{"id":5499,"date":"2016-06-07T23:49:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T03:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/?p=5499"},"modified":"2016-06-07T23:49:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T03:49:06","slug":"plaza-diner-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2016\/06\/07\/plaza-diner-gone.html","title":{"rendered":"Plaza Diner Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tWhat a bummer to notice this today. My favorite midtown east place to stop in and order an unbelievably over-priced grilled cheese & bacon sammich has closed shop.<\/p>\n

\"So<\/a>

So Long, Plaza Diner. On To Moonstruck!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Plaza<\/a>

Plaza Diner. December, 2005.<\/p><\/div>\n

I don’t know where my most recent receipt from the Plaza Diner is at the moment, but I believe I visited the place within the last few months. At the right\u00a0is a Plaza Diner receipt from 2005, when I probably ordered the same thing as ever. The more recent scrap of ephemeral detritus\u00a0is probably languishing in the oppressively huge\u00a0pile of receipts yet to be scanned for My Receipts<\/a>. In 2005 it\u00a0cost\u00a0$8.60. Today I seem to remember the meager\u00a0grilled cheese & bacon running ten or eleven bucks before tip. Something similar and superior could be found over the Queensboro for about $5.<\/p>\n

So long, Plaza Diner. With the late-great Tramway Diner having closed up a year or so ago (how do I not have a receipt from that palce?) I guess the next best stop for a double-digit priced Jack Benny in this area is the Moonstruck Diner on 58th Street.<\/p>\n

\"Moonstruck<\/a>

Moonstruck Diner, East 58th Street<\/p><\/div>\n

 
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