Diners Are Dying. SO How is one of America’s Larger Still Thriving? – ryan

New Jersey is the Diner Capital of America, Boasting More than any Other US State. But in New Jersey, Traditional, Chrome-Clad Diners Seem to Be Disappearing. Yet, Tops, The State’s Busiest Diner, Still Serves 13,000 People a Week. And Summit Diner, One of the State’s Oldest, Still Slings Out Pancakes and Taylor Ham Rolls from Tiny Grill.

So what happened to the All -american Diner? And How, Against Steep Odds, have tops and summit kept the Big Business of Diners Alive?