Metro Diner

This family-runned diner is the best one yet in the Manhattan area. Every time we visit, we come here! With amazing breakfasts to Thanksgiving dinner, this restaurant has it all! Support family-runned places!

Location: NYC, NY

Rating: *****
Cuisine: Diner

Specialties/Favorites:

• Strawberry-Topped Pancakes
• Squash Soup

Setting: Pretty Large. Indoor.

Service: Can be fast, but also can be slow. Can be friendly, but can be cold too sometimes!

Good things: Food. Dessert/Pastry Choice.

Bad things: Plates/Silverware are sometimes not clean, so check beforehand!!!

*Family Friendly. My favorite place in the NYC area.

2641 Broadway, 

New York City, NY, 10025

(between 100th St and 101th St)

Review on TripAdvisor:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60763-d458252-Reviews-Metro_

Diner-New_York_City_New_York.html

The Hard Times Café

This restaurant was great! It had wonderful service and the food was reasonable too! It's mostly a sports bar, so it's dark, but also a family friendly restaurant. It's menu mostly focuses on Chili, but has a wide variety of everything else.

Location: Clarendon, VA

Rating: ***
Cuisine: American/Sports Bar

Specialties/Favorites:

• Original Sliders - Very tender - Good proportion
• Grilled Chicken Quesadilla

Setting: Medium-Sized, but many floors. Indoor.

Service: Really helpful/nice. Great with children. Fast!

Good things: Chili. Nice servers.

Bad things: No milkshakes! 

*Kids Menu is to 11 years old, but very flexible. I am 12, and they let it pass!

3028 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, VA, 22201

Email: clarendon@hardtimes.com

http://www.hardtimes.com/locations/clarendon/