
When I was a kid many hundreds of years ago, the Ding A Ling was on Fourth Street in downtown Hollister. I don't remember when it moved out to the airport. The Hollister Municipal Airport, that is. That's all the directions you need. The airport is a few miles north of town on San Felipe Road. You turn into the airport and voila there's the Ding a Ling on the western edge of the lawn.
I've never thought about the Ding A Ling being an airport diner, but I suppose it is. I like the food there. Portions are big, but you have the option to order mini-portions, which I think are half-portions.

That day I had a yearning for pancakes and an Italian sausage patty. The two pancakes filled up the plate, but they were very light so I wasn't stuffed at all when I ate them alllll up. The sausage was delish. The taste reminded me of grilled venison. The patty was a wide rectangle shape with one edge hanging over the small round dish. My husband happily helped me polish it off.
The cheery cute-as-a-button waitress asked if we wanted salsa. I'm glad we got it. Another delish treat to put on my pancakes. Just the right combo of tomatoes and heat to create a mellow bang for me.
Ding-a-Ling serves breakfast and lunch. You can sit indoors or outside. If you want to eat there at the beginning of the week, call to find out if it's open. A few years ago, I've driven over on a Tuesday or Wednesday (can't remember) to be disappointed 'cause it was closed.
Some links to check out:
- Yelp Reviews of the Ding A Ling.
- FAA Info for the Hollister Municipal Airport.
- For skydiver want-to-be's, the Adventure Center Skydiving, Inc. is kitty-corner from the Ding a Ling. I jumped out of a plane with them a couple years ago. Definitely a flying leap of fun!
- And, for you folks who would like an adventure in a glider, the Hollister Gliding Club is right next door.
Born in Hollister in 1946, spent a lot of time there through the years and remember the Ding-A-Ling well - the Fourth St version. I didn't realize it was at the airport now. I am scheduling a trip to Hollister soon and look forward to re-visiting this cool diner. Thank you for the review.
ReplyDeleteSomeone told me that he thinks the Ding-a-ling Restaurant got its name from the sound of the bell that used to be on the top of door. Customer comes in, ding-a-ling. Sounds good to me.
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