest for flavour and aroma. Another is the addition of lemon juice, which adds to that flavour and aroma, but, more importantly, the acidity reacts with the baking soda to create extra lift. That helps to make them super fluffy."