Sticky "eating cheap, non meat, diner food wherever I can"

French toast and soda cost under $10. There were no refills on soda, so it was an expensive can of soda for not being bottomless. The rest of the food was cheap, so whatever. It looks like an upscale restaurant. They had wine lining the walls and people in suits eating there, but it was very cheap. Great place to impress friends and still get some breakfast all day. They have 10 breakfast items, which mostly stop at 11. The service was really nice. The waiter was just a couple of years older than me. He was dressed really nice in a vest and a white shirt. I tipped $2 on $10, 20 percent. I ate very quick because I was hungry so I was only there about 20 minutes.

I don’t forsee me going back, but I’m glad I went. Its not the type of place I look for, but it was near Jacob Javitz where I needed to go and just a couple of blocks from Madison Square and Penn Station. There’s nothing cheap around here, and this was a homey, not touristy place. I spent more on this meal than I have spent on any one meal since I’ve been in New York, but I’m fasting for 24 hours, so I needed to eat a lot. The portion size was generous. They brought bread and butter, nothing to write home about – not made fresh – standard diner bread.

This is a bar atmosphere with a restaurant. They had the Knicks playing Toronto. Sat at tables next to bar. It was a slow night – only one other table of people, and another group sitting with the owner at the bar and the waitress talked with them.

They were friendly. Atmosphere was loungy, with candles on the table.

Really cool atmosphere, beat feel, mixed and matched tables. Looks like a place a bunch of people threw together to hang out in and decided they might as well invite others to eat there to. They were playing Bob Dylan, serve breakfast until 4 pm on weekdays.

They have a wine list.

I sat outside. The service was good, dressed artsy.

Also on the menu were salads, which are supposed to be spectacular. Lots of pasta, vegie dishes, sandwiches.

Open 24 hours with inside, outside front, outside garden.

People sitting next to me seemed like the guy was trying to impress the girl with a philosophical discussion, which was annoying, but they and I were the only ones eating outside on the sidewalk.

Heard that the place was like this 30 years ago…

Look, I hang around Washington Square, I love American diners, and as a vegetarian, I need a choice of breakfast food, pasta and salads at all hours – so this works for me! My pasta came with soup AND salad. They put bread on the table (although the butter was prepackaged) and they provide a peppermint on the way out – that’s how I like my diners. The salad that came with my dinner was big, so I got my money’s worth here. As we were leaving, we saw someone having pie a la mode and the ice cream was 2 scoops each the size of a fist. I definitely will go back for dessert. Service was good, it was clean. We spent $25.00 for 2 of us and left satisfied.

I definitely will come back because the menu says: “All entrees served with a cup of soup, salad & choice of pasta. Pasta Selection: Linguine, Rigatoni, Penne, Spaghetti, Angel Hair, Tortellini, Fettuccini” AND they provide a choice of sauces – this is what I look for!

More like a Mongolian BBQ. I ordered a pasta, he had all the ingredients, I picked out what I wanted and he cooked it in front of me. A little more than I wanted to pay because it wasn’t huge portions, but it was probably the cheapest place in this neighborhood. The pasta was very good. Was between $20 and $25 for 2 of us with non-alcoholic drinks, tax and tip. They were playing Bob Dylan, which is a plus for any restaurant atmosphere. It was well lit. Looked like a salad joint, appears to be one of several Cafe Metros in the city. I would definitely go back again when in this neighborhood. I would have preferred a little bit cheaper and more dinery, but it was great.

This place looks like a diner – no question about that. I was in and out in 10 minutes – so service was fast. It was clean, nice. Didn’t care for the prepackaged syrup and butter, but I would go back and try other things on the menu.

I would definitely return. Big menu and everything relatively affordable. Didn’t really notice the decor or atmosphere – sometimes all I care about is eating. Which means that it was okay or I would have noticed if it were bad. The service was good, the food was plentiful. They had a lot of choices so I would return and try another dish. Add it my list of dependable diners where I know I will get decent food at a reasonable price that is not meat and is open all hours.

great place. come in get a ticket, then order and sit.

they have the table where Sally sat with Harry in the movie and it says “hope you’re having what she’s having” the line was adlibbed – either Billy Crystal or the director’s mother was sitting in as an extra and the film was rolling when she said that so they included it in the film.

for vegetarians, potato pancakes, egg salad sandwich and a couple of other things.

Guy at the counter started talking to me as if he knew me – he thought I was someone else. He told me I looked like Harry Potter and asked me where the guys that I usually come in with are. There gotta be a hundred guys that look like me here.

I will definitely go back, there were other pancakes on the menu that I wanted to try also. It seemed like cool place to just sit around with people. Weird atmosphere, but weird in a good way. Not what you’d expect from a diner type of place. Place was clean. I sat at tables outside which were nice. I guess I was people watching which is easy to do. People are quirky.

Lemon Riccotta pancakes were really tasty. Decent amount of food. I was eyeing the blackberry lemonade, but it was $5.00 and no way I would spend that much on a drink. Cost $10.00filled me up, tasted great, service very nice.

I had water. I was gonna get coffee, but even the coffee was $4.50 – food was relatively cheap. Keeper.

The atmosphere was like a macrobiotic place, I guess, whatever that is. But it is no longer vegetarian, if it ever was. They had an extensive menu. Breakfast is served until 5 PM.

Breakfast all day is important to me as a vegetarian, that is where I get my proteins.

I would go again. It was clean. Service was fine.