Ate here once many years ago on our realtor's dime as we were looking for a house. Don't remember much about that visit, but today's is certainly memorable. Arguments in the kitchen, people in the kitchen slamming plates and glassware very loudly, chaos in the front... Granted it was a busy Sunday lunchtime, but it was just one thing after another, and pretty obvious that management was not in control of the situation.
The final blow came after my wife and I had only gotten our drinks after a lengthy wait, (coffee and orange juice) and had been waiting for food for half an hour only to be told they were out of bacon.
Out.Of.Bacon.
"America's Diner" cannot afford to be out of bacon. Rather than get substitutions (turkey bacon or sausage were offered), we opted to leave. Apologies all around on our way out the door, but even though we had nothing to eat, they just left a bad taste in our mouths.
I know Denny's isn't supposed to be a high class joint, but I don't expect that kind of incompetence from what should be a corporate well-oiled machine.