Don's Diner

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  wonderful buffet

  Posted on 08.31.16 girltooth

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  Great food, great wait staff and great value...also great weekend buffet

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  Posted on 05.03.12 Donnell W.

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  I eat at this diner EVERY time I'm in Newark,NJ. I absolutely love the buffet on Sundays,amazing! Straight soul food OR you can get the breakfast BUT Sunday's the buffet is on point.

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  Posted on 12.22.11 Porshca E.

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  Like Jersey Diners of Old. Friendly Service, Good food, and unlimited Coffee. Great Specials, worth going to Irvington for right in the center of town off Springfield avenue.

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  Posted on 06.29.11 Atno S.

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  The best diner in town!!!

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  Posted on 07.14.10 Mike P.

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  I remember I was in this area sometime last year during the snowy season. It was late at nite and was snowing heavily, I mean very heavily. I was totally stuck. Thank god I saw this diner nearby and quickly stopped. I spent a whole night here watching television stuff and sipping coffee after coffee. I guess I also had some sort of omelette and a cake piece which I dont remember much about. It was a good diner overall. Thanks to the good samaritan lady who offerred protection and hot coffee from the chilling snow.

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  Posted on 07.22.09 V J.

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  So, it's the weekend. Father's Day in fact. I happen to wake up pretty early, about 6am. Can't help it. Instead of puttering around my apartment like I usually do, I think, "what the heck! i'll go to 8am mass. my dad would appreciate that".
  
  I go. Of course, there's barely anyone there, maybe 10 people total. Every other sane person is still sleeping or probably lives at home and had plans with their dad.
  
  All this is meant to explain why I'm at a diner in Irvington, NJ at 9am in the morning. I ran into a married couple after mass who wanted to take me to breakfast, Don's being the only around.
  
  Don's is your typical diner, but cleaner than most. I order a short stack of silver dollar pancakes, a side of home fries, and a glass of OJ.
  
  The pancakes were a quarter inch thick, fluffy but a bit dense. Your average bisquick mix pancakes. Plus, I'd like to see silver dollars the line cooks use. The pancakes were as big as my head, and although I only had to flapjacks, I couldn't finish the second... and I abhor wasting food. The homefries were flattop cooked sliced potatoes, lightly season and very much on the dry side.
  
  Now, I rather pride myself on my orange juice palate. I used to drink a lot. A LOT. There was a time when I could identify whether I was drinking Minutemaid or Tropicana or Florida's Natural etc. Don's seems like it's from concentrate, You know those frozen juice cylinders you thaw and add water to. A little too much water if you ask me.
  
  The service was great. She came by often, had our order right and brought it out with consideration, and left a message on our bill. Attention to care.
  
  Although I'd say the food was mediocre at best, the service brought the experience up one star.
  
  review 6/15/2008
  I.M.Y.

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  Posted on 06.15.08 Denis K.

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