Did you know?

~ Gypsy's Shiny Diner served it's first meal at 6:09 am on September 30,1997 before a standing-room only crowd. The opening day was a "MAJOR MEDIA" event being covered by many local,state,and national media outlets & we served over 1500 customers on that day... Was it ever FUN!!!

~ Gypsy's is locally owned & operated by Gypsy Gilliam (yes, that's really her name!). Gypsy is a long time Cary resident and takes pride in operating her flag ship "dream diner" as she calls it.

~ Gypsy's Shiny Diner was the first restaurant for Gypsy. After building a candy store chain with stores from Charlotte to Raleigh to Lynchburg, Va, she decided to expand from the "sweet" business into the restaurant business, she still has the "flagship" candy store location at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh (Gypsy's Candyland).

~ Gypsy's has a sister location that is larger with a slightly different menu called Oak City Diner. The OCD, as it is called by the locals, is located at the Raleigh/Garner city border and can't be missed as it is a larger replica of Gypsy's location in Cary.

~ Gypsy's "big brother" location is the State Farmer's Market Restaurant located on the grounds of the State Farmer's Market in Raleigh. The SFMR is open daily till 3:00 pm.

~ Gypsy's was only the second restaurant in the area to be open "24 hours" on Friday & Saturday nights and has been that way since it's opening in 1997

~ Gypsy's was constructed in Florida and trucked to NC on 6 over-sized tarctor-trailers up I-95 and then onto I-40. Once the trucks reached the NC border, they were met by 2 state highway patrol cars for an escort (required by NC law for super over-sized loads). Once the diner reached Cary, the state patrol assisted the Cary police department in stopping traffic while an over-sized crane set the diner on its foundation. It was a true sight to see!!!

~ Gypsy's has won many dining awards and has been featured in documentaries, on TV shows, on commercials, CD covers, featured in photo shoots, and print ads. You can always count on Gypsy's being on the local "scavenger hunt" list at least once a month.

~ Gypsy's has an "original" 1950's & 60's jukebox spinning 45's all the time. You can choose songs from either our original Seeburg jukebox or the small replicas at every table.

~ Gypsy's Shiny Diner has been the site of: 19 marriage proposals, numerous birthdays & anniversary celebrations, 28,000+ "first date" meetings and thousands of informal lunch meetings. Spend your next significant date at Gypsy's.

~ Gypsy's is proud to have given to many local, county, state & national charities including the fight against women's breast cancer.