The first Manhattan Denny's is not MM

[v]

Fancy cocktails and Dom anyone?

ny.eater.com/archives/2014/08/new_yorks_first_dennys_photos_opening.php#more

I've never been to a Denny's.  Is it worth trying out?  The IHOP in our neighborhood just closed so if Denny's is good, I can see it filling the pancake-sized hole in my husband's heart.

(Note: I have only been to IHOP once, but I was not a fan)

[jenny1223]

No, it's absolutely not worth trying out. Ever.

[raangoli]

I'd skip. It's not worth it.

[Deleted]

Denny's is meh. I did go once early in my pregnancy because I was craving pancakes but the thought of making them myself made me want to hurl. It was when the new Hobbit movie was out and they had pumpkin pancakes. I love anything pumpkin.

[Deleted]

I don't think Denny's is anything special. Here it is middle of the night just left the bar food.

H and I went to a Denny's on our honeymoon because we were straight up broke. We were in Niagara Falls and figured we could afford Denny's. It ended up being almost $60 and we died, it is super cheap in MI.

[lime]

Denny's is disgusting.

There have to be quirky hipster pancakes places in NYC, right? Every large city has those now, I think?

[lime]

Aug 27, 2014 12:07:51 GMT -5 @kjewell said:

Here it is middle of the night just left the bar food.

LOL - I saw a comedian in grad school who said their motto should be "when you are too drunk to give a shit". 

[charlotteandwilbur]

It's insane how expensive the chain restaurants are in New York.

The one time we went to Red Lobster we spent $200 and wanted to die, considering how many other places there are where you can get much, much better food for less.

[v]

Aug 27, 2014 12:08:06 GMT -5 lime said:

Denny's is disgusting.

There have to be quirky hipster pancakes places in NYC, right? Every large city has those now, I think?

I'm sure there are quirky hipster pancake places, but I try to avoid that which is quirky and hipster.

The best pancake place in Manhattan often has 2+ hour waits at brunch time.

There are tons and tons of other places to get pancakes, sure, but I think my husband liked the chain element of IHOP.

[heyrebekah]

Aug 27, 2014 12:07:51 GMT -5 @kjewell said:

I don't think Denny's is anything special. Here it is middle of the night just left the bar food.

H and I went to a Denny's on our honeymoon because we were straight up broke. We were in Niagara Falls and figured we could afford Denny's. It ended up being almost $60 and we died, it is super cheap in MI.

We went to the Perkins in Niagara Falls & thought the same thing!

We used to hang out at Denny's in high school. It is is nothing to get excited about.

[sjh722]

Aug 27, 2014 12:07:51 GMT -5 @kjewell said:

I don't think Denny's is anything special. Here it is middle of the night just left the bar food.

Yeah, I don't think I've been to a Denny's since college.

IHOP > Denny's, as far as chain breakfast food goes. 

[v]

Aug 27, 2014 12:09:31 GMT -5 charlotteandwilbur said:

It's insane how expensive the chain restaurants are in New York.

The one time we went to Red Lobster we spent $200 and wanted to die, considering how many other places there are where you can get much, much better food for less.

Olive Garden is like that too.  Every item is like $5 more than it would be if I swam across the river to an Olive Garden in NJ.  And our OGs are more expensive than a lot of really good Italian restaurants.

But hey, sometimes you have to get your soup, salad, and breadstick fix.

[womet]

Not worth it.

[lime]

Yeah, IHOP is better than Denny's.

I would much rather stand in line for 2 hours for a good breakfast than eat at Denny's.

[sa]

This is the nicest looking Denny's I've ever seen.

I haven't been to Denny's in years. It's fine for pancakes, but you're not really missing anything.

Where do you go for the best pancakes now?

[cajunmom]

Aug 27, 2014 12:10:34 GMT -5 v said:

Aug 27, 2014 12:08:06 GMT -5 lime said:

I'm sure there are quirky hipster pancake places, but I try to avoid that which is quirky and hipster.

The best pancake place in Manhattan often has 2+ hour waits at brunch time.

There are tons and tons of other places to get pancakes, sure, but I think my husband liked the chain element of IHOP.

I get him, I really do. No matter how many delicious restaurants I go to, nothing can take the place of an IHOP pancake.

[h]

Do not go to Denny's.

I had a client insist on meeting at Denny's for lunch a few months ago (in Dallas, so it's not like there weren't plenty of other, non-disgusting options). It was the first time I had been to one in years. I have no intention of going back unless another client is willing to pay me $$$ to suffer through it.

[mbcdefg]

Take the train over to Jersey City and go to The Brownstone Diner for pancakes.

[pinkdutchtulips]

Dennys is where my friends and I would go post partying at UCLA en route back to UCI .. gotta find a way to soak up that alcohol somehow lol

i think I've been in one twice in the last 3 years lol

[rootbeerfloat]

Denny's is awful, and I'm not snobby about chain food.

[maddiepaddy]

I'm not against a Denny's meal once every couple of years or so If I'm hungover, stuck somewhere late and it's the only place open, etc… But, I'm not a fan of this location's 'faux localization'. If you're gonna be a Denny's, just BE a Denny's. The same goes for any other chain trying to dress up to fit in somewhere.

[starlily]

Denny's is gross, except for the nachos. The nachos are actually kind of incredible. farmvillelover can back me up on this.

[glynn]

IHOP much better.

[LoveTrains]

I don't mind Denny's pancakes. Breakfast is their best meal. My BFF waited tables there in high school so I have find memories of showing up drunk and high and having pancakes and sausage.

[bronxgirl]

WHY THE HELL IS THERE A DENNY'S IN MANHATTAN??? That's just not right.

[jene]

So, so very gross. Do not go

[delawarejen]

Dude. They make their own fresh tortilla chips? I may need to check this out.

They're okay. I prefer IHOP for breakfast and Friendly's for lunch over Denny's though. That reminds me that there's one near my office.

[karinothing]

Denny's is excellent when you are 18 years old, drunk from the 40 you drank in the park with your friends and have a hankering from some mozarella sticks. Otherwise . . .

[starlily]

Aug 27, 2014 15:53:20 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Mmmmm
These are the nachos from my last trip to Denny's

I have a pic from my last trip too - lol!

[candyland]

Wait two hours for great food. My H and I wait in line at least 30 minutes almost every weekend to eat at our favorite brunch place.