Mike's City Diner, the legendary South End breakfast and lunch hotspot is turning 30. Jay Hajj opened Mike's City Diner in the South End neighborhood in 1995 and it has since become a beloved Boston institution, famous for its American diner classics, huge portions, great prices, friendly service and signature fresh-roasted turkeys.

To celebrate, from Monday May 19th through Friday May 23rd, 7 a.m.-11:30 a.m., owner Jay Hajj will turn back the price of Mike's popular "Weekday Special" to $6.99. That's 3 eggs any style, 3 pieces bacon or sausage, grits or home fries, toast and coffee.

In 1995, Bill Clinton was President, Thomas Menino was Mayor of Boston, OJ Simpson went on trial, the Internet became ubiquitous, and Jay Hajj opened Mike's City Diner. Since opening, every Boston mayor from Menino to Marty Walsh, and now Michelle Wu, has frequented the diner for breakfast meetings with the city's top officials — imagine if the walls could talk!

From the beginning, Mike's City Diner was a community gathering space and neighborhood mainstay, a favorite for police, firefighters, and doctors at nearby Boston Medical Center. Whoever you were— black, white, rich, poor, gay, straight—you were welcome. Since then, Mike's City Diner has ingrained itself in the community and given back to the people he credits for the diner's decades of success.

Hajj represents the American dream—moving to Boston from war torn Lebanon as a child and becoming a force in the city's vibrant restaurant and real estate communities. He helped spearhead the renovation of legendary Locke-Ober into trendy Yvonne's (Mariel, Mr. H), and also rents the space for Toro tapas bar (located right next door to Mike's) to his now good friend Ken Oringer.

Jay is author of "From Beirut to Boston: Comfort Food Inspired by a Rags-to-Restaurants Story," an autobiographical cookbook. He is a frequent guest on the Food Network, where you can see him alongside Guy Fieri on "Guy's Big Bite," "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" and "Guy's Grocery Games." In 2014, The Food Network named Mike's Famous Pilgrim Sandwich as one of the Five Best Thanksgiving meals in America.

"When I think of Boston I think of the tea party, I think of the sox of course, and now I think of a place called Mike's City Diner!" Says Guy Fieri.