Jimenez learned quickly that he couldn’t do it alone. “During Cheyenne Frontier Days, those numbers double,” he added. On average, Jimenez goes through about 1,360 eggs a week and five pounds of Hatch green chilies. That’s what we do.”Īnd it seems to be paying off. Country in the front, reggae in the back.
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“The spirit of the American diner is to prepare good food quickly, while keeping your coffee cup full until you leave,” Jimenez said. It comes with Swiss cheese, sautéed mushrooms, grilled onions and green chili, served with fries. In the meantime, he continued to serve breakfast dishes like the Conductor ($14.99), which is corned beef hash with two eggs, choice of potatoes and bread, and the Caboose ($15.99), a chicken-fried steak, two eggs, choice of potatoes and bread.įor lunch, there are burgers. “Many of our customers aren’t on social media, so it took a while for the good news to get around,” he said. Jimenez stuck to his plan, and within a year, the customer base was back. When he reopened, diners were slow to return. I knew it needed a deep clean and a reset,” he said. So I jumped at the chance to keep it alive.”Īfter buying the diner in January 2021, Jimenez shut it down for one month-the first time it had been closed in 40 years. There are lots of people that depend upon this little diner. It’s also a key stopping point along the road from Colorado to Rapid City, South Dakota. “I knew it was important to the community. “In late 2020, I saw that the Luxury Diner was up for sale,” Jimenez said.
The siblings rescued the diner when it went up for sale in late 2020. (Wyoming Truth photo by David Dudley) Owners Angie Jimenez (left) and her brother Del stand in the Luxury Diner’s kitchen.
After working in the hospitality industry for a decade, he looked for a new challenge. He traveled with his family to America to attend the University of Wyoming, where earned a bachelor’s degree in international business and Spanish in 2005. Jimenez, 41, was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. The diner, which has been owned by various restaurateurs since 1926, is now owned and operated by the brother-sister duo Del and Angie Jimenez. Listening to the regulars complain to their companions, I make a note: “Next time, try the green chili.” Dreaming up new ways to keep tradition alive “Sorry!” Winters said, disappearing through a doorway that leads through the Luxury Diner’s signature trolley car, which operated on the streets of Cheyenne from 1894 to 1912. “Oh, no! Really?” one of the diners asked. “So you guys know, we’re out of green chili today,” she said.
I’m eyeing the Box Car ($14.99), which consists of scrambled eggs with diced ham and melted cheddar cheese, a choice of hash browns or Luxury potatoes (home fries lightly coated in paprika and sautéed with diced onions and bell peppers) and a choice of bread-toast, biscuit or pancake.Īfter taking my order, Winters went to the next table, where two diners had just sat down. Affordable accessories for everyday life under €15.When Sam Winters, a server at Cheyenne’s Luxury Diner, tells me that they’re out of green chili, I don’t think much of it.Storage & organisation Furniture Textiles Accessories Lighting Kitchen & appliances Smart home Beds & mattresses Kitchenware & tableware Baby & children Bathroom products Outdoor products Rugs, mats & flooring Working from home Pots & plants Laundry & cleaning Home electronics Food & beverages Home improvement Summer accessories Solar panels Rooms
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