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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great breakfast!
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Had dinner here twice. Brownstone fries - generally amazing, but sometimes it will sit too long under the heat lamp and just overcook.CheeseSteak - better than average (since we're in Jersey). The...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Today was my first time dining at Brownstone Diner, and I cannot believe I waited this long to try it!!! I've heard the place is good, but the hoards of people that come here turned me off, until...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After reading the reviews I mentally prepared myself for the bad service but I was seated quickly, offered coffee before even getting settled in the booth and my food came fast. No complaints for a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ah Man! This is da place to go when u are tired of IHOP...lol. As a matter of fact this is the only place to go for the ultimate pancake experience!I had the Pancake Wrap w/ turkey bacon. Which...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Here comes my first bad review on Yelp...I was a regular, visited at least once a month, brought friends and they became regulars too. Other people asked me, "How can you go there, the service is so...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think I don't even need to say much in my review because mostly everybody has covered everything, but I skimmed through the reviews and I will just add a bit of my two cents about this place.It is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Brownstone Diner (http://brownstonediner.com/menu/) on Grand Street near the Medical Center in Jersey City, which was featured on Guy Fieri's "Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives" show on the Food Network in...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've visited the place a few times already, and I can't say anything but nice things about the place. Yes, there can be a line around noon for wknd brunch, but its worth the wait. I've been here for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My usual breakfast lately has consisted of corned beef hash and eggs, so when I searched the Jersey City area for breakfast, this diner came up. I hopped on the PATH, got off at the grove street...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Brownstone is a nice dining experience. The hostess and waitresses are very nice and to top it off they are comical. The pancakes are great. The portions are a bit large but that is typical of the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
in true downtown JC fashion, let's all overhype and overrate a B- at best place. ready...set.... brownstone!i dont know if it's the fact that it's in downtown jc so it must be good, or if people who...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't frequently go to diners. The portions are always way too big, and the menu may be extensive, but there are rarely creative options for vegetarians. Unless you like the fruit plate, that is....
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My son took me here for Fathers Day. He picked it off a list of places Guy Fiere had been to with his show, Diners Drive-Ins and Dives.Definitely a diner, and a busy one at that! Make no mistake, this...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Above average diner food, Ironman breakfast all the way!
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
SIMPLY AMAZING!!! There is no where better to get breakfast, but you better get there VERY EARLY (before 8am) on the weekends or you will wait forever for a table. But if you do have to wait - still...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
almost empty on a wednesday morning. menu with huge variety of breakfast dishes. huge portion but my friend and i were greedy enough to order 2 dishes each. very large for the price. pancakes was so...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Portions are huge and the pancake list is extensive. The pancakes are great and definitely tops the list of pancakes I have ever eaten. Also try the pancake wraps, great for late nights or saturday...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
- usually a wait- extensive pancake menu- generous portions in general but particularly impressive breakfast meat orders, about half a pack of bacon- reasonable pricing
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Their portions are ginormous but the food is so so. Thanks to freakin Diners Drive ins and Dives there's always a looong wait on weekends.
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Brownstone I love you so.First off, the portions are gigantic. I usually split mine in half and take half home for leftovers. The moussaka and pastas make particularly delicious leftovers. You...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have to say, it would definitely get five stars if there weren't almost always a line out the door. The first time I went, I came back three times for the next three days, because I was obsessed....
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pancakes with peanut butter chips inside. Sooooooo goooood. Their diner food is nothing ridiculously amazing to write home about, but is certainly decent enough. The staff are always friendly -...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pancake lovers this is the place for you!FYI.. if you go on a Sunday be prepared to wait up to 45 minutes and parking can be an issue. The pancakes are delicious and the portions are HUGE!! I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Well, let me just say, this is not a place for the healthy-hearted or small-stomached :PParking here is a pain. There's a lot, but it's almost always full... street parking is available if you cruise...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Only went here once because our experience was very mediocre. I am a HUGE diner fan and I'm always looking for a good place to get pancakes/breakfast. I felt this place was just a little too pricey...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I change my mind about the previous three stars. I don't get their pancakes every time, but I should. They are amazing. I also love their real deal sausage. My pancakes are always hot, but my eggs...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pancakes in this place are great. Everything else on the menu is standard diner food. Prices are reasonable. The wait and parking are the negatives for this establishment.
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Coconut Pancakes!! I have a thing for coconut. I have a thing for pancakes. I think I peed a little when I saw the combination of the 2. They have a massive list of pancake choices. Which I guess...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I live right around the corner from this place, and let me tell you, nothing is better than sleeping in on the weekend, throwing on some clothes, and walking only a block to grab a really great...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place only lacks a 5th star because of the incredibly long wait and unaccomodating space to wait. On weekends, starting at about 10am, until probably after 1pm, there is at least a half hour...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This diner is over rated to say the least. Their pancakes and most of the other breakfast items are top notch. Dinner items are hit or miss. Stay away from the fried calamari (my friend wanted to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dear god do you have any bad food? went back tried the omlete it rocked ass... then went back tried potato pancakes man. I could live here... Oh yah they have booze.... you can live here after a long...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I came here, I hated it. I found the food to be very delicious, but the service was beyond terrible. We were in a large group, about 7-9 people, and our waiter kept bothering us with...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Portions were gigantic. I ordered variety of things including french toast, pancakes, scrambled eggs with homefries, and gigantic sausages. They were all very mediocre. Sausages were kinda gross....
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place for breakfast. Place gets bussssy, though. And the wait staff is up and down (because of how busy it is). Parking can get rough, too. Prices are typical diner fair at least, and the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love the pancakes here.Great place for groups.
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here for the first time on a Sunday morning a little after 10am. Had no wait for a party of two and were seated right away. The inside is huge too! When we left around 11am there might have been...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had their moussaka for the first time this past Sunday and it was awesome! For 13.95 it comes with a large greek salad, grape leaves, olives, cup of soup, dessert and bread. It was hearty and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great food, and not just the pancakes. I've been going since it used to be called Newport Pancake House and they only had 4 employees.You won't be disappointed, great family running the place which...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2008
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I hope you are not looking for a nice experience here. The utensils were dirty and it is against the owner's policy to give you hot water. We just wanted to clean our utensils. Not sure what she (manager, may...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I would go to this diner all the time with my husband until today! We took our good friend who was visiting and ordered the pancakes. After almost finishing one pancake, I found a fly dead in my...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love love love this place! My boyfriend and I always get the waffle with strawberry compote and whipped cream and some sort of pancakes and split them both. The home fries here are great, I just...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great... for Pancakes..I love the pancakes here. They were HUGE and tasted like the south.The bacon is not my favorite. Aside from the regular smoke to salt ratio, the fat ratio was so...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is big and they serve big pancakes. so go ahead and eat all that you want.Personally I prefer pancakes that are a little bit moister, the ones I go were big and dry.The bacon was perfect...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here on Sat at about 3:30 - hadn't eaten yet and was sooo hungry. This is not a good place to go when you are starving!We tried the honky tonk pancakes (peanut butter and banana) to share for the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Played hookie last Monday and figured why not get a good breakfast at 1pm, I slept thru breakfast.Originally saw this place featured on Diners, Drive In's and Dives, btw my favorite show. The...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This diner is always a must for those visiting/living in Jersey City. Their menu is huge and they have a bar with an awesome list of alcohol concoctions - what more do you need at a diner? Last time...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty good stuff - I thought the pancakes would blow meaway - and they were great, but not stellar.Fluffy, light and very generous.I had the breakfast wrap which was a pancake, eggs,cheese and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm. Pancake-y goodness.I got into Jersey City kinda late and was starving after my flight. We decided to stop at this greasy spoon for some late night breakfast. We walked in 15 minutes...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Sorry guys, don't see what all the fuss is about this place. Yes, they have a great appearance, the building was obviously recently revamped. They do draw a huge crowd, and they have a wonderful...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is exactly what a good diner & pancake house is supposed to be. Plus it's really cute inside. Like any diner the menu had more choices than I could choose from, plus more pancake options...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
they don't call it pancake factory without a reason. this place has 31 different kinds of pancakes. no joke!i've been here a handful of times but only really took notice when my friend found out...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You know how people say you're only really supposed to eat a portion of food the size of your fist for each meal? Well, if you're one of those who actually do try to follow that general rule of thumb,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I will preface this review by saying that I am generally not a fan of diners. They tend to do so many things with their menu that they don't do any one thing super well. However, after reading reviews...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It was fixed up and opened again a few years ago. I've been back over and over, the funny thing is that I get the regular pancakes and nothing special. They don't have the half and half ice...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OK, this is hands down, in my opinion, the best pancake diner in the world! The only other pancakes I found that I thought were better are Cracker Barrel's, or the Aunt Sarah's on I-95 somewhere in...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like to pride myself as "King of the Diners" because I love going to a greasy diner. Since I'm from New Jersey, I guess its a built-in trait. In Jersey City alone, you've got VIP Diner, Al's Diner,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
While the wait to get seated at peak time on a Sunday can be a little daunting this is my favorite restaurant for breakfast foods.I highly recommend the corned beef hash.
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Artery-clogging paradise. Chocolate chip and banana pancakes were enormous, I barely got through half. My date had the burrito wrapped in a pancake. Sick, sick I tell you.I'm not sure if I'll ever...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just got back from my first time at Brownstone Diner and the experience merits 4 out of 5 stars. We ordered the peanut butter pancakes, irish benedict with a side of corned beef hash, california...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great pancakes, just like all the other Yelpers stated. But I don't know, I like this place better when it was just called "THE NEWPORT PANCAKE HOUSE"Sure it is more modern now, and all. But the food...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Food, oh my god food. And more food. The food here is extraordinary, portions are more than hearty. The pancakes are fantaboulistic, any kind of pancakes. Any kind of pancakes are needed to be eaten...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really dig this place. First and foremost, the prices are great. You get a ton of food for not a lot of cash. Secondly, it's just nice, unpretentious, hearty diner food--nothing fancy or innovative...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I absolutely love this place!! My only gripe is that they are not open 24hours (what gives!?) but god, if you love pancakes, come here. They have peanut butter-chocolate chip pancakes! They are huge!...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everything I want in a diner is right here at Brownstone. It is oh, so cute inside. The service is very good, and the menu is so extensive, I had problems choosing. There is an entire page devoted to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love the fact that this place is open late (midnight during the week & 1am on Fri & Sat), when everywhere else has long since pulled down the shutters.... For breakfast you have to have the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place for breakfast. (Very known for their pancakes, but try anything else on the menu) Very warm and welcoming. A great place to eat and chit chat with old friends.
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best diner in Jersey City. great atmosphere , fabulous food and not pricey at all!located right across from the New JC med center
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This restaurant has reopened as a diner serving breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Your best bet is to come here for breakfast, and choose from their hundreds of pancakes & waffles. On Saturdays be sure to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2006
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