2008 Woodie Awards
Fat Man on Food
Harry s Diner, a spiffy place to catch a burger and milkshake
Justin Lyman
Issue date: 11/6/03 Section: Features
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Harry's Diner is an enjoyable and affordable eating adventure. On my recent eating expedition, I was pleasantly surprised by the prices. Average prices were in the seven to 10 dollar range for dinners, and beverages were about the same as every other restaurant in town ... meaning that they are in the 1.50 to 2.00 dollar range for non-alcoholic drinks.
Now on to the atmosphere, if you had been to the old version of Harry's Diner, which was attached to the Imperial Motel on Kohler Memorial Drive, you would have claimed that nothing had changed since that place was built. Harry's is a themed restaurant, and they do pull it off very well. There are two major themes around the restaurant. Car lovers will adore the pictures of 50's/60's cars that grace the walls. Then there is a part of Harry's that I don't think anyone could miss, the poodle-skirted waitresses. There are just too many of them for to miss, in fact all of them. I don't really have any qualms with the interior of the restaurant at all; it's pretty bright and pleasant.
The food is pretty good, considering the price of it. I ordered the 16 oz. rib eye steak with a cup of soup and a baked potato. For my drink, I decided that I would have a beer, much to my surprise that night they had a special on the only tapped beer that they have, which was $1 Miller Light draughts. They looked at my funny Maine ID and served me a cool, tall glass. The soup was chicken noodle, very light on the chicken, but it wasn't too bad. The steak arrived not too far behind, and it was absolutely delectable. One thing I didn't mention is that this was a special the day, and it was only 10.99 for the meal.
On the other hand, I was not impressed by the service. The waitress seemed like she'd rather be doing something else, and she paid very little attention to me as I ordered. She was also no where to be found most of the time I was waiting for my Steak. One thing that stuck out very large in my mind was the fact that I saw a man (presumably the owner or cook, since everyone was not only calling him Harry, but he was dressed more formally than the other cooks) was sitting down to eat the with the Hostess in one of the booths. I saw about four to five other tables of people who were there before I was, waiting on various foods after I received mine. That to me shows disrespect to the customers.
Overall, Harry's Diner was a pleasant place to eat, the atmosphere is neat-o, and the food is delicious.
Harry's is located on Calumet Drive (42) about 2 blocks past Family Video and across the street from Dairy Queen. They serve breakfast all-day.
Now on to the atmosphere, if you had been to the old version of Harry's Diner, which was attached to the Imperial Motel on Kohler Memorial Drive, you would have claimed that nothing had changed since that place was built. Harry's is a themed restaurant, and they do pull it off very well. There are two major themes around the restaurant. Car lovers will adore the pictures of 50's/60's cars that grace the walls. Then there is a part of Harry's that I don't think anyone could miss, the poodle-skirted waitresses. There are just too many of them for to miss, in fact all of them. I don't really have any qualms with the interior of the restaurant at all; it's pretty bright and pleasant.
The food is pretty good, considering the price of it. I ordered the 16 oz. rib eye steak with a cup of soup and a baked potato. For my drink, I decided that I would have a beer, much to my surprise that night they had a special on the only tapped beer that they have, which was $1 Miller Light draughts. They looked at my funny Maine ID and served me a cool, tall glass. The soup was chicken noodle, very light on the chicken, but it wasn't too bad. The steak arrived not too far behind, and it was absolutely delectable. One thing I didn't mention is that this was a special the day, and it was only 10.99 for the meal.
On the other hand, I was not impressed by the service. The waitress seemed like she'd rather be doing something else, and she paid very little attention to me as I ordered. She was also no where to be found most of the time I was waiting for my Steak. One thing that stuck out very large in my mind was the fact that I saw a man (presumably the owner or cook, since everyone was not only calling him Harry, but he was dressed more formally than the other cooks) was sitting down to eat the with the Hostess in one of the booths. I saw about four to five other tables of people who were there before I was, waiting on various foods after I received mine. That to me shows disrespect to the customers.
Overall, Harry's Diner was a pleasant place to eat, the atmosphere is neat-o, and the food is delicious.
Harry's is located on Calumet Drive (42) about 2 blocks past Family Video and across the street from Dairy Queen. They serve breakfast all-day.