"This diner, and its extraordinarily good coffee and pie, has become, I admit, something of an obsession for me."
The Double R Diner (first known as Railroad Diner and briefly as Marty's Railroad Café)[1] was the local diner in the town of Twin Peaks, Washington, located at the intersection of Main Street and Falls Avenue.[2] It was owned and operated by Norma Jennings from April 1969.[1]
Open all days of the week and holidays, the Double R was a town institution and oftentimes a hang-out, specializing in homemade pie and coffee. It was also a food provider for the town through the Meals on Wheels program[3] and a sponsor of the Miss Twin Peaks Contest.[4]
It was later the flagship store of a franchise known as Norma's Double R.[5]
History[]
Founding[]
1980s[]
2010s[]
After crossing, Dale Cooper drove past the Double R with Carrie Page late one night. The diner was apparently closed, and no longer bore the "RR2GO" sign.[6]
Notable employees[]
- Norma Jennings - owner (April 1969–)[7]
- Annie Blackburn - waitress (March 1989)[8]
- Heidi - waitress[9]
- Hank Jennings - dishwasher (March 1989)[10]
- Shelly Johnson - waitress[9]
- Toad - cook[11]
- Burger Cook [12]
Menu[]
As of March 1989[]
This menu is taken from one found in the document The Andrew Packard Case, archived in the Bookhouse by Dale Cooper in March, 1989.[13]
Beverages[]
- Coffee or Tea - $1.75
- Milk - $1.75
- Orange Juice - $2.50
- Milkshake - $3.50
- Rootbeer Float - $3.50
- Malts - $3.50
- Soda - $2.25
- Ice Tea - $1.75
- Lemonade or Orange Whip - $2.25
Breakfast[]
- 2 Eggs, Any Style - $4.00
- The "Double" R - $7.00
- Omelette with Cheese - $5.25
- French Toast - $6.50
- Pancakes or Waddles - $5.75
- Lumberjack Pancake Steak - $6.25
- Steak and Eggs - $9.95
- Woodcutter's Combo Breakfast - $9.50
- Oatmeal - $4.50
- All above served with Toast, Hash Browns, Bacon or Sausage
Sandwiches[]
- Quarter Pound Hamburger - $7.85
- Barkburger Special - $7.95
- Turkey Club - $8.49
- Roast Beef - $8.10
- Ham and Cheese - $5.95
- B. L. T. - $6.75
- The Redwood - $8.00
Sides[]
- French Fries - $3.49
- Onion Rings - $3.00
- Salad - $3.49
- Soup of the Day - $3.35
Dinners[]
- B.B.Q. Ribs - $10.95
- Corned Beef - $8.95
- Steak "T" Bone - $12.95
- Beef Stew - $8.49
- Chicken Fried Steak - $10.50
- Spaghetti with Meat Sauce - $7.95
- Veal - $14.40
- King Crab - Market Price
- Fish Dinner - $10.95
- Catch O' the Day - Market Price
Desserts[]
- Our Famous Cherry Pie - $2.50
- Huckleberry Pie - $2.50
- Gooseberry Pie - $2.50
- Lingonberry Pie - $2.50
- Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie - $3.00
- Ice Cream - $2.00
RR2GO! Menu[]
Transcribed from the prop, as seen on a promotional picture for Part 6.
Beverages[]
- Coffee - $1.25
- Iced Tea - $1.95
- Lemonade - $2.95
- Orange Whip - $3.95
Sandwiches[]
- served with chips & a pickle
- Turkey Club - $4.95
- Ham & Cheese - $3.95
- B.L.T. - $3.95
- Charbroiled Burger - $3.95
- Roast Beef - $4.95
Everything else![]
- Soup du jour - $2.95
- Fries or onion rings - $1.95
- Lumberjack breakfast special - $3.95
- B.B.Q. ribs - $4.95
- Spaghetti bolognese - $3.95
- Slice of pie - $2.95
Jukebox[]
The following is the selection available in the diner's jukebox:[14]
Combination | Song | Artist |
---|---|---|
A1 | "Working Man" | John Conlee |
B1 | "Radio Lover" | John Conlee |
C1 | "Told A Lie To My Heart" | Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr. |
D1 | "Slow Movin' Outlaw" | Willie Nelson, Lacy J. Dalton |
E1 | "Little Lies" | Fleetwood Mac |
F1 | "Ricky" | Fleetwood Mac |
G1 | "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" | Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty |
H1 | "Kind of Woman" | Stevie Nicks |
I1 | "Some Girls Have All The Luck" | Louise Mandrell |
J1 | "How Did It Get So Late, So Early" | Louise Mandrell |
K1 | "Save the Last Dance For Me" | Dolly Parton |
L1 | "Elusive Butterfly" | Dolly Parton |
M1 | "Your Memory Ain't What It Used To Be" | Mickey Gilley |
N1 | "Lonely Nights, Lonely Heartache" | Mickey Gilley |
O1 | "There's No Way" | Alabama |
P1 | "The Boy" | Alabama |
Q1 | "Human Touch" | Rick Springfield |
R1 | "Alyson" | Rick Springfield |
S1 | "Me and Paul" | Willie Nelson |
T1 | "I Let My Mind Wander" | Willie Nelson |
U1 | "Hurts So Good" | John Cougar |
V1 | "Close Enough" | John Cougar |
W1 | "The Lady in Red" | Chris de Burgh |
X1 | "The Vision" | Chris de Burgh |
Y1 | "When Giving Up Was Easy" | Ed Bruce |
Z1 | "Texas Girl, I'm Closing In On You" | Ed Bruce |
AA1 | "Part-Time Lover" | Stevie Wonder |
BB1 | Instrumental | |
CC1 | "Longhaired Redneck" | David Allan Coe |
DD1 | "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" | David Allan Coe |
EE1 | "Goodbye Marie" | Kenny Rogers |
FF1 | "Abraham, Martin and John" | Kenny Rogers |
A2 | "Good Old Mountain Dew" | Willie Nelson |
B2 | "Laying My Burdens Down" | Willie Nelson |
C2 | "I'm For Love" | Hank Williams Jr. |
D2 | "Lawyers, Guns and Money" | Hank Williams Jr. |
E2 | "Just a Gigolo" | David Lee Roth |
F2 | "I Ain't Got Nobody" | David Lee Roth |
G2 | "Take Me Down" | Alabama |
H2 | "Lovin' You Is Killin' Me" | Alabama |
I2 | "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" | Billy Joel |
J2 | "Surprises" | Billy Joel |
K2 | "Rock and Roll Girls" | John Fogerty |
L2 | "Centerfield" | John Fogerty |
M2 | "I Found Someone" | Cher |
N2 | "Dangerous Times" | Cher |
O2 | "Love Don't Give No Reason" | Smokey Robinson |
P2 | "Hanging On By A Thread" | Smokey Robinson |
Q2 | "The Captain of Her Heart" | Double |
R2 | "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" | Double |
S2 | "Can't Stay Away From You" | Miami Sound Machine |
T2 | "Let It Loose" | Miami Sound Machine |
U2 | "Deep River Woman" | Lionel Richie, Alabama |
V2 | "Ballerina Girl" | Lionel Richie |
W2 | "I Want to Know You Before We Make Love" | Conway Twitty |
X2 | "Snake Boots" | Conway Twitty |
Y2 | "Shattered Dreams" | Johnny Hates Jazz |
Z2 | "My Secret Garden" | Johnny Hates Jazz |
AA2 | "Dirty Diana" | Michael Jackson |
BB2 | Instrumental | |
CC2 | "Circle in the Sand" | Belinda Carlisle |
DD2 | "We Can Change" | Belinda Carlisle |
EE2 | "She's Like the Wind" | Patrick Swayze |
FF2 | "Stay" | Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs |
A3 | "An Innocent Man" | Billy Joel |
B3 | "I'll Cry Instead" | Billy Joel |
C3 | "Need You Tonight" | INXS |
D3 | "I'm Coming (Home)" | INXS |
E3 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Rick Astley |
F3 | Instrumental | |
G3 | "So Emotional" | Whitney Houston |
H3 | "For the Love of You" | Whitney Houston |
I3 | "The Valley Road" | Bruce Hornsby |
J3 | "The Long Race" | Bruce Hornsby |
K3 | "Everything Your Heart Desires" | Hall & Oates |
L3 | "Realove" | Hall & Oates |
M3 | "I Wanna Dance With You" | Eddie Rabbitt |
N3 | "Gotta Have You" | Eddie Rabbitt |
O3 | "Baby Blue" | George Strait |
P3 | "Back to Bein' Me" | George Strait |
Q3 | "Nightshift" | Commodores |
R3 | "I Keep Running" | Commodores |
S3 | "Back in the U.S.S.R." | Billy Joel |
T3 | "Big Shot" | Billy Joel |
U3 | "Stand By Me" | Ben E. King |
V3 | "Yakety Yak" | The Coasters |
W3 | "Out Goin' Cattin'" | Sawyer Brown |
X3 | "The House Won't Rock" | Sawyer Brown |
Y3 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Starship |
Z3 | "Layin' It on the Line" | Starship |
AA3 | "Legs" | ZZ Top |
BB3 | "Sharp Dressed Man" | ZZ Top |
CC3 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Bruce Springsteen |
DD3 | "Pink Cadillac" | Bruce Springsteen |
EE3 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Tina Turner |
FF3 | "Rock and Roll Widow" | Tina Turner |
A4 | "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" | Lou Rawls |
B4 | "Let's Fall in Love All Over Again" | Lou Rawls |
C4 | "Do Ya" | K. T. Oslin |
D4 | "Lonely but Only for You" | K. T. Oslin |
E4 | "Anyone Can Do the Heartbreak" | Anne Murray |
F4 | "Without You" | Anne Murray |
G4 | "Seven Spanish Angels" | Willie Nelson, Ray Charles |
H4 | "Who Cares" | Ray Charles |
I4 | "Fallin' Again" | Alabama |
J4 | "I Saw the Time" | Alabama |
K4 | "Words Get in the Way" | Miami Sound Machine |
L4 | "Movies" | Miami Sound Machine |
M4 | "Always on My Mind" | Pet Shop Boys |
N4 | "Do I Have To?" | Pet Shop Boys |
O4 | "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" | Kenny Rogers, Ronnie Milsap |
P4 | "You're My Love" | Kenny Rogers |
Q4 | "Songbird" | Kenny G |
R4 | "Midnight Motion" | Kenny G |
S4 | "Are You Still in Love with Me" | Anne Murray |
T4 | "Give Me Your Love" | Anne Murray |
U4 | "Can't We Try" | Dan Hill, Vonda Shepard |
V4 | "Pleasure Centre" | Dan Hill |
W4 | "Crazy" | Patsy Cline |
X4 | "Your Cheatin' Heart" | Patsy Cline |
Y4 | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" | Billy Ocean |
Z4 | "Showdown" | Billy Ocean |
AA4 | "Kentucky Rain" | Elvis Presley |
BB4 | "My Little Friend" | Elvis Presley |
CC4 | "Proud Mary" | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
DD4 | "Born on the Bayou" | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
EE4 | "Sweet Dreams" | Patsy Cline |
FF4 | "Blue Moon of Kentucky" | Patsy Cline |
A5 | "Just to See Her" | Smokey Robinson |
B5 | "I'm Gonna Love You Like There's No Tomorrow" | Smokey Robinson |
C5 | "Who Wears These Shoes" | Elton John |
D5 | "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" | Elton John |
E5 | "All I Want is You" | Carly Simon |
F5 | "Two Hot Girls" | Carly Simon |
G5 | "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" | The Oak Ridge Boys |
H5 | "Looking for Love" | The Oak Ridge Boys |
I5 | "Take My Breath Away" | Berlin |
J5 | "Radar Radio" | Giorgio Moroder featuring Joe Pizzulo |
K5 | "I Know Where I'm Going" | The Judds |
L5 | "If I Were You" | The Judds |
M5 | "80's Ladies" | K. T. Oslin |
N5 | "Old Pictures" | K. T. Oslin |
O5 | "Sexy Girl" | Glenn Frey |
P5 | "Better in the U.S.A." | Glenn Frey |
Q5 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder |
R5 | "Two Ships Passing In The Night" | Dionne Warwick |
S5 | "We're in This Love Together" | Al Jarreau |
T5 | "Breakin' Away" | Al Jarreau |
U5 | "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" | Billy Ocean |
V5 | Instrumental | |
W5 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston |
X5 | "Moment of Truth" | Whitney Houston |
Y5 | "Shine, Shine, Shine" | Eddy Raven |
Z5 | "Stay with Me" | Eddy Raven |
AA5 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Michael Jackson |
BB5 | Instrumental | |
CC5 | "Ain't Misbehavin'" | Hank Williams Jr. |
DD5 | "I've Been Around" | Hank Williams Jr. |
EE5 | "Just Enough Love" | Ray Price |
FF5 | "Why Don't Love Just Go Away" | Ray Price |
Behind the scenes[]
The eight original props of the menu used in Twin Peaks were blank inside, but the exterior is correctly reproduced in the menu displayed in The Secret History of Twin Peaks.
In the pilot and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, the Double R Diner scenes were filmed at the Mar-T Café, formerly known as Thompson's Café and now known as Twede's Café, located at 137 West North Bend Way in North Bend, Washington. For subsequent episodes of the original series, the diner interiors were recreated on a soundstage. The Mar-T sign was later explained in The Secret History of Twin Peaks as a holdover from the diner's original incarnation as Marty's Railroad Cafe, which was named after Norma's father.
The real cafe was gutted by a fire in 2000, and reopened with interior design that bore little resemblance to the Twin Peaks-era look.
For the 2017 limited series, Twede's Cafe was remodeled to restore the original Double R's appearance, with the renovations remaining after shooting had wrapped. Location filming at Twede's Cafe took place between September 14 and September 18, 2015.[15]
Playing Lynch[]
An advertisement for the diner was used to tease David Lynch's project Playing Lynch before its official announcement.
It is interesting to note that the advertisement states the diner to have opened in 1984. However, this is impossible, as Norma stated in 1989 that she had been working there for 20 years.
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Twin Peaks Collectible CardArt
- Twin Peaks: Access Guide to the Town
- The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
- Twin Peaks – season 1
- "Diane..." - The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper (Mentioned only)
- Twin Peaks – season 2
- Twin Peaks – 2017
- The Secret History of Twin Peaks (Photograph only)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Secret History of Twin Peaks
- ↑ Twin Peaks: Access Guide to the Town
- ↑ Twin Peaks – "Episode 1"
- ↑ Twin Peaks – "Episode 26"
- ↑ Twin Peaks – "Part 13"
- ↑ Twin Peaks – "Part 18"
- ↑ Twin Peaks – "Episode 14"
- ↑ Twin Peaks – "Episode 24"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Twin Peaks – "Pilot"
- ↑ Twin Peaks – "Episode 5"
- ↑ Twin Peaks – "Part 5"
- ↑ Twin Peaks – "Episode 6"
- ↑ The Secret History of Twin Peaks
- ↑ Twin Peaks: Access Guide to the Town
- ↑ Slate: "The Double R Diner Has Returned." November 13, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2017.