greenbelt:greatdining experience. may 30, 2010 was my first time ever in a silver diner, it was 10am saturday morning. the one i visited was in greenbelt, maryland. what a wonderful experience. i was attracted to the bright shiny steel front doors, with such agreat'50s design and once you went through those doors you stepped back in time. the place is so wonderfully decorated with that retro feel of popping color and shiny steel accessories. i wanted a few of the light fixtures that hang above the table for my own kitchen. they are a cross between a schoolhouse pendant light and something george & jane jetson would own. the "atomic age" feel is resplendent.
what i *really* loved is how clean the resto was. the place was packed, all tables were full. yet there was no random food on the floor, our table was wiped completely clean as were the booth seats. that made me feel good about eating here. i'm a stickler for cleanliness.
onto the menu. lots of menu choices and plenty of healthy choices. in fact, some of the entrees sounded so good but i passed by because they were made with egg-beaters instead of eggs or low fat sour cream or low fat/no fat cheese instead of the regular (fat) food item. i watch my fat and food intake, i don't need them to. so i wished there was a choice instead of the dish automatically being made this way. still the selection of items is vast, and plenty of items for vegetarians, healthy eaters, and those wanting regular diner food.
i did order the crabcake & sweet corn 3-egg omelette which came with a flaky sweet biscuit and home fried potatoes. the little biscuit was tasty.the potatoes were good, not great, but good. the omelette was delicious! of course it was huge so i ate 2/3 of it as i couldn't finish the rest. the coffee was free-flowing, hot and good flavored. i really liked the little coffee cups too :)
this silver diner is very well appointed. quite a lovely place to be. and the staff is a1 super-friendly, courteous and they were happy. the hostess was friendly and speedy in taking our seating request. we had a short 10 minute wait. our waitperson was papa j (jerry) who was so welcoming and warm you felt like you were a guest at his house. he was also very knowledgeable about the ingredients and origins of the various food being used to create the healthy, quality ingredient dishes at the silver diner. i was quite impressed with this diner. it is not your regular diner fare. this food is of higher quality and a lot less salty than other diner food i have eaten. i will go again.
silver diner in greenbelt, md get's it right. when you go out to eat you want a good experience. i can make food at home so it's not just about the food. i loved the decor, the staff's attitudes and effectiveness, and the food was better than good. i can't wait to have pie and coffee there.
this resto is in an excellent location. it is close by to the university of maryland, and it's right off of the washington beltway and baltimore-washington parkway making it a good choice for travellers. oh and it's less than a mile from the beautiful greenbelt park and campground.