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We just got off the phone with a very upset American Steak & Eggs employee who confirmed the diner's forced closure until August 6. They said it was because the teams playing in the USA Basketball International Challenge are training in Jing'an Stadium, which houses the restaurant. "There's lots of security outside right now," she said. "It's really bad." She said Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, also in the building, was also forced to close. This is all quite strange to us — wouldn't the members of Team USA, who we hear are staying at the Portman Ritz-Carlton next door, enjoy some American steak and eggs? Also read: Tongren Lu to close for the Olympics?
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No more Moon River, and now they shut down Steak&Eggs... forcing us across the street to City Diner certainly qualifies as "No Fun" in my book.
Now where will I get my grits :(
This is nothing new for the Olympics. Having lived in Atlanta during the 1996 games, I had to endure being patted down and searched every time I entered my apartment building because the Canadian and Japanese Consuls lived there also. Driving in my neighborhood was an obstacle course of search points where I had to stop and have them run mirrors under the car looking for bombs. All this every time I simply wanted to go to the grocery a half mile away.
City Diner food is just plainly awful. Hygiene also a problem. Blue Frog is just a few meters away, why would anyone bother going to City Diner?
City Diner is still around?? U would think this joint should have been gone long ass time ago before the others.
BTW Hygiene problem is an understatement for this place....but they do have a great location :)