Now I’ve Heard Everything and I were set to have breakfast at 9 this morning at Grand Canyon but when we got there the gates were closed.

Closed? What no breakfast at the only local diner we’ve got?

So NIHE and I schlepped up to Purity and guess what: it was closed, too. A sign on the door said that there was no air conditioning but there was also a notice from the Health Department, which gave it an unsatisfactory grade. They are temporarily closed to put their house in order, no doubt.

According to McBrooklyn, “The Purity Diner on 7th Ave. in Park Slope was inspected July 27, when it received 22 violation points. It hasn’t received an official grade, but if it performs the same on its re-do, it will get a B.”

So where did we go?

We decided to have breakfast at La Bagel, which was packed with refugees from the two closed diners, as well as its regular clientele. NIHE had a bagel. Plain. Me: a classic egg and cheese on a roll. We both ordered coffee and were quite happy sitting at one of the tables in the back.

You make due when the diner you planned on is closed.