The Best: Athena Diner
Another year, another award for the Athena Diner. They’ve never lost this vote and there’s a good reason for it. When it’s 2 a.m. and every other restaurant in town is closed, Athena offers countless options whether you desire breakfast, lunch or dinner. While the ’round-the-clock service is a huge factor, the quality food at a good price is another plus. You can get omelets, hamburgers or steaks cooked however you want. You can get a wide-variety of soups, salads and desserts cooked on location. They even have a bar so you can get your sandwich with everything from a Budweiser to a Long Island Iced Tea. The only downside is for freshmen and those without cars, but don’t forget you can order their food to go and it’s always ready by the time you get there.
The Worst: Penny’s Diner
I should get this out of the way first: the only reason to go to Penny’s is because it’s slightly closer than Athena. Other than that, I can’t think of any reason that you’d want to go there when you’ve got better options. Penny’s isn’t even open 24 hours, so you can tell they’re not catering to the college crowd (at least not any crowd I’m a part of). The food is decent, but Athena offers a better selection. They don’t have the best wait staff, while I see the workers at Athena more often than my family during the school year. The last time I ate at Penny’s was my freshman year, before I became enlightened to the Athena experience. I’ve never had any reason to return, and hopefully anyone who hasn’t been converted yet is now aware.
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