They exist as described (family owned/operated restaurants; owner is the cook; relatively small building with small dining area). I personally know a family wh

They exist as described (family owned/operated restaurants; owner is the cook; relatively small building with small dining area). I personally know a family which owns/operates one in my hometown, and also know of a few here in Wisconsin's capital. They don't seem to be too hard to find if you look. It's probably location dependent, so I don't know about major urban centers like SFC. But it's definitely not fair to say that NA doesn't have these; there's a lot to NA outside of major urban centers.