[8] News outlets and food journalists have rated the diner one of the best in the nation on several occasions.
[12] In 2007, the Manchester location appeared in episode 7 of the first season of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
In 2014, an Associated Press writer noted, "you really can't run for president without grabbing some grub at the Red Arrow Diner.
Every four years during New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, pretty much every White House wannabe makes a pilgrimage to this tiny 100-year-old diner tucked onto a side street of the state's largest city.
"[15] Eater attributed the Red Arrow's prominence to the influence of the 1992 Bill Clinton campaign, which prioritized diner visits as a means of outreach to rank-and-file voters; Al Gore's 2000 campaign took a similar tack, and "by the 2008 election cycle, it had become a must-stop for both Democrats and Republicans".