A reader on the inside sends a shot of the ex-59 Diner on Farnham St., now up and running as El Beso Cantina. As of Christmas, the space is once again open 24 hours a day, though the pale turquoise paint and Elvis kitsch have been swapped out for warmer earth tones and decorative sombreros. The new occupants also appear to be attempting to fill the area’s 3am pancake niche, covered for nearly 30 years by the departed diner, by offering an array of American breakfast items along with the Tex-Mex fare.
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Following the August sighting of TABC signage for the Alcaliente group, additional permits for redoing the space were issued in October; non-24-hour service looks to have started earlier this month. Per the reader’s report, both halal meats and pork are on offer.
- Now Open 24 Hours [El Beso Cantina]
- Previously on Swamplot:Â Something Hot Moving in on 59 Diner’s Former Farnham Spot;Â Now Leasing: 59 Diner’s Former Shepherd Location Next to The Halal Guys;Â 59 Shake: You Want Fries with That?
Photo: JWC
Ate there last week! They have a cheap lunch menu, I had the carne guisada and it was delicious!
It would be nice if they had a menu published somewhere.
Wondering if the halal meat is cooked on the same equipment as the pork.
Who owns the new restaurant ? I do not want to financially support in any way the people who owned 59 diner and who allegedly stiffed their workers
They are going to have to sell a lot of huevos
rancheros. They may even make the landlord
a partner in the operation. Like it or not
FUCK THIS PLACE SAME OWNER AS 59 DINER..DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY. …THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. ..GREEDY BASTARDS,CARMA A BITCH…
I’ve eaten here once. Some observations:
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– The food is meh. If you’re looking for breakfast, go to the nearby IHOP or House of Guys instead.
– The service was like “we’ve never done this before, so we’re learning, but we’re somewhat eager to get better”.
– I have the same questions about the “halal menu”. The regular menu is most UN-halal: bacon bacon bacon. If you ask for halal, do they just have it brought over from next door?
– From the CClerk’s records, the owner of El Beso does not appear to be the same as the previous owner of 59 Diner.
– The owner of El Beso has applied, just last week, for a business name of “Another Broken Yolk Cafe” at the same 3801 Farnham address as El Beso. Maybe El Beso is changing its name?
– But El Beso just last week installed new digital signage out front.
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All in all, this has more the smell of “we don’t really know what we’re doing” rather than malice or evil.