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Tuesday August 2, 2005
11th Street Diner
The South Beach Diner, at 11th and Washington, is a place that is more pleasant to walk by then to eat in. Built in Pennsylvania in the 40’s, the building was dismantled and brought down here after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. It’s gleaming, and well restored, but irritating to eat in. While the food is not bad per se, the place is loud, overpriced, and somehow unsatisfying. For one annoying detail, a regular turkey burger is $7.75. Add fries for $1.75. Add grilled onions, grilled peppers, bacon, cheese, or mushrooms for $.75 each. Then there’s a $9.95 version of the burger that includes the fries and all those toppings, but you’re only allowed to take off one of the toppings. So if you hate mushrooms and onions, you’re either paying twelve bucks, or picking the onions off yourself. Good grief, let’s just leave it to the tourists.
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Diners are the best, and the best of the best are in Jersey. Take a tour at http://njdiners.com, and you can even write your name on the wall.
The best diners are Greek. All through the northeast you can spot ‘em: Pallas Diner, Olympia Diner, and of course, Nick’s. In Connecticut I actually saw one with the unfortunate monicker “House of Greece.” A year later, they renamed it The Athens. Much better. Greeks catch on fast and they work their asses off. And they sure can cook. We need more Greek diners in south Florida. You listenin, Cuz?