We've lived in NYC for 15 years and despite walking by Ellen's Stardust probably once a day for a decade, we finally visited recently when my 13 year old cousin was in from town. As a general rule we would not normally patronize any place around Times Square because it would be swamped with tourist and overpriced mediocre food... which is indeed the case here. \r
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However, if you're visiting from out of town and are in the Times Square area anyway, and don't want to pay for and sit through a broadway show, its a great way to get a little taste of the broadway experience while chowing down on some basic diner grub... the atmosphere is fun and social '50s diner themed and would be entertaining for kids of all ages. The wait staff are certainly nice enough, but more interested in the singing and less on the waiting tables part... so service is a bit lacking. \r
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Bottom line: it is what its is which is a fun family friendly ""destination restaurent"" which caters to tourist doing the ""broadway"" thing on their trip to the big city... so if that's what you're looking for you found the right place!
Pros: fun, family friendly, singing waitstaff
Cons: touristy, service, value
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