East Penn Diner in Emmaus, PA, is the kind of neighborhood restaurant that makes every visit feel easy, welcoming, and worth coming back for.
With a strong 4.50-star rating from 2,313 reviews, it has earned the trust of locals and visitors alike by delivering the classic diner experience people love, with the added comfort of reliable service, a broad menu, and a warm, casual atmosphere.
Conveniently located at 1418 Chestnut St, East Penn Diner is a dependable choice whether you are stopping in for a quick breakfast, a relaxed family lunch, a hearty dinner, or a late-night bite. Its cozy, quiet setting and inviting seating make it a comfortable place to unwind, enjoy a meal, and feel right at home.
What makes East Penn Diner especially appealing is the balance it strikes between variety, quality, and convenience. Guests can enjoy dine-in service, takeaway, delivery, and on-site service, making it easy to fit a satisfying meal into any schedule.
The menu offers something for nearly every appetite, from comfort food and quick bites to healthy options, salad bar selections, small plates, vegetarian choices, coffee, and late-night food.
It is also known for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, counter service, dessert, seating, and table service, giving customers the flexibility to visit for anything from an early morning coffee to a full evening meal.
Highlights such as fast service, great coffee, great dessert, a strong tea selection, and local specialties help create the kind of dining experience that feels both familiar and memorable.
Accessibility and guest comfort are clearly a priority here, with wheelchair-accessible parking, entrance, seating, and restrooms helping ensure a smoother visit for all guests. The diner also accepts reservations and offers convenient payment options, including credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments, adding another layer of ease for busy customers.
Whether you are dining solo, meeting friends, or bringing the family together for a dependable meal, East Penn Diner delivers the steady quality, friendly atmosphere, and everyday convenience that make a diner more than just a place to eat. It is a welcoming destination where good food, practical service, and genuine comfort come together.
Our Specialties
Every dish tells a story. Explore our carefully curated menu featuring seasonal favorites and signature creations.
Our chef's signature creations featuring locally-sourced ingredients and innovative culinary techniques.
We partner with local farmers and suppliers to bring you the freshest seasonal ingredients every day.
Every plate is prepared with attention to detail, combining traditional recipes with modern presentation.
Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
Photos
A glimpse of our restaurant experience
Food & Drinks
Served with marinara sauce.
Served with spaghetti.
Served with spaghetti.
Served with spaghetti.
Topped with two onion rings.
Topped with two onion rings.
With beef gravy.
Topped with two onion rings.
Served on a steak roll.
Served on a kaiser roll.
Served on a steak roll.
Served on a kaiser roll.
Served with marinara sauce.
6 pieces. Add sauce for at no extra cost.
10 pieces. Add sauce for at no extra cost.
12 pieces.
12 pieces.
6 pieces. Add sauce for at no extra cost. Add fried onion for an additional charge.
3 pieces. Served with BBQ sauce. Extra sauces for an additional cost.
East Penn. Mozzarella sticks (2 pieces), mini tacos (2 pieces), chicken fingers (2 pieces), pierogies (2 pieces), and onion rings (4 pieces). Extra sauces for an additional cost.
Fresh roast beef, turkey, ham, and cheese on a bed of mixed greens, tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers, with hard-boiled egg and choice of dressing, served with 2 bread sticks.
Mixed greens, tomatoes, olives, onions, feta cheese, cucumbers and anchovies tossed in an herbed vinaigrette dressing, served with 2 breadsticks. Add protein for an extra cost.
Spring mix with turkey, bacon, hard-boiled egg, tomato and cheddar Jack cheese. Add protein for an extra cost.
On a bed of mixed greens, tomatoes, onions, and green peppers. Served with 2 bread sticks.
Romaine, croutons and Parmesan cheese tossed in our own Caesar dressing. Add protein for an extra cost.
Romaine lettuce, fried chicken bites tossed in Buffalo sauce, topped with blue cheese dressing and croutons.
Served with onions, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, and feta cheese.
Peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and broccoli.
Peppers, onions, tomatoes, salsa and sour cream.
Grilled pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on toasted French bread.
Chicken, beef Philly steak meat, or pulled pork. Served with onions, green peppers and cheddar cheese.
Lettuce, tomato, bacon, mayo, and honey mustard sauce.
Tuna salad on grilled deli rye bread with Swiss cheese and tomato.
Served on a kaiser roll with lettuce, coleslaw and pickle.
On a kaiser roll with onion rings and cheddar Jack cheese.
Fresh ground beef, cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onions, mayo, mustard and pickles wrapped in a pita.
Grilled corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, Russian dressing on grilled deli rye.
Grilled turkey, coleslaw, and Swiss cheese on grilled deli rye.
Beef patty on deli rye, melted Swiss cheese, bacon, and fried onions.
Fried chicken tenders with hot sauce, Swiss cheese and Bleu cheese dressing. Served on a steak roll.
Grilled turkey and ham with Swiss cheese on breakfast French toast.
Beef and lamb, or chicken. In a pita with lettuce, tomato, onion, and tzatziki sauce.
Broiled.
Crab cake, scallops, stuffed flounder, stuffed shrimp, and haddock.
5 pieces includes tarter and, cocktail sauce.
With tarter, and cocktail sace.
Served over rice.
Broiled.
Our homemade meatloaf over mashed potato topped with onion strings, gravy, and BBQ.
All white meat with gravy and cranberry sauce.
Over mashed potatoes with gravy.
Served with beef gravy or tomato sauce.
With beef gravy.
Mushrooms, broccoli, peppers, onions, tomatoes, and lettuce.
With fried onions & marinara sauce.
Gyro meat, lettuce, tomato, onion and tzatziki sauce.
Ground beef and cheddar cheese with shredded lettuce, tomato, and onion.
With cole slaw & fries.
Served with shredded lettuce and mayo.
Corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing.
Turkey, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon and ranch dressing.
Grilled chicken, lettuce, walnuts, dried cranberries, and raspberry vinaigrette.
Grilled chicken, tomato, mozzarella, and pesto sauce.
Chicken breast stuffed with ham, bacon and cheddar cheese and topped with gravy.
Chicken breast stuffed with crabmeat.
Chicken breast stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese and topped with gravy.
1/2 roasted chicken with gravy.
Chicken breast stuffed with broccoli, Swiss cheese, and ham and topped with gravy.
Served over rice.
Served with whipped cream.
Served with whipped cream.
Strawberry, blueberry, or banana filled and topped with granola and smooth yogurt.
2 poached eggs over Canadian Bacon and an English muffin with hollandaise sauce, served with home fries.
2 poached eggs over scrapple and english muffin, topped with hollandaise sauce, served with home fries.
2 eggs poached on corned beef hash over an English muffin, topped with hollandaise sauce, served with home fries.
2 poached eggs over spinach, grilled tomatoes, and an English muffin with hollandaise sauce, served with home fries.
Includes butter & syrup. Add fruit topping for an additional charge.
Includes butter and syrup.
Includes butter and syrup.
Includes butter and syrup.
Includes butter and syrup.
Onions, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, and feta cheese.
Three-egg omelette filled with crispy bacon, served with golden home fries and toast.
Peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and broccoli.
Made with spinach and feta cheese.
Three-Egg omelette packed with sausage, served with golden home fries and toast
Filled with ham, accompanied by golden home fries and toast.
Peppers, onions, tomatoes, salsa and sour cream.
Three-egg omelette with choice of cheese, includes home fries, and toast.
Filled with ham, green peppers, onions.
Scrambled eggs with scrapple, cheese and potatoes, served with home fries.
Burger topped with an egg on a kaiser roll, served with home fries.
Scrambled eggs with peppers, onions, ham, and melted cheese, served with home fries.
Scrambled eggs with a choice of ham, bacon, or sausage and melted cheese, served with homefries.
Scrambled eggs with mushrooms and melted Swiss cheese, served with home fries.
Scrambled eggs, potatoes and melted cheese, served with home fries.
Steak sandwich with fried onions, green peppers, ham slices & mozzarella cheese on a steak roll topped with sauce.
On a steak roll with fried onions & sauce.
Served with lettuce.
Lettuce, tomato and onions.
Lettuce, tomato, raw onions with french fries, and coleslaw.
Served with lettuce and tomato.
With tartare & cocktail sauce.
4 pieces. Served with BBQ sauce.
With tartar & cocktail sauce.
With tartare & cocktail sauce.
Lettuce and tomato.
Mushrooms and Swiss cheese.
Served with marinara sauce & provolone.
Ham and Swiss cheese.
Two eggs with a Black Diamond steak, accompanied by home fries, toast, and jelly.
Grilled ham steak, two eggs, home fries, toast, and jelly.
Creamed chipped beef served with toast and a side of home fries.
Grilled chicken breast paired with two eggs, home fries, toast, and jelly.
Over toast with home fries.
Scrambled eggs, choice of ham, bacon or sausage, cheese and home fries.
NY Strip steak, two eggs any style, home fries, toast, and jelly.
Scrambled eggs, choice of ham, bacon, sausage or scrapple stuffed on a grilled Texas toast with cheese, served with home fries.
Scrambled eggs and a choice of ham, bacon, or sausage, cheese and home fries.
2 pancakes or French toast with 2 eggs and choice of meat.
2 Eggs any style over home fries with your choice of breakfast meat, topped with white cheddar cheese and served with toast.
Fried onion strips, bacon, cheddar Jack cheese, lettuce, tomato and fries.
Topped with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and 1000 Island dressing served with fries.
Mushrooms, Swiss cheese our house sauce and fries.
Onion rings, BBQ sauce, cheddar Jack cheese, lettuce, tomato and french fries.
Feta cheese, tomato, onion, cucumber, olives, sun-dried tomato pesto and fries.
Fried onions, 2 strips of bacon, American cheese, lettuce, tomato and fries.
Grilled vegetables—onions, peppers, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower—topped with two eggs any style. Served with toast.
Grilled vegetables—onions, peppers, carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower—with smoked sausage and two eggs any style, served with toast.
Plain bagel.
Hear from our valued guests
Great food and reasonable prices! I have been here many times over the years and they are consistent in their quality of food and service.
If you're looking for a traditional American diner, this is it. Good food at a fair price, and a great staff. I always enjoy going there with my family and friends!
Great little diner. Good food, very nice staff offering great service. Would recommend Pork Mac & cheese, breaded and fried pork chops very tasty. Really enjoyed the chili too!!
We happened to be nearby while discussing dinner plans after a long day. for some reason, we decided to give it a try. It was such a pleasant surprise. Greek people know food!!! Everything was so tasty. We might just even drive over for the food.
Nice Diner with good food and service. Stopped in for an order to go of a turkey club sandwich, fries and mozzarella sticks . The food was made fresh with quality ingredients and delicious. They have an extensive menu to choose from with fair prices. Service was fast and friendly.
The food was really good. I didn’t eat at the diner. I ordered to go but I still loved it. All the families looked like they were having a great time. Great atmosphere although it does get pretty busy and packed. The service is quick and all the employees are very kind and welcoming.
Nice diner. Reasonable prices and large menu- and large portions. Owner runs a tight ship! This may sound silly but you actually get a nice heavy serrated knife that cuts food. And big dinner napkins. Has become a favorite diner for us. A+.
I tried the East Penn Diner for the first time in a while. Met because of Restaurant week, had the Bang Bang burger, excellent. Prepared just the way I like it and the waitress was wonderful. the 4 of us all agreed the food was very good. I will be recommending this Diner to my friends. On the way out i had the pleasure of meeting Odie one of the owners, what a pleasant person. Overall the experience was excellent.
Great classic style diner, would recommend to anyone to try this place. Been here quite a few times now with the family. I’ve always had great luck with a variety of things on their menu from breakfast to dinner. Recently for their chorizo skillet and I was pleasantly surprised at home healthy it was between their ingredients and such as fresh veggies and lack of grease. Always a happy and helpful staff and the value is always here with their fair prices. Overall, this diner is a must try in the area.
Good variety of menu options. Some meals come with soup, salad bar, and fresh rolls. My recommendation if you like seafood, is to order the broiled seafood combo. You won't be disappointed I am there now for about my fifth time. Very accommodating with menu substitutions.
Common questions about East Penn Diner
East Penn Diner is located at 1418 Chestnut St, Emmaus, PA 18049, United States, Emmaus, PA, United States.
You can reach East Penn Diner by calling +1 610-965-3100.
East Penn Diner has a rating of 4.5 out of 5 based on 2313 customer reviews.
East Penn Diner features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
East Penn Diner features the following service options: Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
East Penn Diner features the following highlights: Fast service, Great coffee, Great dessert, Great tea selection, Serves local specialty.
East Penn Diner features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
East Penn Diner features the following offerings: Coffee, Comfort food, Healthy options, Late-night food, Quick bite, Salad bar, Small plates, Vegetarian options.
East Penn Diner features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Counter service, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
East Penn Diner features the following amenities: Restroom.
East Penn Diner features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Quiet.
East Penn Diner features the following crowd: Groups, Tourists.
East Penn Diner features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
East Penn Diner features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
East Penn Diner features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs, Kids' menu.
East Penn Diner features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Plenty of parking.
Business Features
We look forward to welcoming you. Make a reservation or stop by - walk-ins welcome!
Request a table and we'll confirm your booking shortly.
