Blind waiter buys New Jersey diner

John Diakakis has been working at New Jersey's Bendix Diner for 30 years, and he's been the owner for 20. He hasn't let being blind stop him from dishing out great food and even better company. Steve Overmeyer has the story.
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[@MonyMonyK103]

Knowing this man exists has brightened my day.

[@RoughRaiders13]

Whaaaaaaaaatttt???? No way..... I used to go to this diner 20 years ago and John was my waiter many times and always an awesome dude. I can't believe he bought the place. That's amazing.

[@tjwtrumpet]

I ate there about a year ago. Food was truly yummy. John is a great guy - happy for his success.

[@Supergirllrubylove]

This deserves a full 15 minute segment at the least ! ❤

[@relentless305]

Hes definitely the most efficient blind person i seen. Gob bless 🙌

[@infini.tesimo]

I have no words to describe just how cool this is

[@pavellambracht5823]

wow, what an amazing guy who doesn't complain and whine... if I ever am in this area, I would definitely visit this place!

[@garykarel6809]

He is a true treasure!

[@donzender9008]

Such a great story, wish it was longer. Thank you for sharing!

[@kiwi4707]

Amazing guy ❤

[@rgomoffat]

Jersey Diners are the best!!!

[@LeeSmith-f4f]

His personality is wonderful.

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

Thanks for the joy your videos put in our days

[@sp-wj6ef]

Great attitude!

[@gmanette188]

What a man ...much respect

[@paulpierron1815]

he's my role model now.

[@kelleyspears1218]

You people on here with these nasty and rude comments - GO AWAY and take your crappy comments elsewhere. This guy is a hundred times better than you’ll ever hope to be.

[@itypethetruthnobshere8975]

what rude comment did you see?

[@mrxxbrian]

This man is an inspiration.

[@1PhotoGeek]

Great piece. Thanks for sharing CBS News.

[@dh3279]

Wow! Wonderful human being! We need more just like him!

[@DugEphresh]

Can't wait to road trip here! I love to support Diners like this~!

[@sergiogaragarza5578]

Was there just over a week ago and he is genuinely the real deal.. super nice and witty as hell.. also the food was excellent.. not that he cares 😂 (it's a joke) he asked us how everything was and before we could answer he just said.."not like i care"😂

[@BobbySanders-bf2fr]

Thank you for this......

[@BobbyDammit]

Legend.

[@BrianHornak]

Wishing him nothing but success

[@strjourneys7919]

He seems to already have that?...😐

[@MisterTomcat]

Very impressive and inspirational person

[@michaelrigoli]

What an inspiration!! We wish he and his staff much success. If I’m ever near there will definitely go!!

[@junius4828]

WOW! He's amazing 🙏😊💯

[@jasonchristiansen9063]

Let's hand it to his staff as well. There is a team there. That relationship is the real reason for success.

[@justme6767]

So wonderful to see

[@mischa6688]

I’m fully able but he looks and sounds more able than me.

[@dalegcollier67]

It’s great and I really respect him but I wish he wouldn’t insist on refilling my damn drink

[@agapitoblas3641]

Amazing!😮!

[@funkmachine9094]

there was a video about him 5 years ago. he's a cool guy!

[@eileenhohwald3383]

LOVE HIM!!!! keep it going!

[@doug2078]

he's Awesome !!

[@pepperonipizza6115]

I want to go there just to see this guy!

[@tedkrush5661]

I have a project over in Bloomfield So I just added this my list of spots to check out.

[@Blobby-obby]

This is sweet ❤ God Bless

[@jeffreybleckersr2773]

Fantastic burgers nice guy

[@jo8726t]

Love this story!

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Christine Ha is blind also. She won Gordon Ramsey's Master Chef show a few years ago and she owns/runs two restaurants in Houston TX

[@emilylong3107]

That's amazing

[@roachtoasties]

Are you sure he's not pulling our legs and can see? He's handling that diner better than any sighted person I've experienced at one.

[@Just-Jack18]

Need more good stories like this on the news!

[@blaqberi395]

Wow, he reminds me so much of my grandmother.

[@SantanaDaGreat1]

I’m gonna make sure to take that drive to support ❤

[@verabeatrizraposodeabreu5171]

Exceptional !

[@pali_aha]

🥶 I'll visit this man someday (I'm from Hawaii) 🦠 Maybe we should all be blind for a day 🌺 I bet it's tough for John to be prejudiced

[@bretyoung1869]

He's amazing ❤❤

[@mikemike5973]

Incredible god bless him

[@amymeanor2179]

Amazing ❤❤

[@nel716]

❤ my hometown

[@MattMatt77]

IDK... You just have to laugh really 🤣 I lived in NJ for many years, and people I'm on the Spectrum I was forced to Stop working and move out of the state to a slower area. I also have said many times "if people understand you then they are nice. If not they will be the nasty people like they are". I was told That wasn't true 🙄. Well you have this person that's still able to work because if somebody is blind you can kind of take a guess there might be a problem. But if you're on the Spectrum there's no visual indication of that. It only takes for you the person to be a decent human being, and not be nasty towards the person. But regardless happy to see that he's still working because it's crazy to work and keep busy

[@zigwil153]

This man knows that space more than any sighted person ever could. Other senses makeup for a deficiency...

[@anitagrant6465]

Amazing

[@JY-yw8zs]

FYI, blindness has various degree. there's blind fuzzy, then ranges to complete darkness blind (very rare). regardless this man is amazing.

[@tonywarye6855]

Good for him!!

[@dariusstrolia9701]

I miss this place.. next time I'm in area

[@yeti4269]

Crazy his story isn't already known at least nationwide

[@just-breath]

Great job. I know were this diner is.

[@carmelaszymanski8232]

Abd So it Goes. BRILLIANT..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MeMeDaVinci]

This looks like Rae's Restaurant in Santa Monica. Way to go!

[@DJNotSure]

Bought the place without even giving the place a look over 😂

[@kongusweetie5590]

His hands are shaking when lifting loaded plates and cups , maybe a tremor , hope he is ok, may god bless him in this world and the after

[@mrchocklit5651]

We got Blind Waiter buys Restaurant before GTA 6.

[@danielheaton]

WOW.......

[@smokindauberdoo4208]

❤

[@dapvm1987]

very cool

[@RaisedLetter]

If Princess Alice of Battenburg can live her life to the fullest deaf, this man can live his life to the fullest blind. It's merely a matter of determination.

[@diamondking3421]

I've been there and I never saw John

[@HunterShows]

How the heck does that work?

[@The_Original_Chun_2020]

To the police, this is NSA. John is 203 IQ. He won’t talk.

[@PracticalPerry]

woW.

[@OpressivePeach]

Who brings em to work

[@Fajah69]

Imagine if those boys in the hood actually get jobs? They look strong and healthy to me.

[@LEVELGAZANOW]

Personally, I think New Jersey is a cesspool. However, this gentleman is simply incredible and I would forgo my beliefs to visit his diner.

[@casszanggonmiah]

😮

[@amymeanor2179]

❤❤😊😊😊😋😋🤗🤗

[@beatriceowusuachaw6210]

Ei hmm

[@copyprint-fz2hb]

waiter there's a fly in my soup ?

[@thatssomething1]

And this guy has a family too..wonder what the wife looks like..guess it don't matter since he's blind 😮😆

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

In the latest news blind dinner owner has just been robbed.....

[@hsuehhs1]

Is that all you can say?! Can’t you say something nice?! He is making a difference!

[@dariusstrolia9701]

​@mikedavis8008 because on one of the worst nights of my friend's life this guy sat with us and told us jokes while keeping the coffee fresh. It really, really helped.

[@kevingoins9858]

​@mikedavis8008no need to come across so crass

[@kevingoins9858]

In the latest news, KZbin commentator gets a pie in the face for negative comment

[@dariusstrolia9701]

@mikedavis8008 on one of the worst nights of my friend's life this man sat and joked with us and kept the coffee fresh. This blind man made a very big difference.

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Government workers are going to rip him off, poor guy.

[@ThumbdownMan]

Must be horrible to be his co-worker. Gotta constantly get out of his way,

[@newmankidman5763]

He is the owner. Other people who work there are his employees, not co-workers.

[@ThumbdownMan]

@@newmankidman5763 must be horrible to work there. Gotta constantly get out of his way.

[@newmankidman5763]

@@ThumbdownMan, I do realise, as you do, that since the owner himself also works there, anybody else who works there is technically his co-worker: so, I was wrong before in saying "not co-workers". They are both his employees & co-workers. However, in most of such cases, the usage of the former should be preferable over the latter.

[@zimmyp]

I have oceanfront property to sell him