The Jubilee Park Diner, on Allwood Road in Clifton was taken over last spring by brothers George and Gus Logothetis after the city rejected an attempt by McDonald's to open a restaurant on the site. The brothers gutted the building to make way for a $1 million makeover and changed the name to the Allwood Diner.
When it opens this month, the diner that once stood in its place will be just a memory.
The iconic New Jersey diner, with its neon signs, stainless steel facade and multipage menu, is undergoing a transformation, with some diner owners updating décor and revamping comfort-food offerings in the hope of luring a younger clientele.
The traditional Jersey diner — a chrome-sided railroad-car-style structure with long, narrow dining rooms — has given way to more modern facades in stone or stucco, with multiple rooms. Even their long hours and greasy-spoon menus are being modified.
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