Corvette Diner

San Diego


Your kids will be your BFFs for bringing them to this over-the-top '50s-themed diner in Liberty Station. DJs spin rock-and-roll classics, waitresses wear poodle skirts and bouffant wigs, waiters dance in the aisles, kids wear drinking straws in their hair, plus there's a huge games arcade. Oh, and the food is good, too. Try the meatloaf.


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