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City Hall Diner
Now Open for Dinner!
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here for our Hours of Operation.
And, you know, we're fully licensed, so you can come in the afternoon and
have a drink with us if you wish, along with a bite to eat. We have nice
wines, beer, and a full bar available.
We held out as long as we could, but you win. Come and get it.
City Hall Diner was founded in August 2006 by James Claborn (that's me)
and my wife Jennifer.
We're both veterans of the industry. I have over 30 years in the
restaurant business, nearly all of them as a waiter. Jennifer has been
cooking and serving food, professionally and privately, for her entire
life.
We hired Jeremy Downey, a very talented gentleman from Bayou Le Batre,
Alabama, to be our executive chef.
And we picked a spot in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, just south of
Birmingham, to open up. We're right next door to Vestavia Hills City
Hall, and that's how we decided on the name.
We wanted a breakfast and lunch place. We've wanted a breakfast and lunch
place since the 80's, when we met a man in Florida who had one and we
always coveted it. Nights off with our family is a dream come true for
restaurant lifers like us. But now we'll be open at dinnertime too,
Thursday through Saturday until 9:00 pm.
A couple of things I've learned in my career have stuck with me. First,
the food has to be good, or why bother? And along these lines, we work
very hard to purchase the best raw products and we have a lot of
confidence in our ability to prepare them.
Second, if the food doesn't make it to the table in a timely fashion, it's
not going to matter how good it is. Especially at breakfast and lunch.
In other words, the service had better be quick and friendly. Servers
should be knowledgeable and helpful. So ours will be.
Some of you know us and we hope you'll visit. Some of you we haven't met
yet, and we hope you'll visit too. And we're pretty sure that the food
and the service and the overall feelings of joy and coolness will entice
you to return often.
We also cater; give us a call
(205-824-3655)
to talk about your event.
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