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| - Diners seem to be popping up fast and furious around the Queen City and Queen City Diner (see what I did there? witty, right?) is one of them. Went for lunch with Lindsay H. since its only a few blocks from the office and we tried to hit it once or twice before.
The place has a great look about it, nothing there trying to bash you over the head with "diner nostalgia", but it still had a well sized counter area which is required for any place that has the word diner in its name. We were seated quickly, which wasn't a problem as there were only 3 or 4 other tables occupied at the time, and our drink orders were taken right away. The only reason I mention the drink order thing is because that hasn't been the case at another diner in town. Anyway, the menu is basic, but priced accordingly. The chicken salad sandwich was about $5.75 and came with seasoned thick cut potato chips. It was a basic sandwich on white bread (there are other bread options) with a piece of lettuce and a tomato but for the price and location I was good with it. Our waitress was attentive and made sure our glasses didn't run dry.
I'm going with a slightly generous 4 star rating here because I don't want to turn people off to the option. It's probably not somewhere I'm going to think of as my first option if I'm not already uptown, but being open 24/7 with good prices in the area adds the extra star for me. No, the menu isn't adventurous and the food isn't a surprise for the price, but it's a good value in a location where that can be hard to find. If price, hours and friendliness weren't playing a big part here this would certainly be a 3 (maybe 2.5 if I were in a particularly stingy mood) review. Keep your kitchen appropriately stocked QCD (see other reviews) and I think you'll see success.
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