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| - Highly recommended. As thoughtful a concept for a restaurant as you will ever find. Profits earned at the Joy Bus Diner all go to The Joy Bus, a charity that provides meals and visits to cancer patients. How nice is that? Great food too!
The diner has made stylish use of what I think use to be a Pizza Hut delivery location. What an upgrade! Housed in a modest strip mall, signage is not great as of yet. If you're traveling north on the 51, exit at Shea and just make an immediate right into the first parking lot. Couldn't be more convenient.
We arrived at 8:45 on a Sunday morning. No wait. The line was out the door, however, less than a hour later when we departed. The restaurant is small. A counter with stools. Maybe ten tables. Nicely decorated. A wall with distressed wood honoring donors. Concrete floors. Industrial seating. Everything, especially the friendly service, is exceptional. Apparently some of the staff are volunteers, actual cancer survivors and former Joy Bus recipients. Take a walk down the hall toward the restroom and you'll find articles and awards detailing the history of The Joy Bus. The walk answered all our questions.
The restaurant serves breakfast and lunch items. We ordered pancakes, French toast, omelettes and a muesli special. We loved everything. Very reasonably priced. There is no kids menu per se, but a $5 cheese omelette (free veggies, $1 extra if you add a meat) was an economical solution for our crew. Yes, a $5 omelette! With potatoes! Coffee was refilled endlessly and often. A "win" all around.
We will definitely be back. Maybe chicken and waffles next time.
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