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    Original Steve's Diner - Victor

    3.5 (35 reviews)
    Closed • 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago
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    It was a 2nd thought to take a picture. It's is so big after they fill it, roll it, cut it in half and this was what I took home!
    Angela F.

    Exceptional! It was my first time there and going for breakfast there is one of ONLY 3 reasons I will wake up early! The other 2 are leaving on a cruise and taking off on a plane for a cruise! Back to the amazing food. Coffee was fresh and flavorful(Jamaican me crazy flavor) and promptly filled for seconds. With the vast menu it was a tough decision but I chose Lemon Ricotta Blueberry Lovecakes. New word for pancakes and it lives up to the new hype! Lemon zest gives you a stronger Lemon flavor to counteract the ricotta filling. The blueberries were big and plump! Every bite made me smile and do a little happy food dance. There is no way to top this restaurant! There is said it!

    Most of the gigantic pancake and it was delicious!!!
    Teri C.

    Not only was the food delicious and HUGE portions but staff was friendly and fast! Food delivered quickly and one thing to note was that I left the table to use the ladies room and my husband left the table not seeing my wallet there. The owner/person at the register kept a very close eye on the table and let me know when I returned that he made sure it was safe!! I so appreciated it and we chuckled about it! Definitely recommend!!

    Richard K.

    This is the third edition of the original Steve's. It's menu is true to the original original. Lots to choose from, breakfast and lunch being served all day. Great choice of food, bright, and spacious interior, had a tent of weight staff. Prices are moderate, but portions are large so the value is there. The quality of the food is there too. This is an enduring restaurant, and I'm looking forward to seeing the fourth edition of the original Steve's someday.

    Tammra S.

    My experience here was a bit traumatic but more on that later. When we arrived there was a sign that said please wait to be seated. I didn't realize there was a check in station behind me where people were cashing out until a teen told me. It was packed which I can only imagine is due to the breakfasts but we were there for lunch. After about a 10-15 minute wait we were seated. Not bad. Our server was pleasant but a bit aloof regarding many things. She struggled using her machine to put orders in and on the last order in my party of 3 took out her note pad. My son ordered a burger with a side of poutine. She argued poutine isn't a side. He pointed to poutine listed under sides and I explained he wanted the burger and an order of poutine. She sort of rolled her eyes at me. Our food comes out and the reason I wanted to try here as they were on Rochester's top 25 places to eat. I was immediately deflated at the blah presentation of the food and knew it was going to taste as it looked. Unfortunately on my first bite of the buffalo blue burger the buffalo sauce spice hit the back of my throat and I started coughing. I spit out the food in my mouth into a napkin. I couldn't breathe. I was gasping for breath. My son looked terrified and my husband kept asking me if I needed my son who just finished first aid training for his lifeguard job to do the heimlich. I knew I wasn't choking but I couldn't really breathe or talk. At this point the coughing was over and I was making these god awful gasping noises as my brain raced to figure out what was happening. Choking? No. I don't feel food in my throat or mouth or anywhere. Allergy? Maybe, my throat feels constricted but it isn't typically this sudden and severe (I'm allergic to other foods but not to this extent). Ever heard of laryngospasm? Me neither but it happened to me for the first time ever. The server came over to tell my husband and son that the poutine she forgot to input would be a few more minutes as I'm sitting there gasping for air trying to get more air in and the strangest noises are coming from me. My husband and son staring at me waiting for me to give them the signal that I want help. She doesn't even ask if I'm ok or if I need help. For some reason I think to take a slug of water which goes down smoothly and within seconds I'm back to normal. I cannot express enough how scary it was to not breathe and not understand why. Rating for the lack of server preparedness in an emergency situation or even the ability to understand a situation was happening. My apologies for the harshness but there is no way any person would not have understood if they heard the noises coming out of me which were a definite struggle to breathe. The food was blah. I was so excited to try top notch diner food and unfortunately it 100% fell flat.

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    Very attentive and prompt service. Went on a weekend, seated quickly by a friendly server. Was so good, we returned the next day.

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    Great pancakes, really good service. You may have to wait for a table on the weekends. I also like their omelets.

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    The service is very good and the prices are reasonable. I like this location better than the Fairport one.

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