Baltimore's Hollywood Diner, made famous as the setting of Barry Levinson's 1982 film "Diner," will get another chance to serve some grub.
Built in 1954, Levinson purchased the diner and moved it from its location in Long Island to Baltimore. The
Chesapeake Center for Youth Development, a Baltimore-based nonprofit, ran the restaurant serving meatloaf and other traditional diner fare while providing real world experience for teens participating in its youth culinary training program from 1991 to June 2008.
The diner's new chance at fame comes from the Baltimore-based
Crema Coffee Co. which will handle the daily operations and continue the youth culinary training program.
Located at 400 E. Saratoga Street, the new menu will include a selection of sandwiches, soups, burgers, salads and shakes made primarily with locally grown produce.
In addition to the food, the diner will also be the meeting place for University of Maryland School of Law students and their clients. The prospective lawyers will provide lowcost legal consultations to low income Baltimore City residents, focusing on a different area of the law each day of the week.
Writer: Walaika Haskins
Source: Creme Coffee, Co.