Restaurants & Bars
Acclaimed 50s-Style Restaurant Pitched For Former Home Of Newton Diner In Haddon Twp.
The Newton Diner burned down 15 years ago. But a new restaurant could give locals a jolt of nostalgia.
HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ — The former home of the Newton Diner could get new life, and a jolt of nostalgia.
A developer wants to open a Nifty Fifty's restaurant at the site of the Haddon Township diner that shuttered 15 years ago after a fire destroyed it. The proposal is slated for a hearing July 10 at the township's Planning Board meeting, according to a public notice from the developer's attorney.
Nifty Fifty's has a handful of Philadelphia-area restaurants that take patrons back to mid-century America. The scratch-made menu includes burgers, fries, and a lengthy list of hand-spun milkshakes and old-school fountain sodas.
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The restaurants have earned numerous accolades, including 10 of Philadelphia Magazine's "Best of Philly" awards.
There are currently about 10 locations, including one in Turnersville that has a mini-golf course.
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The Newton Diner was located on the White Horse Pike, adjacent to The Ritz Theatre Company. A fire destroyed the restaurant in 2010, and it was demolished thereafter.
The lot (931 White Horse Pike) remains vacant.
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