New diner opens in Casey Jones location

New diner opens in Casey Jones location
Long Branch Diner opens with new name, new look
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — A local favorite for decades, the Casey Jones Diner shut its doors more than four years ago but has reopened with new management and a new look.M

anny Minhas took over the spot at 185 Morris Ave. about a month ago and he has changed the name to the Long Branch Diner.

Minhas quickly prepared the diner to open Aug. 20 and he said recently that it's been a struggle to get the word out.

"The hardest part has been telling people that we are open after four years," he said.M

inhas said it's been especially difficult to let customers know a new diner is open at the Casey Jones location because previous management reopened the diner briefly six months ago.

The former eatery's space has been completely renovated and now boasts a few specialty rooms, he said.

"There is a banquet hall upstairs," Minhas said. "We can hold about 100 up there for parties.

Minhas also said he is looking into obtaining a liquor license for the diner, but for now it is BYOB.

Also new are rooms that look like oldfashioned train cars and one that looks like a caboose, which will be used for children's parties.

"Somebody told me that it was a replica of the train cars and caboose when the Casey Jones first opened," Minhas said.T

he diner also contains train-themed memorabilia, including an original clock from New York's Penn Station.

The rest of the seating area has been redone from four years ago.

"Everything is new," Minhas said. "New bar, new booths and new seating areas."

One thing that has not changed much is the menu.

"We have a regular diner menu," Minhas said. "We have breakfast, lunch and dinner."

The diner is also offering a 10-percent discount to senior citizens, Monmouth Medical Center workers, transit workers and Monmouth University students.

The Long Branch Diner is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to midnight.

Contact Kenny Walter at

kwalter@gmnews.com.


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