tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202758622011-11-27T20:18:56.669-05:00In-depth reviews of greasy (and non-greasy) spoons around the 718 -- and thoughts on diner culture around the world (by which I mean "New Jersey," and shut up).Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851327311760020655noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20275862.post-17529542776873604402009-12-12T10:15:00.000-05:002009-12-12T10:15:07.318-05:00

Brownstoner reports that the Pratt Coffee Shop will reopen as the Pratt Cafe.

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Restaurant Girl offers up her list of the top diners in Brooklyn -- and says the borough of Kings does diners the best.  Motion seconded, RG.

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The short-lived F. Martinella space at 117 Court is replaced by a deli/diner entity. Some of the commenters have the right idea -- the space seems on first glance like a slam dunk for a sandwich place, but the layout is a little weird, plus in that neighborhood you have to have a lot of ready-to-eats, or be faster on the sandwich counter, to handle the lunchtime traffic from the courts.  FM

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...and confusion reigns over the "communal fork."

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Park Slope Restaurant 492 5th Avenue (between 11th and 12th Streets) F/M/R to 4th and 9th; B63 Reviewed by Sarah D. Bunting Fast, cheap, and under control. The Order: Greek omelet with rye toast and home fries; coffee; tomato juice. The Food: Perfectly adequate. Nothing special, but nothing notably terrible. I have a couple of minor quibbles -- overcooked egg (which I prefer to the

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Via Gothamist -- a diner patron gets homicidal over mashed potatoes.

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Mediocre writing (oy with the "hipsters" reference), and blurbs too short to be helpful -- but recent arrivals to the 718 may find it helpful.

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5th Avenue Restaurant 432 5th Ave. between 8th and 9th Sts. F/M/R to 4th Ave./9th St.; B75 to 5th Ave., B63 to 9th St. Reviewed by Jessa
 The Order:
  First visit: Reuben sandwich; old-fashioned French toast with scrambled egg and bacon.  Second visit: grilled cheese and tomato. The Food: The menu at 5th Avenue Restaurant has a subtitle: A Finer Diner. Oy. Last time I reviewed a "finer diner" I

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Dizzy's Diner is among the local establishments sponsoring the Park Slope Bluegrass & Old-Time Jamboree on 11-12 September.  Dizzy's is just determined to get back into BD's good graces, it seems.  FINE.  We'll re-review it.  Dang.

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Emphasis Café and Restaurant 6822 4th Avenue (at 68th Street) R to Bay Ridge Ave.; B37, B63 Reviewed by Sarah D. Bunting At last, an unqualified good review. Feels like it's been a while. The Order: Spinach and feta omelet with rye toast and home fries; hot coffee; Diet Coke. The Food: My order took a little longer to come out than I think it should have, given that I went at

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Check out my top-five diner meals post on Brokelyn.More to come...

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The Brooklyn Paper raves about Dizzy's corned-beef hash. Maybe I need to re-review this place, since BD is the only place that doesn't love it.Still: "transcendent" is going maaaaybe a little far.

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A bit late, but a link to Eating Brooklyn's review of Dizzy's, which differs from ours markedly.

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Nikki Jo Grossman says it's hard to find a good egg cream.A Brownstoner commenter can't find a decent turkey club; another recommends the 5th Ave. restaurant.

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Read all about it right here.

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Ocean View Diner515 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Avenue)B/D/M/R/Q to Atlantic/Pacific; 2/3/4/5 to Nevins; B37, B63, B65Reviewed by Sarah D. BuntingI've avoided reviewing this particular diner, because before it was the Ocean View, it sucked -- sugar-sticky tables, lackadaisical service, bafflement at the concept that offering a kids' menu might mean that kids will order items from it, C-minus eggs.

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Pardon Me For Asking: A Real Brooklyn Experience: Two Toms On 3rd AvenuePosted using ShareThis

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Dizzy's Diner 9th Street, corner of 8th Avenue F to 7th Avenue; B69, B75 Reviewed by Jessa Recently, my coworker came into work holding a coffee cup -- not from the local Starbucks, nor was it from the bodega down the block. No, this white paper cup was emblazoned with a colorful logo for "Dizzy's: The Finer Diner." I had seen the Dizzy's exterior many times in the past few years, and

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Carroll Gardens Salonike Diner vs. The NEW St. Clair Restaurant CG: 155 Smith St. between Bergen and Dean F/G to Bergen St., B51, B75 SC: 93 Smith St. on the corner of Atlantic F/G to Bergen St, B75, B63 Reviewed by Jessa So, shortly after I reviewed the original St. Clair Restaurant, it closed, and I was sad for two reasons: A) my first diner review became irrelevant, and B) I had grown

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I don't mean go to one; I mean buy one. The American Diner Museum site is a nice diversion, particularly if you'd like to fantasize however briefly about owning one of these chrome beauties. And if you don't know how to cook an egg, but want to ensure that diners don't go the way of the drive-in, contribute to the Diner Rescue Fund.

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Junior's Restaurant and Bar 386 Flatbush Avenue Extension at DeKalb Ave. B,M,Q,R to DeKalb Ave.; B54, B38, B26, B25 Reviewed by Jessa The Order: Something Different Sandwich (beef brisket and potato pancakes with sides of country gravy and applesauce); bacon cheeseburger with fries; coffee; Coca Cola; cheesecake (duh) The Food: I have a confession to make: Throughout all of my 27 years

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St. Clair RestaurantSmith St., on the corner of Atlantic AvenueF, G to Bergen St.,; B75Reviewed by Jessa The Order: Feta, tomato and spinach omelet (made with egg whites) with home fries and rye toast, side of turkey bacon, coffee. The Food: The omelet wasn't runny, which is just about a miracle when it comes to egg whites. There were plenty of veggies and cheese to appease me, as I

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Carroll Gardens Salonike Diner (sometimes rendered as "Carroll Salonike Gardens Classic" or "Carroll Gardens Diner Salonike" -- whatever works for you) 155 Smith Street between Bergen and Dean F to Bergen Street; B51 Reviewed by Sars The Order: 1st visit: Bagel deluxe platter 2nd visit: Scrambled egg on a roll with cheese and tomato The Food: The bagel platter isn't a keeper; the bagel

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Vegas Diner 1619 86th Street D to 18th Ave.; B1 Reviewed by Sars The Order: Greek omelet; home fries; rye toast; coffee The Food: The omelet was a little runny, but very tasty. The home fries were also yummy; the pepper/onion ratio was a little low, but whatever they used to season the potatoes made up for that. Ketchup may have been watered; hard to tell. The table had sugar packets instead

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Grecian Corner Restaurant234 7th Avenue (at 4th Street)F to 7th Avenue; B67Reviewed by SarsThe Order: Tomato and mozzarella omelet; rye toast; home fries; coffee.The Food: The omelet is good. The potatoes…eh. They seem undercooked, and the peppers are too crisp as well. The toast is done exactly to my liking (i.e. seven out of ten on the burnt scale) and not pre-buttered.The Drinks: Average

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Have y'all ever noticed that spaghetti and fish sticks (or fish cakes) is almost always one of the specials at a diner? Because that just occurred to me and Mr. S recently. It's seriously on the specials board nearly every time. I'm going to start tracking it, I think.Also: Is this something anyone actually makes in real life, like as a dish, at home? Have any of you had that for a family dinner?

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Grecian Corner Restaurant234 7th Avenue (at 4th Street)F to 7th Avenue; B67Reviewed by D3The Order: The Hungrier Man (that's my unofficial moniker for the Hungry Man + an extra egg, because, really, one egg is kind of weak when you're "hungry"); coffee.The Food: The centerpiece is two large pancakes mysteriously draped in a slice of ham (the HM includes one piece of bacon, one sausage, and one

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Grecian Corner Restaurant234 7th Avenue (at 4th Street)F to 7th Avenue; B67Reviewed by Andrew WallaceThe Order: I ordered the no-nonsense "Hungry Man": pancakes, one egg, sausage, ham, and bacon. I was initially somewhat torn as to whether to go with the "Lumberjack." I asked the proprietor which one was more intrinsically masculine. He equivocated, laughing nervously while insisting that

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Manhattan Three-Decker Sandwich 695 Manhattan Avenue (at Norman) G to Nassau/L to Lorimer; B48 Reviewed by Sars The Order: Tuna melt (tomato substituted for bacon); coffee The Food: I love tuna melts, but they never have a good presentation; it's just kind of a frumpy dish. So, when I say that this particular melt looked especially shleppy, understand that I've already taken the essential

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Americana Diner 6501 7th Avenue (at 65th Street) N to 8th Avenue; B63 Reviewed by Sars and G-Force The Order: G-Force: Two eggs over easy, bacon, rye toast, coffee, water Sars: Mozzarella and tomato omelet, home fries, rye toast, coffee, water The Food: G-Force: The whites of the eggs were slightly runny. I like a runny yolk, not so much with the whites (that's why I order over easy instead of

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Daisey's Diner 452 Fifth Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets) F/M/R to 4th Ave. and 9th St.; B75, B77 Reviewed by Sars and Mr. Stupidhead The Order: Sars: Grilled cheese and tomato on rye; French fries; Coke; rice pudding. Mr. S: Caesar salad with "Cajun-style" chicken and anchovies; Diet Coke; rice pudding. The Food: Sars: Good standard grilled cheese, not crazy greasy like you sometimes get.

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The Silver Spoon 218 Flatbush Avenue (at Bergen St.) 2/3 to Bergen Street; B65, B67 Reviewed by Emily Lawton The Order: Western omelet with home fries and wheat toast; coffee The Food: Fairly disappointing. The omelet was more like fried eggs, folded. Though I tend to prefer "well-done" eggs over runny ones, this had an obvious crust both inside and out that spoke to careless cooking -- the

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1. It's runny or soupy.2. The top of the pudding is caked.I don't mean that there's pudding crust in the bowl; that's fine. But when the surface of the pudding is kind of dried out, that means that they pre-served the portions and threw them all in the fridge instead of serving it out "fresh" when I ordered it. It's probably psychological, but when I can tell it's a pre-served bowl, it tastes

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In response to a question from reader capurrs: "disco fries" = fries with brown gravy and cheese.I have seen disco fries defined as fries with cheese only. Alas, no. Fries with cheese only = cheese fries.The word "fries" looks really weird now that I've just typed it a bunch of times.

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New College Restaurant 224 4th Avenue M/R to Union Street; B63 or B71 The Order: Cheese/onion/tomato omelet with home fries and rye toast; Coke The Food: Standard straight-up-the-middle diner omelet, pretty much -- good-sized portion, not a fearsome amount of food (although, to be fair, my idea of "too much food" is a way bigger portion than most people's). The omelet was somewhat unevenly

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Before you brunch, KNOW THE FACTS:- the fastest omelettes- the freshest disco fries- the crispest pickles- the unburntest coffeeBrooklyn Diners will try to give you those facts.Got a diner we should try out? Email us. Want to join the reviewing team? Email us again. Or you can put it all in one email; we're diner reviewers, we ain't fancy.More to come; stay tuned.

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