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    Quaker Diner

    3.4 (88 reviews)
    InexpensiveDiners
    Open 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    QUAKER DINER ATMOSPHERE

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

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    Best breakfast
    Rabbi Howard G.

    I'm an egg breakfast all day kind of guy and this one is among the best. Very generous with the potatoes and they bake bread in house. Food came exactly as ordered rye dry and burn the potatoes- that's my thing!

    Greek skillet
    Francesco R.

    The quality of the food was not very good in spite of it being very visually appealing. Both my wife and I commented that in spite of the variety of interesting sounding ingredients in both of our dishes, the food was practically tasteless. Also, they didn't get my wife's order correct. She specifically told the waitress no peppers in her food because they bother her. Instead the waitress apparently told the chef no green peppers so she got a bunch of red ones instead :-) then we will end up having to switch meals so she can eat mine that didn't have peppers in it and for all the aggravation they gave us complimentary coffee which was pretty much slightly tan lukewarm water masquerading as coffee. Would not recommend.

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    Daniel J.

    Make sure you visit Quaker Diner on Friday. They bake Pastries Thursday evenings and sell them until they run out. Low key one of the best bakeries in the city. The food is quick and a delicious. Got a bacon egg and cheese on kaiser and homefries for breakfast. The home fries here are amazing. The waitresses are always kind and helpful. It's very much a diner. Quick food, good service, 80s feel inside. Definitely a casual vibe.

    Quaker Diner on Oxford
    Gerald S.

    I just had the best meal of 2022 at the Quaker Diner. I realize it is early yet in the new year, but high commendation is warranted right now! This stainless train car classic served up a terrific breakfast as I sat at one of their shiny spinners at the counter overlooking their Cecilware coffee maker and the twin swinging kitchen doors. The staff seems to have been their since the millennium, and they know their stuff, complete with old school personalities ("Know what you want , Hun?") Their morning menu is extensive, and I chose between a three egg omelet and a "skillet." The later (Olivia) arrived on a ceramic long handle flat bottom platter, overloaded with eggs, onions pepper, homemade corned beef hash, home fries and melted cheddar, with rye toast accompaniment. First forkful and I was smitten. It was absolutely delicious. The combination of taste and texture overwhelmed me as I tried to capture all the impulses my brain was getting from my tongue. Savory, chunky, soft, crisp, cheesy and a few more sensory reports that escape my store of adjectives. It was great, with the rye toast adding an appropriate exclamation point! The coffee was another welcome blast from the past, as it was brewed in an ancient Cecilware FE 100, which can't be found for purchase anywhere but in those old industrial kitchen supply warehouses. They may be very 20th Century, but nothing since has perked better Java. This institution located between Oxford and Rising Sun Avenues, is well worth the drive to this corner of the Greater Northeast in Philly. Parking around back and alongside the structure. Street parking also available in front on Oxford.

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    Mike H.

    I am happy to report that, although I am a few years behind on this, the major renovation and updating of Quaker Diner is quite amazing. I visited there once before many years ago, and I did not enjoy my experience. The details why I was unhappy are irrelevant - because after going back recently after they completely changed the entire diner inside, outside and on the menu, has made me forget all about that. Complete kudos to those running this great little neighborhood diner. It was clean, everyone was friendly, the service was quick, the coffee was hot, and it had a stacked menu filled with all standard diner food, but with many variations on those standards, which made them stand out. I very much enjoyed my spicy omelette. While I personally am not a regular there, I noticed that just about every other booth around me, the customers were on a first name basis with the staff - which to me suggests that there's enough of a reason to keep returning here. So, if you're in the northeast area and looking for a great local diner with that authentic dine feel, and that on-point diner food, then look no further than Quaker!

    "Isabella Skillet"

    Ordered Isabella skillet, asked to add turkey sausage, cost $17 which is a lot. I ordered pickup, drove all the way home realized they didn't put all the vegetables that the menu says only had about half the vegetables in it, (peppers, onions broccoli) (no tomatoes no spinach no mushrooms) If I'm paying $17 I want everything it's supposed to come with. I called asking for them to tell me what's supposed to be in the skillet, and I explained that it was missing a lot of vegetables, they say they would let the kitchen know, assuming they're going to make it again. I drive all the way back, the woman at the register takes the old food in the back and comes out with the new order, no compensation or anything for my time wasted driving back and forth for a messed up order, I'm assuming the trashed the other one, when they should've just let me keep it.

    Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner on a roll With stuffing and cranberry sauce  With tries
    Bern R.

    I had the cheese grits and fried cod, Very fresh and delicious.. Today I had the Turkey Club Sandwich with Fries. Mom had the Chicken salad club with fries.. Very delicious

    Breakfast special!!! French toast with bacon and a hot cup of coffee

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    Food is delicious. Ordered the complete Thanksgiving Dinner, and it was perfection! Highly recommend!

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    Like the specials. This is a nice classic diner. Service is usually good. Check them out

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    2 years ago

    EXCELLENT food, service and atmosphere. I highly recommend! The cheesesteak was amazing!

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    Corn chowder was nice and hearty. Loved the small diner feel. Service was straight forward but friendly.

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    A massive menu, great prices, huge portions, and friendly service--exactly what I'm looking for in a diner.

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    This place surprised me and my colleagues. Food was great would recommend. Definitely coming back

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    Big portions, and great local service. Truly philly. Awesome Cherry Cheescake. The breakfast options are endless, all at great prices.

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    Ok, let me start by saying this: I grew up in Philadelphia. My family was from South Philly. I now…read morespend most of my time in the Georgia, but come back to Philadelphia just about every week. Philadelphia is not the Philadelphia. I grew up in. It's nasty and angry and ugly and it seems that nobody cares about doing a good job or providing a good service. The exception to my recent experiences in Philadelphia is the Oregon Diner. From the gentleman who seated us, our lovely and friendly waitress, the spotless dining room, delicious meal, and prices that are more than fair, everything in the Oregon diner was wonderful. To help make my point, I have never in my life, eaten a side dish of spinach that was more tasty. Spinach. Who puts that much effort into a side of spinach? The Oregon Diner Chef, that's who. The French Onion Soup and burger were tops too. I cannot say enough good things about this place. It brought me back to the South Philly I remember from my childhood. Thank you for restoring my faith that there is some good still left in Philadelphia. God bless you! Go here next time you are looking for someplace to eat. You will not be disappointed.

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