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    Empire Diner

    4.0 (91 reviews)
    ModerateDiners, American
    Open 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    EMPIRE DINER ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    EMPIRE (diner) STRIKES BACK At least for me, I mean between the movie and this restaurant; I was full like a wookie. I would highly recommend the Spinach Fedda Cheese Omelette with home fries, delicious. Omelette looked like a painting (photo enclosed). Seating tables arrangements and booths comfortable. *Men's Bathroom, clean with one urinal and one tolid. Ample size parking lot. Steps from the HICKSVILLE LIRR STATION and NICE BUS N80. I actually had a nice delicious experience. Come hungry and tell them the Guru sent you The Review Guru* Long Island NY

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    Pat F.

    Service was great! Typical diner setup. Funny how all diners I've experienced have similar interior concepts. Nothing eye catching here. My Corned Beef Hash was not appealing at all. Couldn't pinpoint what it was lacking. Left the majority of my order on my plate. As the area has a plethora of choices. We vowed to try some place else. All three stars go to service, accommodation and attentiveness.

    Breakfast time, yum
    Ruben Q.

    Had breakfast here this morning, as I have written in some previous reviews this diner is hanging by a thread. I give them credit, that are truly trying very hard to survive. I had a simple breakfast 2 over with bacon and FF, it was good..it all came as ordered, except the toast bread was stale and I had apple juice instead of coffee. We were seated in the rear and it was very warm seems like ac was not working properly. All of the servers are awesome, and have been working here for a long time. Just as a heads up, prices here have gone up significantly. They have some serious competition, the place could use some remodeling, don't see that happening. Anyway good luck empire...

    Grey Goose Bloody Mary .. delicious
    Mon D.

    Fantastic service. Beautiful French toast with grilled ham along with an egg white omelet with mushrooms spinach and ham delicious and let's not forget the Delicious Bloody Mary made by Sara .. great service and we were passing through and because of Yelp and its reviews we went .. enjoy !!!

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    Liam J.

    Very lovely little diner, service was quick and staff was friendly, I had a sausage egg and cheese sandwich, it was the best I've ever had. Food was on point, it came out within 15 or so minutes. I almost didn't want to leave because it was such a great experience all around, would recommend!!

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    Everything is delicious and reasonably priced. The ambiance is second to none. I always get the turkey burger and it is delish

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    Great food. Consistently good food and service. If you like good diner food, give them a try. Lots of variety on the menu.

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    Great casual place. We had breakfast. Service was excellent, food Devine fabulous place

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    Hidden gem in the heart of Hicksville. Classic diner look ,friendly service and delicious food.

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    What an awesome place! Food is great. Had the burger and it was juicy and delicious! The decor is over the top and so festive. We loved it!

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    Broadway Diner

    Broadway Diner

    3.1
    (298 reviews)
    0.7 mi
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    Traditional diner breakfast while visiting NY. Breakfast of eggs, toast, home fries, sausage, hit…read morethe spot. Family was happy with their choices. Service could not have been nicer and the coffee kept flowing. What more could you want. Busy place!

    5/25 Just the four of us ( the remix to Grover Washington…read moreJunior's- Just The Two Of Us. Anyway we're headed to IKEA but decided to eat first, I was routed by GPS to the Hicksville Diner but the driver said " there's a diner right there. So we flipped the bit, for the lack of a better term, and ended up at Broadway Diner. WARNING! When you are headed for a certain place, stay on course. It's not good to deviate. I was the first one walking in because I had to use the restroom. I was totally ignored for less than a minute. The guy finally comes over and a lady cuts him off and asks him about the cake, like no one in the restaurant could have assisted either her or me. He was not in a rush to see what I needed. When one of my party of four walks in 2 minute later, he comes over to attend to me. I just had to ask why he did what he did because I felt offended. I'm hearing, K Dot's- "they not like us" in my mind, while all of this is transpiring. Again! IYKYK! I'm watching one worker wipe down the cake cooler because it was foggy. More like going through Pittsburgh PA in the morning and the sun is up. The four of us are now headed to the table and this place has nice murals but I wasn't focused on that, I was more concerned about this restaurant needing to be refreshed because it really shows on rainy days. I'm Just glad that we weren't sitting by any window. I ordered the vegetable omelette, it was bland with no taste, I had to put salt, pepper, and ketchup on the meal to spruce it up a little. The customer service could be a lot better, the server also forgot the honey that was requested. I know, I'm only human, born to mistakes, The Human League said it best. The only excitement I experience is when I went to get the Napoleon, I showed my ID and we got a good laugh from that but otherwise, I'm going to take Eddie Kendricks advice, Keep On Trucking! I don't have any reason to return even though the Napoleon was on point. Still.. Inspire more, Yelp more!

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    Thomas's Ham & Eggery

    4.1
    (1.6k reviews)
    4.6 mi
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    Thomas's is everything that you wish for in a true diner experience. From the minute you walk in,…read moreyou're greeted by their friendly staff members. The interior gives that nostalgic retro diner feel. On a Saturday afternoon, our wait was about 25-30 mins, but it flew by quickly. Thomas's is beyond generous with their portions from the egg skillets to the pancakes. Prices are extremely reasonable for the portions. And most importantly, everything here is absolutely delicious. My fiance & I ordered two orders of the blueberry pancakes, which was a mistake because of how MASSIVE each order was; we could've easily split one. We also ordered the sides of corned beef hash and ham steak. Highly highly recommend both. The corned beef hash is SO delicious & homemade, and the ham steak is huge! The staff here are really lovely and attentive. Our coffee cups never went empty. Parking is available on site, but incredibly difficult to get a spot. I wouldn't bet on parking here - be prepared to park elsewhere and walk over. Definitely our new go to diner spot!

    I visited this little diner while in NY, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised…read more Friendly staff, and clean interior. We were seated immediately and our server took our orders. I had the croissant French toast, which was incredible. Flaky outside and was and gooey inside. The Irish breakfast came with blood sausage, toast, eggs, beans and ham and tomatoes, it was very filling and flavor packed! Prices were very reasonable, and for that, when I'm in the area again I would definitely stop back in for a hearty meal.

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    Farmingdale Diner

    Farmingdale Diner

    3.8
    (262 reviews)
    4.3 mi
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    Came here with family and we all enjoyed!…read more We each got a different type of omelette, Cobb, Ruben, broccoli and cheese, cheddar cheese, plain and someone also ordered pancakes. Everyone stated how great everything tasted! I ordered the Cobb omelette which had bacon, avocado and cheddar and it was delicious! Omelettes were severed with a choice of potato; tator tots, fries or home fries. We all basically had one of each and again, all delicious! Coffee was great too, and never empty. Our server (I wish I got his name!) was great! Bathrooms were also very clean. Our only complaint was the small parking lot.

    Okay, now I love this place, i wouldn't change anything about it. That was before they changed…read moretheir french fry recipe. I have a medical condition called PKU, where I can't break down protein like everyone else. I've eaten at this diner for as long as i've been in farmingdale, and at most restaurants, french fries are usually the only things i can eat when going out because of it being gluten free and lower in protein. Their fries were the only things i was able to eat there, but I can't anymore because the fries are coated in some sort of breading, which is dangerous for me to eat. I know many other people who are disappointed with this, and especially others who are gluten free or have extremely strict dietary restriction/requirements. It's really sad that I can't eat here anymore when places i can eat at are so scarce. The fact that the recipe change wasn't made known to us was very disappointing as well. No harm is meant from this.. I just wanted to put it out there.

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