Nickel & Diner

I have never experienced discrimination/racism the way I did at this Diner today. If I could give 0 stars I would. I entered with my husband and step son. My husband is Hispanic but appears middle eastern due to his beard. We were given a wait time of 30 minutes. They said they would serve us by the bar for now. The bartender was clearly unhappy with this, wanted us out, so they escorted us back to the front. Giving the benefit of the doubt, I figured it was because my stepson was underaged and should not eat by the bar, we said no problem. However, they then asked if we would like to be served in the waiting area for now, I agreed, assuming they’d seat us properly in a booth when one was free. Again, giving the benefit of the doubt, I thought we were seated there due to the diner being full. However, as more customers showed up, they were seated in booths immediately, no wait time, we watched as customer after customer got seated. One lady even had an entire booth to herself, while we were kept in the front, at a small table in the waiting area. At this point the message was clear, the staff didn’t want someone that looks like my husband at their diner. God bless the waitress who noticed how poorly we were treated and was very apologetic, trying to make our experience better. As we watched the staff talk about us and refuse to seat us at their restaurant, we bit our tongues, smiled, paid for the coffee we had, tipped and left. Nonetheless, it wasn’t how we wanted to start our Easter Sunday, just had to put this out there, wish I had had the opportunity to try the food.
1 7 years ago (01-04-2018)

Coffee, cocktails, breakfast, brunch, lunch. Great place! Visited and so happy I did. I'd recommend making a reservation, otherwise you can get a seat by the bar, with around a 25 to 45 wait. The menu is modern, food is nicely presented and taste as good as it looks.
5 7 years ago (10-03-2018)

This was a surprising treat! Foods delicious! We tried the mushroom and lobster risotto which was an amazing flavor combination. We also had the grilled octopus as an appetizer. It was perfectly cooked. Flavor-wise it was a bit bland. The farro it came with was really great though. For my main, I had the short rib and it was PERFECT. Pull apart, with a tangy and sweet marinade. Sweet potato mash went along perfect for this all-around sweet meat dish. Really awesome. I'll be back soon.
5 7 years ago (10-03-2018)

We had potato hash, bacon side and lox bagel entree. Bacon was thick, hearty and perfectly cooked. The bagel was light and crispy and was perfect with the lox topping. Drinks are strong and flavorful. Same for the coffee.
5 7 years ago (14-04-2018)

A bit pricey for a lowkey lunch spot off canal, but the food is good and the staff is usually pretty quick
4 7 years ago (22-05-2018)