Pete's Famous Pizza and Restaurant

116 N 21st St, Philadelphia

Diner Project Score- 5

Tasty pizza and salads. They have something called the Gizmo, which when we asked what it was, it was described as a poor man's pizza. I think it came without cheese or tomato sauce (I forget now). Pastries on the counter.

The Broad Street Diner in Philadelphia is not open. I think signs in the window indicated it might be for sale.

The Morning Glory is also a breakfast/lunch diner, not a dinner

option.

A. P. J. Texas Weiners Restaurant

47 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia

Diner Project Score- 9

We ate breakfast so no weiners were consumed. Info on the Weiners can be found here. You can even get breakfast to go if you desire. We opted for the counter but sometimes its good to have options. In Pennsylvania Scrapple seems to replace grits and other such sides. Scrapple here was listed as a breakfast meat choice.

There seems to be another Texas Weiners diner in Philadelphia at 1426 Snyder Ave, but that's not the one we visited. http://www.texaswieners.com/ Perhaps this is similar to the Philadelphia Cheese Steak feuding? In case you were wondering what a Texas Weiner is and its history here's an essay about the Texas Weiner .

While dining here Joel suggested adding the category of pastries/desserts on the counter. I add to this that they can also be in a case behind the counter. While I love a dessert display case this is too broad since dessert cases can be found in family restaurants. On or behind the counter seems more diner since you have to have a counter, one of the other options for points.

So if you have a card add pastries/desserts on or behind the counter to you list for points.

Penrose Diner
2016 Penrose Ave

Philadelphia

Diner Project score: 2

This also is more family restuarant than diner but it has the most innovative update to the counter stool, somewhere between just a stool with a back and a lounge chair. The dessert case looked amazing here. There was also a sighting of two women with dyed hair, that while red, reminded us of the Marge Simpson's twin sisters. The mugs here was classic diner style but printed with ads for local businesses.

Visited by Becca and Julie.

Philly Diner

51 Industrial Hwy

Essington, PA

Diner Project 3

We were starving when we ate at this one and chose it because it was near where we were staying. We thought it would score higher on the diner project scale because it would employ the stock diner things inside. It did not. It did have an impressive amount of cookies bundled up and ready to buy at the cashier. They are possible still there. Coffee is served with a doily here. It's more family restaurant than diner.

Visited by Becca and Julie.

Bob's Diner
6053 Ridge Ave
Philadelphia, PA
Diner Project score 8.5 (half point for the clock out front even though there is no neon)

Philadelphia has many great diners. This helped get us started http://www.dinercity.com/paDiner/phila.html and led us first to Bob's Diner. This diner is located next to a cemetery, which I have to say I have not yet encountered at other diners. It has a classic streamline design and was designed by O'Mahony in 1948. They have a range of specials and the food was good. My lemonade was served on a plate! It was Agnus's (a cook I believe) birthday and everyone sang happy birthday to him. A fellow diner recommended Domino Diner and Manayunk Diner. She also felt New Ridge was good but there was some disagreement over that.

Visited by Becca and Julie.

Melrose Diner

1501 Snyder Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19145

"Good Things to Eat Around the Clock"

http://www.melrose-diner.com/start.html

Submitted by Jen because she is fabulous.

Diner Project score to come.