In many areas, diners were superseded in the 1970s by fast food restaurants, but in parts of New Jersey, New York, the New England states, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, the independently-owned diner remains relatively common.
Mange steder blev dinerne i 1970'erne udkonkurreret af fast food-restauranter, men i dele af New Jersey, New York, New England, Delaware og Pennsylvania er den privatejede diner stadig forholdsvis almindelig.