Del Rio Diner closing after 40 years
An iconic Southwest Brooklyn restaurant that has been a popular dining spot for 40 years is preparing to serve its last meal.
Del Rio Diner, located at 166 Kings Highway on the Bensonhurst-Gravesend border, will close its doors for good on July 24, co-owner Larry Georgeton confirmed to various news media outlets.
Georgeton told the Bensonhurst Bean that times have changed and that the economy can no longer support a diner such as Del Rio. Demographic shifts that have taken place in Bensonhurst and Gravesend over the last 10 years have brought changes in residents’ eating habits, leaving old-fashioned diners out in the cold.