THE CROWD Casual and animated, with numerous groups of diners in their 20s and 30s.
Since then, I've spoken with numerous vegan chefs and diners who say it can be a challenge to change a lifetime of eating habits overnight.
The restaurant, in the midst of Pudong's skyscrapers, is done up with faux Louis XIV drapes, chairs and paintings decorating a vast dining area, with a large open floor full of tables of boisterous diners and numerous semi-private rooms.
Maclachlan's numerous trips to a diner for slices of pie and cups of "damn good coffee" made the phrase one of the trademarks of the original series.
There are also diners, soda shops and numerous restaurants that lasted only a season or two in an exceedingly tough industry.
Meanwhile, the Health Department has filed numerous health-code violations against the diner, because of problems Mrs. Aposporos said are caused by blocked access to the diner's rear.
Also popular are the newly renovated Retro 50, a Greek diner on Cropsey Avenue, and the numerous Russian restaurants in Brighton Beach; and Lundy's in Sheepshead Bay offers Brooklyn clam chowder.
Like many Greek diners, it has an overstuffed menu, offering 175 items spanning numerous cuisines.
That diner, said Mr. Dankner, had an Indian name but nevertheless played host to numerous Jewish patrons.
Cottage Restaurant and Café, in Plainville, does numerous things right, and its primary drawback — overly generous portions that some may find off-putting — is something many diners will enjoy.
