Several diners said they thought the candidates were talking down to them.

"That diner, sir," the lieutenant said as they drove by.

One diner said: 'It is hard to believe the news.

When diners say "I'll have the usual," they know what it is.

The price of a dinner for two depends on when diners finally say no to more sushi, but with sake, about $90 average.

As one diner said, "With these prices, they should butter our bread."

"There were no surprises in Russian restaurants until now," this diner said.

Once, recently, he was harassed at a restaurant, another diner said.

"Anybody who shares a meal with me can't be a bad guy," the diner said later.

A diner at our table said she had been disappointed with Chinese barbecue ribs for 30 years.