Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover Atlanta

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

I have never watched the Gilmore Girls television series. It’s not my thing. However that is not the case for apparently a lot of Atlanta. Wednesday, in preparation for a bunch of new episodes, Netflix decided to bring the hype. Coffee shops and cafes across the country, 200 to be exact, were transformed into the show’s favorite place to get a cup of joe, Luke’s Diner. The Atlanta area was actually given multiple locations and I chose JavaVino in Poncey-Highlands to check out the goods. Free coffee was on the docket for the first 100 people through the doors.but that apparently didn’t last very long at all. Starting at 7 a.m. the line at JavaVino was out the door, down the street and all the way to the back of the parking lot next door. People waited in line, some more than two hours to check out Luke’s. The staff at the coffee shop did an excellent job with keeping up with the demand. They even added some nice touches to the day having painted the windows yellow and white, a no cell phones sign and a few other hidden gems.

Customers stand in line, some for more than two hours, at JavaVino in Atlanta during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

Customers stand in line, some for more than two hours, at JavaVino in Atlanta during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

Customers stand in line, some for more than two hours, at JavaVino in Atlanta during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

Customers stand in line, some for more than two hours, at JavaVino in Atlanta during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

Customers take photos in front of the Luke's sign at JavaVino in Atlanta during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

Customers take photos in front of the Luke’s sign at JavaVino in Atlanta during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

The line to get into JavaVino in Atlanta during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning spilled out the door and snaked through the parking lot next door.

The line to get into JavaVino in Atlanta during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning spilled out the door and snaked through the parking lot next door.

The line spills outside at JavaVino in Atlanta while the staff take orders and deliver cups of coffee during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

The line spills outside at JavaVino in Atlanta while the staff take orders and deliver cups of coffee during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

Customers stand in line, passing plates of donuts and muffins, as they wait for their coffee during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

Customers stand in line, passing plates of donuts and muffins, as they wait for their coffee during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

The staff at JavaVino continuously brews coffee as they keep up with the demand for joe during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

The staff at JavaVino continuously brews coffee as they keep up with the demand for joe during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

A cup of coffee is brewed during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover at JavaVino in Atlanta on Wednesday morning.

A cup of coffee is brewed during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover at JavaVino in Atlanta on Wednesday morning.

Customers wait to pay for their coffee inside JavaVino in Atlanta as the line to get in stretches outside during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

Customers wait to pay for their coffee inside JavaVino in Atlanta as the line to get in stretches outside during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

The staff at JavaVino fill orders as people snake through the coffee shop during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

The staff at JavaVino fill orders as people snake through the coffee shop during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

The last of the 500 Luke's Diner themed coffee sleves sit on top of a pot of brewing coffee during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover at JavaVino in Atlanta on Wednesday morning.

The last of the 500 Luke’s Diner themed coffee sleves sit on top of a pot of brewing coffee during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover at JavaVino in Atlanta on Wednesday morning.

While most customers opted to take their coffee to go during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover at JavaVino in Atlanta on Wednesday morning, some did sit and enjoy the madness inside.

While most customers opted to take their coffee to go during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover at JavaVino in Atlanta on Wednesday morning, some did sit and enjoy the madness inside.

Customers pass the line to get in as they leave JavaVino in Atlanta after grabbing a cup of joe during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

Customers pass the line to get in as they leave JavaVino in Atlanta after grabbing a cup of joe during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

With a Luke's coffee cup in hand, a customer leaves JavaVino in Atlanta after grabbing a cup of joe during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke's Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.

With a Luke’s coffee cup in hand, a customer leaves JavaVino in Atlanta after grabbing a cup of joe during the Netflix Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Takeover on Wednesday morning.