Enjoying the Choke and Puke Diner in Clinton County

The Choke and Puke Diner at the Loganton exit of Interstate 80 in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.

Important Note: As of November 2023, the Choke and Puke Diner is permanently closed. This article will remain up in tribute to what was a great little diner with a catchy name!


The Choke and Puke Diner in Clinton County is an authentic, old-school American diner!

Menu board at the Choke and Puke Diner in Loganton Pennsylvania.
Menu board at the Choke and Puke Diner.

Serving traditional American fare at amazingly low prices, The Choke and Puke Diner is a great pitstop when travelling through central PA on Interstate 80.

Menu at the Choke and Puke Diner in Loganton Pennsylvania.
Menu at the Choke and Puke Diner.

If you’re navigating via GPS, the address is 808 N Mill St, Loganton, PA 17747, or simply jump off Interstate 80 at Exit 185 and proceed north a couple hundred feet, just past the Valero gas station.

Map to the Choke and Puke DIner near the Loganton exit of Interstate 80 in Clinton County Pennsylvania.
Map to the Choke and Puke Diner near the Loganton exit of Interstate 80 in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.

What’s With the Name?

The term “choke and puke” was popularized in the 1977 American road action comedy film Smokey and the Bandit starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, and Jerry Reed.

Scene from Smokey and the Bandit, which popularized the term choke and puke.
Sally Field and Burt Reynolds in a scene from Smokey and the Bandit.

The term “choke and puke” is trucker/CB radio slang for a no-frills truck stop diner, and the Choke and Puke Diner in Loganton certainly lives up to the name!

Roadside sign in front of the Choke and Puke Diner in Loganton, Pennsylvania.
The Bandit would feel right at home at the Choke and Puke Diner.

Like any good diner, your food is prepared right behind the lunch counter, in plain sight.

Grill at the Choke and Puke Diner in Clinton County Pennsylvania.
Grill at the Choke and Puke Diner.

Being a “breakfast anytime of day” guy, I’m partial to omelettes, rye toast, and coffee.

Omelette, rye toast, and coffee at the Choke and Puke Diner in Loganton Pennsylvania.
Omelette, rye toast, and coffee.

Even the small but essential details like serving Heinz ketchup and Smuckers jelly are not overlooked here, and the prices are incredibly cheap!

Guest check from the Choke and Puke Diner in Loganton Pennsylvania.
My tab for an omelette, toast, and coffee.

The Choke and Puke Diner is primarily a breakfast/lunch spot, with hours extended through dinner time on Fridays.

Hours of operation at the Choke and Puke Diner near the Loganton exit of Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania..
Hours of operation.

If you’re so inclined, you can sign the guest book and add your name to a list of customers from around the world.

The guest book at the Choke and Puke Diner in Clinton COunty Pennsylvania.
The guest book.

And if you’re like me, you simply MUST buy a souvenir coffee mug, a kitschy memento from a truly great small-town diner!

Coffee mug from the Choke and Puke Diner in Loganton Pennsylvania.
Souvenir coffee mug.

Nearby Attractions

Rosecrans Falls is an exquisite 20-foot tall waterfall located just off of Route 80 near Loganton.

A cold January morning at Rosecrans Falls in Clinton County Pennsylvania.
A cold January morning at Rosecrans Falls.

Logan Mills Covered Bridge, the last remaining covered bridge in Clinton County, is located just a few miles south of Interstate 80 near Loganton.

Logan Mills Covered Bridge in central PA
Logan Mills Covered BRidge in Clinton County.

RB Winter State Park is a nearby 695 acre recreational area located in neighboring Union County.

Exploring RB WInter State Park in Union County Pennsylvania.
RB Winter State Park in Union County.

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Dragon on a train car at Doolittle's Dinosaurs in DuBois Pennsylvania.
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