Summit Diner
Exterior of Summit Diner
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Summit Diner is located in New Jersey
Summit Diner
Location within New Jersey
Summit Diner is located in the United States
Summit Diner
Summit Diner (the United States)
Restaurant information
Established1929
Owner(s)Jim Greberis
Food typeComfort food
Street address1 Union Place
CitySummit
CountyUnion
StateNew Jersey
Postal/ZIP Code07901
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°43′01″N 74°21′23″W / 40.717018°N 74.356341°W / 40.717018; -74.356341

Summit Diner is a diner built in the late thirties located in Summit, New Jersey.[1] The business opened in 1929. The original building was replaced with the current building constructed by the Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company in 1938.[2] Food writer, Peter Genovese, considered Summit Diner a quintessential diner.

History

There has been a Summit Diner at this location since 1929, and the current diner structure, built in 1938 is among the oldest diners in New Jersey. The current diner was constructed in Elizabeth by the Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company in 1938 and moved to its current location.[3]

The Greberis family purchased the diner in 1964. Jim Greberis began working at Summit Diner in 1980. He purchased the diner from his father-in-law in 1985 and is the current owner. The head cooks are Vasilio Mazradis and Jimmy Michaelos. Michaelos makes the spinach pie. The restaurant does not offer a menu, only a board above the kitchen with a list of items.[2]

Celebrities and politicians such as Jim Cramer and Jon Corzine have dined at Summit Diner.[4] It has been rumored that Ernest Hemingway was a patron at the diner.[3] Peter Genovese included the diner in the article "50 restaurants to choose from if it's your last meal in N.J." and recommended the pork roll, eggs and cheese sandwich.[5]

Summit Diner was featured in the show The Food Dude in the first episode "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner" as a breakfast location.[6]

In 2017, Mike Lustig of NJ.com ranked Summit Diner's corned beef hash as the best in New Jersey.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Elliott, Annabel Fenwick (1 October 2018). "Why American diners look like trains - a brief history". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Andrews, Betsy (2017-06-16). "The Best Dish at Any Greek Diner Is the Spinach Pie". Eater NY. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b Genovese, Peter (2015-12-04). "N.J's best diner: What to eat at the oldest diner in the state". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ Team Sue Adler (2013-08-30). "The Summit Diner - A Landmark with a Hollywood Connection". Realtor Sue Adler. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ Genovese, Peter (2018-03-09). "The 50 restaurants to choose from if it's your last meal in N.J." NJ.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ "BY THE WAY; Food With Attitude". The New York Times. 11 June 2000. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ Lustig, Mike (2017-01-19). "Best places in NJ to eat 10 classic breakfast items". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 13 December 2018.


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