The Tasty Harvard Square Diner T-Shirt - Cambridge MA

The Tasty served the community from 1916 to 1997 and was a small one-room diner and lunch counter about 7 feet wide and 30 feet deep. Its sole location operated in the Read Block building at 2a JFK Street, right by the Wursthaus, in Harvard Square. The Tasty was one of the few places open late and was often crammed with hungry students between midnight and 4 a.m., sometimes serving hundreds of burgers a night. It was a popular spot among locals, students, and visitors, known for its traditional American diner fare and bare-bones, nostalgic atmosphere. The restaurant was one of a kind and became a much-beloved institution in Cambridge. The Tasty was considered quintessential Harvard Square and even had a cameo in a scene from Good Will Hunting. In the 1997 movie, Will (played by Matt Damon) took Skylar (played by Minnie Driver) to The Tasty. The restaurant’s appearance in the film helped elevate its profile and cement its status as a cultural landmark in Cambridge. It became a must-v