May 26, 2011
I really should quit whining about working the dayshift, but here we go again!
Today was almost a twelve hour day and I’m fucking beat. I feel like Monday’s and Tuesday’s post weren’t that great and I appreciate those of you who are sticking with me this week. It’s not only that I hate working and moving around in the daylight hours, it’s also that my workdays are a lot longer and I don’t feel like doing jack shit afterwards. So tonight, I’m taking a suggestion from MAD commenter and the future Jerry Lewis, Jason Hwang.
After I went to the shitty Tick Tock Diner (a diner without a counter!) he suggested I try the Skylight Diner which isn’t far from work. So that’s where I’m going tonight. This way if it sucks you can blame Jason.
Sadly I had to work late today, but the good news is at least it's dark outside and I'm staying true to the name of this blog.
This is Harold Camping's latest prediction, I don't think this act of heavenly division will happen. I'm calling it the, "Crapture."
And here we are, the Skylight Diner. Looks like an old school diner, nice!
And like all true NYC diners, it's open 24 hours.
Looks like they speak my language here!
And there's a nice curly-Q counter to sit at. Perfect!
Muffins!
Within three minutes of sitting down, an ice-cold Budweiser is placed before me. Aaahh, memories of where I work are fading fast.
And speaking of beers, check out the selection here. A large and varied list for a diner!
Ebony and Ivory condiment shot!
Here's some of the staff hard at work behind the counter. I've just placed an order for a bowl of matzo ball soup.
And I've also ordered a second beer. While we wait for the meal to arrive, let's take a little tour. Here's the back of the diner where there's table seating.
There's booths up in the front window for a nice view of the street as you eat.
I hear the desserts here are homemade and simply delectable!
Obligatory counter diner mirror shot!
Another shot of the other side of the counter...
And when I return to my seat, dinner is served! Their matzo ball soup is the best I've ever had, it not only has matzo balls, but there's noodles in it as well! Delicious!
I was tempted to have a black and white cookie for dessert, but opted for another beer instead.
And now it's out the door and home to collapse. See you tomorrow after dark and thanks to Jason for the suggestion!
If They Do Say So Themselves!
(From their “About Us” page on their website)
Welcome to Skylight Diner, servicing residents and businesses in Hell's Kitchen since 1996.
We are Teddy & George and we own and operate Skylight Diner. We're on hand every day to ensure that whether you come into our restaurant or order delivery, your food is prepared just the way you want it.
We offer value and speedy delivery. Choose from triple decker sandwiches, salads, pastas, Greek specialties, seafood entrees, pancakes, eggs and much, much more!
Skylight Diner
402 W. 34th St. (Near Ninth Ave.)
212-244-0395
Further reading: New York Magazine, Skylight on flickr (be sure to look under the “Comments and faves” for a scary surprise!) and NY Times.
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Reader Comments (34)
I have eaten here many times and can vouch for the Skylight ! ... if there's a better diner in NYC than the Skylight, or the Lyric Diner, I'd love to know where it is.
Well, I'm back after a days absence...the 24th it seems really was doomsday for my computer, I got a big virus warning immediately after telling that 'Real New Yorker' asshole to go jump back in his straight jacket. The virus warning came complete with the admonition to activate a bogus Microsoft ati-virus program, which turned out to be a virus in itself. I didn't click on it, but I still had to have the other viruses wiped at my trusted computer center to the tune of $120. I bummed a ride from a neighbor lady who had a busted seat belt/shouler harness in the passenger seat, and I'll give you three guesses who got a ticket for failure to wear a seat belt from one of Blaine's Fascist finest on the way back from the store. What a totally shit day. I've got an Idea for a new reality series on T.V. Marty...it would be called 'Hacker Hunt". A team of private cyber-detectives track down people responsible for these God-damned viruses, and then a van full of big strong bully-boys with lead cored baseball bats come roaring up to the hackers domicile, kick in his door and beat the living peanuts out of the hacker in front of his screaming girlfreind, making sure to break all of his code writing fingers in the process. Then one of the big strong bully-boys pulles out a colt model 1911 .45 automatic pistol and pumps a few .45 hollowpoint 'flying ashtrays' through his computer tower, his monitor and his fucking modem before telling the hacker to have a nice day and getting back in the van and roaring off into the sunset. And now a word from our sponsor, break for commercial. Yes I'm a little pissed right now, hope everybody is having a better time than I have as of late. I'm going to fix mystelf a whole series of perfect gin and tonics now and see how quickly I can put myself into an alcoholic coma. The matso ball soup looks great Marty, I bet it was delicious!
Soup looked good,,,,black and white cookies looked even better, but I know after a few beers, do you really want a cookie? "Simply delectable and homemade desserts" I should check out the delectables. Hey Jaws,,,,chill out,,,and give us that recipe for a "perfect" gin and tonic.
@MAD: Sorry to hear work is treating you like a bag of swizzle sticks.
Is is a bad thing that Black & White cookies always make me think of this?
@Jaws: Seriously stop giving your money away to that computer center. Also this and this. If you download, install, and update those three free applications, you will never have to worry about viruses/malware again.
@GENE: The Lyric diner! I need to post that story about my adventure in there, maybe next week!
@Jaws: Holy shitballs! Sorry to hear about that, I hope your well on your way into the alcoholic coma by the time you read this! I wondered where you were yesterday! I thought maybe you abandoned the blog after finding out that I'm not a "real New Yorker!" I hope things get better soon!
@Al: Nope, beer and cookies kind of want to make me toss my cookies!
@csp: That first link must be a doozy, it's blocked here at work! And it looks like you've become the IT man here at MAD! Thanks for helping Jaws out, it sounds like he's having a worse week than me and that's pretty bad!
I always love a place that offers to service me. TO THE SKYLIGHT DINER! AND BEER!
I want to go there..
Biff wanna road trip?
beer and black and white cookies.. yummy.
Jaws.. seriously.. you have the worst luck with computers.. you might need to go back to pen and paper..
I missed out on swizzle stick fun yesterday do to my sketchy internet.. but mine was due to yucky storms..
Marty may make fun of the fact i use a smart phone but at least i wasn't disconnected from the world. but with all the pics and no wifi it was too hard to pull up MAD.
nice post Martster:)
oh and does this mean we have to be nice to jason for a day cause he had a good idea?
"that great and I appreciate those of you who are sticking with me this week. It’s not only that I hate working and moving around in the daylight hours, it’s also that my workdays are a lot longer and I don’t feel like doing jack shit afterwards."
Aw. Marty, you need a vacation, soon!
And now I want an ice-cold beer!
@Biff: I agree! TO THE SKYLIGHT DINER! AND BEER!
@Gidgie: I wouldn't make fun of the fact that you use a smart phone, mainly because I'm not sure what one is! And please, feel free to rip on Jason all you want!
@Meleah: Today's even worse!
That soup looks good, but it just CAN'T be better than the Matzo Ball at Hollywood Diner!
(Can it?)
I would have dipped the Black and White in my beer, no really.
@JAZ: I hate to say it, but they beat the Hollywood! The noodles put it over the top for me! You'll have to try it out!
@Harry: When you get back to town, we'll go and I'll record said dipping with pictures!
Good choice Jason! Love that diner! I don't think you can get matzo ball soup in Utah, never had it. Was the scary surprise on the flickr pic that there wasn't anything there? Awesome moon pic!
@Kari .... Cardboard Box Man is there on Flickr below the picture !
Not on my computer! Or I'm missing something...
Maybe he's invisible to me now
@kari: He's there in a slightly different form, look directly under "Comments and faves." You should be able to recognize him, after all, your nieces are Cardboard Box People!
Cardboard Box People rock !
I'm glad a got to meet him in person and give him a sip of my Bud !
@GENE: You and Smoopy are the only two people outside of me who have met the infamous and frightening Cardboard Box Man!
I had to coax him out of his hiding spot with my full beer can ... poor guy looked thirsty !
@GENE: Ha! He always is, that's why I padlock my fridge!
But what's with the four-eyed menace on that Nightcap video? It looks very disturbing. A friend of C.M.?
@onemorefoldedsunset: Eventually everything will morph into the Cardboard Box Man!
Just finished my last tall boy. Either I have to get dressed again or start on the Vodka in the freezer. I'm already seeing cardboard people on my walls. Here's to Fleet Week. Sip Ahoy.
Oh I see the issue. See I have a flickr account, so when I clicked on it, I see my profile pic, a tree. Once I logged out of my account, then I saw it :)
@Uncle Waltie: I hope you went with the vodka in the freezer, it's always the easier choice. Sip Ahoy!
@kari: Glad you finally found him!
Some day it will be Cardboard Box people vs. Zombies - who's side would you rather be on? It seems that the Cardboard Box people have the beer...
@Britta: That will be one frightening-ass day!
Marty, did the vodka, as you suggested....still seeing cardboard box people on my walls. Now I _do_ have to get dressed, as it's 3:30pm and there are no tall boys left and the Vodka bottle kinda looks sucked dry. On top of that, the I-Bar doesn't deliver, no matter how much I tried to cajole them. So if you see a handsome middle-aged gentleman stagger down 2nd Ave., have mercy...it might be yours truly. Plus on top of that I missed the Hampton Jitney, which would have taken me to my cardboard box summer home on Fire Island. Happy Memorial Day, folks. Don't drink and WOOHOO. Here's to Fleet Week, again. Sip ahoy.
Cheers to you Uncle Waltie! "Sip Ahoy" is my new favorite phrase!
@Jaws: I'm feeling your pain, man. My internet is STILL only giving me an hour window every day then it's virtually un usable.
@MAD: Great diner!! Hey, I think I could be familiar with that Lyric diner story, but I'm looking forward to hearing it again.
@Clacky: What's wrong with your internet? One hour a day, I'd go nuts...or maybe I'd get my old life back! I'll be posting the Lyric Diner story when I go there!
Yum...matzo ball soup. They look great!!
@Melanie: It was delicious, great diner!
Glad You enjoyed Skylight , & the only thing I am disappointed with Skylight Diner is when they first open there coleslaw was the Best I ever had , but then few years pass , it's just the same as everyone else , other then that there great , & only 2 blocks from where I live , when I move to France I will miss wake up sometimes in 2AM on sat hungry & go there & eat . If I wake up @ 2AM in Toulouse on a Sat , there's nothing but the liquor store is open , but they have food too .