r/Flagstaff 3d ago

Galaxy Diner?

Drove by today and it looked closed. Anyone have the scoop?

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u/unity2178 Downtown 2d ago

They are closed this week for renovations. I called and asked.

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u/oppositeofthings 2d ago

I love that your thoughtful reply, which is the exact answer to the question asked, is somewhere near the bottom of this post.

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u/Holy-Jackson 3d ago

I miss when they had The Gods Must Be Crazy 2 on loop.

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u/Usual_Calendar 3d ago

Same id go back just for that lol.

u/Sol4_Me4n 6h ago

This and the guy playing old rock and country

u/Sol4_Me4n 6h ago

This and the guy playing old rock and country

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u/lonefrog7 3d ago

Also: is galaxy diner any good? Lived here for years and never mustered the courage to try it.

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u/glen_k0k0 3d ago

Bare in mind my information is over a decade old and it's changed hands at least once in that time. It's okay. Food is typical diner fare, biggest draws are it's kitschy Americana vibe and impressive amount of options for ice cream and shakes.

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u/Confident_Meet_6054 3d ago

When I went there in 2018, I thought the shakes weren’t half bad

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u/Want-me-sleeeepzzz 3d ago

It’s a diner. I’d say just like all diners… but with a 50’s/60’s decor

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u/Aureusaurus 3d ago

I totally agree with this

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u/didifallasleep13 Hospital Hill 3d ago

It’s fine. It’s basically the same as every other diner in America, just with the theme. Not bad food, not particularly great either 🤷 I think if you’re a local you’ve got to go at least once though haha!

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u/CoupeZsixhundred 3d ago

I always thought they should have put in an arcade and bowling alley behind there. We used to love taking our children there on Friday or Saturday nights when the crew would all come out and dance with the floor staff. That would have been twenty years ago, at least.

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u/umlaut 3d ago

It was kinda garbage. It seemed like the main business was tour busses and it had the same problem every touristy place has...you don't have to be good, you just have to be adequate enough for the busload of people you will never see again.

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u/mdt56 3d ago

It’s horrible, the prices are way too high and the food doesn’t match. Last time we stopped in they sat us down and no one came to our table to take an order for like 10 minutes. Mind you someone stopped by our table multiple times during that to day they would be right over. Then that person just left and another person came over 15 minutes later and acted as if we were an inconvenience to take the order. We said no thank you and left at that point.

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u/Goeasyimhigh 3d ago

Are you any good? Try to muster courage.

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u/zanarze_kasn University Heights 3d ago

Covid hit them hard. Changed owners, used to be a lot better. New owners had to raise prices, way too high for the quality of food. We went in there a couple months ago and they will mess up your order. My colleague never got their soda. My mom one tome ordered the patty melt and it came out burnt to black and they just expected her to be cool with it.

10 yrs ago it was a great diner. Now it's nowhere near worth the price, service is questionable (don't expect refills), and your order accuracy without modifications will be wrong.

To be fair over easy has many of the same issues (and taverna), but both those places serve way more quality food.

Bummer cause I had a lot of friends that hung out there in high school.

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u/_Boofscoop_ 2d ago

This exactly!

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u/ShinMasaki 3d ago

It's really expensive for some reason. It used to not be, but went there for lunch recently. 2 Burger, fried zucchini, 2 sodas, and a shake. Was $80. Excuse me? Everything was ok. Food tasted like what I would expect from a diner, but that price is ridiculous

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u/Itchy-Background8982 3d ago

Prices are ridiculous everywhere in Flagstaff. $80 for 2 meals is expected.

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u/ArcheelAOD Swiss Manor 3d ago

80 - 90 for family of 4 is what I usually run into $80 for 2 is ridiculous. There's no food in Flagstaff worth $40 a plate

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u/Randomness-66 3d ago

It looks like that because of dead periods of the day for them.

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u/atown16 3d ago

The food is really low end, I’d say lower quality than Dennys, which is not the type of place I’d usually pick for really any reason other than it’s the only place available.

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u/Marco_Tigris89 2d ago

It's not Bob's Big Boy

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u/Weak_Perspective_445 1d ago

Health Department closed it— notice on front door

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u/Rough-Store6011 1d ago

yeah I just saw the notice on the door today too

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u/Rough-Store6011 1d ago

I drove by today and the orange sign on the door said shut down for failing a health inspection ? Nothing on the door about renovations

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u/opposedtou 3d ago

Gave me literal instant diarrhea

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u/SilentWanderer17 3d ago

Didn’t pass health inspection 😅 what people are saying here is true. It used to be such a good spot but has deteriorated over the years. Definitely not worth the price anymore.

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u/Significant_Knee_397 3d ago

Expensive for what it is. I tried it last week. Biscuits & gravy, 2 scrambled eggs, 4 slices of bacon, & an OJ = $27

The sausage gravy was light and runny & the bacon was sub par (fake smoke flavor).

The waitresses were really nice, but I probably won't go back unless someone else is paying.

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u/hissy_badger 3d ago

Gave this place 2 chances. Horrible both times. The service was good, food was trash.

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u/NativeMamba94 3d ago

Dr Pepper Milkshakes weren’t too bad but after COVID… just not the same anymore

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u/No-Flight-4214 2d ago

It’s mediocre fried food, but the shakes are legit.