"[1] The diner's signature dish is the Garbage Plate,[2][3] which consists of a large omelette cooked together with hash browns and meat.

[citation needed] In December 2010, Kevin Ervin and Julie Rittmiller purchased the restaurant and stated that they had no plans to make changes in Franks Diner's operations.

Many performers, including The Three Stooges,[1] Bela Lugosi, Duke Ellington, Liberace[1] and members of the Lawrence Welk orchestra, dined at Franks.

Recent celebrity sightings include Chicago news anchor Ron Magers; New York weather presenter and actor Lonnie Quinn; and Peter Tork of The Monkees; and Food Network host Guy Fieri, who featured the diner on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

[3] Franks Diner has been featured in numerous other television shows, travel magazines, newspapers and radio programs.