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Red, yellow, and green neon lights combine with a shiny chrome exterior to promise big things at this mammoth 24-hour diner cattycorner from Madison Square Garden. And in terms of real estate, the place certainly delivers: The dining area can accommodate 300 customers easily what with its six rows of two-top, four-top and six-top booths. The menu retreats from this steroid approach by sticking to comfort food with mercifully few extraneous dishes alongside its handful of embellished standards like Granny's Pancakes (made with apples, honey, raisins, and walnuts) and a Black Jack Burger spiced up with Cajun seasonings. — Drew Pisarra