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Johnny’s Diner reopens Monday in new East Orlando location
“So excited! Can’t wait for you to open. (Hurry! LOL), ” read one signature next to a smiley-face doodle.
“YAAY!! WELCOME BACK!” reads another.
A steady stream of customers have been stopping by Johnny’s Diner’s new location at 10169 University Blvd. since Johnny and Margarita Krasniqi signed the lease, she says. “They’ve been writing on our ‘Coming Soon’ sign because they are happy they found us!”
The Krasniqis hadn’t planned on this move but had no choice.
Last year, the Winter Park plaza they’d called home for 27 years was sold to Oviedo-based developers Hill Gray Seven. Then came a notice to vacate. The family-run operation and their longtime regulars were devastated. One, local optometrist Dennis Wagner, took up their cause, creating a GoFundMe to help them get a fresh start.
Johnny’s Diner is on short time to relocate — customer hopes to help
“We’ve tried a lot of different places,” says Wagner, whose usual is three over-easy eggs with bacon, “but we’ve been anticipating Johnny’s reopening.”
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