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Big Daddy's Diner

239 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10003
nr. 19th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-477-1500 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    2.7 out of 10

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    3 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Diner, Hamburgers

Official Website

bigdaddysnyc.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, 7am-midnight; Thu, 7am-2am; Fri-Sat, 24 hours

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W at 14th St.-Union Sq.; 6 at 23rd St.

Prices

$9-$14

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Breakfast
  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Kid-Friendly
  • Kids' Menu
  • Late-Night Dining
  • Lunch
  • Private Dining/Party Space
  • Take-Out
  • Online Ordering

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

9th St. to 29th St., First Ave. to Sixth Ave.

Profile

Run by an outfit called Branded Restaurants—the company behind faux-downhome eateries Duke’s and City Crab, this theme-park diner pulls in a steady flow of customers as perky servers in tight T-shirts navigate the candy-colored, pop-artifact-packed room to seventies and eighties tunes. Cutesy menu names and odd prices (“Name That Tuna” sandwich, $9.97) reinforce the general wackiness. Nearly everything on the menu arrives in gargantuan portions, which distracts from the fact that most of it isn’t so good. Pot pies are pasty, hamburgers are overcooked, salad are bland. To memorialize the meal, you can acquire a Big Daddy’s trucker hat, tank top, or “girly shirt.” If nothing else makes you pine for the days of down-and-dirty diners, a $2.54 cup of coffee certainly will. — Michael Kaminer

Reservations

Reservations are only accepted for parties of six or more.

Recommended Dishes

Roadside veggie chili, $5.95; coffee shop grilled three cheese sandwich, $7.95

2.7 "Not Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
0% Would you go back?
0% Would you take a date?
66% Would you take kids?
0% Would you go on business?
0% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 4.7
Service: 1.7
Décor: 4.7
Value: 3.7

Enough!

GramercyGal from 10003 | Posted on 2/1/09

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Food: 6
Service: 2
Décor: 5
Value: 2

Ugh! I've had it with this place. The food is okay, it's ridiculously over priced though. I mean, $10 for a turkey sandwich and I have to pay extra for fries? Come on! Not only that, the service is just terrible. I live around the corner, we actually share cross streets and every time (no exaggeration -EVERY TIME) the delivery guy gets lost! I live on Gramercy Park S (which is 20th Street) and they're on Park between 20th & 19th - and they can't find me! Not only that, they're slow as snails. The table service is terrible, I'm always asking for drink refills and water from them. They are always 30 minutes later than they say when delivering... and I mean, that could be because the delivery guy is lost and calls me from a completely different neighborhood - but still! I'm done! No more will I order from here! There are too many good diners out there to waste my money and time here.

i gave it a one because there is nothing lower

jameswills from 11218 | Posted on 2/15/08

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 1
Service: 1
Décor: 1
Value: 1

quickly shown a booth, place is maybe a quarter full. after about 10 minutes of waiting, looking at the staff hanging out at the bar, looking at us, a lethargic youth asked if we had been helped yet. he took our order, maybe 5 more minutes to bring over our drinks. did not ask if we wanted water, either. and i did. after waiting 30 minutes(!) i decided to leave. spoke to the manager, who was also sitting at the bar with the staff-told her about the problems, and the waiter came over and said, but your hamburger was ready...oh really? then why didnt you bring it over so i could eat it? needless to say, i will not go back. and you should not go there, either unless you feel like waiting. oh yeah, the delivery guy also brought his dirty bike through the table area. twice.

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