![]() ![]() “But we’ve had some amazing feedback, there are queues and it’s hard to get a seat at lunchtime.”Īnd the business is a real family affair with Tony, brother Jamie and mum Christine helping out. “We were overwhelmed by the amount of people coming through the doors in the first two weeks,” she added. ![]() Rachell has transformed the once derelict site into the popular diner. He always used to play Johnny Cash and my grandad used to play music in pubs. “I thought ‘why don’t we just go full-on American diner’ - I love the Fifties, and my dad Tony loves the music. “But I listened to what people were asking for on Facebook. “I’ve always wanted my own business, I made cupcakes for years and was going to start a cupcake shop. I worked for Goodbody’s in Middlesbrough for two years while I was setting Pixies up. “I was in Australia for just under a year, and as soon as I came back I looked into setting this up. But there’s also halal, vegetarian and vegan options as well as beers and cocktails. Rachell has made sure her menu pays homage to the all-American diner, with US-style breakfast waffles and pancakes, home-made cherry pies, burgers, chilli dogs and milkshakes. Staff even wear fifties polka dot skirts and neck-ties.Īnd the foodies of Boro seem to like it with queues out the door most days. Two years later, Pixies Diner on Linthorpe Road opened its doors.Ĭool Fifties Americana rules, from the Chevy grill coming out of the wall to the neon lights, booths, and retro-style jukebox. “I worked as a housekeeper on a pearl farm, did a lot of waitressing - and I absolutely loved it,” she says.Īs soon as she came home, she took a further waitressing job - and began work on her business idea of a Fifties American-style diner. Teesside lass Rachell Whitehead first decided to run her own restaurant whilst travelling the wilds of Western Australia a few years ago. ![]()
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