Surprisingly familiar and hearty plant-based takes on diner classics occupy the entire menu at this creative mother-son collaboration of Karen and Will Holmes. A painstaking rehab of a former pawn Read more [...]
CLOSED: The Mug
Price: $Part of the charm of the original location of Chris Baggott’s farm-to-bun drive-in was the half-hour jaunt to bucolic Greenfield to enjoy a local, pasture-raised burger delivered by a carhop, Read more [...]
Easy Rider Diner
Price: $$This colorful Fountain Square diner connects to the Hi-Fi music venue. The daylight menu applies some Latin flourish to breakfast and brunch dishes, including a chorizo omelet with roasted-tomato salsa, Read more [...]
Metro Diner
Price: $Metro offers a raucous experience somewhere between the classic big-city lunch counter and a homey family roadhouse. An outsize menu of hearty favorites includes straightforward breakfast combos and more daring Read more [...]
Oasis Diner
Price: $The 1950s Mountain View Diner in New Jersey moved to Plainfield in 2014 for a restoration and expansion. And while the menu has broadened to include Disco Fries (a gut-busting Read more [...]
Portillo’s
Price: $$This fast-casual juggernaut serves up a nostalgic atmosphere with authentic Second City–style food. Go for the classics: Chicago dog, Italian beef sandwich, or chargrilled Italian sausage sandwich, with a bag Read more [...]
Rock-Cola 50s Cafe
Price: $Inside a low cinderblock building painted over in an American Graffiti motif, classic breakfast and lunch platters receive the short-order treatment. The counter-side stainless-steel kitchen has seen its share of Read more [...]
Steer-In
Price: $Wear your stretchiest pants here. Steer-In’s classic Guy Fieri–approved short-order fare includes breaded tenderloins, beef and noodle dinners, and beer-battered fish sandwiches. The Twin Steer burger is a Big Mac Read more [...]