“This is history,” said Russell Meek of Arcadia, who got his first job at Rod’s when he was a teenager. “Generations of people have come through here.”
Rod Wellman started the time capsule of a restaurant in 1946 in Alhambra. The Arcadia location opened in 1957, offering 10-cent coffees and 40-cent slices of pie ala mode. A burger combo plate with shoestring fries and salad cost 85 cents. Wellman’s sons Barry and Brian took over years later, but their dad still popped in to chat with customers at lunch.
Romero passed away from COVID complications in 2021. He was 67. The restaurant closed for a bit before reopening, renovating its kitchen and equipment without losing its vintage vibe. Television shows loved Rod’s look, featuring the diner in shows such as “This is Us,” “Mad Men,” Last Man Standing” and “Luck.”
Every day, Shuton reserves the back booth at Rod’s for six local men, five of whom are military veterans. They’ve breakfasted at Rod’s since the 1960s. One of them, Darryl D. Ree, 76, of Temple City, was 11 when he first came to Rod’s. “Coffee’s good here, that’s important,” Muñoz said. “They used to serve really good dinners here too. Homecooked meals like turkey, beef stew, chicken fried steak.”
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