A group of co-workers (including Whenny and myself) have been frequenting a little joint on 3rd in Grandview Heights called The DK Diner. This place is super small (maybe a dozen tables) and tucked away in a residential neighborhood. Its a little out of the way, but well worth it.
First let me say: I LOVE dive joints. DK is a dive joint. The tables are old. The boothes are old. It’s all crapped up with cheesey art, old posters, and class photos from the local high school. I dig it. You seat yourself, you get your own drinks, it’s almost like home. If you live in a poorly decorated diner. I am totally expecting to one day see Guy Fieri in there taking Big Bites of turkey reuben while pontificating on the proper way to hold a samich in order to avoid grease rolling down your arms.
The place was originally just a doughnut shop and the name was Doughnut Kitchen, hence “DK” Diner. They still do doughnuts.
DK is the trifecta: Quality, Quantity, Price. Breakfast all day, excellent lunch specials, and depending on who is working, a free doughnut on the way out the door! I’m telling ya, being “big boned”, nothing keeps me coming back like a free dog nut for the road!
The menu is typical diner fair done well:
The breakfast menu consists of eggs, meat, biscuits, and gravy in various combinations. The only breakfast selection I have had is The Mess. The Mess is two eggs and a heapin’ helpin’ of their own cornbeef hash. The hash is flippin’ perfect! Nice sized
spuds and bell pepper, just the right amount of corned beef. The only thing it lacks is a third egg!
For lunch I often get the two coney combo.
Legal ? 5 dolla make you holla!
Two cheese coneys with fries for a little over five bucks. COME ON! Is that legal? It’s
illegal to sell sex but you are allowed to sell two cheese coneys and fries for five bucks? That’s a bit hypocrytical, dontcha think?
Turkey Reuben and Waffle Fries
Mmmmm.....
Give this place a try. You won’t be disappointed.
1715 West 3rd Avenue
Columbus, OH 43212
(614) 488-5160