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Lou's cafe

Biff Tannen's car stands outside Lou's Cafe in 1955. Lou himself can be seen through the center window, standing behind the counter.

Lou's Cafe was a diner in Hill Valley, located at Hill Street and Main Street. The cafe's owner was Lou Caruthers. In 1955 the hamburgers were 25 cents, ham and cheese sandwiches were 30 cents, and a chocolate sundae was 15 cents. The cafe also served hot and cold drinks like coffee, milk, and Pepsi [1]

Long before Lou founded the cafe, the site was originally the location of a bar known as the Palace Saloon during the 1880s. During the Prohibition era, the saloon had long since been torn down and replaced with the Sisters of Mercy Soup Kitchen which was still active by 1931. By the 1980's, Lou's Cafe been replaced by fast food restaurants like Burger King as the popular place for young people to hang out. By 1985 it had been converted into Lou's Aerobic Fitness Center to capitalize in the aerobics trend of the era. By 2015, the location saw a revival as a popular spot for young people to hang out, as the Cafe 80's had replaced Lou's Aerobic Center.

History

Marty McFly wandered in on November 5, 1955. He showed signs of being unaccustomed to the times by ordering a Tab, which Lou thought meant the bill, and told Marty he had to order something first. Marty then asked for a Pepsi Free, leading Lou to believe he wanted a Pepsi for free, as the drink Pepsi Free was not established yet, before finally settling on "something without any sugar" – a cup of black coffee. He also raised some suspicion from Lou when his digital watch alarm went off while he was trying to call Doc Brown on the cafe's payphone.

While at the cafe, Marty saw his father, George McFly, as a teenager. He also saw Biff Tannen and his gang. There was also a possible disruption of the original space-time continuum when Marty tipped off Goldie Wilson that one day he would be mayor.

Another major event that occurred at Lou's Diner was George McFly asking Lorraine Baines to the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance and the ensuing altercation between Marty and Biff which led to a skateboard chase around the town square and ultimately ended in Biff's first manure encounter.

Marty sat at Lou's Cafe at the end of his time in 1955 to write a warning letter to Doc Brown about the night he went back in time (October 26, 1985).

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