Diner-Style Home Fries Recipe Michelle McGlinn/Tasting Table There's something about diner-style food that is impossible to replicate at home. Between the giant, fluffy pancakes, the perfectly poached eggs, and the crispy country-fried steak, the food is incomparable, even though it should be some of the simplest food to make. It could be the wide griddles that do the trick — or more likely, an unspeakable amount of butter. Whatever the secret is, it doesn't seem to leave the diner.