EC Diner

Awesome old school diner right in Ellicott City. I stopped in to meet my co-workers for breakfast during a snowy Wednesday morning. It's a traditional style diner with counter seating or you can choose a table. It wasn't too crowded and they had the lot cleared so there was ample parking. The waiter we had was friendly and he immediately brought out water and took our drink orders. I just wanted a black coffee. For my breakfast a chose the pancakes with a meat of your choosing. I got the scrapple. The food came out pretty quickly but we all just ordered simple breakfast items. My order came with 3 page pancakes, more than enough to fill me up. The scrapple was thick cut, crispy on the outside. I know some people prefer thin cut so just be aware if you come here they don't have it that way. Price was cheap, my meal was around 15 with the drink included. I had plenty leftover so took a mall box to take them home. Definitely my go to spot when I want diner food. I only ever go for breakfast but may try their lunch or dinner menu one day.

Update: Tried the latte--- highly recommend!Unlike many places suffering from inflation and worker shortages, the prices at EC Diner have not gone up and the quality of food and service has not gone down.Miss Fussy-Pants asked for her Florentine crepe to be made of buckwheat, to add ham, and to cook it well-done because she likes the cheese to be all melty and the crepe to be nicely browned... success! My complicated order came out perfect!Thank you, EC

Food was ok.Service was friendly.Prices were high for the quality.The half of the building we were iin eeejrd overwhelmingly of mildew and mold. Gross.

Don't eat here unless you want to support the owner John, who feels a little too comfortable throwing around homophobic slurs towards his own employees, as well as neglecting to pay them. 0/10.

Our first visit to EC Diner was an absolute dumpster fire experience- ordering to-go we had incorrect orders, bad food (no seasoning, soggy), bad attempts at recorrecting our order, and with that bad staff interactions- but we've heard friends loved their dine in experience, so we decided to give them another shot during RW-we each ordered a 4course tasting menu-selecting different dishes to run through variety- I ordered: feta salad, falafel bao bun, stuffed soft shell, and cannoli Husband ordered: ceaser salad, crab hushpuppy, crab cake & lamb, and hazelnut cannolithe experience was better than our first, food as well-staff was very friendly, very attentive, checking in on us frequentlythe food was also better than our first visit- the crab hush puppy was the only item I didn't care for- I felt their sauce was way too mayo based giving an oily sickening taste- but other than that everything was well seasoned, with delicious bold flavor-their crabcakes are very hearty, thick crab, not too much filler- the lamb chops were cooked perfectly-moist juicy- the salads were massive-we actually ended up just boxing them up for lunch the next day- full meals on their own!the stuffed soft shell was well stuffed-with a unique sauce the cannoli would have been better if they filled their shells to-order, they were a bit soggy from being pre-filled but the flavor was good though they lacked the delectable crunchnesswe would go again to try other unique menu items- definitely sticking with dining in only

We tried EC Diner for the first time using Door Dash. The order was wrong, missing a key ingredient that came as part of the item description. The order also included an itemThat wasn't supposed to be on the burger, which was a problem given that it was an allergen for the person who ordered. Overall, the attention to getting the order right, combined with the quality, was pretty disappointing. Since we ordered online, we didn't really have an option to get it corrected. We won't be going back.

Food- large portions as you want out of a dinerBig taste and satisfying. Ambience- the diner was packed. Luckily a table was being cleaned when we walked in just before the rush.Amazing place for a weekend brunch.

This place is always fast. The food is good solid diner food with that extensive east coast diner menu. No complaints after yrs of visits, if i had any I'm sure they'd be handled before i got to the doior. Not fancy enough for 5 stars but a solid 4.5 for everything.

My husband and I love to go here every time we are in the area . Their food is delicious. I'm working my way through the menu but love the Mediterranean salad.On your way out, don't forget their dessert bar ...Service is great. It can be a little noisy at times but we usually go right before or after rush hour much calmer less people.

Ordered to go Reuben sandwich for work that came inedible and soggy. I called in to discuss this complaint and was denied any remedy. Don't order to go here!