The Linden Diner

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The Linden Diner is a diner located in Linden Square of Malden, Massachusetts. The Linden Diner originally opened in 1948 as the Linden Dairy Bar an ice cream parlor, as was popular at the time. By the mid-1970's, management had changed as did the diner itself. It was then that the slow transition of an ice cream palor to a more food oriented restaurant was taking place. By the early 1980's, the diner had become a city-wide known breakfast eatery. It was also now that they had expanded the restaurant by buying out the hair salon that was next door and turning that area into more seating.

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• During the time when it was an ice cream palor, the diner had weekday hours sometimes open till midnight during the summer so that a younger crowd had flexible hours to go.
• In 1997, the diner cut back on their weekday hours, now closing at 3:00 p.m. instead of 8:00 p.m., eliminating dinner from the menu for the first time since they had opened.
• The diner is currently owned by Anthony Lavargna Sr., who has owned it since the 1970s.
• On July 5, 2004, the diner officially became entirely non-smoking per order of the Massachusetts state-wide workplace smoking ban.
• As of 2006, the Linden Diner is still listed as "The Linden Dairy Bar" in phone books and on Caller ID displays, a name it hasn't had since the early 1980's.
• In July 2006, the diner reverted their Saturday hours from 3:00 pm to 1:00 pm.