Jim Dandy

Jim Dandy's Roadside Diner is a human business enterprise, a franchise of restaurants that began before 2524. Jim Dandy restaurants contain food counters and booths where food is served to customers. Jim Dandy serves breakfast, coffee, and other foods and refreshments.

History
A Jim Dandy restaurant in the city of Casbah, Tribute in the Epsilon Eridanus System was destroyed during a disastrous hostage situation during Operation: TREBUCHET in 2524. Two squads of UNSC Marines, led by Staff Sergeants Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne were neutralizing Insurrectionist bomb-making facilities when the detected a truck full of Insurrectionist bombs with its ARGUS equipment. The teams flew to the restaurant on AV-14 Hornet VTOLs, and Johnson was successful in killing one confirmed Insurrectionist leader using an M99 Anti-Material rifle fired from the Hornet, but when Byrne's team entered the restaurant, a female Insurrectionist was discovered. When they tried to apprehend her, she took a child hostage. In the chaos that followed, the bombs were detonated, killing the woman, three Marines, and 38 civilians.

A Jim Dandy was also present in the city of New Haven in 2552.

The Jim Dandy is also the name of a starship in the MDK series of games.