Stafford, Va. –– County Fare Restaurant went from having a yellow, drab dining room to getting a makeover of teal walls, a stainless steel lunch counter and a motorcycle mounted underneath.
It was made to look like an authentic 1950s American diner, and the restaurant, its owner and employees were also made into TV stars Wednesday night.
The Food Network’s Restaurant Impossible chose to film a show about the failing restaurant last spring, located on U.S. 1 outside Stafford County’s courthouse.
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