Owner of historic New Jersey diner says he won't serve avocados on the menu

"My uncle and father-in-law bought Summit Diner in 1964, and I began working here in 1980, so I've been here for 45 years. I've had customers who have been coming here since they were five and are now grown adults. It's a tight-knit community. We get everyone from bankers and construction workers to tourists and professional athletes coming in here."

"We tried fresh fruit, and people didn't ask for it that much. Fish - we're not known for something like that, so we'd just be throwing it out. Avocados are one of my pet peeves. I could get them and serve them if I wanted to, but we don't know how to work with them here, and they go bad fast. I have nothing against avocados, but I won't serve them on Summit's menu."

Jim Greberis began working at Summit Diner in 1980 and has served customers there for 45 years. Summit Diner originally opened in the late 1920s and moved to its current location in 1939. Greberis co-owns the diner with his wife Michele and previously worked with an uncle and a business partner who left in 2013. The diner serves classic comfort-food staples such as steak and eggs, homemade corned beef hash, and Taylor Ham, egg, and cheese sandwiches. The customer base spans bankers, construction workers, tourists, and professional athletes. Menu experiments like fresh fruit and fish failed, and Greberis refuses to add avocados because they spoil quickly and staff lack experience preparing them.

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