Cascone's Grill 4.42

Open Since 1930, Family owned for over 80 years. The Cascone family has been a major presence on this stretch of Fifth Street for more than half a century — ever since patriarch Sam Cascone and his wife, Vita, moved from a three-stool diner to a slightly bigger space in the City Market. Cascone's Grill is by far the largest and most comfortable of the clan's outposts. The menu hasn't changed much in five decades: fluffy pancakes, eggs cooked almost any style, Italian sausage, thick slabs of buttered Italian toast, spaghetti, cheeseburgers and hot beef sandwiches. Sam and Vita's children now run the place, with George in the kitchen.