PEC Challenge: Red Bank Diner

I know what you're thinking.  How could this be? I thought Red Bank Diner closed years ago and turned into Toast?  Well, you aren't seeing a ghost.  This is a PEC from Red Bank Diner, just not from the location you might be used to.  Red Bank Diner is now on Broad Street, way up Broad, past the bars, next to the Post Office you probably have never been to.  It's OK, I didn't really know it moved there either.  Oh, you didn't grow up in Red Bank and have no idea what the hell I'm talking about? Fair.  Well, many years ago, there was a 24-hour diner open in Red Bank. I'm pretty sure my friends and I have been there during every hour of a 24 hour period.  Looking for a place to hang out in high school after walking up and down Broad Street 100 times with the girls you were crushing on? Red Bank Diner.  Looking for a late-night grilled cheese (or in my friend Matt's case, a late-night fruit cup) after drinking all night at Taste? Red Bank Diner.  Need a hangover-curing brunch PEC (or in my friend Will's case, a chicken parm)? Red Bank Diner.  It might not seem like much, but a lot of life can happen with a 17-page menu and a chainsmoking waitress of 30 years.  If you know, you know, and if you don't do yourself a favor today and listen to the entire '59 Sound album by the Gaslight Anthem, it's an all-time album. 

Note: Please consider supporting all of these businesses going through these fucked up times.  You can order delivery through Door Dash or through their websites and go pick it up.  It could be a fun little activity since there's literally nothing else to do.  

Bread Rating: 7.2/10 (A toasted Kaiser roll that was light, not a lot of bread, which is a good thing.)

Pork Roll Rating: 6.8/10 (Not my favorite pork roll brand here, and it was cut pretty thick.  They do load it up though!)

Egg Rating: 8.2/10 (You can never, NEVER, go wrong with a fried egg from a diner.  They put two on here, making this a protein lovers dream sandwich.)

Cheese Rating: 7.7/10 (Melted cheese below the toasted roll, and more cheese in the fried eggs.  A masterful performance.)

Sandwich Composition: 6.8/10 (Apply your own ketchup is pretty standard at diners so I won't drag them too much over it, will never hate on the amount of meat on these, an all-around solid sandwich.  

Overall Rating: 7.34/10 (A diner PEC, you know what you're getting here, excellent fried eggs, very good cheese placement, and a solid breakfast sandwich.)

Price: $7

Red Bank Diner is located at 179 Broad St, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Oh and seriously, listen to this eleven-year-old album.