Any good Mom/Pop or Diner type restaurants?

[MinnieForMe]

Hi:
My 12 year old is obsessed with 50's diners. We have to eat at any he finds. Has anyone noticed a good one around Orlando?

We also like mom/pop type restaurants. We, generally, do the chain restaurants but want to try something different this time.

Type of food doesn't matter. We are pretty adventurous!

 

[Brian Noble]

The area right around the world is over-run with chains. Not surprising; in a tourist heavy area, the chains are known quantities, and so that's where everyone ends up.

I'm not aware of a diner in the immediate area, but if you find one, let us know!

 

[lsayd]

You may want to try the Market Street Cafe in Celebration. Diner food, but not really the 50's diner look (interior has an art deco look) - breakfast is really good and portions are quite large. Lunch/dinner are also good - the menu has a lot of choices. We have breakfast (which they serve all day, so it's usually actually lunchtime!) there at least once every time we go down - we've eaten there many times and only once had a dish we did not like (chicken pot pie - may have been a bad night as it was during Tropical Storm Faye) and the service has always been good. Certainly worth a try!

 

[GEM]

Has he been to Johnny Rocket's? It's a chain place, but it has a fun "50's Diner" theme. There's one on International Drive, and I thiink there's one in Kissimmee, too. Check their website.

 

[leight]

Now it was many years ago that i went there so I don't have an opinion on the food today but I remember going to a 50's diner in Kissimmee called the Cadillac Diner.