Steve's Family Diner, Titusville

I tried this diner on US1 just south of DT (around Hobby Lobby) yesterdy at lunch. It is old and worn. Brown on brown. I had a schnitzel special for $11. It was shockingly good. I'm not sure if the cook was just trying to get it done quickly or he knows how to time a fry like most do not, but, the pork was not even close to tough or dry. I thought it may have been pan fried. They said not. No gristle. Not oily. They covered it with (probably) canned beef gravy. That was too salty and thick. Mushrooms (probably canned as well) too. Thin slices. Alot. You get two sides. I had mashed potatoes and gravy and french fries. The mp may have been "fresh". There were chunks. They (and not the gravy) should have been seasoned. Bland. If they were home made, they should have boiled them longer. They had a bitter, vegetal flavor. The fries were frozen carrot cube thick and fried crisp. Alot. That's alot of food (done well for a dive) for that price. And they would have also given me bread had I not declined it. Even their tap water didn't taste off. I had first stopped at a place called Orleans up the road and left when they said their crawfish were frozen (I'll get back to that later) and every banal dish (like pulled pork sandwich) was over $14. Steve's had most dishes under $10. Typical diner fare with many special specials like whole catfish. If you want an above average, value meal (or two), with pleasant service in the area, you could do a lot worse.

*I sunbathed at Cape Canaveral. I didn't have to use my annual pass. The guard gate was empty because of a faulty register. The beach was almost empty. Not too much seaweed. A few bugs. Glassy ocean. The water was way colder than I expected. I don't think I had been in T'ville since the hurricanes. There is some road work to expand the sidewalks going to the NP. It may have been planned anyway. The VC was closed and a trailer in its' place. I also stopped by Wild Ocean again. They do sell crawfish for $8 a pound. $3 to cook. They were out until today. The season is pretty much over in a month. I haven't gone to one restaurant in the state this winter that had fresh crawfish on the menu. So sad.