Appearance
in Seinfeld
This diner is best known
as Monk's Cafe, featured in Seinfeld. Sorry, the
interior wasnt shot here (it actually looks nothing alike,
as seen below), but Tom's is used for the exterior. The
whole restaurant was remodeled sometime later, which accounts
for different-colored paneling outside.
Also, you might notice sometime it seems like they deliberately
cut out 'Toms' in the name. They cropped out the name later
to avoid paying royalties, altough you can still see the
name in early episodes.
Inside the Real Tom's
vs Seinfeld Set:
Here's a picture of inside the real Tom's Restaurant
and Seinfeld's Monks Cafe .
Location:
Tom's restaurant is located in Morningside
Heights, Manhattan, New York City; just northwest of Central
Park and south of Harlem. Its also located near Columbia
University, where many of the students go to eat.
The actual address is 2880 Broadway Ave,
and it's at the intersection of W 112th street and Broadway
Ave. The GPS of it is 40°48'19.38"N Latitude and
73°57'56.10"W Longitude. They are open 6AM - 1:30AM
Sunday-Wendnesday; 24-hrs Thursday-Saturday; phone: (212)
864-6137. Map/directions here.
Customer Experiences:
Altough experiences are somewhat divided,
most people agree it isnt a very good diner. The food is
decent and cheap, but the employees rude and the orders
wrong. Check out actual reviews here.
Other Fame
Other than Seinfeld, Tom's was the inspiration for Suzanne
Vega's single, Tom's
Diner.
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