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Tick Tock Diner

14 Jun

The Tick Tock Diner is a famous staple in the Penn Station/Madison Square Garden area. I have passed it at least a hundred times, but never made my way in. While trying to find a quick bite before a movie, Mike and I decided that we would try it for brunch.

Now I’m born and raised in New Jersey, so I have certain expectations for diners that have never quite been met in New York City. The Tick Tock Diner was probably one of the worst of the worst.

I ordered the ham and cheese omelet and Mike got an Italian omelette with sausage and cheese. Both were bland and hardly worth the calories. 


But the absolute worst part of the meal was by absolutely no doubt, the grits.  I’m not a huge grits fan to begin with, but this tasted like gritty glue:

Total Nom Points: 2 out of 10