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You're Invited - Please join us for Mother's Day!  
Sunday May 11th seating 7 am right up 'til 6 pm

The first 75 ladies at breakfast will receive a carnation
as will the first 75 ladies at lunch

Menu
Appetizer - Crab Cakes (2) Served on a bed of baby spinach with Dijon dill aioli and wedge of lemon - $7.55

Main Course
Fried Seafood Platter - generous combination of Maine shrimp, sea scallops, clams and haddock, all fried to perfection served with your choice cocktail sauce or tarter. Comes with hand cut fried and homemade coleslaw - $21.95

8" Lobster Roll -  served with hand cut fries and homemade coleslaw - $18.95 

Prime Rib "While it Lasts" - seasoned and slow cooked in the Dine-ah and comes with salad and freshly baked bread.
 Your choice potato or rice and vegetable.

16 oz - $20.95     12 oz - $17.95    10 oz - $15.95

RIB-diculous- same great prime rib, just one large size!
Only available in medium rare, sorry no sharing and no split plates - $35.95

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

NEW! Grilled Chicken with Pasta Salad
  Two grilled chicken breasts with pasta salad (pasta, carrots, red onion, broccoli, cucumbers, corn, and tomato) in a delicious garlic Parmesan dressing with one side dish (potato, rice, or vegetable) 
 and freshly baked bread - $12.95


Homemade Dessert and Beverages from our Full Bar
available to compliment your meal!


(As Always, Our Full Regular Menu is Available) 
 
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 Mid Week Hours        
Closed Mondays    
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - Lunch and Dinner Only
11 am 'til 8 pm (seat right up 'til 8 pm)

Friday & Saturday - 7 am to 9 pm
Sunday - 7 am to 3 pm Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
SPECIAL HOURS THIS SUNDAY - seating right up 'til 6pm for Mother's Day!
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- Chef's Weekly Feature -
Available Thursday May 8 thru Wednesday May 14

Beef & Gravy over Mashed Potatoes
   
What a great "comfort food" feature for Mother's Day week!
Tender chunks of prime rib slow cooked with onions
in a savory beef gravy served 
atop a scoop of creamy mashed potatoes.
Served with a side salad and a grilled biscuit.... $13.95

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TRIVIA CONTEST  

  

 

Last week's trivia question was:  Can you name one menu item on our Mother's Day features menu?
 

Winners of this week's Trivia Contest are

Gary Miller of Palermo and Bob Pattay of Newport! 

 

       Winners were randomly selected from over 175 correct answers.

Thank you all for playing!   

  

Congratulations to Gary and Bob!  

 

 You will receive your $25 gift card 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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TRIVIA QUESTION 




Norm' s Mom passed away in 1986, just shy of which birthday?

A. 66
B. 80



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UPCOMING

EVENTS & NEWS

 


NEW-NEW-NEW
Tuesday Night Special
 is All You Can Eat Haddock & Fries   
 
 
~Wednesday's Special ~
12" Homemade
    Pizza and Beer specials! 


Thursdays
 
 "ALL YOU CAN EAT"
CHICKEN TENDERS!
Also,
Pot Roast
4 to 8 pm

 Friday & Saturday 
PRIME RIB!!
4 pm 'til close

Join us Sundays for the  
Breakfast Buffet!
Available every Sunday
from 7am to noon    
 


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of delicious priced just right meals!
 
 

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JOIN US FOR OUR FAMOUS SUNDAY BUFFET BREAKFAST

Breakfast is THE most important meal of the day!  
Come and get yours at the China Dine-ah!  
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(Shown above is just a sample of some of the buffet items available!) 
(Ham and sausage also available)
(Beverages not included) 

7 am to 11:30 am - Full Breakfast Menu and Breakfast Buffet

11:30 'til noon - Breakfast Buffet or Full lunch and dinner menu

noon to 3 pm - Full lunch and dinner menu

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Good day to all!

 

Some people in your life are special and some people are very special. For me, that very special person was my Mom, Zerla Betty Merrill Elvin, who was born in Oakland, Maine on September 30,1920. My Mom's mother passed away when my Mom was age 3 and her Dad was unable to care for her and her siblings. They were split up at a very early age, living in various homes. I know very little about my mother's childhood because it wasn't something that she spoke about very often, as a matter of fact, we hardly discussed it all.

 

Mom lived at Goodwill Hinckley School for a period of time and did not graduate from high school. During World War II, Mom and a few of her friends went to Connecticut to work in the Pratt & Whitney plant to assist with the war effort. At the time, she was a widow and my half brother Kenny, (who was thirteen years older than me) was just a youngster when Mom left to earn a living. Kenny also ended up living with several families until the war ended and Mom returned to Maine.

   

My Mom and Dad met sometime around 1950 and married soon thereafter. I believe that is when my mother's life took a turn for the better. At that time, my Mom became a stay-at-home mother, not only caring for her first son, but also her new daughter, my oldest sister Kathleen. Dad was the breadwinner, and at the time he was a toll taker on the newly built Memorial Bridge in Augusta. A few years later, he secured a postal position and worked as a rural delivery mailman until his retirement in the mid 80's.  

 

Two years later, I came along in 1954. The earliest recollection I have of my Mom was her praising me as a little boy. I was 5, almost 6 years old. As the story goes, (and as I partially remember it) I came home from the hospital after having been circumcised. Due to the discomfort my pants caused, I was walking around the house in only a t-shirt. At the time, one of my sisters was learning how to walk, and as she went by me, she started to fall and reached out and grabbed the only thing available in her reach. I let a loud scream and my mother came running. You know what she saw without me telling you! She ran up to my sister and got her fist unclenched and told me I was a very good boy for not striking her or pushing her away, which would have been a natural reflex.  From that memory forward, (like most of you Moms out there) my mother was always there for each and everyone of  her children, when we were in need and even at times when we weren't. My Mom passed away on August 5th, 1986 at the young age of 65 years old, just shy of her 66th birthday.

 

If I had just one wish this Sunday it would be to have one more hug from my Mom, but we all know that's not possible. I do believe she's up there with Dad, having a cup of tea and looking down on us. I want her to know that she is forever loved.

 

                                       

                                          Norm's Mom, Zerla Betty Merrill Elvin

 

 

For all of you out there, if your Mom is still here, regardless of your relationship, pick up the phone and wish her a Happy Mother's Day.

 

We have a big day planned at the Dine-ah this Sunday and I hope that you will all treat your Moms to something special that day. If a trip to the Dine-ah is planned, I will see you there. If not, I want to personally wish all Moms out there a very Happy Mother's Day and want you to know that you are all appreciated.   

 

 

God Bless,  

 

 

Norm 

 

 

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Come in today for a chance to win in May!

   1st Prize winner - $50 Dine-ah gift card

 

  2nd Prize winner - $25 Dine-ah gift card

 

  3rd Prize winner - $25 Dine-ah gift card

 

  4th Prize winner - $25 Dine-ah gift card

  


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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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