How One of New York City's Classic Diners Has Been Serving Breakfast for Over 70 Years - The Experts

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After being forced to close in 2020, owner Luis Skibar reopened Old John’s Luncheonette in NYC with a focus on modernizing the old-fashioned diner concept. Old John’s is one of the oldest diners in the city, and serves dishes like roasted short rib, tuna melt sandwiches, apple cinnamon pancakes, and more diner classics.
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Producer: Connor Reid
Directors: Connor Reid, Murilo Ferreira
Camera: Murilo Ferreira, Michael Latchman
Editor: Josh Dion
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Supervising Producer: Stefania Orrù
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  • @jamte6150
    @jamte615011 ай бұрын

    Love that y’all are focusing more on non-fine dining !!

  • @Brad25King

    @Brad25King

    11 ай бұрын

    Might not be fine dining, but sure looks like fine diner :)

  • @clacicle

    @clacicle

    11 ай бұрын

    @@Brad25Kingyeah, this is not a regular diner. It’s probably quite a bit more expensive.

  • @yezki8

    @yezki8

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@Brad25Kingfine morning, eating a fine breakfast, in a fine dining diner 😅

  • @MonsterFlicks

    @MonsterFlicks

    11 ай бұрын

    Agreed, as much as I love these videos and they're super well done, I can only watch so many chefs creating extravagant dishes just for the sake of being extravagant and assembling plates with tweezers in order to serve 30 people a night at $400 a pop. Often times real kitchens that serve real food to real people is way more interesting.

  • @quinnhen2325

    @quinnhen2325

    11 ай бұрын

    Yum!!

  • @kingskingy586
    @kingskingy58611 ай бұрын

    That chef is just incredible!!! What a heart and soul in every ingredient and pride in every part of the menu. Amazing guy and amazing team + management. 10/10

  • @NazriB

    @NazriB

    8 ай бұрын

    Lies again? Grab CDG USD SGD

  • @JoseLopez-bt6bk
    @JoseLopez-bt6bk11 ай бұрын

    I like how you brought the Hispanic chefs in the story. It shows how hard they work and how they don't stop. They do everything from start to finish.

  • @josecl7

    @josecl7

    11 ай бұрын

    And it reflects the majority of restaurants in US.

  • @SanDiegoDaD

    @SanDiegoDaD

    11 ай бұрын

    @@josecl7I know right? Seems like the title of the video needs to be updated

  • @INCOGNITO-kd5ub

    @INCOGNITO-kd5ub

    11 ай бұрын

    Something all people with hispanic lineage is hardwork. It's just crazy that we fkn kill ourselves at work even when the work doesnt pay well meanwhile some mofos just chill around not giving much effort but for some reason I cant do the same. I have to go above and beyond 🤦🤦🤦🤦 I would love to procrastinate sometimes but something might have happened to my ancestors in the past that stops me from doing it 😅 getting a garote and whipping left a mark in their DNA ☠️

  • @nonenoneonenonenone

    @nonenoneonenonenone

    11 ай бұрын

    That's b.s. Many are lazy and do the minimum, you never get finely chopped vegetables, only large chunks. Maybe not here, but in places I went to.

  • @MTMF.london

    @MTMF.london

    10 ай бұрын

    @@nonenoneonenonenone You going to the wrong places.

  • @jennywu73
    @jennywu7311 ай бұрын

    I respect the people who worked in the back of the restaurant. My father worked as a chef for 40 years so I know it’s hard work. My dad doesn’t speak English but he can cooked delicious meals.

  • @kabibnurmagomedov197

    @kabibnurmagomedov197

    11 ай бұрын

    His dish talked for him 😂

  • @AC-kf2ky

    @AC-kf2ky

    11 ай бұрын

    So he’s illegal?

  • @ShadowLynx516

    @ShadowLynx516

    11 ай бұрын

    @@AC-kf2kyI didn’t know english is a prerequisite for cooking delicious meals but ok…..karen

  • @AC-kf2ky

    @AC-kf2ky

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ShadowLynx516 who said it was? Keep reaching honey

  • @JerseyJake98

    @JerseyJake98

    11 ай бұрын

    @@AC-kf2ky This is an insane comment. You can be a legal immigrant and not speak English

  • @dm5791
    @dm579111 ай бұрын

    This is not a diner its a full fledged restaurant. Amazing food! I hope they price it right so they can make a decent profit and stay open. Salmon and asparagus in a diner is amazing!

  • @YouChwb

    @YouChwb

    11 ай бұрын

    The owner mentions this.

  • @jamessveinsson6006

    @jamessveinsson6006

    8 ай бұрын

    Of course it’s going to be priced right it’s New York City

  • @anthonyofarrell

    @anthonyofarrell

    8 ай бұрын

    Exactly, it's not a diner.

  • @upthedown1

    @upthedown1

    7 ай бұрын

    In New York we have diners to that serve everything.

  • @defeatSpace
    @defeatSpace11 ай бұрын

    Amazing of them to pull off such a large menu and maintain such high quality.

  • @nonenoneonenonenone

    @nonenoneonenonenone

    11 ай бұрын

    Any restaurant should be able to with no problems.

  • @MTMF.london

    @MTMF.london

    10 ай бұрын

    @@nonenoneonenonenone It should on paper but many still fail to do it right.

  • @alancats
    @alancats11 ай бұрын

    Producing consistent quality at high volume and with a large menu selection is a huge challenge, but, Chef Victor and his team pull it off very well. You have to tip your cap to all of these folks for the hard work that they put in to achieve great results. And, let's give props to Mr. Skibar -- to go from working as a deliveryman (I read that online) to owner of the very same establishment (and, many others) -- that's the essence of the American Dream, right there.

  • @wpeters4361
    @wpeters436110 ай бұрын

    I moved out of NYC in 2020 and was saddened at that time to learn Old John's had to close down...I'd eaten there many times. So happy to hear it's been reopened. We lost so many businesses during the pandemic and really happy to hear that one has reopened.

  • @MOTM1234
    @MOTM12347 ай бұрын

    I was in the area of this diner and just ended up wanting to grab some breakfast/lunch food and walked into this place - I still remember how pleasantly surprised I was at the quality of food and the cleanliness of the joint. It's very cool to see them get their dues.

  • @TheOriginalArchie
    @TheOriginalArchie11 ай бұрын

    Watching deliveries being slid down into the basement, using improvised slides on the stairs, brings back so many memories for me. I was recently talking to my friends from outside of NY about that, and they didn't even know what I was talking about. It's nice to know this type of delivery still goes on, because I've seen so many of my childhood establishments close down. We use to walk on the steel doors when we walked by, because we thought it brought good luck.

  • @edjarrett3164
    @edjarrett316411 ай бұрын

    Every dish that I watched moved into the pass was spot on. I love their full on scratch menu. I think their menu is perfectly sized for their service, a flaw too many restaurants with large menus fall into. Wish their business the best.

  • @saleena9820

    @saleena9820

    11 ай бұрын

    🙌🏼🙌🏼

  • @MrNathancast
    @MrNathancast11 ай бұрын

    Shout out to all my Latinos working in the kitchen! The backbone of the service industry

  • @Bullish431
    @Bullish43111 ай бұрын

    This is a real chef, I’ve worked back of the house before and the Spanglish is what you hear through out the kitchen. Happy they are getting recognition because they really work hard

  • @anthonypearson6759
    @anthonypearson67598 ай бұрын

    Always our Hispanic brothers and sisters working hard in the background to keep our country running. Bless all of you.

  • @pacmanwrecks355

    @pacmanwrecks355

    4 ай бұрын

    I’m so happy they got a spotlight in this interview

  • @Chaddingway

    @Chaddingway

    2 ай бұрын

    America wouldn't have a restaurant industry to begin with if it wasn't for the Hispanics and Latinos/Latinas running those kitchens.

  • @chrisheinrich8465
    @chrisheinrich846511 ай бұрын

    I need to stop watching these on an empty stomach 🤤

  • @keanuvillanueva8128
    @keanuvillanueva812811 ай бұрын

    Salute to the people working behind the food that we eat

  • @petemac7969
    @petemac796911 ай бұрын

    We need more Diners in the country! Old fashioned homestyle cooking with good size portions and quality ingredients. Find that in the fancy restaurant that charges you $100 for something that doesn't even cove the plate!

  • @jdelorenzod2725

    @jdelorenzod2725

    11 ай бұрын

    I agree. So sick of all kinds of "ethnic" cuisines but its damn hard for find a good old fashioned American diner.

  • @nonenoneonenonenone

    @nonenoneonenonenone

    11 ай бұрын

    Diners truly love all, serve all.

  • @ochervelvet9687

    @ochervelvet9687

    8 ай бұрын

    @@jdelorenzod2725Nobody is forcing you to eat “ethnic” cuisine, which is only the foods from all our different backgrounds. You can go anywhere in any city or town in America and order diner-style food. No lack of omelets or pork chops or fish and chips or waffles or hamburgers. Ethnic restaurants open so we can have variety from the same-old same-old.

  • @movieswithmatticus5469

    @movieswithmatticus5469

    8 ай бұрын

    yea they need to go back to their countries! @@jdelorenzod2725

  • @thesadboxman
    @thesadboxman11 ай бұрын

    I find it so amazing that this place is operated by hard working immigrants and serving up the classic American dishes.

  • @Ch33no
    @Ch33no11 ай бұрын

    If he cooks diner food that good. I'd love to try some of his Mexican dishes.

  • @hildamaine8319
    @hildamaine831911 ай бұрын

    I miss the dinners in New York. I'm glad he's showcasing his staff. All hardworking people.

  • @joeavdichuk7991
    @joeavdichuk799111 ай бұрын

    Bro major shout out to chef Victor the heart of this diner my man's has mad passion and live for what he does

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd2637311 ай бұрын

    Eater never disappoints. Their content has always been the best.

  • @nurlagrande

    @nurlagrande

    11 ай бұрын

    Never been consistent tho. The amount of shows the axed without even saying anything

  • @cwg73160

    @cwg73160

    11 ай бұрын

    @@nurlagrandeDo you want them to make press releases or email you regarding every decision they make?

  • @kingpaw217

    @kingpaw217

    11 ай бұрын

    Except for Plateworthy

  • @tranmt

    @tranmt

    11 ай бұрын

    Rt77i9000ryioobbbbbb

  • @nurlagrande

    @nurlagrande

    11 ай бұрын

    @@cwg73160 nah maybe just say you won’t be making any more episode. Kunt

  • @steph4559
    @steph455911 ай бұрын

    Those pancakes looked insane

  • @MrJibbin54
    @MrJibbin5411 ай бұрын

    Ms. Martha absolutely slicing up that salmon fired me up 🔥

  • @brianmoody2549
    @brianmoody254911 ай бұрын

    Preparing the meat and the fish shows the honor and respect of how food is cooked you need that understanding to know what you doing and how to do it right and pick the right ingredients and food and make it be as good as people think it should be

  • @marshhen
    @marshhen10 ай бұрын

    Nothing frozen, just quality hand-prepped and fresh ingredients. This is why I pay for food in a restaurant. If I get served something frozen and microwaved it makes me angry - I could have done that at home. I am willing to pay to have professionals like this make quality food.

  • @edgarhermosillo9066
    @edgarhermosillo906611 ай бұрын

    My man Victor speaks better English than he does Spanish. He's just straight making up words for cooking in Spanish!! LOL

  • @mls01981

    @mls01981

    11 ай бұрын

    I was dying when I heard "el celery, los carrots"! ¡"El apio, las zanahorias" mi amigo!

  • @zeruzio1345

    @zeruzio1345

    11 ай бұрын

    @@mls01981 Ha, that's funny. I don't speak Spanish and thought that sounded a bit odd.

  • @moto3463
    @moto346311 ай бұрын

    Favourite KZread Channel and the best editors out there in my opinion every video is well made keep it up!

  • @anmnou
    @anmnou7 ай бұрын

    I love how caring and passionate they are and want to bring high quality food to the table. In a regular diner I would never order fish (except tuna melt) but I want to eat everything they have shown here!

  • @benjaminniemczyk
    @benjaminniemczyk11 ай бұрын

    John's is a great diner, one of the few in that part of town. Off the path but close enough to the buzz of Broadway to take in before a show or just because! I am glad it survived the Pandemic. That area has changed so much over the last decades, but John's remains an anchor.

  • @megapangolin1093
    @megapangolin10938 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video, it is really enlightening, the quality of the cuisine, the Chef completely nails his job, he is a hero, love the bilingualism too. I wish we had such hard-working folk producing such brilliant food in a diner in the UK. Well done to all involved. Thank you.

  • @geraldpain7915
    @geraldpain79159 ай бұрын

    There chef's work so hard and are proud of their work. I admire them.

  • @WordWoman111
    @WordWoman11111 ай бұрын

    Didn’t know about this Diner! Great report, visuals and interviews!

  • @kendallevans4079
    @kendallevans40798 ай бұрын

    Really labor of love! Respect for all these folks

  • @ciarankelly4338
    @ciarankelly43388 ай бұрын

    Congratulations and wish you all continued success! Must visit next time in NY. Greetings from Ireland!

  • @AB-xn3rs
    @AB-xn3rs11 ай бұрын

    That food looks Amazing! Can't wait to travel to New York and try the food.

  • @Luna.3.3.3
    @Luna.3.3.311 ай бұрын

    I LOVE diners. There's not enough of them here in Canada. The food is usually simple, much of it homemade. I've found with diners, you get what describe on the menu. This one looks especially great. 😋

  • @marywatkins6798
    @marywatkins679811 ай бұрын

    Great video. These people work hard. That tuna melt looked delicious!

  • @r-cdmx
    @r-cdmx11 ай бұрын

    I’ve always loved a good diner. Mike’s Diner, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Same Greek family and Mexican staff for the twenty years I went there. Consistency is everything. I ordered the same thing for twenty years and always got it exactly the same way preferred. Awesome place. Now I live in Mexico City, Mexico where the first (to the delight of many us here) an American owned diner by New Yorkers has opened OJO ROJO Diner (Red Eye Diner).

  • @jce0026
    @jce002611 ай бұрын

    Eater can make you feel hungry, admiration and hungry over and over again. Nothing but the best with Eater.

  • @donkeyfacekilla1
    @donkeyfacekilla111 ай бұрын

    wow this place looks amazing!

  • @ptommo1543
    @ptommo154311 ай бұрын

    That tuna melt sandwich just made me drool…..I’ve just eaten too 😂

  • @sbloome77
    @sbloome7711 ай бұрын

    Wow the quality of the the food is amazing!

  • @the_indelible_onion
    @the_indelible_onion11 ай бұрын

    So impressed by the team here. Stunning work

  • @simonfea2
    @simonfea211 ай бұрын

    Oh man, the food looked great. Kitchen staff are the heroes!

  • @nothingruler14All
    @nothingruler14All9 ай бұрын

    That's hard work! I hope y'all are well paid. The food looks beautiful. I would love to eat there. They clearly care about what they do.

  • @analozada9475
    @analozada947511 ай бұрын

    Their food looks amazing! 🖤✨🤩

  • @duaneho555
    @duaneho55511 ай бұрын

    It all looks so good. Hope to try it someday.

  • @halpwr
    @halpwr9 ай бұрын

    Everything looks fantastic!

  • @Sakja
    @Sakja11 ай бұрын

    Oh, I haven't sat in a diner since the nineties. Back then, I would dip in for quick lunch, maybe a burger, club or tuna sando, or a nice salad. A lot of times I'd just get a slice of pie with coffee or donut with coffee. Whatever I got, it would be delicious. It would be a Jersey diner because I lived in NJ. I worked in Manhattan, but I never visited a Manhattan diner. It was always some restaurant in the area where I worked.

  • @karlstriepe8050
    @karlstriepe805011 ай бұрын

    Great video! Reminds me of my years as a dishwasher at a local pizza place. The Latino chefs and prep cooks were so hard working! I tutored several in English during slow moments.

  • @a.phillips6892
    @a.phillips68928 ай бұрын

    Great Chefs and very nice Owner! I will definitely eat here one day! Food looks amazing!

  • @marcellino1956
    @marcellino19567 ай бұрын

    God bless ya....you have no idea how much your diner is appreciated.

  • @djmcnerney
    @djmcnerney2 ай бұрын

    This looks amazing!

  • @joshhowat6269
    @joshhowat626911 ай бұрын

    What a great spot. I love the show. Please keep up the good work.

  • @katiem6773
    @katiem67738 ай бұрын

    Incredible team at this diner. What a diverse and delicious looking menu.

  • @user-nq3ne6fz7k
    @user-nq3ne6fz7k6 ай бұрын

    respect to the chef for giving time with his masterpiece its so delicious

  • @littledotti6808
    @littledotti68088 ай бұрын

    Watching this from New Zealand 😭 The food looks amazing. Wanna try all the dishes. YUM.

  • @suzilahlah
    @suzilahlah11 ай бұрын

    That backline is amazing. Hard work

  • @ItzBwo
    @ItzBwo8 ай бұрын

    Props for showing respect to the prep cooks and the station cooks who are pretty much always the unsung heroes of restaurants! I’m a Jersey boy so anything diner related I’m down for!

  • @LazaritoMartines
    @LazaritoMartines6 ай бұрын

    The cuteness overload in this video is beyond words!

  • @lucycat241
    @lucycat24111 ай бұрын

    The food looks amazing! I’m getting hungry.

  • @hippydippy
    @hippydippy11 ай бұрын

    Wow! All that food looked amazing. Chef know's his stuff.

  • @tebec3624
    @tebec362410 ай бұрын

    Yet another NYC restaurant I need to try!

  • @j.gillespie5487
    @j.gillespie548711 ай бұрын

    Food looks great!! Chefs are great!

  • @juliettownsend2849
    @juliettownsend28498 ай бұрын

    Its what I miss most about NYC - a good diner. Everything in this video is amazing I have no doubt.

  • @isabelbeckerman9226
    @isabelbeckerman922611 ай бұрын

    Kudos to the diner owner for his dedication to serving high-quality meals and services in this upload. I admire his chefs who humble themselves to preparing their fresh and homestyle meals urgently but deliciously. I wish this establishment is locating in my hometown, where diners are the epitome of eateries in New Jersey. We Jersians can appreciate having their professionalism and timely enthusiasm to serve around-the-clock meal entrees in our mediocre served diners.

  • @hjtres7261
    @hjtres726110 ай бұрын

    I've always wanted to go to one of these New York City diners.

  • @bl1707
    @bl17074 ай бұрын

    Very enlightening. Hard working people

  • @betsyrocks
    @betsyrocks11 ай бұрын

    I wish we had diners like this in London. Don't get me wrong, I love our greasy spoon cafes but this food looks so much better.

  • @tyleryoung2348
    @tyleryoung23487 ай бұрын

    Respect to the Chef!! food looks so good!!!!!!!!

  • @3hristopher
    @3hristopher8 ай бұрын

    I’m definitely visiting this place

  • @mpat100
    @mpat1006 ай бұрын

    Blessings for Luis his business and his staff.

  • @user-us5gt1ug8h
    @user-us5gt1ug8h2 ай бұрын

    The food is from the heart,love these family owned diners and they abound in India dishing out local delicacies,the chefs are basically multitaskers making a plethora of dishes working nonstop right from early in the morning till they close

  • @user-kw9su9mw8q
    @user-kw9su9mw8q9 ай бұрын

    Eater never disappoints. Their content has always been the best.. Salute to the people working behind the food that we eat.

  • @medahenderson3055
    @medahenderson30559 ай бұрын

    Dang that looks amazing 🤩!!

  • @ArielK1987
    @ArielK198711 ай бұрын

    There's alys something special. When it comes to a neighborhood restaurant. No matter how old it may be

  • @lc8361
    @lc836110 ай бұрын

    Amazing content guys

  • @user-ov8eh9ez9h
    @user-ov8eh9ez9h7 ай бұрын

    OMG that food looks so good

  • @watsonspuzzle
    @watsonspuzzle11 ай бұрын

    Always enjoyed the diners, and this one looks excellent.

  • @peggydejesusqq4595
    @peggydejesusqq45958 ай бұрын

    I miss living and working in NYC and NJ. The diners in those two 1:23 states are so good. I miss my over easy fried egg with ham on a fresh kaiser roll for my breakfast each morning!!! Yummy!!!

  • @yolandatubin8126
    @yolandatubin812611 ай бұрын

    Such hardworking decent employees…..not so easy to find nowadays. All the food looks delish!

  • @zeruzio1345

    @zeruzio1345

    11 ай бұрын

    If you pay them right, the workers are pretty easy to find.

  • @NicolasValentinScotland
    @NicolasValentinScotland11 ай бұрын

    That’s some good cooking . Flavorsome.

  • @Twobuckets321
    @Twobuckets3218 ай бұрын

    I guess the torch has passed from the Greeks owning diners to everyone else. It’s a huge undertaking to run a successful diner at this level.

  • @johnhrehov4720
    @johnhrehov47207 ай бұрын

    This is a thing of Beauty, thank you.

  • @windermere2330
    @windermere233011 ай бұрын

    This place looks awesome! I wish there was a diner like this in LA!

  • @user-lp1vz1wh6l
    @user-lp1vz1wh6l11 ай бұрын

    ugh! salivating now! always great with you content, eater! =)

  • @mathogre
    @mathogre11 ай бұрын

    Old John's is on my list of places to dine for my next trip to the city.

  • @corvettesbme
    @corvettesbme9 ай бұрын

    Great video!

  • @ernestwegner4960
    @ernestwegner496011 ай бұрын

    OUTSTANDING!!!

  • @scottschram1507
    @scottschram150711 ай бұрын

    Now I appreciate even more the people that work so hard so I can have a satisfying meal I sincerely hope the owners and bosses appreciate the endless work that goes into their business Thank you all for everything!!!

  • @BigGeno
    @BigGeno11 ай бұрын

    everything is fresh that’s refreshing

  • @inktime
    @inktime11 ай бұрын

    If I ever come to New York I want to eat in your diner. Your food and your employees look amazing!😊

  • @philiprea8340
    @philiprea834011 ай бұрын

    OMG I have to make my way down to NY... this is the first place I`m going, man that food looks awesome!

  • @tnrodgers
    @tnrodgers8 ай бұрын

    I’ve traveled the US, Diner meals are staple favorites. Simply the best home cooked meals.

  • @bigbk301
    @bigbk3018 ай бұрын

    Looks like a really special place!

  • @LesterMoore
    @LesterMoore10 ай бұрын

    Mr. Palafox. Thank you and the outstanding diner staff for retaining a golden era of America alive and refreshed for the children to enjoy the wonderful memories of childhood. 😁

  • @phobia8879
    @phobia887911 ай бұрын

    All of that food looked fire

  • @mattgeezy3002
    @mattgeezy300211 ай бұрын

    Hard working Mexican workers keeping the American diner alive!

  • @fasteddie9867

    @fasteddie9867

    8 ай бұрын

    yeah then they get drunk on Cervases and mow innocent people down.

  • @DREAMWORKERSKY
    @DREAMWORKERSKY11 ай бұрын

    love this

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