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"John DeLucie’s remade Empire Diner on Tenth Avenue in Chelsea serves all-day comfort well — I enjoyed cacio e pepe–style soft scrambled eggs, excellent fried chicken encrusted in crushed sourdough pretzels, and a massive egg sandwich with sausage and a grapefruit-sized buttermilk biscuit." - Adam Platt, Bobby Doherty, Adam Platt