Glenn’s Diner on West Montrose Avenue in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood built its reputation on an unusually bold promise for a neighborhood diner: serving the freshest possible seafood, flown in daily, alongside the American diner classics that keep a neighborhood restaurant full every morning. It appeared in Season 5, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Not What You’d Expect,” which aired November 24, 2008, and the “totally unexpected” framing was right — nobody walks into a Chicago neighborhood diner expecting the kind of seafood program Glenn’s built. The restaurant closed in 2022.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Glenn’s Diner
City: Chicago, Illinois
Cuisine: Seafood / Diner
DDD Season: 5
DDD Episode: 3
Episode Title: Not What You’d Expect
Original Air Date: November 24, 2008
Address: 1820 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL 60613 (former location)
Status: Permanently Closed (closed 2022)
Last Known Location
Address: 1820 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL 60613
Status: Permanently Closed
Glenn’s Diner appeared in Season 5, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Not What You’d Expect,” originally aired November 24, 2008. The restaurant closed in 2022.