Bendix owner John Diakakis said he believes Hasbrouck Heights officials shut him down ahead of a state fire code inspection scheduled for February that he believes he would not have passed.
The Bendix Diner in Bergen County, a landmark eatery on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights, was closed indefinitely last week due to fire and health code violations, according to the family that has run the business for decades.
“The building is 80 years old,” he said. “It’s just too complicated. If the place goes up in flames, I’m liable.”Rich Cowen | NJ Advance Media Diakakis said the borough’s fire official first identified the suppression system as out of compliance in 2019. Determined to keep the business open, in recent months he assured officials he would sell only cold food.
A frequent standup himself, Diakakis said he’s rubbed elbows with some of the biggest names in show business who made jokes about the diner, including Jerry Seinfeld, who did aDiakakis, who is blind, said comic Sebastian Maniscalco once appeared at Bananas Comedy Club and mentioned Diakakis and the diner.
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