In the News - Road Island Diner

Road Island Diner
Photo by Keith Walker

Keith Walker wrote letting us know about the award his restaurant just received. A little background first though. Keith completely restored a 1939 Jerry O'Mahony, Inc. designed and built diner. His restaurant competed against many others in Utah.

While we weren't there to hear it, the official announcement from Salt Lake Magazine would have sounded something like this. The 11th annual Salt Lake Magazine Dining Award for "Best Design" goes to . . . the Road Island Diner.

We congratulate Keith and his team at the diner for a job well done. The entire article listing all the recipients may be read here.


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Road Island Diner
981 Weber Canyon Road
Oakley, UT
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Yellow Rose Diner - Towanda, PA

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As with all diner restorations, we believe it's important to keep the public informed on your progress. It serves to build anticipation which can translate into increased business once open. We followed the restoration of the former Tommy's Deluxe Diner through its website gallery. It recently opened as the Road Island Diner. Our blog posts about the diner are some of the most read.

There's a restoration project being chronicled on YouTube on that you may or may not know about. Currently it's named the Yellow Rose and is located in Towanda, PA. Gordon Tindall's been working on what they've identified as a rare 1927 Goodell Dining Car Company diner. This isn't the first diner that Gordon's restored. The previous is known as the Red Rose and is currently for sale.

We subscribed to Joseph Dupont's channel when we received notification about his videos of the restoration project being posted on YouTube. In the last video we saw Gordon installing the wainscoat boards. A new video was posted a few days ago showing the result of his hard work and determination. Be sure to watch the entire video as Gordon speaks of his next tasks in restoring the diner.

We should note that Mike Engle brought this diner from Ohio and began restoration. He created a page which includes pictures and history of the diner.


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Red Rose Diner
526 Main St.
Towanda, PA
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Road Island Diner
981 Weber Canyon Road
Oakley, UT
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A look Back on July 10th

Tommy's Moving
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7/10/2007
The former Tommy's Deluxe Diner of Middletown, RI started its journey on the way toward its next life. It arrived a few days later in Oakley, Utah.

The restoration process began while it was temporarily located behind City Hall. In December 2007 it was moved onto its foundation at the Weber Canyon Road site. Many individuals were a part of this ambitious frame up restoration project. We thank Keith Walker for his vision and determination that brought this project to completion.

Tommy's was renamed Road Island Diner, linking it to its Rhode Island and Providence Plantations roots. It recently reopened and we posted an entry here.



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Road Island Diner
981 Weber Canyon Road
Oakley, UT
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Road Island Diner - Oakley, UT

Tommy's Deluxe Diner
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Today is the grand opening of the Road Island Diner. When Tommy's Deluxe Diner left Middletown, Rhode Island in July 2007, we followed Keith Walker's restoration of the 1939 O'Mahony diner into the Road Island Diner through its website gallery. It was an ambitious project and there's nothing finer than a restored diner. We're anxious to visit. Read the entire news article here.

At left is Tommy's after it had closed. External and internal pictures of the restored Road Island diner are in firstyearta's flickr photostream here.

For more pictures of diners, we invite you to visit our flickr photostream here.


Road Island Diner
981 Weber Canyon Road
Oakley, UT
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Road Island Diner

Road Island Diner, photo courtesy of Keith Walker

Builder: Jerry O'Mahony Inc.
Year: 1939
Serial #1107
Stools: 17
Booths: 12 and 2 tables
Length: 60'
Width: 16'

Road Island Diner, photo courtesy of Keith Walker

Opened: 6/2008

Owner: Keith Walker

Website: www.roadislanddiner.com
Location: 981 Weber Canyon Road, Oakley, UT
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Phone: (435) 783-3467
Hours: Mon - Sat 8AM - 8PM Sun 8AM - 2PM



Additional seating available.


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This diner previously operated as Tommy's Deluxe Diner in Middletown, Rhode Island. Information compiled from various sources including the Road Island Diner's website.

Blog entries we've written about the diner.


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