Cindy Larimer, who worked with Ed at Guy's, moved away but upon returning to town was rehired at first sight. Good waitresses are hard to come by, and she has been a fixture ever since. With reliable help and the attention of the owner, the Broadway achieves that ideal of community that keep us all returning to the diner. Every face that passes through the door is a familiar one, and on this morning, without exception, each one has a first name attached. To a regular customer that is moving out of town and lamenting that the Broadway won't be a routine any longer, Ed offers to find the closest diner to his new home.
Every regular gets a hello and a good word for the day.
Polaroid snapshots plastered there of regulars, mostly nighttime patrons. And it keeps them coming back. I relayed my experience elsewhere and he could hardly believe it. It wouldn't happen at the Broadway, he assured me. Ed also adopts an attitude that what is good for diners in general is good for the Broadway.