Originally Posted by
ILuvParis
It's been around about 70 years. People would have you believe it's horrendous because it's been around forever and the current owner, who tried to turn it into a chain, is a jerk. So, people like to bash it. Personally, I'd go here over hundreds of other coffee shop/diner like places in the city. Just my 2 cents. If you want bad, just go across the street to Cheesie's.
What ruined it for me was the short lived Hyde Park location which gave new meaning to the word horrendous. It didn't last long for good reason.