5th Street Diner

We recently visited the Reading area for a weekend music festival and happened across the 5th Street Diner while out re-stocking our camp supplies. It was hot out and we were hungry, so we decided to give it a try and were pleasantly surprised. The food was of a high quality--better than we expected for a diner--and the portions were generous. The wait staff was friendly and the restaurant seemed nice and clean.

DO NOT EAT HERE!!
On July 4 we stopped at 1:20 pm for lunch. We ordered a Cesar salad with chicken and a manderin chicken salad. By 3:30 we both had the major runs!!!  I called the diner at 4:30 and asked for the manager. The lady that answered first wanted to know y I wanted the manager. She put me on hold twice to tell me the owner, Angie, had left. I explained the situation and she wanted to know if I was calling from the doctor.  She then says she doesn't know what to tell me because she had a salad an hour ago and she was just fine.   The audacity and plain old balls of this lady!  So go here if you want food poisoning and insensitive customer service.
I have already informed family and friends not to eat here- this diner needs a health inspection as obviously there are issues when patrons get sick!

Classic diner, neon lights, and a huge selection.  However, the food was only OK.  I had the chicken parm which was good, but my wife had the chopped sirloin, and our friend had the pork chops.  Both of their meals were very over cooked.  We also decided the deserts looked wonderful, but they were better yesterday.  Overall, I would say that this is just your average place and nothing to make a special trip for.