Gone but not forgotten Philadelphia-area diners (was Diners in Philadelphia Area)

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Stenton Diner -- it had two different locations. The first was on
Stenton Avenue (duh) between Washington Lane South and Washington
Lane. It moved across Washington Lane South in the late 1960s. The
original location is now a Citizens Bank (née Mellon Bank PSFS, née
Mellon Bank, née Girard Bank -- which was originally across Stenton
Avenue). The second location closed in the early 1980s and was
converted into a Pizza Hut -- one of the few with a basement. There
was once a Howard Johnson's on that block as well which is now the
site of the third Pep Boys on that block (the first had been across
the street and was a Chicken George for a time).
What happened to the Kenyon (later "New Kenyon") Diner in
Glenside/Edge Hill area?

I'm from east mt airy and recall going to Saxon's in the mid-70s; not sure what there in its place on old York road but I recall the burgers were charbroiled and tasted much better than ginos or mcdonalds!! now there was the Spectrum diner at the corner of stenton ave and mt airy ave which was a cool spot and probably torn down circa 1974...its now a gas station!

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It was on Old York Road between Brentwood Rd. and Woodland Rd. I grew up around the corner. I used to love to go there myself for a roast beef sandwich in the early 1970's.

Does anyone remember a place named "Saxon's" in Abington ??
It was a standalone at the top of a hill on whatever the main road is
there. They used to specialize in Roast Beef and Ham, but also made
the greatest flame-broiled burgers. The roast beef and ham were real
(not like Arby's) fresh-sliced. They had an olde-England kind of
theme, where you would get a "King" roast beef or a "Prince" sizedd
ham.
The owner weighed like 300 lbs., but then shed a huge amount
and became relatively normal in size.
They had their own barbeque sauce and horseradish sauce. Best
fast-food I can remember ever eating.
- bebbopper

Stenton Diner -- it had two different locations. The first was on
Stenton Avenue (duh) between Washington Lane South and Washington
Lane. It moved across Washington Lane South in the late 1960s. The
original location is now a Citizens Bank (née Mellon Bank PSFS, née
Mellon Bank, née Girard Bank -- which was originally across Stenton
Avenue). The second location closed in the early 1980s and was
converted into a Pizza Hut -- one of the few with a basement. There
was once a Howard Johnson's on that block as well which is now the
site of the third Pep Boys on that block (the first had been across
the street and was a Chicken George for a time).
What happened to the Kenyon (later "New Kenyon") Diner in
Glenside/Edge Hill area?

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Kenyan is now the MOONLIGHT.
Same location

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Does anyone remember the restaurant/diner at 611 and the fairways in the 70s ? Across from Baderwood shopping center in Jenkintown Pa. It is now a new car dealer.

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Does anyone remember a place named "Saxon's" in Abington ??
It was a standalone at the top of a hill on whatever the main road is
there. They used to specialize in Roast Beef and Ham, but also made
the greatest flame-broiled burgers. The roast beef and ham were real
(not like Arby's) fresh-sliced. They had an olde-England kind of
theme, where you would get a "King" roast beef or a "Prince" sizedd
ham.
The owner weighed like 300 lbs., but then shed a huge amount
and became relatively normal in size.
They had their own barbeque sauce and horseradish sauce. Best
fast-food I can remember ever eating.

I ate at Saxon's during my first-ever visit to the area on Memorial Day
weekend, 1979. I also had breakfast one morning that weekend at the Hot
Shoppes on Old York Road (the main road mentioned in the above post),
which is where the Barnes and Noble store is now (and which was a car
dealership in between being a restaurant and a book store). I was very
familiar with Hot Shoppes because we had many of them in the Washington
area, where I am from. The Hot Shoppes on Old York Road closed down that
same year, and I think it may have been the last of the Hot Shoppes in
the Philadelphia area. Saxon's also closed down not long after my only
visit there.
I have been trying to find out where the other Philadelphia area Hot
Shoppes were located. I have been told that there was one on North Broad
Street between Olney and the city limits, where there is now a Post
Office. I ate in a restaurant called Al E. Gator's on Route 30 in
Haverford several years ago. The layout of this restaurant reminded me
of a Hot Shoppes layout, and I wondered if this building had once housed
a Hot Shoppes. Clark DeLeon's old Scene column in the Inquirer had a
couple of references to a "Bryn Mawr Hot Shoppes", which further made me
wonder if this was really in Haverford on the Al E. Gator's site. I
think I even asked Clark once, since he grew up on that side of town,
but he wasn't able to give me an answer. Does anyone here know (1) if
the so-called "Bryn Mawr Hot Shoppes" was really on the site of what
later became Gator's in Haverford, and (2) if not, where the Bryn Mawr
Hot Shoppes actually was located?
I also ate in a restaurant once that was just east of "The Boulevard" on
Welsh Road at Blue Ridge that also had a Hot Shoppes type of layout but
was smaller. Does anyone know if there was a Hot Shoppes in that
vicinity at one time?

I KNOW I AM REPLYING TO A 17 YEAR OLD POST, but YES! Regina, you are correct in speculating that Al E Gators used to Hot Shoppes! I used to eat there when I was about 6 or 7. It then became Joshua Tree, then JT's Place, then Al E Gators, then Gators. Now it is a Wilkie Lexus dealer.

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:-O The New Kenyon Diner was owned & carefully run by frend lady who lived in Delaware Co. & traveled daily to Glenside/N. Wales daily. The food was incredible! It was reasonably priced too.
My mother loved crab cakes (I do too but not as much as my mom) After taking my mother there, she always wanted to go out there. Only 1 of many great examples, bluefish dinner amongst others a wonderful.
Great breakfast day or night; great hamburgers,& so on.
The owner took great care of creative decor too. Later, she did have some problems with some youngercustomers messing ..decor a bit.The owner was from Greece. She went back yearly for long visits. As I remember, she had either land or a place there.
When we talked last couple of times, she seemed somewhat discouraged but ok. Then she seemed somewhat worn or tired but still a lovely lady as always.
I missed goingthere for several mos. But, in May my mother, aunt, stepfather & I there for my birthday dinner. There was a new owner! It was almost entirely different. It was really the basic bones of the old place. They had just recently bought it & had not really set up. I bore thru it. Nothing on menu I really wanted. They had put in a salad bar - it was empty. I stopped in 1 time after & it was much the same, so I left. They closed after a short time A "family restaurant" was there for quite sometime but never open when I was there. Last time I passed there, another diner was there but I didn't have a way with friend driving or time to stop .

1-1/2 yrs ago now, since been that way

1 of the great eating places. :) ;) that I sorely miss original that was there for yrs.:'-(