Silver Diner
{{Short description|American restaurant chain}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Silver Diner
| logo =
| logo_size = 250px
| image = File:Silver Diner behind Springfield Town Center (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 350px
| image_caption = A Silver Diner location in Springfield, Virginia, seen in November 2024
| foundation = {{Start date|1989|1|7}}
| founders = Robert Giaimo & Ype Von Hengst
| location = Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
| locations = 23 (March 2024)
| area_served = Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Washington D.C.
| num_employees = 1,734
| industry = Restaurants
| homepage = {{url|http://www.silverdiner.com/|Silver Diner.com}}
}}
Silver Diner is an American restaurant chain with locations in the Mid-Atlantic United States (Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Washington D.C.). Its corporate headquarters are in Rockville, Maryland,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RiykWMD2t-sC&q=%22Silver+Diner%22&pg=PT139 |title=The American Diner - Michael Karl Witzel - Google Books |accessdate=2014-07-13|isbn=9780760324349 |last1=Witzel |first1=Michael Karl |year=2006 |publisher=MBI Publishing Company LLC }}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e263D2bv8-QC&q=%22Silver+Diner%22&pg=PT59 |title=Every Business Needs an Angel: Getting the Money You Need to Make Your ... - John May, Cal Simons - Google Books |date=2001-12-18 |accessdate=2014-07-13|isbn=9780609504475 |last1=May |first1=John |last2=Simons |first2=Cal |publisher=Crown }} at its debut location.
History
In 1989, Bob Giaimo and Ype Von Hengst opened the original Silver Diner in Rockville, Maryland. This original location has annual sales of $6 million.{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/print-edition/2011/05/27/silver-diner-finds-gold-in-fresh-and.html |title=Silver Diner finds gold in 'fresh and local' |work=Washington Business Journal |date=May 27, 2011 |accessdate=2019-11-25 }} Silver Diner Development LLC. operates 23 restaurants{{cite web | url=https://www.silverdiner.com/locations | title=Silver Diner - Locations }} in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States with locations in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. and employs over 1,700 people.
In 2007, Silver Diner established its first airport location with the opening of its sixteenth restaurant in the AirMall at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).{{cite web |url=http://www.aviationpros.com/news/10383947/silver-diner-brings-retro-look-to-bwi |title=Silver Diner brings retro look to BWI |work=Aviation Pros |date=November 21, 2007 |accessdate=2019-11-25 }}
In 2015, Silver Diner introduced a new restaurant chain called Silver, an upscale casual restaurant and bar featuring craft cocktails.{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/top-shelf/2015/09/at-silver-diner-s-new-concept-reimagining.html |title=At Silver Diner's new concept, reimagining everything — right down to the uniforms|work=Washington Business Journal|date=September 28, 2015 |accessdate=2023-09-17 }}
In 2016, Goode Partners made a strategic growth investment in Silver Diner.{{cite web |url=http://www.goodepartners.com/press-releases/24/goode-partners-announces-strategic-investment-in-silver-diner |title=Goode Partners Announces Strategic Investment in Silver Diner to Accelerate Growth}}
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