Rockaway Diner

So, after not updating in ages I'm sure what few "loyal readers" we had are gone, but here's my chance to earn some new ones.

Rockaway Diner 116 Route 46, Rockaway, NJ

This one's an oldie but goody. The only Diner both me and my awesome partner have been to for breakfast during a reasonable breakfast time and not eleven o' clock at night. And let me tell you Breakfast really is the thing to get here. The Wait staff after nine though really can't be beat. We've had this waiter on previous occasions, and every time is a new experience. We once spent about an hour talking about Speed Racer, can't get any better than that.

This is definitely a Diner goers' Diner. It doesn't try to mimic a restaurant or look all fancy and pretentious. It's a Diner, what you see is what you get. It's a little grungy and a great place to hang out with friends, but not for a formal family function or a romantic meal for two. And it's actually twenty-four hours, unlike most of New Jersey's more "popular" Diners.
We had invited a third comrade to join us, which made the trip that much better. Our order:

1 egg sandwich

1 full stack of pancakes

1 full stack of chocolate chip pancakes

Yeah, I had gotten an egg sandwich on the last Diner we went to, but the Rockaway Diner has my favourite egg sandwich. Roll is both fluffy and crunchy, and the eggs are never runny or over done. It's just great. And it's a cheap source of protein for the vegetarian Diner patron. Cheaper than the vegiburger and definitely more delicious.

As for the pancakes I hear tell they're pretty good. They always come with a ton of syrup and butter for each stack. I'm talking diabetes inducing artery clogging proportions of syrup and butter.

They look small too, but they're filling. I think it's because they're thicker than your average pancake, fluffier.

Every time my partner in crime orders them he gets full half way through. Which is a pretty good deal. The full stack is only a dollar more than the regular stack. 5.oo, if I remember correctly. Which is good for pancakes. Especially ones this filling.

Our third cohort got the same thing but with chocolate chips. Now that looked good.

Another friend showed up and we wound getting desert. Everyone except my partner who was contented with his pancakes.

1 slice of cheese cake
1 slice of chocolate cake
1 carrot cake with a coffee

It was wonderful, and fattening, and so worth the calories. This Diner is not for dieters.

Finale rating: 4.5/5 Munchies.