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  May 3, 2012

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TRIVIA CONTEST  

  


What does Norm need help with?        

 

 

The answer is

emails to Guy Fieri to suggest that he visit the China Dine-ah for his

t.v. show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives     

 

The winners of last week's trivia question are

Mai Vo of Manchester and Richard McNally of Bangor  

 

randomly drawn from over 250 entries! Thank you all for playing!   

  

Congratulations Mai and Richard!  

You will receive your gift cards in the mail shortly.

 

Look for our trivia question for this week and send in your answer.

You could win a $25 gift card to the China Dine-ah.  Good luck!


Find this week's trivia question below in the newsletter.  Hint: Our Trivia
Question is always identified as "Trivia Question" in the newsletter.   

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T
RIVIA QUESTION


What restaurant in Mumbai, India was a site of the 2008 terrorist attacks?

A. McDonald's
B. Burger King
C. KFC
D. Leopold's


Answer Our Trivia Question


UPCOMING  

EVENTS & NEWS

 



Mother's Day is fast approaching...
Please celebrate with us!
Open Sunday May 13 from 7 am to 7 pm for Mom!!
Seating right up 'til 7 pm
(See Menu below) 


 
Join us for Trivia Night
Wednesdays at 6:30pm
(May 16th last night before summer break - will continue this Fall)  


ALL YOU CAN EAT 
Haddock Fish'n Chips   
Tuesday nights at 4 pm
'til June 26 
 
 
Ready for Lunch? 
 to view our menu
of special portion and priced just right lunches!


You'll appreciate our 
"Two for $20" Menu
    
 

Check out our yummy

Weekday Seasonal Specials

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Enjoy
Gluten Free Dining  

at the Dine-ah   

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Breakfast Buffet!
Available every Sunday
from 7am to noon year round!

   

    

   

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 Win this Beautiful Dish Garden from
Branch Pond Flowers & Gifts!



Mother's Day bouquet 2012   

  

 

Here is a picture of the dish garden which will be given away at the Dine-ah on Mother's Day. One lucky patron will take it home with them on Mother's Day! The dish garden has been donated by Debbie Dinsmore who is the owner of Branch Pond Flowers and Gifts in Branch Mills (Palermo), Maine.   

 

Branch Pond Flowers is where the Dine-ah gets all it flowers for Mother's Day and Valentine's Day and other special occasions. They have some of the freshest flowers around and are located in the heart of Branch Mills at what used to be Dinsmore's Food and Grain. They have all sorts of old and new items to browse through as well as an amazing gift assortment. Thank you Debbie for your generous and beautiful donation!  

 

For your floral and gift needs, Branch Pond Flowers & Gifts can be reached at 207-993-2496. 

  

 

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View from The Corner Booth   

                                                                  New Norm head shot

 

Would you believe it's Thursday again already? I hope you have all had a nice week since the last time I wrote. First I would like to thank all of you who took the time to send letters into Guy Fieri of

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.

 

For those who may have missed last week's newsletter, I requested that you, our patron, write a brief email describing what it is about the China Dine-ah that makes us worthy of being on Guy's t.v. show. We have included the email address link again this week, for you new readers and also for those of you who did not get around to it last week. You may have already deleted last week's newsletter, so here you go with the link, just click on it.     

 

[email protected]

 

Your efforts are greatly appreciated and we could certainly use the free publicity that a visit from Guy would bring. Also as I mentioned last week, those of you that write and have an interest in that t.v. show will be sent a "heads up" should we get chosen. Who knows, you may even be on your favorite t.v. show! I have had a lot of you tell me how much you love that show and how neat it would be for the Dine-ah to be featured.   

 

Below I have included four photographs of Leopold's Restaurant, from my recent to India, showing where bullets pierced the structure during the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai. The owners made a conscious decision to leave the damage as a reminder of the attack. The gunmen actually stood outside the restaurant peppering the interior with semi-automatic gunfire killing several patrons and staff members and injuring many more. I actually took these photos with my daughter's camera and just recently received them from her. It left enough of an impact on me, that I felt I wanted to share them with you. (As a side note, I did not attend my daughter's wedding in India due to the concerns put out by the state department regarding travel to India at that time.) I sat and ate wondering what those people must have been thinking as they hid under tables and scurried to get into the kitchen and out of the path of the gunmen. It was not my most enjoyable lunch, but one that I will never forget.   

 

 

leopold's restaurant  

Leopold's Restaurant Mumbai, India - site of the 2008

terrorist attack  

 

Leopold's Restaurant bullet hole in window 

Leopold's Restaurant- Mumbai, India- bullet hole  

 

 

 

 Leopold's Restaurant - note bullet hole in wall

 

Leopold's worker

Leopold's - note bullet hole in stainless steel above workers arm  

 

 

Wishing you all the best and next week will prove to be one of our busiest weeks of the year with Mother's Day falling on Sunday. I hope to see you all soon!  

 

A reminder - two more weeks of Wednesday Trivia Night until we break for the summer. This has proved to be huge success and we will start it back up next fall. Special thanks to Jon James for hosting and to Michelle Glidden for her great idea!

 

Also, thanks to you our patrons and to all our staff for making everything we do at the Dine-ah possible.  

 



Norm

 
Mother's Day Sunday May 13 - Open 7 am to 7 pm
Father's Day Sunday June 17 - Regular hours - 7 am to 3 pm
 

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Mother's Day at the China Dine-ah





Sunday May 13,  7 am to 7 pm

 (seating right up 'til closing)




Come celebrate with us! On her day, treat Mom to
a satisfying home cooked meal


                                                 Mother's Day Menu
                                              (our regular full menu also available)


To start things off....


(2) Two Crab Cakes - served on a bed of baby spinach with Dijon Sill Aioli and a lemon wedge - $7.55

Teriyaki Chicken Tenders - with Sweet Baby Ray's Teriyaki Glaze - $7.95

Loaded Cheezy French Fries - our hand cut French fries are cooked and topped with Mozarella cheese, bacon and scallions, served with dipping sauce - $7.95

 

 

                                           ~ Features of the Day ~

  

Fried Seafood Platter - A generous combination of Maine shrimp, sea scallops, clams and haddock fried to a golden brown served with your choice of cocktail or tarter sauce. Also comes with hand cut French fries and home made cole slaw - $21.95  

  

Chef's Feature Crab Stuffing Crusted Haddock - a Haddock filet topped with our crab meat stuffing, baked then topped with our Alfredo sauce. Comes with your choice of potato or rice as well as vegetable and our freshly baked bread. - $15.95  

 

Baked Ham - slow roasted ham basted with a brown sugar pineapple glaze. Served with your choice of potato or rice , a vegetable and our freshly baked bread - $11.95

 

Roast Turkey Dinner - with mashed potato and gravy, homemade stuffing and your choice of vegetable. Comes with our freshly baked bread and cranberry sauce - $10.95

  

Portabella Ravioli with Alfredo- served with garlic bread and a side salad- $12.95

 

 

  

End your meal on a perfect note with one of our  

Homemade Desserts (while they last!)  

 

  

Homemade Pies- Choose from Apple, Chocolate Cream, Strawberry Rhubarb, Raspberry, Graham Cracker, Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl, Blueberry and Coconut Cream

 

"Big Enough to Share" Cream Puffs! Filled with vanilla pudding or ice cream and covered in hot fudge, whipped cream and a cherry!

 

Sugar Free Pineapple Dream -  made with sour cream, pineapple and sugar free vanilla pudding. 

 

We will also feature a Cake of the Day as well as a special Cheesecake!

 

Wine, Beer, Mixed Drinks....see menu for complete beverage listing 

 

 

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 Congratulations to our April winners!!         

 

 

1st Prize winner is Jeff Linscott of S. China ~ $50 China Dine-ah gift card

2nd Prize winner is Guy Berthiaume of Chelsea ~ $25 China Dine-ah gift card

3rd Prize winner is Deb Wentworth of S. China ~ $25 China Dine-ah gift card

4th Prize winner is Nancy Sullivan of Biddeford ~ $25 China Dine-ah gift card

  

 

Come in soon to enter for a chance to win in our May drawing

Winners will be randomly selected on May 31.

Thank you for entering and good luck to you all!

 

 

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Contact Us 

Visit our website link below for directions, menus, and other information.  Click on the  
"Directions/Contact" section and then click on "Contact Us" to send an e-mail. 

 

The China Dine-ah
281 Lakeview Drive
China, ME  04358
Phone ~ 445-5700 

 

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