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    Route 61 Diner

    3.5 (81 reviews)
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    ROUTE 61 DINER ATMOSPHERE

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

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    Shrimp Stir-Fry
    Lindsay L.

    I have been coming to this diner for a LONG time. I'm 30 years old and still remember growing up coming to this diner as a kid. It has gone through a lot of changes over the years and recently I came here with my parents and boyfriend on a Saturday for lunch. It was busy (good thing)! Everyone was attended to from what I could see. Food was great, vibe was also great. Salad bar is delicious. I will always recommend this diner, never had a bad service here. Everyone is so friendly as well!

    Nice counter seating
    Elaine H.

    The food is diner food. Nothing exquisite. My husband got the wings. They are not seasoned only tossed in buffalo. The grilled chicken sandwich was also bland and he got steak and eggs. The American cheese was laid on top of the eggs and looked like plastic. I'm sure it was Kraft American singles. The onion rings were very tasty though. The waitress was nice. It was late night so the service was pretty quick. The restaurant looks very clean.

    2 eggs over easy with hash browns & rye toast
    George S.

    Folks this is a Diner, expect nothing more than Diner food done right at the right price with friendly local service!

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    Came to Reading for a wedding and decided to say an extra day. Then I found this fabulous gem! Huge portions, clean, and so reasonably priced. We forgot to take pictures before we ate but I think the empty plates say it all. Did I mention the salad and soup bar??

    Cindi H.

    Came back for the late night menu and it was just as good! Highly recommend eating here!

    Fry's and grill cheese

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    Food was the best service was far and above amazing, everything and I mean everything was absolutely top notch

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    The mozzarella sticks were great and the prices were so affordable! Will definitely come back when I visit again.

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    One of my favorite diners!! The food is great and the staff is amazing. Definitely one of those places I keep coming back again and again.

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    Wonderful service and the place is really nice!!! Really awesome place. Won't change it for the world.

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    Well......I must say, my visit to Platinum Café & Lounge was quite the experience. That description…read moremay very well be an understatement, but it was definitely an interesting time for both myself and my three girlfriends. While the venue may not have been the greatest to me, I am sure others will love it! We went to the lounge after attending a old school hip hop concert a the Santander Arena. We did a random google search and found this spot which serve food, drinks and hookah, so it was just what we were looking for. The venue is not too big, but it was clean. There is seating at the bar and also both tall pub tables and shorter tables with chairs. We opted to sit at one of the tables with chairs and were happy to find out positioned "out of the way" for the action. There was a live band playing Dominican music and they were performing their hearts out! Not my preference, but it was good live music nonetheless. As the night went on the DJ switched to hip-hop and other popular music genres. The staff was nice, but my issue is most of the staff did not speak English, so it was hard for us to order drinks and foods. Our group of four ordered a few rounds of shots, asking for three vodkas and one tequila each time and the order was incorrect every time. We actually resorted to typing in a translator app on our phones to speak to the staff. The guy providing the hookah spoke English but failed to tell us that after paying $30 for the initial hookah, it costs another $20 bucks to have the hookah relit. Of course I didn't find that out until after he had completed the action and was looking for more money. Makes we wonder if he took advantage of the situation, but I won't come to a conclusion on that. The food was typical bar food, nothing special. The shots were likely mid-shelf quality, we also shared a bucket of Coronas amongst us four. Our bill was very affordable at the end of the night, so I am glad we weren't racked over the coals. All and all, I had a fairly decent time at this lounge.

    highly recommend not to go to this establishment so we got chicken wings and I got club soda and we…read moredidn't like the chicken wings. There are chicken wings take like chicken nuggets. The wings are not good. We told the waitress we didn't like the wings. The police took them off and then they told us to we had to pay for them even though they were not good. I said well I'm not gonna pay for them. We tried one and we could tell how bad they were. she charged me four dollars for a bottle of water when we didn't even ask for water. You know why this place was empty is because they have no hospitality. The music is so loud you came in sync and the food is terrible and when you tell them that they try to escort you out. like whaaaat ! do not waste your time here

    Wong's Chinese Restaurant - Wings that taste like fish because they get fried in the same oil

    Wong's Chinese Restaurant

    (39 reviews)

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    The food tasted great, but it does not make up for our poor customer service experience…read more The customer service is awful. I ordered over $40 worth of food for a family of 6. We wanted to try the cheese wonton, so we got an order of 6. I picked up the order, and drove home. When we went to eat the wonton, there were only 4, which is not enough to feed the group of six. We called to let them know that 2 had been missing. The woman apologized and said they'd replace them now or credit for next visit. We told them we were too far and would appreciate the credit. A few minutes later, a gentleman called and told us we were incorrect and it was impossible for there to be 4 wonton because there were 6 wonton in all of the bags they prep. We let them know there were indeed only four due to not having enough for our party of six. Later, ANOTHER woman called to once again say it is impossible for us to have only received 4 wonton and that it may have fallen in the larger bag or even in the car (which is impossible since I tied the bag walking out of the restaurant). It's very sad to lose a customer because they insist that we were incorrect even though we did not have enough for our entire group. The restaurant will not go bankrupt due to a $3 credit and just apologizing for the mistake. The issue was not resolved, and we will not be returning.

    Worked at Chinese restaurant back-in-the-day when dishes were scratch made with a bounty of…read morevegetables. Now-a-days sickening sweet entrees, tasteless sauces, & barely a vegetable in sight force me to be a tough critic. Wong's is the best of what remains in the area. While it's not the cuisne of yesteryear, they do a good job on common dishes at a great value. Several visits & never a screw-up on the order. Sesame Chicken, General Tso's Chicken, & Pepper Steak, ordered large, containers were packed to brim, each dish had significant amount of meat. Beef LoMein was not just noodles but decent amount of meat & fair variety of veggies. Egg rolls are big and round, crispy not greasy. Fried dumpling order has 8 large dough pockets with ginger dipping sauce. $60, husband & I ate for 3 days off this order & were given free sodas to boot. Downside, they offer a very limited menu. You won't find Peking Duck, Crab Rangoon, Sweet & Sour Pork or even fortune cookies. But I'll take a few things done well over a large menu poorly executed. Take-out only.

    Route 61 Diner - diners - Updated May 2026

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