New Dannys

So, New Danny’s is no more — it is now New Minny’s. Something tells me that it hasn’t magically improved with the latest letter switcheroo. I also noticed that they’re only open 24hrs on the weekends now — I’m sure this is better for their bottom line, but since that was the only reason I gave them the 3^rd star, well… hey, at least they still get 2 from me. :P

I would give this place 0 stars if I could. There seemed to be only one employee on duty, and she didn’t give us any service at all. It took her about 10 minutes before she even came to the table, and there was nobody else in the restaurant so she was obviously not too busy for us.
Then when she did take our order, I almost immediately knew the orders would be wrong when she didn’t even bother to take out a pen and paper to write down the orders, and lo and behold, one of the orders was completely wrong. A strange man came to the table holding a chicken sandwich when we ordered a chicken SALAD. Then they just put the chicken Sandwich stuff on the salad. The soda was flat and tasteless and the straws had the Denny’s logo on them. I mean come on what did they do, jack a load of straws from a nearby Dennys?
Then when it came time to pay, I wanted half of the bill to go on my card, and the other half on my friends card. She charged the same card TWICE. That doesn’t even make sense, how do you even mess that up? She then offered to void the other charge and I told her to just give me cash because I did not trust her to even do that right. Oh yeah, they also ADD the TIP to the BILL which is definitely not deserved.
Do not go here ever.

Yes, Danny’s is a bootleg rip-​off of Denny’s. Shoot, even the menu and menu items looked exactly the same as Denny’s!
Do I care if they are similar? Maybe.
Do I care if they are similar when I’m buzzed @ 2am and with my boys? No, of course not. I want some chicken fried steak dammit!
That’s what brings ME to my solid 3 star rating.
THE GOOD — Two big slabs of Chicken fried steak with white country gravy goodness. I chose the mashed potatoes and onion ring sides. Edible and decent. I was the last person amongst my friends to finish their food so that means the portion was hearty since I tend to always finish my food first. $ 10, not bad.
THE BAD — Well it’s definitely not Gary Danko but service was right on par with other Denny’s so strike up another similarity.
THE UGLY — Another patron decided to take off all his clothes while in the bathroom and run around the whole restaurant yelling, «THERE’S BEES!!! THERE’S BEES!!!». hhahaha ok wtf?
Lesson learned, late night chicken fried steak comes at a price. Didn’t know I was going to have dinner AND A SHOW.

Oh man, so this was the old Denny’s and now it’s the new Danny’s… cleaver. This place has a real abandoned feeling to it especially if you have been here when it was Denny’s, the service was good but then again we were the only ones there. The food is WORST THAN DENNY’S everything about this place is just so bootleg.
I’ve been to the Philippines where brand jacking is an art, for example:
Waltermart
Target Mall (complete with bulls eye logo)
Wise Buy (Same yellow tag as Best Buy)
Hot Dog on Sticks (just a regular ass hot dog with a skewer through it, not even a corn dog)
Mitsuboshi…
but anyways New Danny’s is faker than a fraud and part time broad, don’t bother.

Tell tales signs: uncreative name, funny smell, and flies. The items are very similar to the Denny’s menu but does not even compare. I had the saddest BLT and my bf had a patty melt on rye. I could’ve made this ish at home! After we ate, we felt like the two greasiest Filipinos on the planet and felt very tempted to purge.
Anyways, I really like this location and this space has a lot of potential to be a great lounge or restaurant in the future. New Danny’s has got to go!

So here I am. Home. Coffee has been consumed and I have the choice of: 1. half eaten muffin from yesterday 2. cereal (scratch that, cereal crumbs) 3. Oatmeal — mind you, I have had oatmeal all week this week.
I want to take it back old school. To the ’70’s when everything was greasy, no one cared that your potatoes were cooked in bacon grease… THAT kind of craving. So I decide to go online for the nearest Denny’s. I know, the shame of it all.
So I get the addy for Denny’s at 1700 Post street. In my car I go, mouth watering, 7×7 magazine in hand to keep me occupied. I park, feed the meter, and walk to what SHOULD be Denny’s, but oh no — I am greeted by a sign that says «New Dannys Restaurant.» Now I’m a pretty quick guy, so I immediately realize this is going to be an adventure. The sign outside said 2 eggs, hash browns and toast — $ 4.99. SCORE.
I walk in. Mauve, Purple, Pink… here we go. 2 tables of people out of at least 30 available. Uh-​oh…
I order the special I saw outside. I get pushed to order the juice. «No thanks, just coffee». «Would you like the bacon or sausage». «Neither please, just the eggs, hash browns and toast» (mind you, the meat is another $ 3.09).
Food comes. You know, it is what it is. I wanted a greasy spoon, and I got a greasy spoon. The food came out hot which was a nice treat. The owner was very attentive, but not hovering. I get my check and go up to pay, when I realize I ordered the «special», but was not given the «special» price. hmmmm… c’mon now. It was too late, he had my money, and I realized that this guy has sunk his life savings into «New Dannys Restaurant» — I turn a blind eye, let him keep the overcharged amount and walk out.
I posted a picture and you can see in the bottom right corner — confirming that I was not delusional with the $ 4.99 price, which I was clearly not given. Oh, BTW — a cup of coffee is $ 3.00 at this joint.

First off, what happened to Denny’s? And who is this Danny character?
So it was a good buddy’s bachelor party last night, and I self-​appointed myself as the leader of the 2:30 AM Denny’s run. You might be intrigued to try this place thinking it could be an upgrade from Denny’s but I was highly disappointed with my sampler of chicken wings, French fries, mozzarella sticks, and onion rings. The sampler isn’t suppose to come with chicken wings so after I inquired why I received two chicken wings instead of chicken tenders, the waitress informed me that they had run out of chicken tenders. This would have been nice to know before my meal came since the main reason I ordered the sampler was for the chicken tenders. Instead, I had two dry and flavorless chicken wings, two mozzarella sticks, four onion rings, and most of the plate was covered in fries for $ 8.25. The only thing I would consider even passable was the fries but I could have ordered better ones off the McDonald’s value menu.

Dennys turned into Dannys? What’s next? Donnys??!
HAHAHAHAHAHA
heheheheheheh
ho…ho…ho…huh.
Yeah, I know it’s a bad joke. But, so is Dannys.
I stumbled in drunk for some french fries. Everything is supposed to taste better when you’re drunk!
But the SEASONED french fries had no seasoning. Not even SALT!
And the sampler platter? The 2 chicken strips were smaller than nuggets! And chicken strips are the heart of the sampler! (The fries in the sampler, however, were seasoned perfectly. Which just blew my inebriated mind.)
If you ever drunkenly find your way to Dannys on a late Friday night, do yourself a favor and stumble up the stairs to Playground. It’s a Korean restaurant with some kick-​ass fried chicken.

My friend and I were driving around the Japan Town and noticed that the neighborhood Denny’s had been disowned and in an effort to keep its namesake changed its name to New Danny’s. We thought that it would be hilarious to eat here out of novelty, but oh how wrong we were. I was left instead with a combination of indignation, dissatisfaction, and sadness at the loss of an era. Remember how awesome the 49ers used to be when Joe Montana was around? Well there is a poorly lit 49ers clock in the back of the New Danny’s that probably hasn’t been touched since that time — a depressing, lingering memory of glory days and good times that have since faded into a chasm of mediocrity and utter failure. Such failure is only accented by the flickering of not one lamp but every single lamp in the entire establishment, like an ill-​timed punchline to a joke that never flew.
Okay basically what I am trying to say is do not eat here. When I ordered rye toast, I got Iron Kids White Bread, and the White bread was Yellow. The hash Browns were White. The «cheese» that I paid an extra dollar for was like that grated Mexican cheese you buy a huge pack for at the Costco for the same price. And the balding waiter-​owner guy was all too eager to give my friend a refill on his iced tea, which he was charged another $ 2.50 for. All in all I felt pretty sick afterwards and I think I was ripped off pretty badly. Look up at that general category description real quick. Good for Groups? I don’t think so. Good for Kids? Good if you want them to grow up with RICKETS or something. Take Out? Why Would You Want To. I hate New Danny’s so much.

Does the owner actually think they can get away from changing the name to Danny’s and make it look/​sound more high end? Well, it’s not working… Same food but different name. The food is just as bad as before… I admit there are times when I crave Denny’s when I’m super drunk and it’s hella late but man, I never wanna eat there again.
Took forever to get waters and when my friend got her raspberry ice tea, when she ordered regular ice tea, there were lip stick stains all over the cup! And then when she asked for another one, they said they ran out? WHATEVER! I ordered a bacon cheddar burger and I wish I just went to Jack in the Box instead since they have a special going on where it’s only $ 3 or $ 3.99 for a ultimate cheeseburger and then go across the street to my house and eat!
I suggest iHop at the Wharf!

I’m not sure this place deserves even one star.
Look, if you like being tricked into spending $ 50 for a breakfast of nothing more than eggs and toast for 3 people, then you have found your place!
I ordered a breakfast that was supposed to come with orange juice, so when I was asked if I’d like oj, I said, «yes». Well, when the check came, they’d charged me for a large orange juice that cost as much as a thoroughbred pack mule. When I pointed out that my meal included the oj, I was yelled at. Indeed, yelled at. Extremely confrontational woman who turned out to be the proprietor’s wife. No winning this battle.
Like to throw away money for food that makes a regular Denny’s seem worthy of 3 Michelin stars? Then this is your spot!

OMG, I still can’t stop laughing about this place. If you ever saw that Eddie Murphy movie from the 80s, «Coming to America,» this hearkens to the McDowell’s restaurant, which looked suspiciously like a McDonald’s in every way. Now I know this used to be a Denny’s (I even reviewed it), but for the new owner — whom I doubt very much is actually named Danny — to simply smack a new vowel up there and create a déjà vu-​inspiring menu is hilarious. Cracked me the hell up, but sadly, didn’t hit the spot like the real thing. Two stars, though, for having the cajones to even pull this … oh, and for serving cheap cocktails! Okay, gotta dash — I’m meeting some friends at that new StarbAck’s in the Mission.

I actually liked this place.
This is the most Ironic place in the Universe. I am NOT making this up as some sort of monkey shine. They are playing two different adult contempary stations.
Wait, I failed to tell you of my discovery (right now it is a mash up of Heart and Linda Rondstant). It is a place called «Danny’s» which used to be called Dennys. They serve drinks. I am having a $ 2.99 Marguita. I do not like these typically but this is simply too odd. Many of the things like straws still have Dennys on it. This is almost a Bizarro Dennys.
Now two different radios are playing Shania Twain and Cindy Lauper. Speaking of buses, Neko Case. Now Duffy is on who would be on the short list of the bus if any year was open.
I will host a Happy Hour here. I am the only person in the joint. If this place is here in December, I am having my birthday party here. They do not need to turn on that thing in Switzerland (which will end the world so make sure you see The Dark Knight prior). It would be interested if we all got split into hundreds of realities. Now Peter Cetera (from Karate Kid II) and Neil Diamond are playing on the different radio stations. Scratch that, it is Chicago.

You tricked me New Dannys restaurant.
Once or twice a year when I close a bar in this neighbor hood I get the craving for a greasy fried breakfast at Denny’s. This weekend I stumbled in with a friend thinking everything was the same as it always had been but noticed it was strangely quiet and the menu seemed a little different. We ordered and while we waited for our food it struck us the menu said Dannys and not Denny’s. Then we started noticing all the spelling and grammatical errors on the menus.
Even though you pulled the wool over my eye’s you still provide a greasy late night breakfast, even if not as good or as cheaply as Denny’s used to.

last time i was here, it was still DENNY’S!!!
when it was denny’s, it was beat up, grimy and dull. now it’s «New Danny’s», it’s still beat up and grimy.
we decided to have breakfast here anyway, how bad could it be?
well…
–an english muffin with mold.
–the creamer seemed old.
–the cheese on my hash browns were crispy (and i said NO cheese).
–there was 4 of us and included an 18% gratuity AFTER the subtotal WITH tax.
note: on the menu, they have a «My Kind of Waffle» entrée. it says it includes a waffle, 2 bacons, 2 sausage. 2 pancakes. first of all, who orders a waffle with a side of pancakes? secondly, when we asked him about substituting it, he said the pancakes are NOT included– it’s a typo.
anyway, on a positive note…
(*silence)

I wish I saw all these posts before going. What a rip!
Note, I have never ate at the Denny’s that used to be here. This morning, I was hankering form some greasy breakfast food and thought… there was a Denny’s in Japan Town, let’s take a short walk. We walk in and I realized… Why is it now called New Danny’s?
After sitting around for a little while and contemplating whether to leave or give this place a try, the waitress offered their secret «Hawaiian» menu. On one hand, I thought it was weird; on the other hand, I was intrigued by the allure of a Loco Moco. In my defense, I had a Loco one since I was last visiting family in Honolulu a few months ago. When I don’t see a Loco Moco on a menu often enough, I start to crave it even though I was never much a Loco Moco lover when growing up.
The short is that the food passed as your standard greasy breakfast food, the loco moco was a little sub-​par, service was lacking, and décor and vibe was almost scary.
What’s even scarier, they appear to offer alcohol! Imagine if you want to come in here to overcome your hang over just to get smashed again.

You know, its pretty hard to make an old Denny’s feel sleazy. But somehow these people managed to do it. I wasn’t expecting much walking in, just what I’d expect from any Denny’s, and I wouldn’t have gone at all except that it was so early and nothing was open yet. The place just felt dingy and gross, with the dim flickering lights and sticky tables. Still, I would have lived with it if the server guy wasn’t so shady and rude. He took our order like we were a huge inconvenience to him and only came back to slap our bill on the table the minute after our food came. It doesn’t even matter how the food was. I definitely won’t be back.

Gee, it looks like Denny’s…
(*sniff…sniff*)…Smells like Denny’s…
(*raised eyebrows*)…Same prices as Denny’s…
It’s Denny’s, right?
No, it’s «New Danny’s»…it’s like this Denny’s went into the Witness Protection Program to escape charges of poisoning the Mob and then disguised itself as a generic coffee shop in order to fool the Feds. But they didn’t fool me. No-​sir-​reee. You have to get up pretty darn early to fool the likes of me… who actually went in here hoping Danny turned over a new leaf.
Nope, same leaf… same plastic leaf in need of dusting. Same servers from what I recall. And they kept the Hawaiian breakfast menu. I guess it would have been too much to hope they’d roll back prices now that they don’t support the corporate overhead. I decided to go for the $ 7.49 Portuguese Sausage (Dakine) breakfast — which comes with four small slices of sausage, scrambled eggs with cheese, a scoop of rice, and a mini-​ramekin of kim chee (see my photo). The soy sauce, the Tabasco and ketchup were soon to follow.
It still ain’t Zippy’s. And I even went for the hash brown slab with the melted cheese. Total bill came to over $ 15. Geez, if you’re gonna go through the trouble of coming up with a new identity, you could have tried to make it a unique experience. A family of big-​boned people came in as I was paying my bill… I think it was the Wideload family in my Sam Wo review… and Big Daddy was scratching his head wondering if it was still a Denny’s. You can just forget about ordering up that Meat Lover’s Scramble, Buford!
FOOD — 2 stars… Zippy’s gone zipless
AMBIANCE — 2 stars… still looks like a Denny’s to me
SERVICE — 2.5 stars… robotic still
TOTAL — 2 stars… What’s in a name… they want you to forget it was Denny’s by changing the first vowel… remind me not to hire the owner to help me if I’m ever on the lam

Can someone tell me if I am actually drunk at 2 in the afternoon or am I really reading this correctly? New Danny’s? What happened to my favorite Denny’s, the place I go to to have the employees stare at me like I am going to walk out on the bill… Well, that has crossed my mind a few times and all were at Denny’s…Go figure.
I just got done watching The Forbidden Kingdom… Wasn’t all bad but I really could have used some sub-​titles for this film… Anywho, I was feeling hungry and I was at the bus stop after buying a cap at The Hundreds store. Best $ 45 I’ve spent on a cap. Why? Read my review and you’ll know why. So I saw a 38 coming so I hop on. Got off at Japantown thinking lunch on The Bridge. Haven’t been there in a little bit so why not. Walk over there, it was freaking packed! Fucking people!!! How can it be this full at close to 230? So I decided to walk down the hallway, thinking of where I should go. Without knowing it, I was already outside and across the street in front of Denny’s…Wait, This is not Denny’s…Where’s the ugly yellow sign? What’s happened to my Denny’s? New Danny’s? The fuck is this? Someone making fun of Chinese and Japanese people for not being able to say Denny’s correctly and changing it to mock us? I was intrigued so I walked in. Got a table. Got a menu. Weird, the menu is completely different but not really… It’s the OLD school menu back in the day but with new prices on it and the updated name. Totally surreal…
So I ordered the chicken fried steak. Can’t really mess that up. The patty they used for the chicken fried steak reminds me of some other place I’ve eaten before… Same shape, oval. Not like the one that Denny’s uses which is more rough around the edges to make it look less processed. Anyways, tasted mediocre. Not good but not bad. Has browns were soggy with oil. Not a good thing. And for some reason, the english muffin was only buttered on one side. And no jam… Cheap bastards!
What’s even cheaper of them is the use of Denny’s sugar packets… If you are trying to run this as New Danny’s, then maybe you should burn anything Denny’s…Well, the new name is kinda sad, too… I wonder if they are still ordering from the Denny’s warehouse catalog…
In closing, still a Denny’s but with a new coat of grease. Not exactly greasy spoon diner food but I never really thought of Denny’s as a greasy spoon anyways… At least you are still mediocre, new Danny’s…Way to maintain your past image…

I had a good laugh about this, some smooth rearranging of signs. What used to be the Denny’s in the Japantown area is now called «New Danny’s» or some such thing. Same menu, same people working there for all I can see, different pictures in the menu, same great satisfaction whether you’re drunk or hung over.