TL/DR: After a long hiatus, I was recently here for dinner. Had a good, tasty meal with excellent service. Bakery remains outstanding, best diner bakery in South Jersey since Olga's closed.

Background: Through the 90s and early 2000s, I was a super regular at Ponzios. Like at least once a week, and usually 2 - 3 times a week. By 2010, food quality had slipped, it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't as good as it had been. Also, I had become a little miffed with the managers. They were always a bit disengaged, never wandered around talking with diners and kind of obnoxious and rude to the servers (who were always excellent). I knew all their names, and if I happened to walk by one of them, I would greet them by name. They invariably would look at me with absolutely no recognition, and usually just a mumbled reply. Now I get that they have a lot of regulars, but I'm in there one to three times a week, I have drinks with my meals, so I'm spending a minimum of $75 to north of $300 a week. I think that rates at least being recognized, even if you don't my name.

I was also living down in Gloucester County by then, so it was kind of a long trip for diner food. I still went once a week after my volunteer organization meeting in Cherry Hill. When my meeting location changed at the end of 2013. I hardly ever went anymore, and before my most recent visit, it had probably been 3 or 4 years since I'd eaten there.

OK, with all of that out of the way, my most recent experience was good. Food was well prepared with quality ingredients. Service was exceptional, as always. The friends I was having dinner with all enjoyed their meals too. As I said at the top, absolutely the BEST diner bakery in S. Jersey. I resumed an old tradition, bought a full loaf of their cinnamon bread, took it home, cut in thirds and vacuum sealed for the freezer. Makes the BEST french toast!