Metro Diner
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| Founded | 1992 |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | 63 |
Key people | Chris Sullivan, Co-Chairman Hugh Connerty (Co-Chairman) Carl Sahlsten (CEO) Stanley Goodman (President & COO) |
| Website | metrodiner |
Metro Diner is an American casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Tampa, Florida. It has 63 locations throughout the United States and was featured in an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in 2010.
History
[edit]Metro Diner has roots back to 1938 when the first diner was opened in Jacksonville, Florida. It was not officially branded as Metro Diner until 1992 and was purchased by brothers Mark and John Davoli (Jr.) in 2000.[1] Their father joined them a few years later and expanded to several locations in the Jacksonville area, including Mandarin, Ortega, and Jacksonville Beach. In 2010, Metro Diner was featured in an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.[2]
ConSul Hospitality Group, made up of Chris Sullivan and Hugh Connerty, partnered with the Davoli family in 2014 to help expand the chain. At that time, the chain had nine locations.[1] By 2018, Metro Diner opened its 50th restaurant[3] and by 2020 had 58 locations throughout the United States.[4]
Menu
[edit]Its menu is classic American diner food. It is known for items such as chicken and waffles and meatloaf and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.[3] It also has a location known as Metro Diner Express for contactless ordering and payment, developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2020.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jones, Colleen Michele (6 November 2015). "Big plans in the works as former Outback execs take over Jacksonville's Metro Diner". Jacksonville Business Journal.
- ^ Stapleton, Susan (14 March 2017). "Dig Into Guy Fieri Favorites at Metro Diner". Las Vegas Eater.
- ^ a b Klein, Danny (16 April 2018). "Metro Diner, and the Making of America's Next Great Diner Chain". FSR.
- ^ Stern, Gary M. (14 November 2018). "The Breakfast Wars Heat Up for Full-Service Restaurants". FSR.
- ^ Moyer, Matthew (25 August 2020). "Metro Diner debuts 'Express' concept here in Orlando". Orlando Weekly.