I'm super excited to have The City Diner in the neighborhood! I stopped in on a Tuesday (5 days after they opened) with a friend for dinner. At around 5:30, we were maybe the 5th table in the place and there were a LOT of staff there. It got busier while we were there but never full. Right when you walk in, the place looks great- bright mural, chalkboard wall, shiny old school diner counter. The main dining area is neat and clean, but nothing too fancy.
The menu looks great- super diverse offering of diner-style food, though I'd say it's an upgrade in quality over the other diners in the neighborhood. They offer all day breakfast too! Prices for a meal run $8-12 with a few more expensive outliers.
I had the pierogi dinner with tomato soup as an appetizer. The soup was delicious! The pierogies were solid too- everything seemed fresh and made from scratch. My friend had a burger which came with a generous portion of fries, and she enjoyed it. We shared the cait's cookie sundae which was fine- nothing special.
Service- I'd say for their 5th day, they're doing OK. Our server was definitely still working on figuring out the tablet she was using to place orders and accept payment. It took a very long time to get our sundae. But everyone was really nice and attentive- my drink was constantly being refilled.
Great to have another dinner place around, and I can't wait to go back and try other things from the menu- choosing was so hard!