Diàn （xīn Hǎo） - New Albany

This is a fantastic local diner! Simple and delicious with kind-hearted people behind their counter doing their utmost during COVID. Their pancakes are fluffy and light, and if you come in the fall, definitely try their pumpkin pancakes!

So, I forgot to take pics, but I 'm sure there are plenty. Breakfast is DEFINITELY their thing, but if you want foo foo breakfasts...it 's not. Go to Wild Eggs, Toast on Market, Con Huevos, or Noosh Nosh if you are looking for that foo foo, expensive breakfast (which I very much enjoy too. Having said the disclaimer, their breakfast is perfect! Diners are my thing and in the Louisville/Southern Indiana, the picking is few! Your choices for breakfast are those fancier breakfasts or Waffle House (which my stomach can 't even actually stomach. This place is great because they know HOW to cook breakfast!!!! We ordered one pancake, bacon extra crispy, English muffins, eggs over medium, hash browns, chocolate milk, and coffee. The ONLY bad thing...the coffee (not great. . The English muffins are a made-from-scratch recipe that was given from the previous owner of the old joint. They are grilled in a little butter and delicious! The bacon...perfect!!! Grilled flat, NOT greasy, crispy, and a great flavor. Not some thick-sliced, applewood smoked, gourmet bacon, but excellently cooked, good bacon! The pancake was fluffy, enormous (10-12 inch and fantastic tasting. The batter may be a tiny bit sweet which adds a nice cake-like bonus. Ok, two things the trendy places done make well...hash browns. Theirs were shredded potatoes, golden brown and crispy. They were not seasoned (maybe slightly salt and peppered , but well cooked. Lastly, I get so tired of going to Cracker Barrel, Con Huevos, and Wild Eggs and getting a gross egg (poached on Benedict or on top of my enchiladas, or just over medium that the WHITES are snotty and runny. That is not a well-cooked poached or over medium egg! This place served two perfectly cooked over medium eggs. The place is nothing fancy, but a simple diner inside a strip mall and the staff were friendly and well attentive. Great place for a normal breakfast, well-cooked.

We just had a great breakfast here and were delighted that the owner bought my mom breakfast for her 90th birthday. What a nice guy.

We enjoyed the food, the service, and the dedication of the people to provide a safe place to eat. The person who served us was wonderful and we will return.

They need more people to help in the dining area and the grille. We left because we waited for our sugar and cream to come. It never did while our coffee was getting cold. The waitress was nice but severely understaffed. Plus they were out of a lot of food. I couldn 't get the breakfast nachos, didn 't have all the ingredients. They were also out of breakfast sausage and English muffin. Correct me if I 'm wrong but isn 't English muffins and breakfast sausage the most common break by fast food? Why would a breakfast restaurant be out? Whoever owns this place really needs to take a good look at management and see what they 're not doing. Dunkin Donuts across the street has much better service.