http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance en-US Fri, 24 May 2013 22:14:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://brooklynian.com/forum/search.php http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/3#post-35968 Thu, 04 May 2006 16:53:40 +0000 poh 35968@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ nope, haven't heard it. but have you heard Richard Cheese do it? http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/3#post-35700 Tue, 02 May 2006 22:17:40 +0000 Carnivore 35700@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>poh&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>When I was sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner and waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee, can you believe that he only filled it halfway and before I even argued he was looking out the window at somebody coming in?<p></p> <p></p> Even so, I'm voting for Toms.</blockquote><p></p> Has anyone heard Michael Stipe doing that song? Hilarious! http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/3#post-35699 Tue, 02 May 2006 22:07:12 +0000 steveo 35699@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>sweet tea&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>[quote="sweet tea"] it is one of my favorite neighborhood grits, not only because they have good grits. </blockquote><p></p> <p></p> um, that should read: it is one of my favorite neighborhood places.[/quote]<p></p> <p></p> Well, 'tis a bit gritty, truth be told. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/3#post-35693 Tue, 02 May 2006 21:25:28 +0000 sweet tea 35693@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>sweet tea&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite> it is one of my favorite neighborhood grits, not only because they have good grits. </blockquote><p></p> <p></p> um, that should read: it is one of my favorite neighborhood places.<p></p> <p></p> did i mention that i like their grits? http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/3#post-35686 Tue, 02 May 2006 20:44:42 +0000 poh 35686@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ When I was sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner and waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee, can you believe that he only filled it halfway and before I even argued he was looking out the window at somebody coming in?<p></p> <p></p> Even so, I'm voting for Toms. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/3#post-35679 Tue, 02 May 2006 19:21:05 +0000 sweet tea 35679@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>ana.log&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>[quote="dailyheights"]<p></p> <p></p> The Usual has a great neighborhood feel but the food is pretty average. Vote: The Usual.<p></p> </blockquote><p></p> <p></p> I will never go to the Usual again after my sister and I had the RUDEST WAITRESS EVER a few weeks ago. <p></p> <p></p> First she was testy because it took us too long to order (apparently conversation before breakfast is a no-no there); then she literally threw us out before we were even done because she wanted to seat the <u>one </u> party waiting at the door; THEN she brought the party to sit down at our table before we had even gotten up to leave; and FINALLY she refused to help me find something I thought I had left behind in my haste to vacate, forcing me to instead interrupt the table of new diners to see if they'd seen it ... considering how accommodating we were to her rude requests, I thought we at least deserved an ounce of courtesy in response. But no.[/quote]<p></p> <p></p> that sounds horrible! and also unlike anything i have ever witnessed at the usual, which i have found to be an incredibly friendly place. <p></p> <p></p> i certainly can understand your not wanting to go back, but if other people are still interested in giving the place a try, i'd like to say that i love it. it is one of my favorite neighborhood grits, not only because they have good grits. <p></p> <p></p> mike was one of the first people to welcome me to the neighborhood and gave me his card with instructions: "the neighborhood is safe, but don't be stupid. and if you ever get lost and don't know where you are, call us and we'll tell you how to get home." which i really appreciated. johnny is a little quieter, but also very kind, i have found. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/3#post-35671 Tue, 02 May 2006 17:57:59 +0000 MikeWalton718 35671@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote>metulj wrote: <p></p> MikeWalton718 wrote: <p></p> Suzanne Vega Wrote the song about that place. <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> Myth? <p></p> <p></p> Quote: <p></p> "Tom's Diner" was written in Tom's Restaurant, it's really about Tom's Restaurant, on 112th Street and Broadway in New York City, and it was really written from the point of view of my friend Brian, who is a photographer, and had made a comment to me one day that he felt that as a photographer, he saw his whole life through a pane of glass, and always felt like he was the witness to a lot of things, but was never really involved in them. So I was sitting at Tom's Restaurant one morning, and suddenly I guess I got this weird feeling, it came over me, and I thought, 'well, if I were Brian today, how would I be perceiving these different things? And in a way it was supposed to be slightly humorous, and not entirely to be taken totally seriously. And also I thought of it from a male point of view. I'd originally heard it with piano in back, but I don't play piano, so it's a capella. <p></p> <p></p> Suzanne Vega, "Portrait of an Artist", 1987</blockquote><p></p> Go figure, there are some articles on the wall of Tom's in Brooklyn that refute that claim and they have the signed lyrics on the wall and our waiter insists that it was this Tom's not the Seinfeld Tom's. But who am I to say, I wasn't there. it's tough to refute her own words... go figure... &lt;img src=&quot;http://brooklynian.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_rolleyes.gif&quot; title=&quot;:roll:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35658 Tue, 02 May 2006 16:55:04 +0000 Idlewild 35658@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ The Purity/s were dumps no matter what location they're on. The Union and 7th was horrid, and I'm talking really awful after it was bought from the old owner/s, and the 7th and 7th is a tad cleaner but the food is just as sucky. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35653 Tue, 02 May 2006 16:36:01 +0000 stacey 35653@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>apollonia666&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>Purity is at Underhill and... Dean, I'm pretty sure.]<p></p> Is it still open? I was sitting in Tavern on Dean a couple of weeks ago in the evening and Purity had the lights off and the gate down.</blockquote><p></p> <p></p> It has been closed for some time now but Im not sure if they are closed for good. I still wouldn't eat there even if they open up again - just my opinion though http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35646 Tue, 02 May 2006 16:30:19 +0000 steveo 35646@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>apollonia666&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>Purity is at Underhill and... Dean, I'm pretty sure.</blockquote><p></p> Is it still open? I was sitting in Tavern on Dean a couple of weeks ago in the evening and Purity had the lights off and the gate down. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35620 Tue, 02 May 2006 13:21:26 +0000 qtrain 35620@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>metulj&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>[quote="MikeWalton718"] Suzanne Vega Wrote the song about that place.</blockquote><p></p> <p></p> Myth?[/quote]<p></p> <blockquote>"Tom's Diner" was written in Tom's Restaurant, it's really about Tom's Restaurant, on 112th Street and Broadway in New York City, and it was really written from the point of view of my friend Brian, who is a photographer, and had made a comment to me one day that he felt that as a photographer, he saw his whole life through a pane of glass, and always felt like he was the witness to a lot of things, but was never really involved in them. So I was sitting at Tom's Restaurant one morning, and suddenly I guess I got this weird feeling, it came over me, and I thought, 'well, if I were Brian today, how would I be perceiving these different things? And in a way it was supposed to be slightly humorous, and not entirely to be taken totally seriously. And also I thought of it from a male point of view. I'd originally heard it with piano in back, but I don't play piano, so it's a capella.</blockquote><p></p> <a href="http://www.suzannevega.com/Features/TomsDinerDay.htm">Suzanne Vega, "Portrait of an Artist", 1987</a> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35618 Tue, 02 May 2006 13:10:50 +0000 metulj 35618@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>MikeWalton718&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite> Suzanne Vega Wrote the song about that place.</blockquote><p></p> <p></p> Myth? http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35617 Tue, 02 May 2006 13:08:56 +0000 apollonia666 35617@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>ana.log&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>[quote="alafairnadia"][quote="bewitched"][quote="alafairnadia"]oh. I'm a spaz. did we ever find a scanned carneviento menu? would be worth putting on my treo ... I have antonios and grand plaza saved already.</blockquote>I picked up a menu over the weekend and can scan it for you. I don't know how well it will OCR -- layout other than straight across paragraphs tends to result in text all over the place.[/quote]<p></p> <p></p> maybe I'll just photograph it with the treo ... (I have devolved into total dorkdom)[/quote]<p></p> <p></p> you can also download it from menupages.com[/quote]<p></p> <p></p> OMIGOD! I thought they only did Manhattan restaurants! Awesome. Thanks for telling me 'bout that! http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35616 Tue, 02 May 2006 13:07:39 +0000 MikeWalton718 35616@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Tom's Diner is the best, Suzanne Vega Wrote the song about that place, They have a signed copy of the lyrics framed on the wall. they just need to be open for dinner and sunday brunch. sheesh can't they just hire a evening staff and a compitent manager to over see things when Gus is singing in the choir on sundays? he'd doubble his income...<p></p> <p></p> Plus anyplace that has a glowing apple and rose tree is cool with me, even if it is a fake one, ( the real ones are hard to come by)... http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35613 Tue, 02 May 2006 12:58:35 +0000 ana.log 35613@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>alafairnadia&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>[quote="bewitched"][quote="alafairnadia"]oh. I'm a spaz. did we ever find a scanned carneviento menu? would be worth putting on my treo ... I have antonios and grand plaza saved already.</blockquote>I picked up a menu over the weekend and can scan it for you. I don't know how well it will OCR -- layout other than straight across paragraphs tends to result in text all over the place.[/quote]<p></p> <p></p> maybe I'll just photograph it with the treo ... (I have devolved into total dorkdom)[/quote]<p></p> <p></p> you can also download it from menupages.com http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35612 Tue, 02 May 2006 12:52:34 +0000 ana.log 35612@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>dailyheights&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite><p></p> <p></p> The Usual has a great neighborhood feel but the food is pretty average. Vote: The Usual.<p></p> </blockquote><p></p> <p></p> I will never go to the Usual again after my sister and I had the RUDEST WAITRESS EVER a few weeks ago. <p></p> <p></p> First she was testy because it took us too long to order (apparently conversation before breakfast is a no-no there); then she literally threw us out before we were even done because she wanted to seat the <u>one </u> party waiting at the door; THEN she brought the party to sit down at our table before we had even gotten up to leave; and FINALLY she refused to help me find something I thought I had left behind in my haste to vacate, forcing me to instead interrupt the table of new diners to see if they'd seen it ... considering how accommodating we were to her rude requests, I thought we at least deserved an ounce of courtesy in response. But no. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35582 Tue, 02 May 2006 00:59:38 +0000 muteflute 35582@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>Idlewild&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>I still say David's Brisket House by Atlantic and Nostrand.</blockquote><p></p> <p></p> hm. not quite in walking distance, but I'll check it out, it sounds hot(ttt). http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35581 Tue, 02 May 2006 00:43:43 +0000 Idlewild 35581@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I still say David's Brisket House by Atlantic and Nostrand. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35579 Tue, 02 May 2006 00:13:50 +0000 muteflute 35579@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ now, I don't mean to gripe, but...y'all should just go out and find the places yoselves.<p></p> <p></p> BACK IN THE DAY, WHEN I WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT WAS HELL, PEOPLE WALKED AROUND AND FOUND THE DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH FOR THEMSELVES. HELL, THE DINERS HAD ROACHES RUNNING ACROSS THE COUNTERS, SURE, BUT THE GUYS KNEW YOUR DAMN NAME CUZ YOU WAS DODGING BULLETS TO GET IN THE DOOR FROM DAY TO DAY. AND NOW YOU WANT YOUR NIFTY ONLINE COMMUNITY TO TELL YOU WHAT'S WHAT. FOR SHAME!<p></p> <p></p> oh, snap, you've been gentriconfrontified! But I do believe it. The diners ain't hard to find and walking around the nabe is the best way to find other cool things and meet cool people. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/best-diner-within-walking-distance/page/2#post-35576 Mon, 01 May 2006 23:07:55 +0000 apollonia666 35576@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Purity is at Underhill and... Dean, I'm pretty sure. <p></p> <p></p> Still seeking a Carneviento menu, people. Hook a girl up! I need to have pork delivered sometime soon!