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George's Restaurant

A collection of 10 issues

Brooklyn’s First 24 Hour Diner Still Going Strong Six Decades Later

George’s Diner on Coney ISland Avenue (Photo Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)DITMAS PARK: George’s Diner on Coney Island Avenue is legendary. It was the first in Brooklyn to open 24 hours. And at a time when we seem to be reporting on the closure of one old-school diner [/neighbors-bid-farewell-bensonhursts-vegas-diner/

George’s To Win Community Business Award

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerSeveral months after its celebrated re-opening [/blog/food/georges-is-open-for-business/], George’s Restaurant — our favorite neighborhood diner located at 753 Coney Island Avenue — was selected for a 2016 Community Cornerstone Business Award, the owner has told us. Issued by the Department of Small Business Services [http://www.

George’s Restaurant Does Not Disappoint With Solid Diner Classics

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerGeorge’s Restaurant, a neighborhood staple since 1956, has finally reopened this week [/blog/food/georges-is-open-for-business/]. They are celebrating their official grand opening today, but we stopped in earlier this week to check out the updated space and taste some diner classics. The new owners, who

George’s Restaurant Does Not Disappoint With Solid Diner Classics

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerGeorge’s Restaurant, a neighborhood staple since 1956, has finally reopened this week [/blog/food/georges-is-open-for-business/]. They are celebrating their official grand opening today, but we stopped in earlier this week to check out the updated space and taste some diner classics. The new owners, who

George’s Restaurant Is Open For Business

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerIt’s official! George’s Restaurant has reopened at 753 Coney Island Avenue after being repossessed by City Marshals earlier this year [/blog/food/city-marshals-seize-georges-restaurant-could-be-reopened-by-family-of-original-owners/] after the owner hadn’t paid bills for months. The family of the original owners [/blog/food/its-official-georges-restaurant-will-reopen-family-of-original-owners-to-run-diner/] have taken over

It’s Official! George’s Restaurant Will Reopen; Family Of Original Owners To Run Diner

George’s is coming back! After city marshals repossessed George’s Restaurant [http://www.yelp.com/biz/georges-restaurant-brooklyn] (753 Coney Island Avenue, by Cortelyou Road) for the landlord because the then-owner hadn’t paid his bills for months [/business/city-marshals-seize-georges-restaurant-diner-could-be-reopened-by-family-of-original-owners] , the family of the original owners will soon reopen the

Bite Of The Day: Stay-At-Home Breakfast From George's Restaurant

Seems like most of the time when somebody brings up George’s Restaurant [http://www.beyondmenu.com/25219/Brooklyn/George-s-Restaurant-Brooklyn-11218.aspx?r=25219] (753 Coney Island Avenue between Cortelyou and Dorchester Roads, 718-282-0152), it’s with some nostalgia for how good it used to be, if not full-out disdain for

Clasped Hands On Coney

“Waitress, somewhere in Brooklyn,” says rikardkarlludvig [http://instagram.com/p/Zqv_jmoGxs/]. But oh, we wonder where… Share your Ditmas Park photos by email at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll

Neon at Night at George's

Nice shot of George’s [http://www.seamless.com/food-delivery/george-restaurant-brooklyn.20977.r] on Coney Island Avenue by amberala [http://instagram.com/p/WA13_cTSpe/]. Notice they got an A grade recently from the DOH? Is that enough to get you to give them another shot? Or have you been

Head’s Up at George’s

The George’s [http://www.yelp.com/biz/georges-restaurant-brooklyn] sign hanging out over Coney Island Ave seems to be hanging at a worrying angle. Neighbor Michael Milch [http://postcardstostinks.com/] noticed it this morning, and said, “I’m not sure I’m willing to give a sign that old the