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Landmark Restaurant Diner
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- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- None
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8 reviews for Landmark Restaurant Diner
Greasy spoons........the places that have cheap eats, loyal customers, and very outdated decor. You can always count on them to have big menus that serve just about anything you'd want at any hour of the day.
Landmark is such a place in Charlotte. Housed on Central Blvd., this part of town is an older and well established and is more strip mall than anything eklse with a large mixture of ethnic groups.
The parking lot is not big enough for this eatery in addition to the 6+ business that share the space so parking is a challenge.
They are always open and you can order anything on the menu at any time. Pricing is cheap, though it seems from a recent review by Julia S, their price on the Veggie Omelette has gone up a $1 since June as this was what I ordered. Servers were not very engaging nor friendly and I had to ask to get my coffee cup refilled a few times, so no bonus points in that department.
All in all Landmark is a cheap eats place in a cheaper part of town.
Every city has a number of diners, some more than others. Everyone living in that city swears loyalty to one of those diners-- whether because their family has always gone there, or there's a favorite menu item, or its in the right spot. This is my diner, and let me tell you why:
Awesome crowd. Church goers, large families, little old ladies, yuppies, hipsters-- everyone eats here. The time you go has some bearing on who you'll see, but I've seen a gramma in her sunday best chowing down on a stack of pancakes at 1 am, as well as a group of biker-dudes grabbing some early breakfast on a saturday. Very entertaining.
Huge menu. An essential for an awesome diner is having pages and pages of ameri-greek specials mixed with stand-by burgers, omelettes, fries, salad platters, short stacks. Landmark has it all.
Hours. Anytime you want a waffle, you can find one here. Always open, always politely staffed, and with an early-bird menu that takes an extra dollar off their already reasonably priced breakfast specials (my go-to is the Garden-- tons of veggies in a three-egg omelette, grits, biscuit or toast for $5.95), there's no reason for me to go anywhere else.
Nothing here is blow-you-away. But that isn't what diners are for. I come here because its comfy, the staff is terrific, the food is consistent and cheap, and I know I'll get exactly what I came for: a quick, cheap, decent meal.
Note: rumor has it they're "experimenting" with a house veggie burger (none on the menu yet). Might just bump 'em up a star once they start serving it, since the only issue I ever have is the small selection of veggie-friendly options in that massive menu.
When it's after midnight, and I'm looking for something to eat, I find myself drawn to the Landmark like a moth to flame. The place is grubby in the way that only a 24 hour diner can accomplish, but it's a grubby I've come to love.
The staff is friendly when it's not too busy, and you can expect them to want to chat.
The menu is giant...it's like 2 feet tall and 15 pages long. You can get breakfast at midnight or have dinner at 6 a.m. The dinner and lunch entrees vary from Greek and Italian home-style specialties to classic American diner grub (burgers, steaks, fries, etc.)
Since I do the vegetarian thing, my favorites are the breakfast items and the Spanakopita. The Spanakopita dish comes with a lovely Greek side salad. I also like their stuffed grape leaves, even though I'm pretty sure that they came out of a jar.
Their cakes and pies are a little prettier than they are delicious, but really, even a pie that isn't perfect is still a delicious pie...You just can't go wrong with cake and sugary frosting. I tend to forgo the desserts, however, to save more room inside my guts for dinner.
San Remo is sandwiched right next to the Landmark (literally, they are probably separated by a few inches). While they are about the same to get into, San Remo is a whole lot easier to park at and get out of because of a much larger lot (Landmark shares a tiny lot with several other stores). The menu at San Remo is also a lot smaller than that at the Landmark, but the quality of the food is pretty similar.
While you have a couple pages at San Remo, the menu at the Landmark is massive - it's just huge, and you can select all sorts of things from that menu, and that includes breakfast. No simple menu here. If Gordon Ramsay were to come in to clean up the place, he would have a field day on it.
Unlike the San Remo next door, the place is well-lit at all hours (literally all hours), and you can find any sort of person there, so it's just as much about the people-watching as it is about the food. But the quality of the food is just about as good as it is next door - you just have a larger selection. So if that bothers you, go next door and you'll have an easier time picking something out, and a simpler job parking to boot.
I gets strange here after about one o' clock and there is nothing wrong with that. All sorts of folks come here for late night grub. I thought the prices were too much, I would rather go to San Remo's next door; the service is better and much quicker.
A lot of times you have to wait for a seat at Landmark, even at this late hour. The people watching is pretty good, I saw a group of what appeared to be S&M performers, one was fitted with a belt made of AK-47 bullets, creative!
They do have a humongous menu, but they don't have egg and cheese biscuits, that is a no-no. I guess it is kind of grungy here, but I feel like it is a lot more upscale than most late-night diners.
Yet another gem I have discovered as I eat my way through my new neighborhood! My bf and I went here on a Friday night at about 1 am, after a little bit of drinking because we were starving. The first thing I noticed, the beautiful dessert case that lures you in as soon as you step in the door. So many cakes, pies, brownies, cheesecake....agggghhhhh. So tempting! The next standout is by far the gigantic, atlas-sized menu that has about anything you could possibly want on it. We eliminated certain pages that we knew we didn't want and narrowed it down from there. It's definitely a daunting task! I went with 3 cheese mannicotti and my bf had roast turkey with gravy, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. The portions were HUGE!!! And very reasonably priced. The food came out really fast and while it was not the best mannicotti I've ever had, it was damn tasty and the tomato sauce was right on. The best part about my meal, however, was by far the pineapple coconut cake I had for dessert. Oh My God....I cannot tell you how yummy this slice of sugary heaven was. Light and airy, with layers of pineapple filling.....mmmmmmmm. Bf had strawberry cheesecake and it was not good. It was too thick and the strawberries had no flavor.....my suggestion, eat the cake!
The Landmark is a good place to get anything you want 24 hours a day- this menu is seriously about 12 pages long, so if you can't find what you want then you are too picky. I used to hit this place late night a lot in highschool, and while the food is good, more than once I tried to go and they were closed because a crime had occured inside. Great for people watching if you like to like the possibility of a little danger in your evening.
Mmmm... classic Greek diner - try the Challah French toast!!! Very very tasty. The chicken souvlaki platter was pretty good (I'm a big fan in general of chicken souvlaki). The coffee is decent, too, and they are always there to refill it. When you walk in the front door, you will be greeted by the dessert case. They look so so amazing - mile high chocolate cake, frosted brownies, cheesecake galore!! I have always been too stuffed to order any dessert... but one of these days I will! They look too good not to be, so I am going to trust my gut and recommend them on appearances alone!