Check's Germantown Cafe: A neighborhood staple [Food & Dining]
It's Thursday. You've had a long day at the office, your back
hurts, and you clock out at your desk dreading 9:00am the next
morning. You don't really feel like driving home to another lean
cuisine over re-runs of Friends, so you search for some
food—uncomplex, good, affordable food, in a place that is not at
all intimidating and you can get a cheap drink. A place where
everybody knows who you are, a place where they're glad to see
you. You need to visit Check's Germantown Cafe. A neighborhood
staple for many a year, Check's has been in operation since
1944—so they've basically been around for 68 years.  The best
thing about the food at Check's is you don't really have to
THINK about it, or over analyze it, or muse about it: you just
EAT it. You order what sounds fantastic at the moment, maybe a
double cheeseburger dripping with meat juice and with cheddar.
You order bar food staples like jalapeno poppers with ranch,
fries, sweet and sticky barb