Used to love Tom’s Restaurant back in the 1970s-1980s. Of course that was before Seinfeld when it was a local diner catering to the Columbia University neighborhood. Does anyone remember Betty, the famous waitress? What a character. Everybody loved her. 🍳☕️🥯
I never thought anyone could be a better Mayor than Bill DiBlasio, but Eric Adams is the GOAT! He is truly helping The City live up to its nickname "The Port-au-Prince of America."
I miss the Pelham Bay Diner! What a neighborhood classic. Whenever we wanted to get together as a family in jiffy, or we'd go there the night before my siblings would fly back home at the end of the holiday season. The chicken tenders were so good. Man, I wish that place would come back. If not that place, then at the very least another restaurant and NOT a medical office.
What’s worst is that they haven’t done anything with that property, it’s like looking at a rotting corpse. Sad because I used to go there a lot myself when I was still living in the BX.
It's everywhere. Here in Charlotte we had dozens of diners once. They were run by Greek immigrants originally and in some cases were taken over by one or more of their children when the owners retired. Some were sold when the kids refused to work the horrid hours and became professionals. I used to work for the telephone company and think I must have eaten in every one of them. They were always filled with power and telephone company workers. There are still a few left but not many. The older industrial areas are now residential and higher rents forced them out. One of the oldest places, Mama K's served the first pizza in Charlotte. Some are 24 hour joints, very entertaining when the drunks come in at 2 AM. I worked for my mother's step father in his place for 6 years starting as a dish washer at 13 and working part time after I left for a job at the phone company. I can still do eggs any style, make great just right bacon, ( I sometimes cooked 40 lbs in a day) I've seen people do amazing things to grits from mixing their egg in to adding sugar to grape jelly. I'm retired now but I should probably take a ride one day and see how many are still left.
@@Bobbr3 Really? I look forward to visiting the diners in NY, NJ, PA and other eastern states in the future. Thank you for the info. I thought the diners in CA were already so good... LOL I still remember my first experience with an American diner at Mel's Diner in LA..... It has such good food! I love the vibe and decor at Mel's because it's just what I saw in the American movies when I was growing up in China. LOL. I love American diner food, comforting and delicious!
@@RealLadyK People usually feel that certain things are "better" in their home areas, which is understandable. As for me, my job had me travelilng all over the USA for many years, so I speak from experience. I have not experienced diners that exceed the variety and style that is found in the northeastern USA. They are almost a way of life in PA/NJ/NY. In some areas of NJ, it's actually funny to find a diner every two or three miles along a single highway. That is not so in other areas of the county, as I learned. There was a diner in Philadelphia that was famous all over the eastern USA, and people STILL sing it's radio jingle today! ruclips.net/video/2OkFcnEQPBQ/видео.html
I remember when Kiev in East Village closed, I was distraught. I remember using the old phone booth at Odessa looking for a job when I lived at Hotel 17. I remember the classic Cheyenne Diner on 34th St and Jones Diner on Great Jones. I think we are becoming a world of phone zombies like the pod people in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The internet has killed the outnet.
I just looked it up (the Market Diner). Permanently closed. There's a new-ish building there with a Starbucks on the ground floor. It's sad when one's personal history passes. So many good place lost in NYC. Especially the old bakeries!
The last time I was in a diner, not one single person on the staff said, 'Hello', 'Thank you', or 'Please'. Diners used to be place of customer service. They did it to themselves
I love Diners. Had not been since the Pandemic, and yesterday I went to my favorite one in Jersey City, Miss America Diner on Westside Avenue. It was like returning home. Nice people, great restaurant great food and prices. Diners are a place of community, and you don't have to dress up, so unassuming. ❤
I am Jersey native and I grew up with diners all over the state in the 80’s and had fond memories. I no longer live in Jersey left 30 years ago and I am sure many of them are no longer there.
Same in Chicago. I went to one for breakfast last week. $25 for French toast, bit of bacon & coffee. That's the same as a bag of groceries from the Aldi's. We were the only table until a few others came in as we left...
it is true that when you walk into your usual diner, as soon as you enter, they have started your order and they are pouring your coffee before you sit down. So basically, you can sleepwalk into the place and your order will magically appear. One time, I decided to order something different for a change and I saw the cook in the kitchen look befuddled because he saw me walk in and was already halfway through cooking my usual. Poor guy.
@Chad_Max if that's the case I wonder why restaurant's are still running people sit down and enjoy themselves so I don't think that's a valid excuse it's the rising rent and the fact they haven't adjusted to changing time's .
@@silentmajority8365 , oh..like how NYC was safe in the 70s ? The 70s and the 80s in NYC had lots of Street crimes but the night life and the late night businesses were still abundant and busy . NYC was always known to be a fast and gritty city but it also had its unique original style of city life that couldn't be found in other cities that made it stand out in having culture . It's the insanely high ass rents that are causing so many established businesses to close up , and it is due to wealthy foreign investors that only sees NYC a means to park their cash in property . These investors don't care if businesses closes up and the property remains vacant for years because they can write it off on their taxes . The people in NYC suffers the lost in businesses while the investors gets a tax write off and the city still collects its property taxes . A very nice deli in my neighborhood had closed up because they went extremely high on the cost to renew the rent lease , and 3 years later the property is still vacant while rats can be heard behind the store gates . The property owner(s) don't care if the property is an eyesore and it is not being utilized because the tax laws incentivize their nonchalant behavior . No urgency to do anything productive with the property by renting it out because the property was just meant to move some of their cash and not necessarily purchased to make a reoccurring profit in rent . It's this crap that has destroyed the cultural flavor of NYC and not crime because crime has always existed in NYC .
Honestly, they're are tons of diners everywhere and I don't believe all will be gone just that there will be a good amount closing.. with prices up, I guess most including me are hesitant to more consistently buy food outside.. but there are a whole lot more options to eat than just diners like back then. I'd rather have more variety than more diners...
Blame greedy landlords for raising the rent and driving small businesses out of New York. The city keeps assessing the value of property and raising property taxes every year, which is not good for mom-and-pop shops!
It’s not necessarily “greedy” landlords that are the problem; at least not entirely, anyway. Landlords have one motivation and that is to make money on the property they own. If they don’t have tenants, they have no income and the longer they have no income, it ends up costing them money. Haven’t you ever sold a car privately? Your goal is to make the sale as quickly as possible for the highest value. The longer you sit on that car, the more it costs you time and money showing it to people, washing it, paying insurance on it etc. If you deliberately over value your car, by the time you sell it (if you sell it) you’re not going to make as much money because you’ve already poured a whole bunch of money into it while it sat there. Landlords charge a lot for rent because everything else in the city costs a lot, and most of that is government taxes, licensing and other red tape. They have no interest in charging a ridiculous amount because they feel they can. Yes, they understand that they’re sitting on prime real estate in, say, Murray Hill, and a landlord knows that they can rent it for a higher rate than the same apartment in Toledo Ohio, but it’s always been that way. What changed is government got greedy and this is a side effect of their greed. We, the non landlords, are feeling it the worst.
So glad my beloved Manhattan Diner on the Upper West Side is still going strong! Prices are higher, like everywhere, but the generous "Mom's Meatloaf" dinner order, with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables, is still a steal - enough to feed 2 hungry people, or 1 person for 2 days. And no fancy-schmancy latte-schmattay coffee, from any "barista" special coffee shop, comes close to the immediate comfort of a thick china cupful of diner coffee, served to you right at the counter when you sit down.
I love diner food but they’re just so expensive now. There’s only 1 fairly priced diner on Bell Blvd. I’ll head to if I’m craving it but it’s quite the trip!
Not mentioned is the Waverly Diner on Sixth Avenue & Waverly Place. They are open pretty late. Terrific food and the best Turkey Club I've ever had. You can tell a great diner by their Turkey Club. They own the building so they're not affected by landlord greed. What's great about a good diner is how they let you linger and relax after your meal. I've done it many times, working and enjoying bottomless coffee. There's a new 24-hour diner opening on Third & 22nd Street called Diner 24/7. I wish them luck and will patronize. It's the former home of the Lyric Diner. S&P, the old Eisenberg's on Fifth & 22nd is terrific. No booths and limited hours (8:00-5:00). Also try the Lexington Candy Shop on 83rd & Lex. It's like going back in time. Terrific food and a classic soda fountain. Pricey but worth it. Unfortunately there are many mediocre diners, or ones that are hit-or-miss.
I still go to diners, even though I don't live in New York, the matter is very much the same. As an example, in Newport News, the Blue Star Diner closed in 2009. It has been for sale for quite some time. I ate there often, either with family, or alone. I bought the newspaper the day that Nixon resigned and read it there.
Facts! New Jersey is the Mecca and has the most diners per capita in the America. I know I am from Jersey born and bred and I went to quite a few in the 80’s.
The issue is Diners do not provide quality food but want to still charge $60+ for a meal for two. Its very simple provide quality food and decent service and if you want to charge $60+ then the prices can be justified but if you don't then you will go out of business.
If you want to open a successful restaurant, open a new but retro style diner and diner prices - one on the westsdie, Eastside, Midtown, East village and West Village.
Such a shame. The cost of doing business in NYC makes operating a business here almost impossible. NYC real estate taxes keep going up so disproportionately each year which gets passed on to tenant’s rent which ultimately is passed onto consumers with higher prices. Problem is just how much can you charge for bacon and eggs before people just say no and walk away. One huge problem is the residents just keep voting democrats into office who just spend spend spend tax dollars on such foolishness like housing and feeding illegal immigrants and a long list of other wasteful things….. all of this is driving middle class people who actually pay taxes out of the city.
Yes n only migrants work there n all u hear is spanish. Nobody wants that....they dont hire americans anymore and thats the problem. Customers dont want to feel like theyre in venezuala n the migrants run to diners cuz they dont ask for documents.
Outside PE firm needs to come in and help the diners with creating a cooperative for food ordering and hiring. Find their weak points and strengthen with a centralized system. Maybe not the ideal way, but not easy to solve.
Damn those snobby real estate developers for destroying an American tradition. They always put a giant condo in the space. What a disgrace this future has become
Restaurants everywhere are becoming too expensive. The cost of real estate; labor; food; utilities are just too high and then all the stupid regulations. On one hand it is a good thing so people cook ad eat at home, but restaurants are part of the social fabric which disappears. Dont order food thru foodapps either they charge like 30 % or more. Dont go to fast food either, just mom and pop type places.
What about the Northern New Jersey or Connecticut Fairfield County or Westchester County New York or Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties) New York and don’t forget rRockland County New York diners???
Aw. Odessa's in the Village was a great post-club or morning spot for a great lumberjack breakfast. Jimbo's was another spot for me. Now, if you want good NY diners, go further north like Poughkeepsie. Most of my NYC faves are gone and life became unbearable. Out for over 10 years.
I used to go to diners. Now that it costs $60 for a meal for two I’d rather eat at home.
Exactly. It's not because people don't like diners or they are "out of style." Everything is just too damn expensive now!!
then eat at home
@@donjulio4025 Yes, very intelligent comment. Who would have thought? 😂
@@donjulio4025 eat 💩💩💩 a hole!!
on top of that you don't even walk out with any leftovers because the prices have gone up while the portions have gone down!
Many 24 hour diners now close at 10 or 11 PM.
Its not 24 hrs if they close at 11
@@Yoyomu205 Think they are missing a word: previously.
24 hour diners are a thing of the past, due to crime.
Nobody works overnight anymore
The Tick Tock Diner, Clifton, NJ (about 20-minute ride from Manhaton, NY is open 24/7. 'Eat Heavy'
Used to love Tom’s Restaurant back in the 1970s-1980s. Of course that was before Seinfeld when it was a local diner catering to the Columbia University neighborhood. Does anyone remember Betty, the famous waitress? What a character. Everybody loved her. 🍳☕️🥯
Everything classic is disappearing
The rent are too damn high!
That's why you should own. Rent isn't worth it anymore.
@@gimcrack555 this isn’t a condo or a home. Most restaurants or small businesses rent from a building or commercial landlord
@@gimcrack555Yeah although Tom’s Restaurant will be hard pressed to buy a $80m building. These buildings are owned by billion dollar corporations.
It black democrat mayor joe biden causing this keep voting for them
New York ain’t the same idk why ppl still live here anymore
Aside from inflation, how so?
I never thought anyone could be a better Mayor than Bill DiBlasio, but Eric Adams is the GOAT! He is truly helping The City live up to its nickname "The Port-au-Prince of America."
Tiffany's Diner is closed. Gentrification is killing the spirit of New York and transplants are being catered to rather than"real New Yorkers".
🎶If you can make it there, you must be a million-aire, it's NOT for you, New York, New York! 🎶
Everything in new york city is decaying totally disgusting what's happening to our city total disgusting shame
@@Chad_Max I doubt anyone who complains about the changes have voted the way you think but I trust your IQ
@@Chad_Max what are you a communist?
Democrats call this progress
@@SamsungJ-xk9pt people just aren’t going to dinners and they’re struggling. This is the free market.
Build back better 😂
I miss the Pelham Bay Diner! What a neighborhood classic. Whenever we wanted to get together as a family in jiffy, or we'd go there the night before my siblings would fly back home at the end of the holiday season. The chicken tenders were so good. Man, I wish that place would come back. If not that place, then at the very least another restaurant and NOT a medical office.
What’s worst is that they haven’t done anything with that property, it’s like looking at a rotting corpse. Sad because I used to go there a lot myself when I was still living in the BX.
Yes on Pelham Pkwy…home sweet home❤️
@@NYPATRIOTBX yes! It’s such a shame
@@BronxRisen indeed it is home sweet home!
@@BronxRisen OMG i miss the diner in pelham parkway 2&5 train
It's everywhere. Here in Charlotte we had dozens of diners once. They were run by Greek immigrants originally and in some cases were taken over by one or more of their children when the owners retired. Some were sold when the kids refused to work the horrid hours and became professionals. I used to work for the telephone company and think I must have eaten in every one of them. They were always filled with power and telephone company workers. There are still a few left but not many. The older industrial areas are now residential and higher rents forced them out. One of the oldest places, Mama K's served the first pizza in Charlotte. Some are 24 hour joints, very entertaining when the drunks come in at 2 AM.
I worked for my mother's step father in his place for 6 years starting as a dish washer at 13 and working part time after I left for a job at the phone company. I can still do eggs any style, make great just right bacon, ( I sometimes cooked 40 lbs in a day) I've seen people do amazing things to grits from mixing their egg in to adding sugar to grape jelly.
I'm retired now but I should probably take a ride one day and see how many are still left.
I'm from Charlotte too. What you are saying is 100% true.
I love American diners and the food they serve. I'm Chinese from China. I go to an American diner at least once a week here in California.
Do any americans work there? Or just migrants. Cuz thats the problem.
FYI: Diners in CA are NOT the same as in NY, NJ, PA, and other eastern states. Visit, and you'll understand. :)
@@Bobbr3 Really? I look forward to visiting the diners in NY, NJ, PA and other eastern states in the future. Thank you for the info. I thought the diners in CA were already so good... LOL I still remember my first experience with an American diner at Mel's Diner in LA..... It has such good food! I love the vibe and decor at Mel's because it's just what I saw in the American movies when I was growing up in China. LOL. I love American diner food, comforting and delicious!
@@RealLadyK People usually feel that certain things are "better" in their home areas, which is understandable. As for me, my job had me travelilng all over the USA for many years, so I speak from experience. I have not experienced diners that exceed the variety and style that is found in the northeastern USA. They are almost a way of life in PA/NJ/NY. In some areas of NJ, it's actually funny to find a diner every two or three miles along a single highway. That is not so in other areas of the county, as I learned. There was a diner in Philadelphia that was famous all over the eastern USA, and people STILL sing it's radio jingle today!
ruclips.net/video/2OkFcnEQPBQ/видео.html
I remember when Kiev in East Village closed, I was distraught. I remember using the old phone booth at Odessa looking for a job when I lived at Hotel 17. I remember the classic Cheyenne Diner on 34th St and Jones Diner on Great Jones. I think we are becoming a world of phone zombies like the pod people in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The internet has killed the outnet.
ever go to the Market Diner on 11th, around 43rd st.?
I just looked it up (the Market Diner). Permanently closed. There's a new-ish building there with a Starbucks on the ground floor. It's sad when one's personal history passes. So many good place lost in NYC. Especially the old bakeries!
I can’t justify paying 4-6x for a normal breakfast meal. Used to be $8, now it’s easy $35..
The last time I was in a diner, not one single person on the staff said, 'Hello', 'Thank you', or 'Please'. Diners used to be place of customer service. They did it to themselves
I love Diners. Had not been since the Pandemic, and yesterday I went to my favorite one in Jersey City, Miss America Diner on Westside Avenue. It was like returning home. Nice people, great restaurant great food and prices. Diners are a place of community, and you don't have to dress up, so unassuming. ❤
I am Jersey native and I grew up with diners all over the state in the 80’s and had fond memories. I no longer live in Jersey left 30 years ago and I am sure many of them are no longer there.
Same in Chicago. I went to one for breakfast last week. $25 for French toast, bit of bacon & coffee. That's the same as a bag of groceries from the Aldi's. We were the only table until a few others came in as we left...
it is true that when you walk into your usual diner, as soon as you enter, they have started your order and they are pouring your coffee before you sit down. So basically, you can sleepwalk into the place and your order will magically appear. One time, I decided to order something different for a change and I saw the cook in the kitchen look befuddled because he saw me walk in and was already halfway through cooking my usual. Poor guy.
Those "Cheers" days are OVER!
Around my apartment I had 5 diners 20 years ago. Most were open 24 hrs. Now I only have 2 of them left and only 1 is open 24 hrs.
Diners are disappearing. Jewish delis are on the endangered list. Dairy restaurants are extinct.
24/7 dinners are disappearing smh
So crazy but deliberate
It's not just in NYC either. The Melrose Diner, a fixture of South Philly since the '30s, closed last year.
Sad. The city doesn't care.
I can't afford to eat out
The city & its politicians can get stuffed. I'm out of here!! !!
Diners didn’t catch up with the changing times. It’s hard to pay 20 bucks for an omelette and toast and coffee
Facts prices are outrageous 😢
@Chad_Max if that's the case I wonder why restaurant's are still running people sit down and enjoy themselves so I don't think that's a valid excuse it's the rising rent and the fact they haven't adjusted to changing time's .
Try $36 in Sausalito CA
@@Chad_Max That and that people don't feel safe anymore
@@silentmajority8365 , oh..like how NYC was safe in the 70s ?
The 70s and the 80s in NYC had lots of Street crimes but the night life and the late night businesses were still abundant and busy .
NYC was always known to be a fast and gritty city but it also had its unique original style of city life that couldn't be found in other cities that made it stand out in having culture .
It's the insanely high ass rents that are causing so many established businesses to close up , and it is due to wealthy foreign investors that only sees NYC a means to park their cash in property .
These investors don't care if businesses closes up and the property remains vacant for years because they can write it off on their taxes .
The people in NYC suffers the lost in businesses while the investors gets a tax write off and the city still collects its property taxes .
A very nice deli in my neighborhood had closed up because they went extremely high on the cost to renew the rent lease , and 3 years later the property is still vacant while rats can be heard behind the store gates .
The property owner(s) don't care if the property is an eyesore and it is not being utilized because the tax laws incentivize their nonchalant behavior .
No urgency to do anything productive with the property by renting it out because the property was just meant to move some of their cash and not necessarily purchased to make a reoccurring profit in rent .
It's this crap that has destroyed the cultural flavor of NYC and not crime because crime has always existed in NYC .
Maybe if the banks didn't fuck up the economics of NY there would be lots of diners
NYC is always changing. The word nostalgia remains in the dictionary.
Honestly, they're are tons of diners everywhere and I don't believe all will be gone just that there will be a good amount closing.. with prices up, I guess most including me are hesitant to more consistently buy food outside.. but there are a whole lot more options to eat than just diners like back then. I'd rather have more variety than more diners...
30 bucks for coffee and grilled cheese. Plus the entitlement for tip.
I love to eat at a Diner
Odessa was a fantastic restaurant. That one I really miss. Excellent pierogi and kashavarneskee. It was open 24 hours.
The diners with parking lots will be doomed, the land is worth many times the profits from a diner.
We loved Empire Diner
People don’t have time to eat at a sit down place and it’s sad.
Landlords price gouge tenents .... The restaurants then make unrealistic prices. Capitalist cannibalism
Blame greedy landlords for raising the rent and driving small businesses out of New York. The city keeps assessing the value of property and raising property taxes every year, which is not good for mom-and-pop shops!
It’s not necessarily “greedy” landlords that are the problem; at least not entirely, anyway. Landlords have one motivation and that is to make money on the property they own. If they don’t have tenants, they have no income and the longer they have no income, it ends up costing them money. Haven’t you ever sold a car privately? Your goal is to make the sale as quickly as possible for the highest value. The longer you sit on that car, the more it costs you time and money showing it to people, washing it, paying insurance on it etc. If you deliberately over value your car, by the time you sell it (if you sell it) you’re not going to make as much money because you’ve already poured a whole bunch of money into it while it sat there.
Landlords charge a lot for rent because everything else in the city costs a lot, and most of that is government taxes, licensing and other red tape. They have no interest in charging a ridiculous amount because they feel they can. Yes, they understand that they’re sitting on prime real estate in, say, Murray Hill, and a landlord knows that they can rent it for a higher rate than the same apartment in Toledo Ohio, but it’s always been that way. What changed is government got greedy and this is a side effect of their greed. We, the non landlords, are feeling it the worst.
We can't let this happen support our local diners
Well, they are all sitting duck.
So glad my beloved Manhattan Diner on the Upper West Side is still going strong! Prices are higher, like everywhere, but the generous "Mom's Meatloaf" dinner order, with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables, is still a steal - enough to feed 2 hungry people, or 1 person for 2 days.
And no fancy-schmancy latte-schmattay coffee, from any "barista" special coffee shop, comes close to the immediate comfort of a thick china cupful of diner coffee, served to you right at the counter when you sit down.
It's sad I visited NYC in 2019 and ran out of time to go to Tom's Restaurant.
I love diner food but they’re just so expensive now. There’s only 1 fairly priced diner on Bell Blvd. I’ll head to if I’m craving it but it’s quite the trip!
The moonlight diner was really good on 6th Avenue.They moved it out-of-state. That was a antique RV style diner Everyone in soho went to.
Someone needs to do a quality of life poll across the nation.
We lost 3 diners - Flagship, Bayside, and Pop’s Diner.
Not mentioned is the Waverly Diner on Sixth Avenue & Waverly Place. They are open pretty late. Terrific food and the best Turkey Club I've ever had. You can tell a great diner by their Turkey Club. They own the building so they're not affected by landlord greed.
What's great about a good diner is how they let you linger and relax after your meal. I've done it many times, working and enjoying bottomless coffee.
There's a new 24-hour diner opening on Third & 22nd Street called Diner 24/7. I wish them luck and will patronize. It's the former home of the Lyric Diner.
S&P, the old Eisenberg's on Fifth & 22nd is terrific. No booths and limited hours (8:00-5:00). Also try the Lexington Candy Shop on 83rd & Lex. It's like going back in time. Terrific food and a classic soda fountain. Pricey but worth it.
Unfortunately there are many mediocre diners, or ones that are hit-or-miss.
Hard to find good food now days
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well theyre not open 24 hours anymore, a burger is $15! heck even Baconeggncheese is like 9 dollar
I still go to diners, even though I don't live in New York, the matter is very much the same. As an example, in Newport News, the Blue Star Diner closed in 2009. It has been for sale for quite some time. I ate there often, either with family, or alone. I bought the newspaper the day that Nixon resigned and read it there.
They replace all restaurants w shawarma shops and call it diversity.
Old story. A lot of diners closed long ago like my favorite, Vegas Diner".
Vegas diner in bensonhurst. So many Good memories
Dinosaurs and My Friends moved out of NYC by 65,000,000 years ago . Good !
They charging too much for something you could make yourself. I was able to make pancakes bacon and eggs in the 5th grade by myself.
It’s not enjoyable when you have to think about the price.
No body goes to New York to go to a diners. Everybody knows the best diners are all in New Jersey.
Facts! New Jersey is the Mecca and has the most diners per capita in the America. I know I am from Jersey born and bred and I went to quite a few in the 80’s.
Nyc is done
NYC diners are a dying breed. 😢😢
The NY 🗽 diner trend was from 1965 to 2005. Not now. 2024. Even "NYers" are unaware of the restaurants.
At first glance I read "Classic NYC restaurants face uncertain furniture"... I got saddened. 😢
The issue is Diners do not provide quality food but want to still charge $60+ for a meal for two. Its very simple provide quality food and decent service and if you want to charge $60+ then the prices can be justified but if you don't then you will go out of business.
Shout out to Court Square Diner in Queens (where they film a lot of tv shows) and cant forget Petes Diner in Sunnyside.
Same to Jax Inn and Jahn’s in Jackson Heights!
If you want to open a successful restaurant, open a new but retro style diner and diner prices - one on the westsdie, Eastside, Midtown, East village and West Village.
Little Poland 200 second Avenue between 13th and 12th street in Manhattan. Breakfast potatoes are seasoned.
Mcdonald is cheaper than dinner restaurants. 😂
0:58 "Ideal DINETTES" is not a diner, it's a store that sells kitchen sets (tables, chairs, etc.).
Exactly the same as pubs in the UK. Our culture is rapidly disappearing.
Eggs With Cheese On The Side Is Insane
Such a shame. The cost of doing business in NYC makes operating a business here almost impossible. NYC real estate taxes keep going up so disproportionately each year which gets passed on to tenant’s rent which ultimately is passed onto consumers with higher prices. Problem is just how much can you charge for bacon and eggs before people just say no and walk away. One huge problem is the residents just keep voting democrats into office who just spend spend spend tax dollars on such foolishness like housing and feeding illegal immigrants and a long list of other wasteful things….. all of this is driving middle class people who actually pay taxes out of the city.
Love James and Karla!! Real New Yorkers who know and love the city!! I've run into them around town and they rock!
Go to Queens. Plenty of diners left here.
Yes n only migrants work there n all u hear is spanish. Nobody wants that....they dont hire americans anymore and thats the problem. Customers dont want to feel like theyre in venezuala n the migrants run to diners cuz they dont ask for documents.
A huge loss to the variety and quality of fun life in NYC!!
Rent is going crazy prices are going up, plus he food is old and dirty,
Outside PE firm needs to come in and help the diners with creating a cooperative for food ordering and hiring. Find their weak points and strengthen with a centralized system. Maybe not the ideal way, but not easy to solve.
I can’t justify spending 15+dollars on a stack of pancakes breakfast when it cost 3 to do it at home and I’m not guilted into tilling at least 20%
Stop complaining. You all voted for this.
Really sad world we live in now. Lots of these little stores are disappearing.
Feels like home. That sums it all up.
There was a song written about that diner also
No...say it aint so!
diners are hard to come by even here in new england… too bad for us
NYC is a joke these days.
The greasy spoon! NJ, The Floridian! Joe Jrs., Sixth Ave! NYC.
This is what needs support , instead of cheap fast food joints like mcdonals.
Damn those snobby real estate developers for destroying an American tradition. They always put a giant condo in the space. What a disgrace this future has become
If they sold more BIG SALADS, they'd do better.
With tomato 1/4ths??? Big chunk of tomato.
Or a Bob Cobb salad!!
Scrambled eggs, cheese on the side? Bro who orders cheese on the side?
How about reduce taxes to near zero, that should solve a lot of the vanishing diners and great restaurants.
James and Karla!! 😊
Restaurants everywhere are becoming too expensive. The cost of real estate; labor; food; utilities are just too high and then all the stupid regulations. On one hand it is a good thing so people cook ad eat at home, but restaurants are part of the social fabric which disappears. Dont order food thru foodapps either they charge like 30 % or more. Dont go to fast food either, just mom and pop type places.
Why is it so expensive? Government raising taxes government manipulating wages and government manipulating your energy prices that's why.
Very sad.
What about the Northern New Jersey or Connecticut Fairfield County or Westchester County New York or Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties) New York and don’t forget rRockland County New York diners???
Aw. Odessa's in the Village was a great post-club or morning spot for a great lumberjack breakfast. Jimbo's was another spot for me.
Now, if you want good NY diners, go further north like Poughkeepsie.
Most of my NYC faves are gone and life became unbearable. Out for over 10 years.
EVERYTHING has a shelf life.
They have been replaced by street vendors selling bacon wrapped hot dogs 😅
You showed a picture of a furniture store...😊
Not only diners but so many latino spots in Chelsea and the West Village are gone. Sorry to go back to the early 90s.
SAVE OUR DINERS !
Shout-out to Metro Diner!
Olympic flame closed few years ago.