A farewell to the Miss Albany Diner

posted Feb 9, 2012
miss albany diner server irish toast

Photo via Chuck Miller, who stopped by MAD this morning and said it was busy. Who could pass up a last chance at MAD Irish Toast?

Akum stopped by the Miss Albany Diner for one last breakfast this week. From her thoughts on the place closing:

There's something about this place that's essentially Albany: Gritty, without pretension, but blessed with a long history, a sense of humor and more than a few hidden treasures. No, that's not it, exactly - its treasures aren't hidden. The place just didn't feel the need to crow about them.

She reports tomorrow (Friday) is the last day before the diner closes.

Matt Baumgartner and his businesses partners have bought the Miss Albany building -- but not the name or recipes -- and are still figuring out what they'll do with it. (Be sure to read Matt's comment.)

photo: Chuck Miller

3 comments
tags: Albany, food, history

Comments

I'll miss the flies in the warm weather most of all. Where will they go now?

... said Miss Blankenship on Feb 9, 2012 at 2:31 PM | link

I'm hoping I can get there one last time for breakfast tomorrow.

... said derryX on Feb 9, 2012 at 3:10 PM | link

NOooooooo. This makes me so sad. We just moved up here from a quality breakfast starved town, and were so psyched that we found The Miss Albany. We've been going there for breakfast every weekend since and we are going to miss it dearly:( I guess I'll need some suggestions for a new place.

... said Newcomer on Feb 9, 2012 at 6:42 PM | link

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