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Corned Beef Trash?

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Have you ever had a really awful meal? Like a "I could literally puke right now" kind of meal? As most of you know, Jeff and I moved to Dubuque just a few months ago and have been having a great time trying out new restaurants. We happen to love big weekend breakfasts and were hoping to find a great diner-type restaurant where we could fill our bellies after a long Saturday night. We'd driven past an old-timey looking place downtown that had some definite greasy spoon potential, and they advertised a breakfast buffet--with corned beef hash--for just $5.99! We were sold. As we entered "The Bridge," we were somewhat alarmed by the lack of light in the dining room. There didn't seem to be any windows and the lights were quite dim. A distinct smell of old cigarettes and drunk rednecks hit my nose. Still, we were intrigued. The decor was certainly straight out of the 70s, right down to the floral carpet and boxy brown furniture. And, of course, THERE WAS CORNED B...