Having lived in the area for well over a year, I have always walked briskly by this place deeming it nothing short of a greasy spoon dive. Shady at best. Greasy spoon, that it is. A dive? Hardly!
As I finally walked into the diner (whose exterior made good use of the brown and orange colour combo of the 70s), my eyes danced about the decor from its vinyl record sleeves that lined the walls to the man holding a chicken (?) in the window. The mismatched tables and chairs (some of which were taped up vinyl) added to the diner's character. And finally I knew I was in for a treat when the server said "sit anywhere you wish - it's a game of musical tables!"
With every diner, I must try the all-day breakfast (nothing fancy: scrambled eggs, sausage or bacon - today was sausage, potatoes aka Bus-taters and toast). Though the potatoes didn't rock my world, the food was very tasty and super cheap and the service was ridiculously fast and friendly.
Here's a game though - look at their menu and find all the typos! It's kinda cute and endearing.
The downside to discovering this gem so close to home is that I discovered this gem so close to home :)