Where is Dottie's in Quarryville?
There's something else going on at Dottie's, a compact walk-up snack bar that sits along Route 222 after it becomes West Fourth Street, on the outskirts of Quarryville. It is Carol and Daryl, the sisters with the rhyming names who run the place, and took it over from their parents.
When did Dottie's open?
Dottie's opened back in 1968, the same year Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Richard Nixon was elected, gas was 34 cents a gallon and "Hey Jude" was a hit on the radio. Mrs. Tomlinson had worked at a snack bar at Joe Bowman's grocery store, which used to be where the Turkey Hill convenience store now sits in Quarryville.
How old is Dottie Tomlinson?
It is Dottie Tomlinson herself, now 78, who still shows up every day around 6 a.m. to help prep the subs for the snack bar she opened and that still bears her name. This lady with the gentle smile has been behind a snack bar counter of one sort or another since she was a young woman. It just feels natural, that's all.
How many subs does Dottie's have?
Weekends are busiest at the stand, when it cooks about 300 subs and cheese steaks and serves 300 ice cream cones, many to regular customers. One, nicknamed "the cheeseburger man" by Dottie's employees, simply holds up one or two fingers, signifying the number of cheeseburgers he wants on that particular day.
Who are the actors in the movie "Dottie's"?
Bill Tomlinson, Carol Martin, Daryl Funk and Dottie Tomlinson, from left, hoist a sandwich at Dottie's, a popular snack bar in Quarryville. (Richard Hertzler / Staff) HERTZLER. prev. next. Editor's Note: This story was originally published in 2010, and has since been brought back in light of Dottie Tomlinson's death.
Who is Dottie's husband?
It is Dottie's husband, Bill , also known as "Mr. Dottie" around these parts, who, at 82, still fries up the steak and onions every morning, setting the mechanics' mouths to watering at the neighboring garage. And he still cleans the ice cream machines.
Who is the chattier one on the grill?
Carol Martin is the chattier one who works the grill; Daryl Funk is the quieter one who keeps the taxes and the teenage employees shipshape. Both serve food, wash dishes and do whatever it takes to keep the orders coming out of the windows from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. seven days a week in the summertime.
