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3. Sparky's Diner This Market and Church haunt is open 24 hours -- meaning, if the need arose, you could indeed order a burger and orange dreamsicle shake at 4:37 in the morning.
Twenty-four hour restaurants, like inflatable mattresses, often come with caveats. They're great -- for what they are. Not so with Sparky's. It's damn fine any hour of the day for burgers, blimp-sized sandwiches, and damn good fries. And, per Pooja -- the late night phone and computer jockey -- they do get their share of lunatics asking for lunatic things at lunatic hours.
"There was a lady at 1 a.m. who ordered buffalo wings, but only the thigh parts," Pooja said. She was told no. You can, however, get a side of gravy with your burger or french fries, no questions asked.
Pooja says you can also get a peanut butter and bacon sandwich "if you really wanted it." Yes, there is a special joy in eating like Elvis -- especially at Elvis hours.
