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Silver Diner
Industry Restaurants
Founded January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07)
Founders Robert Giaimo & Ype Von Hengst
Headquarters Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Number of locations
23 (March 2024)
Area served
Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Washington D.C.
Number of employees
1,734

Silver Diner is an American restaurant chain with locations in the eastern United States (Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Washington D.C.). Its corporate headquarters are in Rockville, Maryland.

History

In 1989, Bob Giaimo and Ype Von Hengst opened the original Silver Diner in Rockville, Maryland. This original location has annual sales of $6 million. Silver Diner Development LLC. operates 23 restaurants in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States with locations in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. and employs over 1,700 people.

In 2007, Silver Diner established its first airport location with the opening of its sixteenth restaurant in the AirMall at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

In 2015, Silver Diner introduced a new restaurant chain called Silver, an upscale casual restaurant and bar featuring craft cocktails.

In 2016, Goode Partners made a strategic growth investment in Silver Diner.

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