Looking for a 24-hr diner with filling meals and good prices? Liberty East fits the description. I've been going there faithfully for about 2 years. If you drive on Independence Blvd. past 11 PM, you will see the parking lot is full of cars.
Yea, the decor is dated and the owner is grumpy, but the food is what keeps me coming back. There are a few waitresses that have been there for quite a while are they give consistently good service. The younger waitresses are hit-and-miss in their service. You can get a gut-busting gyro and fries for less than $6 or breakfast complete with egg, grits, toast/hashbrowns and meat for around $5.
I would not recommend going after 9 PM or so, you will run into the club and bar-goers sobering up. If you don't mind that, this is your place.