Carroll Gardens Classic Diner
“And as far as I'm concerned they deliver in that regard 🙂
I especially love their grilled chicken sandwiches.”
“They are open late and delivery/service are both always perfect.”
“We were immediately greeted at the door and led to a super comfy booth.”
Carroll Gardens Classic Diner
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I take back everything I said about the chicken fingers. In the sober light of another day, these are perhaps the worst chicken fingers I've ever had. Things said about these chicken fingers when we ordered them recently:
"These remind me of gas station chicken fingers."
"They are like finger-sized chicken McNuggets, but worse."
"Ugh."
Those are not good things.
Don't get me wrong, we still ate them all because we had already paid for them and we are gluttons, but next time I'm trying to be fat and unhealthy, I can't deal with such nonsense. I'm just going to just stick with mozzarella sticks. Those were almost OK.
Late night chicken and waffles at 3am, solid. There was hardly anyone there, but pretty much only place that was open.
It's a diner and open late. I came here for breakfast after a late night. It must have been like 4 am. I kept it standard, as I've learned to do at these type places. My eggs, sausage and home fries were just what I needed. A friend's steak and eggs was just okay, but another raved about his chicken Parmesan. The guy was sleepy, but nice enough. Our food came quickly and the prices were decent. Perfect for a late night eat, but do keep your order simple.
I was craving a bacon cheese burger. Order one at 1240am and got it in 20 mins.
The burger was good. I wasn't expecting such a good burger. It was cooked medium as I requested and had lots of flavor.
The only bad thing were the onion rings. The breading was too thick. I prefer batter fried onion rings.
Definitely will RTE.
If you're looking for late night eats this side of Brooklyn, this might be your only option on Smith St.
You're bound to arrive here at a drunken hour, say…2:30 a.m. with a craving for grilled cheese or something greasy. No worries, this place can provide. It's cash only (if I can properly recall) and the servers are nice enough.
Would I say it's the best diner around? No. But it serves its purpose: Providing drunk munchies for the masses.
Came for a 03:30 early morning breakfast. The restaurant was quiet at 03:30 in the morning, but I was provided with friendly and quick service. The Sausage and Eggs were good, with quality sausages (better then most diners). The Popeye Spinach Salad was massive!
I haven't been to a diner in YEARS and always need to find a legitimate reason to actually grub on diner food. My boyfriend and I stopped here for some late night dinner the other night. I ordered the Vegetarian Frittata and my boyfriend had some chocolate chip pancakes. We also ordered some waffle fries to share. My meal came with toast and (the menu says 'potatoes') French fries. Overall, the frittata was actually pretty good. A good use of vegetables such as zucchini, broccoli, and carrots. It was nice and fluffy and not at all oily. The fries my meal came with wasn't anything special. I didn't have my toast, am though it did look a LITTLE burnt. The waffle fries were pretty good. Although I am not an avid diner-goer, I think this place will do you justice if you are hungry! One thing that was notable to my attention was the service! The waiters were so nice, friendly and professional. I asked the waiter if he knew of any cab companies in the area and he gave me a number right away. When the cab arrived, both waiters showed us out the door and pointed towards our cab for us. Overall, a good dining experience.
About seven years ago, I had roughly six encounters with the actor Peter DInklage in a two year period. Considering the fact that I live in Portland Maine, it was a curious thing. I thought a lot about this at the time and finally concluded that there must be some cosmic meaning, some reason this kept happening. Ultimately, thoughts around this faded as time passed. To be honest, I had all but forgotten the whole thing, until three days ago, on New Year's Day on my way to the Carroll Gardens Classic Diner for breakfast with my kids. I pulled up to the light, and there on the corner laughing with his dog, was Peter Dinklage!
I turned the corner, found a parking spot immediately and with a feeling of wonder entered the diner. We were immediately greeted at the door and led to a super comfy booth. The staff was friendly and attentive and the menu HUGE. The coffee arrived in under a minute. Three of us ordered souvlaki/gyro dishes and they were all plentiful and well made. The tsatziki sauce was excellent. My daughter got a waffle with sausage and could not finish it.
About half way through our meal, I thought the following thoughts:
This is an old school type diner, the kind that existed all over the city 30 years ago
The food was great and reasonably priced
There was absolutely no rush for us to leave
The coffee was bottomless
I absolutely loved the Carroll Gardens Classic Diner. The next time I am in the neighborhood, I plan on eating here way more often. I wish this diner could be teleported to Portland, Maine. There were lines outside of many other hipster brunch places, reminding me so much of the Portlandia brunch episode. Some day if you find yourself waiting in line somewhere else in the neighborhood, do yourself a favor, and head over to the CGCD.