Blind waiter buys New Jersey diner

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John Diakakis has been working at New Jersey's Bendix Diner for 30 years, and he's been the owner for 20. He hasn't let being blind stop him from dishing out great food and even better company. Steve Overmeyer has the story.
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@MonyMonyK103 27 дней назад

Knowing this man exists has brightened my day.

@RoughRaiders13 27 дней назад

Whaaaaaaaaatttt???? No way..... I used to go to this diner 20 years ago and John was my waiter many times and always an awesome dude. I can't believe he bought the place. That's amazing.

@Supergirllrubylove Месяц назад

This deserves a full 15 minute segment at the least ! ❤

@tjwtrumpet Месяц назад

I ate there about a year ago. Food was truly yummy. John is a great guy - happy for his success.

@infini.tesimo Месяц назад

I have no words to describe just how cool this is

@pavellambracht5823 Месяц назад

wow, what an amazing guy who doesn't complain and whine... if I ever am in this area, I would definitely visit this place!

@garykarel6809 Месяц назад

He is a true treasure!

@relentless305 Месяц назад

Hes definitely the most efficient blind person i seen. Gob bless 🙌

@paulpierron1815 Месяц назад

he's my role model now.

@donzender9008 Месяц назад

Such a great story, wish it was longer. Thank you for sharing!

@kiwi4707 Месяц назад

Amazing guy ❤

@rgomoffat Месяц назад

Jersey Diners are the best!!!

@user-iq3th6ff6q Месяц назад

His personality is wonderful.

@sp-wj6ef Месяц назад

Great attitude!

@gmanette188 Месяц назад

What a man ...much respect

@BobbyDammit Месяц назад

Legend.

@kelleyspears1218 Месяц назад

You people on here with these nasty and rude comments - GO AWAY and take your crappy comments elsewhere. This guy is a hundred times better than you’ll ever hope to be.

@itypethetruthnobshere8975 Месяц назад

what rude comment did you see?

@mrxxbrian Месяц назад

This man is an inspiration.

@BrianHornak Месяц назад

Wishing him nothing but success

@strjourneys7919 25 дней назад

He seems to already have that?...😐

@SoItGoesCAL34 Месяц назад

Thanks for the joy your videos put in our days

@dh3279 Месяц назад

Wow! Wonderful human being! We need more just like him!

@agapitoblas3641 Месяц назад

Amazing!😮!

@DugEphresh 28 дней назад

Can't wait to road trip here! I love to support Diners like this~!

@1PhotoGeek Месяц назад

Great piece. Thanks for sharing CBS News.

@doug2078 Месяц назад

he's Awesome !!

@BobbySanders-bf2fr Месяц назад

Thank you for this......

@justme6767 Месяц назад

So wonderful to see

@michaelrigoli Месяц назад

What an inspiration!! We wish he and his staff much success. If I’m ever near there will definitely go!!

@jasonchristiansen9063 27 дней назад

Let's hand it to his staff as well. There is a team there. That relationship is the real reason for success.

@funkmachine9094 Месяц назад

there was a video about him 5 years ago. he's a cool guy!

@jeffreybleckersr2773 Месяц назад

Fantastic burgers nice guy

@eileenhohwald3383 Месяц назад

LOVE HIM!!!! keep it going!

@pepperonipizza6115 Месяц назад

I want to go there just to see this guy!

@MisterTomcat 25 дней назад

Very impressive and inspirational person

@blaqberi395 Месяц назад

Wow, he reminds me so much of my grandmother.

@Just-Jack18 26 дней назад

Need more good stories like this on the news!

@roachtoasties 18 дней назад

Are you sure he's not pulling our legs and can see? He's handling that diner better than any sighted person I've experienced at one.

@jo8726t 25 дней назад

Love this story!

@junius4828 28 дней назад

WOW! He's amazing 🙏😊💯

@sergiogaragarza5578 18 дней назад

Was there just over a week ago and he is genuinely the real deal.. super nice and witty as hell.. also the food was excellent.. not that he cares 😂 (it's a joke) he asked us how everything was and before we could answer he just said.."not like i care"😂

@anitagrant6465 Месяц назад

Amazing

@dalegcollier67 Месяц назад

It’s great and I really respect him but I wish he wouldn’t insist on refilling my damn drink

@Blobby-obby 27 дней назад

This is sweet ❤ God Bless

@verabeatrizraposodeabreu5171 Месяц назад

Exceptional !

@amymeanor2179 Месяц назад

Amazing ❤❤

@bretyoung1869 Месяц назад

He's amazing ❤❤

@tedkrush5661 29 дней назад

I have a project over in Bloomfield So I just added this my list of spots to check out.

@SantanaDaGreat1 19 дней назад

I’m gonna make sure to take that drive to support ❤

@mikemike5973 25 дней назад

Incredible god bless him

@emilylong3107 25 дней назад

That's amazing

@mischa6688 28 дней назад

I’m fully able but he looks and sounds more able than me.

@nel716 Месяц назад

❤ my hometown

@sergeantmasson3669 Месяц назад

Christine Ha is blind also. She won Gordon Ramsey's Master Chef show a few years ago and she owns/runs two restaurants in Houston TX

@pali_aha Месяц назад

🥶 I'll visit this man someday (I'm from Hawaii) 🦠 Maybe we should all be blind for a day 🌺 I bet it's tough for John to be prejudiced

@tonywarye6855 Месяц назад

Good for him!!

@zigwil153 Месяц назад

This man knows that space more than any sighted person ever could. Other senses makeup for a deficiency...

@JY-yw8zs 15 дней назад

FYI, blindness has various degree. there's blind fuzzy, then ranges to complete darkness blind (very rare). regardless this man is amazing.

@dariusstrolia9701 Месяц назад

I miss this place.. next time I'm in area

@yeti4269 28 дней назад

Crazy his story isn't already known at least nationwide

@carmelaszymanski8232 Месяц назад

Abd So it Goes. BRILLIANT..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@dapvm1987 19 дней назад

very cool

@mrchocklit5651 27 дней назад

We got Blind Waiter buys Restaurant before GTA 6.

@danielheaton Месяц назад

WOW.......

@just-breath Месяц назад

Great job. I know were this diner is.

@MattMatt77 Месяц назад

IDK... You just have to laugh really 🤣 I lived in NJ for many years, and people I'm on the Spectrum I was forced to Stop working and move out of the state to a slower area. I also have said many times "if people understand you then they are nice. If not they will be the nasty people like they are". I was told That wasn't true 🙄. Well you have this person that's still able to work because if somebody is blind you can kind of take a guess there might be a problem. But if you're on the Spectrum there's no visual indication of that. It only takes for you the person to be a decent human being, and not be nasty towards the person. But regardless happy to see that he's still working because it's crazy to work and keep busy

@smokindauberdoo4208 Месяц назад

❤

@kongusweetie5590 20 дней назад

His hands are shaking when lifting loaded plates and cups , maybe a tremor , hope he is ok, may god bless him in this world and the after

@DJNotSure 27 дней назад

Bought the place without even giving the place a look over 😂

@MeMeDaVinci 24 дня назад

This looks like Rae's Restaurant in Santa Monica. Way to go!

@RaisedLetter 29 дней назад

If Princess Alice of Battenburg can live her life to the fullest deaf, this man can live his life to the fullest blind. It's merely a matter of determination.

@HunterShows 16 дней назад

How the heck does that work?

@PracticalPerry Месяц назад

woW.

@casszanggonmiah Месяц назад

😮

@The_Original_Chun_2020 28 дней назад

To the police, this is NSA. John is 203 IQ. He won’t talk.

@Fajah69 9 дней назад

Imagine if those boys in the hood actually get jobs? They look strong and healthy to me.

@amymeanor2179 Месяц назад

❤❤😊😊😊😋😋🤗🤗

@OpressivePeach 25 дней назад

Who brings em to work

@beatriceowusuachaw6210 Месяц назад

Ei hmm

@LEVELGAZANOW Месяц назад

Personally, I think New Jersey is a cesspool. However, this gentleman is simply incredible and I would forgo my beliefs to visit his diner.

@copyprint-fz2hb Месяц назад

waiter there's a fly in my soup ?

@thatssomething1 Месяц назад

And this guy has a family too..wonder what the wife looks like..guess it don't matter since he's blind 😮😆

@Anthony-dj4nd Месяц назад

In the latest news blind dinner owner has just been robbed.....

@hsuehhs1 Месяц назад

Is that all you can say?! Can’t you say something nice?! He is making a difference!

@dariusstrolia9701 Месяц назад

@mikedavis8008 because on one of the worst nights of my friend's life this guy sat with us and told us jokes while keeping the coffee fresh. It really, really helped.

@kevingoins9858 Месяц назад

@mikedavis8008no need to come across so crass

@kevingoins9858 Месяц назад

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@dariusstrolia9701 Месяц назад

@mikedavis8008 on one of the worst nights of my friend's life this man sat and joked with us and kept the coffee fresh. This blind man made a very big difference.

@GardenerEarthGuy Месяц назад

Government workers are going to rip him off, poor guy.

@ThumbdownMan Месяц назад

Must be horrible to be his co-worker. Gotta constantly get out of his way,

@newmankidman5763 Месяц назад

He is the owner. Other people who work there are his employees, not co-workers.

@ThumbdownMan Месяц назад

@@newmankidman5763 must be horrible to work there. Gotta constantly get out of his way.

@newmankidman5763 Месяц назад

@@ThumbdownMan, I do realise, as you do, that since the owner himself also works there, anybody else who works there is technically his co-worker: so, I was wrong before in saying "not co-workers". They are both his employees & co-workers. However, in most of such cases, the usage of the former should be preferable over the latter.