Readers complain that 'Press' overlooked Noni's Restaurant

To the editor,

Missing from the excellent survey of neighborhood diners (“Diner Heaven,” Feb. 5) is the most intimate of them all — Nonis Coffee Shop, 5921 Riverdale Avenue just north of West 259th Street.  Really more of a small diner than a coffee shop, Nonis is an institution in North Riverdale and a throw-back to a bygone era, serving up a wonderful breakfast — including excellent omelets, grits, and corned beef hash. And no one who has eaten there will forget the extraordinary friendliness of Ruthie, the woman who keeps it all together.

Steven I. Froot

To the editor,

By what logic did The Riverdale Press omit Noni’s Restaurant, located at 5921 Riverdale Ave., from your feature purporting to celebrate the great diners of our area?  (“The Northwest Bronx is Diner Haven,” Feb. 5)? This scrappy, pocket-sized diner is regularly host to local businessmen, politicians, lawyers,  St. Vincent’s College students — even Riverdale Press reporters.

I have eaten at all the fine diners you profiled, but have to say a) the breakfast omelets, prepared by chief Pedro Torres, are the tastiest and most generous of the lot.; b) there is a truly personal touch in the ambiance, presided over by the fiery Ruth Tzanetatos; and c) it’s a pleasure to enjoy the superb menu offerings — larger portions at substantially lower prices than those of competitors.

This little gem has been a fixture in the neighborhood for decades. To leave it out your article is a real injustice and should be rectified.  

Norm Zamcheck
North Riverdale