"After reading a lot of the negative reviews of this place, I’ve been avoiding it like the plague. So when the time came that I actually found myself at the Double T diner for breakfast, I have to admit I was downright scared. But I was also very hungry. I was skipping my go-to choice, First Watch, because there was a crowd waiting there, and I hate waiting in line, especially for breakfast. First Watch Laurel has become, in my opinion, a victim of its own success. In the words of the late Yogi Berra, nobody goes there anymore — It’s too crowded. So that’s how I found myself at a table at the double T diner: hungry, and nervous.Have you ever walked into a place where you can sense that the staff has read all the negative reviews they get? There’s a downtrodden, sort of “I’m sorry for serving you this ****” aura that is absolutely palpable, permeating the atmosphere in the Double T. On a warm summer morning when people were out and Laurel traffic was thick, half of the dining area was completely closed off, and there was an uncomfortable silence hanging in the air. The food was edible, but that’s about it. The avocado slices on my southwest scramble were fresh and green, and I appreciated that nice touch — they weren’t brown and nasty. But everything was bland, barely lukewarm and the potatoes were dry. It’s a diner for chrissake —serve me my potatoes piping hot with some butter or grease or something, anything on them. The salsa had that straight-out-of-the-can look and taste to it. Double T diner pretty much lived down to its reputation. I simply can’t believe the producers of Gordon Ramsay‘s kitchen nightmares or one of those other reality shows hasn’t found this place yet, so their star chef can start throwing pots and pans and cursing out the pathetic, lackluster staff, while he turns it into a cash register. The place just seems so perfect for that.I won’t be going back to Double T, no matter how hungry I am. I guess I’ll just have to go to First Watch and stand in line with a crowd, waiting for something delicious."
