I really really wanted this to be great. It was not.
The good:
- Cool place, great look, wonderful authentic feel
- The story of the diner presented in the vestibule, very cool
- The location is awesome, and it has parking
- French fries are thick steak fries and tasted great
The Bad: Everything else.
- Service started with "I just got triple sat so I'll do what I can" and went down hill from there to "this is why I hate when they run my food for me".
- mac and cheese is baked style with congealed cheese. Probably good when first made but not when served. Ate like leftovers from church picnic
- Philly Cheese steak had hard bread, very greasy, wrapped in paper then cut and served. You are forced to remove this very sloppy paper in order to eat
- "Smothered" hash browns are hash browns with 2 slices of American Cheese put on plate and stuck in melter, the meal served on same blazing hot plate. The worst hash brown I have ever experienced
- Chili on Chili Dog very chili powder tasting with no other balancing flavors
- Burger comes in same wrapped paper. Not as sloppy as cheese steak, but still not a fun way to eat a burger
I will try this again only because I love diners and really want this place to be what it can be. We need a good diner in Charlotte. As of right now, we still don't have one. Maybe tomorrow.