Thumbs Up Diner Restaurant Review:
This is a buffed-up, bright and bustling version of Thumbs Up’s original breakfast joint. The 1920s building with its brick walls, big windows and red-leatherette bar stools is a bit more generously sized than the original location. Under the direction of Brian Cate, the menu focuses on the first-meal dishes, although one may order from a list of sides to compose a lunch, and there is a...
Thumbs Up Diner Restaurant Review:
A spiffy industrial-style space in a gritty neighborhood draws crowds who gather, especially on weekends, for the good omelets, pancakes, whole-wheat biscuits, grits and burgers. We like the Yukon, a generously proportioned omelet with smoked salmon, spinach and feta cheese. The grits are the real McCoy: stone ground and properly seasoned; their corn flavor is right on the money. Bacon isn't...