Columbia has its fair share of diners, each of with its own unique setting and menu offerings. Allow MOVE to help you decide where to go.
**Broadway Diner**
_ 22 S Fourth St._
Featuring typical diner decor straight out of the ‘50s, the Broadway Diner is small, with only eight tables and a counter with a few bar stools. The breakfast menu is served all day and consists of items such as omelets, pancakes, French toast, doughnuts and hash browns. For lunch and dinner, the diner offers soups, grilled pork loin, salads, sandwiches and burgers. Broadway’s dessert menu features pie and ice cream — the staff can even blend a piece of pie into ice cream to give you a milkshake of any of the diner’s pie flavors.
_Average price for a meal: $4 to $9_
_Hours: 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday; 24 hours a day Wednesday to Sunday._
**63 Diner**
_5801 N Highway 763_
Though it’s roughly a 10 minute drive from campus, 63 Diner is well worth the trip. The walls are covered in memorabilia of Route 66, Lucille Ball, Elvis Presley, Betty Boop and Coca-Cola. Poodle skirt-clad waitresses serve diners a wide variety of choices, including typical breakfast favorites such as pancakes, French toast and omelets. Breakfast is only served from 6:30 to 10:45 a.m. during the week, but is served all day Saturdays. Lunch and dinner options include hamburgers and sandwiches, salads and country fried steaks. Another highlight? The diner’s 63 Brownie, a chocolate cake-type brownie that can be upgraded to a la mode.
_Average meal price: $5 to $8_
_Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays, 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays._
**Ernie’s Cafe & Steakhouse**
_1005 E Walnut St._
Located downtown in the North Village Arts District, Ernie’s feels like your local neighborhood dive. The servers know almost everyone who walks through the doors and make a point to get to know each of the new customers. Ernie’s is cozy, with about ten tables and a counter with bar stools. The menu offers a decent variety of options from the cafe’s “World Famous Pyramid Clubs” to steaks. Ernie’s has several breakfast offerings, including (but not limited to) eggs, pancakes, French toast, ham and hash browns. Breakfast is served during all operating hours.
_Average meal price: $3 to $7_
_Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday._