22 times • MAY 19, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com Georgia Diner in Elmhurst expands menu to cater to diverse community BY ANGELA MATUA [email protected]/@angelamatua Georgia Diner, the Elmhurst institution that has been around since 1978, is serving up diner staples along with diverse additions. The diner, located at 86-55 Queens Boulevard, was founded by Dimitrios Kaloidis who has gone on to open several more diners across Queens and Brooklyn. The menu contains standard diner fare including omelettes, griddle specials, wraps, sandwiches, burgers and bigger entrees featuring fish, steak and chicken. Georgia is open 24 hours a day and seats 310 people. It also includes a private party room that accommodates 50 people. According to general manager John Singh, the diner has also began catering to the changing population in Elmhurst. Instead of just American and Greek food, the menu includes dishes popular with the large Latino, Chinese and Korean communities. “We try to change the items because the neighborhood has changed,” Singh said. “ We serve a growing Spanish Chinese, Korean community. We try to accommodate to them with their own specialties.” Chef Nick Michalatos changes up the menu and adds several new entrees every six months. For this six month cycle, new additions include Mole Chicken, Caribbean Fish Tacos, Lechon al Horno – a pork dish served with beans and hot peppers and a Cuban Panini dish. Most of the items are reasonably priced at about $18.95. Though the restaurant recently sold half of its parking lot at Justice and 55th avenues – it will become a 17-story, mixed-use building, according to Singh – customers keep coming back for more. “Business is good, even with the parking a little smaller now, we’re still the same way,” Singh said. “It’s like a family neighborhood.” He said the family-friendly atmosphere extends to the employees, some of whom have been here for decades. “We appreciate our loyal customers,” Singh said. “The people who come there at 30-or 40-years-old were kids here when they were asking for lollipops. We have a woman who for 30 years has been working there as a cashier.” Photo courtesy of Georgia Diner Georgia Diner in Elmhurst has been around since 1978. Terrace Diner Enjoy our Award Winning brunch on weekends and our delicious lunches and dinners seven days a week... great food, friendly service. Hours Fri. & Sat. 7am-11pm, Sun. - Thurs. 7am-10pm We Take Credit Cards www.terracediner.com 718.224.4434 Follow us 212-97 26TH AVE • BAYSIDE (Bay Terrace Shopping Center • Upper Level)
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