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Silver Diner

3.5 (268 reviews)
Open • 7:00 am - 11:00 pm
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Happy hour specials
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Whitley S.

No complaints . Great diner with a ton of options and very large portions. Service was good and timely. Typical diner ambiance - tables were clean.

Oatmeal and raisins
Dennis M.

Went in for a late breakfast and it was at best uneven. Seated immediately, the booth was clean and the server came by right away. Ice coffee was very good. I ordered oatmeal with raisins and a cup of fruit. The raisins turned out to be about 2ozs of raisins. Not nearly enough. The fruit cup was a few old strawberries and pineapple. No melon? Took awhile to get the check . The server did well.

Mocha Salted Caramel Cold Brew
Cary Michael R.

I visited Silver Diner in Glenarden for lunch this past Sunday with a friend. While I would return, the experience highlighted some service fundamentals that I hope management will consider addressing through additional training. We waited approximately 20 minutes to be seated, which was understandable during a busy lunch period. However, once seated, we waited another 15 minutes or so without being greeted or offered water. Having worked in food service myself, I believe one of the simplest ways to acknowledge guests is to touch the table quickly, even if the server is busy. A greeting and water communicate, "We see you, and we'll be with you shortly." This is especially important during the summer when guests may have already been waiting outside or in a crowded lobby. When we eventually asked for water, the response was essentially, "Oh, you wanted water?" That surprised me. Water should not feel like a special request at a full-service restaurant. Because of the delay, we placed most of our order at once. Unfortunately, nearly everything then arrived at once too: water, appetizers, cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages, and other items. I had intentionally ordered two different drinks expecting to enjoy them at different points during the meal, but instead found myself with three beverages and food all competing for attention at the same time. Nothing about the server was rude. In fact, she was very sweet and pleasant, which is important to acknowledge. My concern is more about training, pacing, and attentiveness. A restaurant meal should feel like an experience, not simply an order being delivered to the table all at once. I was also surprised to see the suggested gratuity begin at 20%. I have no issue tipping well for good service, but when a restaurant prominently suggests that level of gratuity, I believe the service standards should consistently reflect it. Guests should feel cared for rather than feeling that a tip is expected regardless of the experience provided. Ultimately, I packed much of my meal and left sooner than anticipated. The food and overall concept are enough that I would absolutely give this location another opportunity, but the hospitality needs refinement. This review isn't intended to criticize one individual server. I hope management sees it as constructive feedback and an opportunity to reinforce some of the fundamentals: acknowledge the table, offer water promptly, communicate when there is a delay, and properly pace food and beverages. Sometimes the smallest hospitality touches make the biggest difference. I'd love to see this location get those details right.

Calvin S.

Silver Diner is located in a convenient shopping area with plenty of parking, which already makes it an easy and stress-free spot to visit. From the outside, it has that classic, full-fledged American diner look and once you walk in, it absolutely delivers on that vibe. The place is clean, welcoming, and has a really nice atmosphere. As soon as we entered, the greeter was friendly and quickly got us seated in a booth. The staff overall was very welcoming and attentive throughout our visit, which made the experience even better. The menu has a ton of options, so there's something for everyone. For our meal, we ordered the French toast and the shrimp and grits, and for an appetizer, we tried the spinach rolls which were honestly fantastic and a standout item. Everything we had was flavorful and satisfying. There was a small mix-up with my drink, I ordered orange juice but received apple juice instead but it wasn't a big deal, and everything else came out great. The diner also offers a variety of beverages, including alcoholic options, coffee, hot chocolate, and more, though we stuck with breakfast drinks this time. Pricing can be a bit on the higher side depending on what you order. For two people, our breakfast came out to around $68, but considering the quality of the food, service, and overall experience, it felt worth it. Overall, we had a great time and really enjoyed our breakfast here. Between the atmosphere, the food, and the friendly staff, I'd definitely come back again. 4 out of 5 stars!

Jacoby P.

Food was good decided to try something I've never tired before I got the crab cake sandwich and it was good, loved the coleslaw as well, and I got the Hennessy sidecar it was strong just like I like it, came out here from Sacramento loved the customer service loved seeing all the wonder black people as well, good customer service

Mocha milkshake
Ashlee S.

One of my best friends and I wanted to spend some quality time together, so we kicked off Christmas Eve with a tennis class and decided to grab breakfast afterward . Normally, we'd opt for a trendier DC brunch spot, but since the class was in the Largo/Upper Marlboro area, we went with an old faithful: Silver Diner. We both knew one thing immediately - milkshakes were non-negotiable . We ordered the Mocha Holiday Shake, and wow... it was so good and they definitely don't skimp on the portion. Super rich, festive, and honestly could've been a meal on its own. For food, my friend ordered the steak and eggs, and I went slightly outside my comfort zone with the corned beef hash. I've maybe had corned beef hash once in my life and it's not something I'd usually order but I was in a weird mood where my usual go-tos (shrimp & grits or an omelet) just weren't doing it for me ‍. To my surprise, I loved it. The corned beef hash was served with potatoes, caramelized onions, and eggs, which I ordered scrambled with cheddar cheese . Everything tasted hearty, comforting, and like something your country relative would make at home, in the best way possible. Given it was Christmas Eve, the place was pretty packed, but we were seated right away (we arrived around 10:15am). The restaurant itself is quite large and also has a bar area with self-seating. Our server, a young guy who was likely a teenager was friendly and attentive, though a bit forgetful. I didn't hold that against him since it looked like he was covering quite a few tables and doing his best. Overall, the food and service were solid, but I do have one request: better hot sauce options . Tabasco is simply not real hot sauce. Crystal or Louisiana would be much more appropriate especially in the Black community . All in all, Silver Diner did exactly what it needed to do: comfort food, good vibes, and a nostalgic, reliable experience. I'd definitely return the next time I'm in the area.

Late Night Silver Diner Chicken Piccata

I think that I will fault myself for the experience because I have never tried Silver Diner ever, and I went there at about 10:45pm on a Saturday. It really wasn't crowded at all about 5-6 tables tops that had been served or was just being served tops. We were seated quickly our server took a good minute to get there we got water and a sprite with lemons! When the server returned with our water and sprite, she asked us if we needed more time with the menu, we responded that we didn't need more time we were ready to order. And we did! I ordered the buffalo wings for an App, and Chicken Piccata with vegetables and the starch was a barley mixed with chopped zucchini for my entree. My son ordered grilled salmon with mixed vegetables. The server later came back and said they ran out of salmon. So my son ordered a Philly cheesesteak, mind you we are from Philly, so we already knew this would be interesting at best just to see what they came up with! So they bring out the food quite quickly I might add which should have been a red flag for me that at least my order would be jacked, and it really was! The chicken piccata really looked like some un-breaded chicken tenders with a snot sauce which I guess was lemon juice with too much starch that got over cook and under hydrated. My son's Philly cheesesteak was laughable, and super huge soft roll with probably no more than 3-4 ounces of shaven steak, I hope it was steak because he ate all of it because he was hungry. The fries appeared to look and taster better, but I didn't take a picture of that because I was still trying to get over my dish. Our server never came back , almost like she was guilty of serving us and having to go to the kitchen and cook the food too. She never returned I had to get up and asked the host for our bill. The bill was $63 and change for that crap and a server that never came back to give us the bill. They come with the pay machine and on it had the tip amounts to check, it also had "no tip" suggested too, and I was surely tempted to use the "no tip" but what little we saw of the server she was nice, I guess! Anyway $75 for the worst restaurant experience ever! I don't think I will ever go back to any Silver Diner ever again or at least maybe never that late at night, because the food appeared to be prepared for late night partiers the probably wouldn't GAF. I wasn't that patron! I see why I cook my own food!

Shrimp & grits
Devon O.

I haven't been to an old school diner like this in ages. The nostalgic feel of the red chairs, the floor tiles, having a booth. Where many places today run to what's trendy, these were mostly classic dishes made with organic, clean ingredients. I liked this so much, I went for breakfast, had my mind blown and ran back for dinner the next day that I could. If I had to choose between them, I say go twice. Starting with breakfast, not enough menus today have a classic lumberjack breakfast. I asked for the local sausage and this was easily one of my favorite parts. The shrimp and grits took the spotlight. The grits you could eat with a fork (but were not dry!) The sausage was juicy and spicy, and I didnt feel like I had to look for shrimp. I would not suggest the eggrolls. New sauce. New flavor combo. Something else has to happen. The wings are legit. I didnt share any additional preference and the wings came saucy yet still crispy. The crab cake sandwich with lobster au jus, was Maryland. Everything I needed from Maryland in one delicious bite. I wish they also served lobster bisque to have that much more of the sauce. A very easy go to in the future.

French toast with bacon
Tamara S.

My 1st time at this location. It's been a few years since I've been to one. Our waitress was great. I ordered French toast with a side of home fries. Our food came and it was luke warm that my butter didn't melt on my French toast. Disappointed in that. The home fries just had onions and cheese piled on top and not warm. A little disappointing in the food. Service was great.

Crab New! Crabcake Melt and Lobster Au Jus  With a Loose Cannon IPA $5 Happy Hour
Paul S.

Lanham, MD isn't exactly a destination dining city, so stumbling onto Silver Diner and going back a second time tells you something. We hit it twice during a recent trip: once for breakfast, and once for dinner. Both times, the menu range stopped us in our tracks. This isn't a laminated-two-pager situation. There's real variety here, and it's executed with a level of care that genuinely surprised me. Portion sizes are exactly where they should be (not the grotesque American overload, not the pretentious undersell) and the flavors are consistently on point. The one exception: my other half felt her breakfast potatoes were a little flat, with bland seasoning and a texture that wasn't quite there. A minor thing, but worth noting because everything else around it cleared a higher bar. For breakfast, the coffee was ok, though I suspect ours had been sitting too long. Not a dealbreaker, but a place this dialed-in should probably be more attentive to that detail. Value is where Silver Diner arguably embarrasses its competition. The price-to-quality ratio is legitimately hard to explain. Where else do you get this kind of menu variety, this level of execution, and walk out without wincing at the bill? Whoever runs this chain is paying attention to the details and clearly cares about making an impression, and it shows in almost every aspect of the operation, including a noticeably clean dining room. That said, the staff was somewhat of a letdown. They're efficient, sure, but warm they are not. The payment handoff in particular felt oddly transactional...they simply extended the payment device across the table. It's a small thing that lands wrong when the rest of the experience is so clearly intentional. I find it hard to square how much attention goes into the food and environment, and how little seems to go into making guests feel like the staff actually wants to be there. All in all, if Silver Diner ever opens in the Pacific Northwest, I'll be in line before the doors open, and I suspect half of the Seattle area would join me. Go. Absolutely worth your time if you want some low-priced quality, casual food.

Grilled Cheese Deluxe and tomato bisque

Grilled cheese was plain but the tomato bisque made it a lot better I recommend getting them together

Home fries
Jazzmyne T.

Now, I'm a little disappointed to write this but as I say to enjoy what I thought would be a simple morning breakfast alone, I was joined by some kind of bug crawling throughout the bar area. I've been to this location before and haven't had any issues however if there's one bug there's likely more. I did let the server know and she sort of cringed and said she'll let someone know. I couldn't finish my good because I was so focused on watching where that bug was going.

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SoBe Restaurant and Lounge

2.7(763 reviews)
4.7 mi
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This review is for the food not the service…read more The interior gives off a nice vibe and they have a set up for a live band. I'm sure when it's peak time it's live in there so I'll have to come back for an event. Went around noon on a Sunday and it was fairly empty so we sat at the bar and were serviced immediately. Strawberry lemon drop - 10/10 - I love a good lemon drop but a I'll never pass up a flavored one. No notes. Shrimp & Grits - 5/10 - don't get me wrong it was GOOD but it was too rich/cheesy to me. I don't know what I was expecting in terms of cheese but I've never had soooooo much cheese in an order of shrimp and grits. I legit pulled a mound of cheese off the top and it was still too much. I couldn't finish this unfortunately, even taking them home for another day didn't work because I couldn't take the richness. Not a slight to them, just a no for me. There was a great amount of shrimp in the dish and the consistency of the grifts were amazing. Just need something to cut through the richness. My friend had: Omelette - 10/10 - said they enjoyed it and would get it again Side of bacon - 10/10 - you got 6 pieces with the order and that was solid to me. I'd definitely come back and try something else on their brunch menu if given the chance. It's a bit out the way so I couldn't see myself traveling for it but if I was in the area I definitely would come back.

Decided to spend Thanksgiving Eve at Sobe's. We met @ 6am, which was free to get in for happy hour…read more Happy Hour was DRY. lol. Just one other group of me, maybe some jazz music in the background, while we watched Basketball on the screen Best part about SOBEs was Mrs. Elaine, the bartendar. I would rate the food a 2.5/5. I had the shrimp tacos, which lacked flavor. The shrimp was bland. The Bang Bang shrimp was lacked flavor also. We barely touched these, so disappointing. People started showing up @ 7pm. which was $20 to get in. An AMAZING live cover band played at 9pm. By 7:45 pm, there was also a live DJ playing classic hip hop and RnB. That was such a VIBE! The crowd got really thick for the band, you literally had to push your way to the bathrooms. Bathrooms also need napkins to dry your hands with, instead of the nasty air hand dryers

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Café Riggs

4.1(404 reviews)
9.7 mi•Penn Quarter
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My friend and I enjoyed a lovely Friday brunch at Café Riggs, a charming spot. She made a…read morereservation for us, and we were seated promptly. Our server was pleasant, attentive, and quick to respond. We ordered the following: Almond milk latte Latte Eggs Royale x2 Side of avocado The eggs royale featured smoked salmon, hash browns, béarnaise, poached egg, and choice of coffee or tea for $30. My friend and I upgraded to lattes and shared a side of avocado. The eggs royale were delish and quite filling. The restaurant is housed inside the beautiful Riggs National Bank, built in 1891 which has seen since been transformed into a hotel. I highly recommend checking out the cafe!

Came here for brunch and had a decent time, although the hostess at the front was very cold. It was…read morean odd encounter, she said she would be back to help us and after she was done with her task, she stood in front of her receptionist table without looking at us or waving us over. The table is in a weird spot in the middle of the restaurant, so we didn't know that's where we needed to be to speak with her. She acted kind of like an NPC. She then proceeded to tell us nothing was available, even though a lot of tables were empty and stayed empty after we were done with our meal on the way out. She directed us to sit on the sofas in the back. After brunch, I did my usual payment and due diligence of making my own copy of the receipt. My credit card statement was posted and I noticed a big discrepancy. I was charged almost $10 more than what I agreed to pay. I contacted the cafe and was directed to the manager, Colt, who said he would look into it. I sent him an email with the information and picture of my receipt. I haven't received a response or an indication that they will be correcting the discrepancy and they will be discussing this with the server who generously tipped themselves extra. I'm sad to say I don't recommend this place due to the unfriendly atmosphere and the shady financial practices of their staff.

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Krave Restaurant & Lounge - The Steak & Eggs and the Shrimp & Grits were both incredible! The service was impecable.

Krave Restaurant & Lounge

3.9(56 reviews)
10.7 mi

Visited for happy hour and the drinks were okay. Although, the description on the menu stated…read morecertain ingredients the drinks were modified because they were out of certain things. The crab dip was tasty, but the chicken wings still had feathers on them. Although, the chicken was sent back the music was great .

I came here for brunch on a Sunday. It was a large birthday party, so we had the entire upstairs…read moresection. The waiters started taking orders right away, and the food came out sporadically. I got my food fairly quickly, while my friend who was next to me got his food at least 20 minutes later. I ordered salmon & grits (instead of shrimp) and a side Caesar salad. The salmon was good. It was seasoned and cooked well. The grits were very bland. It tasted a little better when I added salt, but still very disappointing because I was hungry. The Caesar salad was fine. It's hard to mess that up. Now onto the really horrible part of the experience: the drinks. We ordered the mimosa tower. I can assure you that all of these drinks were watered down. We got the strawberry lemonade flavor for our first tower. I noticed that my drinks tasted completely flat, so I tried to hurry up and finish so we could get another one. For the next one, I asked if we could just get straight champagne and they obliged. It was STILL watered down. How do you water down cheap, Andre champagne?! It's like $5 a bottle. I will still highlight our bartender/server, AB. He was great, and kept our drinks full and gave us mixed shots. I'm sure it wasn't his call to serve us watered down champagne. That has to come from management. All in all, I was severely underwhelmed with this place and will not be coming back.

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