Sunday, June 7, 2009

Budd Lake Diner

Reviving Diner Monster from the dead one more time with another unfortunate review.


120 Us Highway 46, Budd Lake, NJ

You won’t be missing much if you drive past this dank little diner on 46. I don’t understand how this dark little hole can afford to stay open twenty-four hours; perhaps because it’s the only thing open in this area after ten, besides the nearby Quick Check, and you can only have Quick Check sandwiches so many times a week before getting sick of them.

Our waitress was detached and unenthusiastic, she seemed like she just wanted to get our order and get the hell out of there. Too bad we didn’t know what we wanted right off the bat.

When we finally did order I got an egg salad sandwich and my other half got a hamburger, as those things seemed to be the cheapest things on the menu.

Considering that’s all we ordered, you’d figure it would come out relatively quickly, right? Wrong. Three other tables were seated, their orders taken, and their similarly tiny meals served before our food came out, without reason or apology for the delay.

My egg salad sandwich was so fatty I could feel the cholesterol slither into my veins before I swallowed my first bite. Honestly, I felt like taking a ten mile jog when I got home, but settled for a brisk late night walk considering it was still chilly when we traveled to this diner.

My other half said his burger was okay, but how badly can you screw up a burger?

Their one redeeming quality was that the bill was not outrageous and because our experience wasn’t fantastic we didn’t have to leave much of a tip. So cheap diner goers who aren’t looking for much other than a bite to eat, this is for you.

Between the dark lighting, surly staff, and over all poor food and presentation, I don’t think we’ll be making this one of our usual haunts. Final Munchie Rating: two out of five.