What makes a restaurant a dive?

Question

I know a diner is modeled on the dining car, and a drive in is a restaurant you drive up to and they serve you in your car, but what makes a restaurant a dive? have i been watching too much food network?

Answer 1

seeing the cook pick his nose on the way out of the bathroom,roaches,and men outside asking if you can spare some change,and your feet sticking to the floor.

Answer 2

Flies will do it.

Answer 3

what makes a good restaurant is this:

presentation

atmosphere

quality of the food

anything lacking of these 3, for me, constitutes a dive

Answer 4

Somewhere that you think would be totally gross to eat and they have the best food. We have a couple of hole in the wall places (you do not want to even see the bathroom) but they have the best food!!!