Silk City Diner Report

The reopened Silk City Diner just got some coverage on Chowhound. Here’s the scoop on the restaurant:


Silk City officially re-opened Thursday June 14 as a bar more than a restaurant, though food is available. The booths have been updated, nicely upholstered seats, and they look to be more roomy than their predecessors but the place is definitely no longer a diner (no shake machine, dessert display, table jukeboxes, breakfast). The lights are dim and the walls painted red and behind the counter the afore mentioned shake machine and dessert display are replaced by rows of liquor bottles. It appears it will only be open for dinner until 1am (not sure if it’s Mon-Sun or if they’re closed on any day) and maybe brunch on Sundays. Am sorry to say I did not try any of the food and only stopped in for a drink. I did grab a copy of the menu on my way out. Soups are $6 (three choices), salads $7-$9 (4 choices), apps $9-$12 (7 choices), sandwiches $9-$12 (4 choices), entrees $14-$19 (6 choices), all sides are $4 (4 choices), and all desserts are $6 (3 choices). They’ve 6 beers on tap, 18 bottled beer, 6 white wines, and 5 reds. Here is a somewhat interesting list of one from each general offering (soup, salad, app, sandwich, entree, side orders, desserts): Spicy Black Bean Chili with cheddar cheese, sour cream, salsa and tortillas $6 (listed under soup but sounds more like an app); Bibb salad, apples, red onions, endive, goat cheese, spicy walnuts, mustard dressing $9; barbecued pork empanadas, cilantro cream, pineapple salsa, paprika oil $10; hot roast beef sandwich, gruyere, caramalized onions, horseradish, au jus $11; black pepper and thyme crusted tuna, mushroom and brie risotto, red wine sauce $19; sides are mac&cheese;, mashed potatoes, french fries, and applesauce $4; desserts are blueberry crisp, choc chip bread pudding, and banana split w/pineapple, chocolate, strawberries and nuts $6. Sounds great to me. I hope the portions are large. I’ll make it a point to eat there when I am back in the area but if anyone else tries let us know what you think.

The reopened Silk City Diner just got some coverage on Chowhound. Here’s the scoop on the restaurant:

Silk City Diner Report