Orion Diner & Grill
“Also some of the best French fries I've ever had.”
“Orion Diner verified the order and delivered directly to the conference room exactly at the time I specified with each bag numbered as I had asked.”
“So many options, spacious, and a friendly staff make this spot great for late night eating (24 hours!!)!”
Orion Diner & Grill
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Piggybacking on the last 2-star review, their delivery service leaves much to be desired. Extended wait time, broken food containers upon delivery, wrong orders, overcharging, cold food… if there's something that can go wrong on a delivery order, they'll make sure to check that box. Considering the size and location of this place, you'd think they would be someone competent with takeout orders or cooking food in general. There are better 24hr places around. Find them. Order from them.
We ordered from here, for a late night snack delivered.
The Eggplant Parmigiana Sandwich was the second worse in New York. A few pieces of eggplant breaded and deep fried. One of the slices of eggplant was completely unripe and destroyed the thing. Also there were like only a few drops of acid tomato sauce on it and a small slab of really really plastic mozzarella cheese. It came with fries that were greasy like from a time machine set to forty years ago. This is at most a $5.00 sandwich, if it was good, but they charge $10.50 for it, and it's really bad.
The Caramel Sundae & Brownie was actually very good, and pulled this place out of the gutter – if it was the eggplant only, I would have given 1 star.
Sad when cooks cannot cook.
I came here for dinner after having some drinks next door with a group of friends. Below average diner food all around. I got a burger and it took them 15 minutes later to bring out than everyone else's food. It eventually came out and was ok. Prices were pretty reasonable. Place was bright and clean, as were the bathrooms.
If I was drunk enough I might come back here. Other than that I can think of a thousand better places to sit down and get some diner food.
This diner is great, but it is a diner and you can't expect a gourmet meal. This is the perfect place to go on a rainy day, to get some comfort food. I usually got the grilled cheese and fries, with mustard and I can't complain. I got what I ordered.
The menu has everything a diner offers and it is served well in a modest fashion.
Because it is near school of visual arts (SVA) you often have tables of college kids eating and talking their future projects, but that's part of being in New York.
I've been there alone, and in groups, and I have never waited to be seated. Service is fast and if you're there during rush hour, your check will appear on the table before you have time to think about it. That's NYC though, you're not in Kansas anymore.
*** Standard diner and service, Better diners out there ***
There's really not much to say here. I was pretty unimpressed by this diner.
Came here at 4 am for late night drunk food. Meh. Ordered the tater tots (which are hard to mess up if you ask me) and they were aite but just didn't really hit the spot. Something about the texture/saltiness/crunchiness-all off.
Apparently people like their grilled cheeses. Plus one for service. All of the waiters are super nice and cheery even at such an odd hour.
You don't go to diner's for high-end, adventurous or above-average food. We know this. But you shouldn't go to a diner and get complete crap. Orion Diner, your operation is just sort of crap.
I thought to myself : What could I order that a diner, even a mediocre diner couldn't get wrong? Burger. You would think that's a safe choice. So I get a Texas burger (served with an egg and cheddar cheese on iy) The waiter asks "how do you want it?". I order "Medium". He repeats my order. What comes out? A regular burger. No cheese. Very well-done. I didn't even bother after that. Time was limited and I didnt trust them to not make any more mistakes. I ate it. It sucked. Real bad.
The iced tea was a melted beach ball with lemon; I will be left wondering where the plastic taste came from forever. The pickle tasted like it expired a good decade ago. How does a diner not have fresh pickles? Honestly.
The woman at the counter had the enthusiasm of a DMV worker with end-stage tuberculosis. Luckily once you're done with her, the experience is over and you are free.
There's no excuse for a restaurant to be this bad. I NEVER, EVER say this but if you really want to eat something and it's late so you're short for options (or are somehow chained to this one block radius) , between this diner and a fast food chain; go with the chain. Luckily there are way better diners around (East Side, Lyric).
7$ gyros – not exactly street cart pricing but not bad at all considering you get to eat it sitting down and use a clean bathroom afterwards (not always a guarantee in NYC). Service is polite enough and the menu is gigantic (standard diner items).
Will the food blow your mind? Probably not, but it's a safe bet that isn't going to break the bank.