I was again accompanied by my friend and colleague, Mo' Money. Mo' takes his diner reviews seriously and as you can see from this picture, he meant business.
Got to Broad Street around 5pm and decided to have a nice cup of coffee while I waited for Mo'. I decided to do breakfast for dinner this time around.
I ordered blueberry pancakes along with scrambled eggs and home fries. Mo' went with the turkey club sandwich.
And here is our review:
Food Quality: 4 Fonzies. I am usually very impressed with the quality of the food at The Broad Street Diner and again I was not disappointed. Eggs came out nicely and the pancakes were delicious. The blueberries were not cook inside the pancakes which I found a little bothersome. I had to have a huge gob of blueberries on the table to put on the pancakes.
They still tasted great so I can't complain too much.
Mo’ sez: 3 Fonzies. When I go to a diner and I don’t know what I wanna eat, I always order my top diner standby: the triple-decker turkey club. The BSD version was average. Not as big as other diners’ turkey clubs, but at $7.25, not nearly the most expensive either. The turkey was ok, but the bacon and lettuce were both nice and crisp. Came with some tasty fries and slaw (which is standard at most diners); but the biggest surprise was that it also came with a cup of soup; all for $7.25. That’s what I call mo’ fo’ yo’ money.
Staff: 4 Fonzies. I found the waitress to be very pleasant. She always asked to fill my coffee up and didn't make any mistakes in my order. Everything came out very promptly and efficiently.
Mo’ sez: 4 Fonzies. Johnny showed up first. The pleasant young lady who greeted me at the door welcomed me and pointed me toward Johnny’s table with a smile. Our waitress appeared quickly, got our orders right, was very pleasant, checked up on us several times during the meal, and was a cutie to boot. No complaints here.
Restrooms: 2 Fonzies. The restroom seemed to be in good condition and not particularly messy. However, I did find something slightly disturbing. One of the urinals was out of order and covered up with plastic. Quite bizarre. I wasn't impressed.
Mo' Money didn't use the restroom.
Music / Noise Level: 3 Fonzies. It was packed for dinner on a Thursday night so the place was a little noisy which I don't mind. Makes for good ambiance. Of course there was no table side jukebox which should be a staple of every Jersey diner.
Mo’ sez: 3 Fonzies. The joint was not that big, but even though it was pretty full, the noise level was perfect. Had no problem hearing Johnny rave about his blueberry compote (and our cute waitress). The flat screens on the walls were muted, which kept the ambient noise at a good level for eating. Still no tableside jukeboxes; maybe at our next diner stop.
Overall Presentation: 4 Fonzies. Every since The Broad Street was remolded several years ago I've been impressed with it. Very nice modern building. Might need some new TV's but otherwise great. I prefer to enjoy my dinner over a nice chat with a friend than watch TV anyway.
Mo’ sez: 3 Fonzies. The place didn’t have the classic Jersey diner feel that I love, but it was clean and comfortable, and had cool faux-brick interior walls. The flat screen TV’s were a nice attempt to liven up the place, but that’s not what I look for in a diner. The menu wasn’t huge but had all the usual diner standards. Big list of daily specials and lots of good looking desserts. All of the prices appeared reasonable. Didn’t knock my socks off with anything to make it stand out from other diners, but overall not a bad place to get some good eats.
This concludes our review of The Broad Street Diner.
