Metro Diner Perfects the Classic Diner Experience
Even if you’ve never eaten in a classic diner, you know it well. It’s a nostalgic visual style and an eating experience that’s quintessentially American, even if it has spread across the globe. (As timeless things tend to do!)
We’ve all seen the famous movies and musicals portraying the classic diner experience; shiny chrome exteriors and bustling interiors full of comfort food. The sizzling griddle, conversational hum and friendly staff are always the backdrop for some seriously tasty food with friends. This is where great conversations take place over delicious, filling and affordable meals.
Metro Diner evokes the classic diner experience — while updating the style and the cuisine just right for modern times. You’ll find an elevated approach to culinary creativity throughout our menu. Browse our menu and you’ll find this is a welcome development, whether your taste buds yearn for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Best of all: the warm, friendly charm and exemplary customer service you expect from the diner experience is still right here, waiting for you and your party to enjoy.
How We Remember Classic Diners
The classic diner brought out the best and most memorable charms of the past. Coming as it did from an optimistic postwar culture, diner style mixed practicality with shiny, neon-accented fun. Diner architecture mirrored the bold, sleek styling and innovation of the automotive industry — with futuristic shapes, pastel colors and lots of chrome.
Checkerboard floors, red vinyl booths and rocking jukeboxes are an indelible part of these fond memories. Many generations of teens played the latest hits, consuming sodas and burgers as hungry workmen dug into their pot roast and potatoes.
The waitstaff was another unforgettable element of classic diners. With admirable patience, friendly waitresses remembered countless names and filled endless orders.
And what orders they were! Comfort foods galore, juicy burgers and fries, and bacon-and-egg breakfasts kept the nation well-fed, whether at work or play. Diner dishes, from salads and soups to entrees, remind us of simpler times and delicious, home-cooked meals.
Did we mention all-day breakfast? The ability to indulge in a hot stack of pancakes at night, or bacon and eggs at lunchtime, is not to be overlooked. All these qualities added up to a warm, welcoming atmosphere that deserves every bit of its elite status in American nostalgia.
Updated for True Foodies
When we started Metro Diner, we didn’t want to modify what has obviously worked for so many years. However, while staying true to our roots, we wanted to significantly move the needle on comfort and innovation.
So, we updated the décor to be a little less retro, and even more welcoming. Elegant green tables, comfy booths, and handwritten specials on chalkboards team up with classic checkerboard floors, countertop seating and an open kitchen.
Of course, we kept the juicy burgers and thick-cut meatloaf smothered in gravy — while adding our own exceptional touches. For all-day breakfast fans, we still offer a perfect stack of fluffy pancakes, a plate of expertly-prepared three-egg breakfast, a golden Belgian waffle topped with syrup and butter, and much more.
Continuing the innovation, we paired Belgian Waffles with fried chicken, flavored with spicy honey sauce, for a sweet-and-savory result that’s become one of our all-time top sellers.
We also offer a rotating selection of featured items that give our customers a constant taste of something new. One month it might be lemon blueberry pancakes. The next, we’ll whip up something else that’s delicious and unexpected.
We promise to keep the menu exciting while staying true to all your favorites. Our friendly and speedy service will keep smiles on your face — and coffee in your cup. Metro Diner is the ideal place for you and yours to make NEW memories!
Don’t Delay: Dine Today
We don’t know about you, but all this talk of great food is making us a little hungry. As we wrap up this blog post, we want to invite you all to visit your nearest Metro Diner for an updated taste of tradition.
Bring your family or friends. The more, the merrier! We hope you’ll discover for yourself: diner food done right is a joy.