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Ellen's Stardust Diner is a retro-style diner in the Theater District where the waitstaff, called the Stardusters, are aspiring Broadway performers who periodically stop serving to sing show tunes tableside. That novelty act, combined with the Times Square location, draws heavy year-round tourist traffic, including families and theatergoers before or after Broadway shows.
The diner does not take reservations and, per Yelp discussion threads, does not provide official wait estimates because table availability swings so much; it offers a Yelp Wait List as a workaround. Yelp reviewers describe waits ranging from as little as ~15 minutes in off-peak stretches up to roughly two hours on busy days such as school-holiday lunch rushes, with the calmest window reported as roughly 1:30-4:00 PM and evenings described as very crowded.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
damnlines does not have a live camera at Ellen's Stardust Diner yet, so we can't show a real-time line count for this spot. Based on Yelp reviewer reports, waits have ranged widely, from as little as about 15 minutes in off-peak hours up to roughly two hours during busy periods like school-holiday lunch rushes, since the diner does not take reservations or publish official wait estimates.
No. Per the restaurant's own site and Yelp discussion, Ellen's Stardust Diner does not accept reservations and operates on a walk-in basis, though it offers a Yelp Wait List option.
Yelp reviewers report the diner is quieter in the mid-afternoon, roughly 1:30-4:00 PM, and busier in the evenings and around midday on days when school is out.
According to the restaurant's own website, it's open 7 AM to midnight daily, including holidays.
Its waitstaff, known as the Stardusters, are aspiring Broadway performers who sing show tunes tableside throughout the day, making it a well-known Times Square dining novelty.
Sources: Yelp — Ellen's Stardust Diner · Yelp Q&A — wait time discussion · Ellen's Stardust Diner — official hours/location page