A diner's oversize booths and oversize pies have long been a beacon of hope for teens dumped after prom and clowns looking for new novelty-size props. Take refuge in the crispy crust of an old-fashioned eatery with today's Groupon to Cafe 50’s in Hollywood or West L.A. Choose between the following options:

• For $12, you get $20 worth of nostalgic diner fare plus two deluxe milk shakes (a $29.58 total value).
• For $22, you get $40 worth of nostalgic diner fare plus four deluxe milk shakes (a $59.16 total value).

At Cafe 50's, customers dig into traditional diner fare served with heaping helpings of midcentury nostalgia. All-day breakfast fills stomachs with a three-egg omelet ($8.95–$11.95) and sugar-coats throats with malted waffles ($6.95), chocolate-chip pancakes ($7.69), or cinnamon-and-banana french toast ($8.95). Burger buffs can chomp into the bacon-and-cheddar-stacked Lumber Jack burger ($8.95), and sandwich enthusiasts enjoy options such as the Russian dressing-drizzled Sputnik Melt, which piles turkey, swiss cheese, and coleslaw on rye. Southern fried chicken ($10.95) and new york steak ($14.95) inhabit the menu of Blue Plate Specials. Cafe 50’s also churns out more than 40 flavors of old-fashioned shakes ($4.59)—sip a classic flavor such as strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, and vinyl, or dip your straw into deluxe creations, such as the Snicker bar shake ($4.79), a blend of butterscotch, peanut butter, and chocolate ice cream.

Owner Craig Martin complements the classic diner formula (kitschy memorabilia, late-night hours, home-cooked fare, man in corner swinging antique golf clubs) with vintage accents, including a 1957 Seeburg jukebox, old-fashioned booths, classic B-movie posters, and Cold War–era newspapers.