In fact, a breakfast special of steak and egg and cheese is just $2.99, a pretty good bargain any day.

The waitresses wear Mets jerseys and the breakfast specials have names like "The Slider."

Other offerings include salad platters, hot and cold sandwiches, breakfast specials and a selection of "diet control lunches."

And isn't grilled cheese, along with tuna melts, turkey clubs and breakfast specials, why they invented diners?

Customers line up at 8:45 A.M. for the breakfast special of Nova Scotia with eggs ($9).

Then they continue on to work, eating their breakfast specials, the fat dripping on to their pants.

Early fairgoers are apt to find a breakfast special of buttermilk pancakes and sausage.

Nearly every morning, some diner in the state holds a Cup of Joe session, introducing Senator Lieberman as the breakfast special of the day.

The breakfast specials are particularly good, but so are the sandwiches (from Y25) and the burgers (from Y35).

Instead of happy-hour drink specials, many New York-area bars offered breakfast specials.