So, the Boulevard Diner is awesome.

[coryanotado]

Last night, me and Suzanne went to the Boulevard Diner after a day shopping at Franklin Mills. You know this diner, Philly folks: It's the one next to the Nabisco plant up the Boulevard. It used to be the Ritz diner, and after a while laying dormant and decrepit (I remember getting a flat and turning into the lot of a boarded up, mirrored diner), they're back as the Boulevard Diner.

Walking in, the diner was reminiscent of the Midtown I and II (Suzanne noted), but to me, it looked like an diner straight out of the 80s. To give an even better old-time diner feel, and much to my surprise, XM Radio's 60s station had a throwback to old-time WFIL. (From The July 12 Inky: Does the phrase "Famous 56. . . WFIL!" ring a bell? XM Satellite Radio's '60s channel will air a tribute to WFIL's top-40 past, including jingles, music and DJs, from 4 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Host is Terry "Motormouth" Young, who did Philly air shifts on Q102 and the old WCAU-FM.) It was cool, if not a bit bizarre.

For dinner, I had my normal breakfast type dinner: challah french toast (oh my good gravy so freaking big) and two eggs (which were tasty, if not a bit dry). Suzanne had spanakopita with a Greek salad and thoroughly enjoyed it. For desert, Suzanne had a rather tasty strawberry cheesecake, and the bite I had made me agree. Between us, both cost a bit above $20. We were both fill. I don't think we finished a thing.

For entrees, Suzanne found out that a drink and dessert are included in the price of the entree.

I recommend the Boulevard Diner whole heartedly. Lasallians. Who's up for some eatings soon?

Comments

[bigbrain61.livejournal.com]

That place is right down the road from my parent's house.

And 60's on 6 does that every few months with WFIL and WIBG -- they do a different station every week.

[doyouevenknowme.livejournal.com]

i dont think i could ever go there bc im sure my psycho ex girlfriend still works there! lol

[rubytuesdae.livejournal.com]

I liked it when it was the Ritz. I actually saw Boyz II Men there once.

Blvd. diner

[philly-mummer87.livejournal.com]

Hey Cory, I'd be up to going there with you once I am settled in at school. Maybe even the week before classes start when I am there with the AEP Freshman and I am tired of eating dinner with them and the Football team, lol. Just let me know, I pass by there all the time when coming home from string band & the mall. I was always interested in trying the food there even when it was one of the many other diners it has been!

Talk to you soon,
~*LaUrA*~