New Jersey holds more diners than any other US state, earning the title of diner capital of America. Traditional, chrome-clad diners are disappearing even in New Jersey. Tops Diner operates as the state's busiest diner, serving 13,000 people weekly. Summit Diner, one of the state's oldest, continues to serve pancakes and Taylor Ham rolls from a small grill. The contrast between widespread decline and a few surviving, high-traffic or longstanding diners raises questions about the causes of the downturn and the factors enabling Tops and Summit to remain commercially viable.
New Jersey is the diner capital of America, boasting more than any other US state. But even in New Jersey, traditional, chrome-clad diners seem to be disappearing. Yet, Tops, the state's busiest diner, still serves 13,000 people a week. And Summit Diner, one of the state's oldest, still slings out pancakes and Taylor Ham rolls from its tiny grill. So what happened to the all-American diner?
And how, against steep odds, have Tops and Summit kept the big business of diners alive?
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