The first time I went to Goody Goody Diner must have been – oh, well, never mind, I guess I am that old. But the cops from Mobile Reserve, a bunch of guys very serious indeed about law enforcement, hung out there. (The unit was absorbed into the SWAT team years ago.) Three years ago, the Connelly family, who had owned it from the start in 1948, sold it.
It's an amazing place. National politicians stop here on campaign tours. Jane and Michael Stern voice their appreciation in their Roadfood books and website. And the menu is long, especially in the breakfast section. Now there's Sly, the de facto maitre d', as an added attraction.
So what's happened since the sale? For one thing, they're now open on Sundays. For more, I wrote more about it here for the St. Louis Magazine's Dining blog.