Galaxy Diner
“quick service, love the stars on the ceiling, late night crowd is fun, decent prices, will def go back!”
“Fantastic breakfast place in Hell's Kitchen/Theater District.”
“While Westway was definitely my favorite diner in the area for a while, their recent cutbacks have definitely knocked them down a notch, so I'm ecstatic to have found a place to replace them!”
Galaxy Diner
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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This is your classic diner serving everything from bagels to steak and everything in between. Huge menu variety. Food was decent and reasonably priced. Great option when no one can agree on what they want or you want breakfast in the middle of the afternoon.
This is probably more of a 3.5 star review, but my last visit really set me back.
The first thing I do enjoy about this diner is the abundant seating on 9th Ave and 46th Street, and usually covered by their awnings. It's a big patio space, and they make good use of it.
I usually come here for weekend breakfast/brunch, and their menu is pretty standard diner fare. Nothing over the top, and it's good, decent diner food.
The only issue I have is sometimes the wait for food can be odd. My most recent visit, our order couldn't have been simple, yet two tables near us got their food first even though they sat and ordered well after us. The waiter apologized, and didn't charge me the $1 for a soda refill (which is ridiculous in any event).
Short story shorter: if you're hungover and want a decent breakfast in HK and soak up some summer sun, this place is decent, and shouldn't be overlooked in favor of other, more expensive HK options. Just be on top of the waiters when necessary.
We left after waiting for 32 minutes for a coffee refill. Waaaaay to many choices fora delicious breakfast at $14.00. Can't say anything about the food…
Friends of mine coming in from out of town are real diner people and will be staying in the Hell's Kitchen area of NYC and were interested in the diner scene in the area. They are closest to the Galaxy diner so before they arrive, i went to try it out. It was a good experience. I was seat immediately and coffee arrived shortly after. I ordered two eggs up, turkey bacon and an English muffin. The food arrived hot. It is reasonably priced and the staff is helpful. The restroom is towards the back of the restaurant and was clean. I am not sure if there is a children's menu. I would recommend and return.
Two Words: Tourist Trap
Three Words: Cheap, fast, bland
This joint is a walking distance to Times Square. I really think this is a tourist trap! It has a very great decor and it is clean.
The food is really similar to Denny's. There is a lack of flavor and thought to the dishes. I ordered a greek salad. It came with huge chunks of feta, thick GMO tomato(the tomato looked GMO), thick GMO onion, olives, and grilled chicken. The dressing tasted like Italian dressing. I asked the dressing to be on the side. My lettuce was dressed in something…I found out it was from all the oil they used to "grill" the chicken. I believe the chicken was pan-fried which is why it was so greasy. My entree was inedible.
The strawberry toast they had was sloppily made. It just tasted like they dipped toast in butter.
Service was quick and they will get annoyed at you if you don't know what they want. Quick, in and out. With so many great places at the same prices, you are better off going elsewhere!
Galaxy Diner is a typical diner. The food is fine, but I found the portions to be rather small and left brunch a little hungry. It was busy, but at least we didn't have to wait long. Not a bad choice if your in the area, but you can find a much better brunch place in NYC.
came here on christmas day which not suprisingly not many places were open. I had the steak and eggs, steak was cooked perfect and had a nice char on it, not chewy at all,they also had fresh squezzed orange juice. Not sure why all the bad reviewx, place was solid.
there is a war in NYC–no not the WAR on terror, no not the WAR on drugs, and no not the WAR on giant SODAs (you lost that one Bloomberg. nice.)…
no i'm talking about the war on the staple American eatery known as the "diner." the populus of these restaurants is falling precipitously low. maybe it all the food trucks, fast food joints, quick service restaurants, legit restaurants, etc. OR just rising commercial lease prices for business owners…
it's nice to see Hell's Kitchen has a number of diners like the Galaxy Diner still alive and kicking.
the narrow-ish space is divided up tables and booths. the restaurant stretches deep from its corner locale to deep within the building that houses it.
the menu is gigantic here, but keep your orders simple and you'll walk away happy–belly full and your wallet full o' mo' money. i keep my eats here to simple breakfast executions: eggs, meat, french fries, toast, coffee. the cooks here won't mess it up and it will taste really good. that diner grease yo! otherwise i order burgers: the patty melt platter (comes with fries) is enormous and delicious. it's cheesey, grease-tacular. order it medium rare as all burgers should be. the juices runneth and overfloweth into a explosion of savoriness: cheese, charred ground hunks of cow, buttered toasted carbs, grilled onions, and fried taters. this is the way death by burger/sandwich is supposed to go in slow motion with our stomach expanded from a massive caloric intake.
the iced coffee is strong without being acidic.
if you are ordering from that mini phonebook of a menu and expect everything to be of the same quality…you are mistaken. stick with the high-turnover dishes–you know the ones they make a lot of…like the manly breakfast or the bro-tastic burgers…it means you're always getting fresh-er ingredients than you know that chicken salad, fettucini, steak etc. that gets ordered like 3 times a day as opposed to the burgers and breakfast items which they have to make like 8 million times per day. 'Sides if you're going to a diner to have pasta or chicken salad or a boring salad, you don't have a clue.
the service? quick. why? not just because they like you, but because they have to turn tables quickly. it's all about quantity yo! the waiters and bussers are friendly and helpful.
the decor? meh. it's fairly generic diner glow-y fare. it's clean enough and serves it's purposes.
the prices? great on normal stuff. terrible when you're trying to order your favorite fancy dish at a diner you're going to be disappointed by both the food and the value. your fault really.
do i think think this is the end all be all of diners? no. Jersey ones leave city ones in the dust
(U O E N O Rocko/Future. Listen to it). ) are there better breakfasts and burgers in the city? obviously. however if you HANGRY and not sober (drink responsibly kiiiids) this is a place to go to assault that hangover.
however this is a solid diner that's open late in Hell's Kitchen and does one heckuva job slinging eggs, bacon, burgers, hash, and all those other simple diner eats with efficiency. if you want something fancy or boojee– go elsewhere. no one will judge you.
long live the DINER–well until IN-n_OUT opens on the East Coast then i don't care. just kidding, diners are an important of the eating landscape like Bodegas…support'em before we lose them all.
drops mic. so i can handle this patty melt which is a two-handed smash!
i'z out.
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