T-Bone Diner To Reopen In Forest Hills After Shuttering Last Year

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A diner in Forest Hills will open its doors once again after the Health Department shut the business down last year after inspectors found vermin in the restaurant.

The T-Bone Diner, located at 107-48 Queens Blvd., is set to open by next summer after closing in February 2022, according to Michael Perlman, who brokered the deal to reopen the diner.

"The T-Bone Diner has been a community anchor since the 1930s," Perlman told Patch. "Staff members and the ownership felt like an extended family to many patrons, and knew their favorite dishes."

The diner will change its name to T-Bone Diner & Delicatessen, and is expected to operate 24 hours a day.

The diner, which originally opened in the 1930s, was shut down last year after the Department of Health found flies and rats in the restaurant during an inspection, and found that the business wasn’t following food safety protocols.

T-Bone Diner was also facing a series of financial woes, owning over $744,370 in missed fees — including rent payments, real estate taxes and water and sewage fees.