Still, Depola counts herself as fortunate. “They don't realize the overhead that you have to pay.” They see you making money, but they think you’re pocketing everything,” she said. “It's tough enough trying to make ends meet. She said it has been difficult to find staff because workers want to be paid top dollar but “don't understand it’s a small business,” she explained. But after receiving an undeniable work opportunity that his mother wouldn’t allow him to pass up, she took over his role.Īnyone who stops by can find Depola cooking in the kitchen, waitressing and sometimes running out on deliveries as well. Depola’s son used to do the cooking and pitch in wherever needed. These days, Betty Boops Diner seems like a one-woman show. She said customers stop in ready to eat, though some won’t place an order until they’ve physically seen her there.Īs if in their own home, they walk into what feels like a living room and look to the kitchen asking, “where’s Teresa?”ĭepola pops her head out of the kitchen and greets her customers, letting them know she’s a little busy but still there for them. Naming the eatery after the infamous cartoon pinup was something of a lark. Now that she’s no longer married, Soto runs the diner with her son. She and her ex-husband opened the diner after closing an Italian restaurant they owned from 2009 to 2012 in Delmar. Like Betty Boop, Depola has become an icon of sorts in the Mansion Neighborhood. Since 2012, Soto has owned and operated Betty Boop’s Diner at 115 Philip St. The first can still be found lit up in the corner – a bright red sight painting the sassy, doll-like character in her renowned gold hoops and a flirty dress next to a sweet puppy. Betty Boop became the diner’s persona and customers started bringing in memorabilia for décor. See restaurant menus, reviews, ratings, phone number, address, hours, photos and maps. When tossing around possible diner names, she and her husband jokingly said they would call it Betty Boops Diner, named after the character on her pajamas, and beyond that an animated cartoon developed in the 1930s by Fleischer Studios.Īnd in time, the name stuck. View the menu for Betty Boop Diner and restaurants in Albany, NY. And she didn’t intend to make it a home for Betty Boop, it just sort of happened. Now, the beloved Betty Boops Diner on Philip Street is preparing to ring in 10 years of serving the neighborhood hearty chicken parmigiana and French toast with a tasteful side of cartoon flappers.ĭepola opened the cozy corner restaurant with her son after her ex-husband, a chef, inspired her to do so. “You have to just push through anything.”
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