Monk Cafe facts
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The chance to sit in the first booth at Monk's Cafe — and thus be included in a Seinfeld scene — was auctioned off for charity throughout the show's run
The most common recurring minor character on Seinfeld is not Newman, or Frank Costanza. Appearing in 109 episodes, Ruthie Cohen is the cashier at Monk's Cafe, and appears in the background in more than double the amount of episodes as the next minor character (Newman, with 48).
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Years before Tom's Restaurant would be used for the exterior shots of Seinfeld's "Monk's Cafe" it served as the inspiration for Suzanne Vega's song "Tom's Diner"
