Comments on: Was This a Diner Once?

By: GrumblyTomato

GrumblyTomato — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:00:12 +0000

Indeed it was a diner. I remember eating there with friends when we were all interns living in rented GW dorm rooms during the summer of 1994. I’m pretty sure they changed the branding of the restaurant before the building was sold to GW.

By: CG

CG — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:50:29 +0000

Before it was a dorm, that building was a Howard Johnson’s – I’m sure they ran a HJ restaurant there before GW purchased the building.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:23:21 +0000

Eric is correct. It closed in 2004 because so few students ate there.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:14:35 +0000

It used to be a “diner” run by GWU. It sucked. Alot.

By: Will H.

Will H. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:00:39 +0000

What I don’t get is why resaurants like the “Silver Diner” and “City Diner” (on King Street in Bailey’s Crossroads), don’t attact classic car clubs.

I come from Reno, NV where once a year Hot August Nights (http://www.hotaugustnights.net/) takes over the entire cities of Reno and Sparks (the equivalent of Alexandria and Arlington, where one ends and the other begins you can’t tell) and it becomes one big giant classic car cruise.

I would like to see more classic “Show ‘n Shines” out here at places like this.

Is there anything like this that happens here?

It would be nice if it did to see some hot rods and eat some old fashioned food.