When you step inside the Poky Dot, it’s hard not to instantly feel cheerful. From the bright yellow booths to the hamburger wallpaper to the towering milkshakes served in chocolate-dipped mason jars, everything appears bigger and more colorful here.

With a soundtrack of 1950s music and retro decor, the ambience feels like a candy-colored time capsule. Whether you’re tucking into the nine-pound banana split, a pile of onion rings, or s'mores French toast, every meal feels a bit like a celebration.

The menu includes standard diner comforts like burgers and breakfast platters, but the true standouts here are the homemade desserts. Clocking in at nine pounds, the banana split is a particularly decadent delight. But for a true challenge, try the He-Man breakfast, a gargantuan assortment of four eggs, four pancakes, four strips of bacon, two biscuits with gravy, two sausage links, two sausage patties, one slice of ham, two slices of toast, and a side of home fries.…