Some bad news for the Philly Diner pancake fans – the restaurant closed Sunday after 10 years of operation. The reason? The owner decided not to renew the lease, the Penn student newspaper The Daily Pennsylvanian reports.
The restaurant has faced some tough times like a 2009 shooting that prompted switch from a 24-hour service to more limited hours.
It’s not clear who the diner’s owner is, but it seems that this person has other restaurants in the area. If you go to the diner’s homepage (www.phillydiner.com) it redirects to Ed’s Buffalo Wings & Pizza, a family-owned restaurant also located in University City (35th and Lancaster).
According to a sign on the diner, its restaurant and kitchen equipment will be auctioned off online at this website Thursday and Friday. The equipment is available for inspection on Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
October 18th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Nice, the auction house lists the items as “clean” restaurant and kitchen equipment (with the quotation marks).
October 18th, 2011 at 4:53 pm
I think I am going to “miss” this place.
October 18th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
I hope another diner opens. Diners are good. Philly Diner was not.
October 18th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Obviously, this is part of the University’s nefarious plan to close restaurants that serve the historic residents of West Philly, and instead cater to the elite so it continue to try to re-brand our neighborhood as “University City” . . . for anyone nodding in agreement, that was supposed to be sacrastic.
October 21st, 2011 at 9:51 am
Can’t wait to see what overpriced chain replaces it!