"If diner signage is an art unto itself, Big Top Restaurant might well have been the Louvre. Housed inside an otherwise unremarkable squat suburban building, the diner was crowned by a red-and-yellow replica of a circus tent and had a soaring neon sign that proclaimed it “famous for our fountain creations.” Big Top encapsulated the essential elements of any diner: solid breakfast items, friendly service, and affordable prices. The diner closed in 2019 after more than four decades in business. Right down the block, another famed diner, Golden Flame, was extinguished after CVS bought the property." - Naomi Waxman, Ashok Selvam
