Went to Second Chance for my first time today, and was definitely impressed. Small and quaint, nice kind of industrial/reclaimed kind of vibe decor. We sat at the counter and had a birdseye view of all the food coming out of the kitchen, wonderful presentation of everything! The food was delicious, creative pancake and French toast concoctions to satisfy any sweet tooth. Really fresh ingredients and wonderful freshly ground coffee. Homefries can use sone work though. 9.5 out of 10! I will definitely be back. read more

Excellent menu variety! The menu items all seem like they'd be delicious. Portion sizes seem to be inconsistent though. One table would have huge portions and then another had small ones. I ordered coffee, side of hash browns, and banana pecan pancakes and my mother ordered a vegetable frittata. They were busy and shorthanded, which probably explains why I had to ask for my coffee after waiting quite awhile. Coffee came out piping hot! As soon as I received my coffee, my order was being served so couldn't enjoy my coffee while I waited on my food. The coffee was so hot that I couldn't drink it until I was finished with my meal. The coffee wasn't good; watery and tasted like instant. The side order of hash browns were small, but crispy. The portion size was large for 2 pancakes. It had 6 thin sliced pieces of super mushy banana and caramel syrup, which could've been skipped ( flavorless) on top and pecans inside the pancakes. The pecan pancakes themselves were delicious. Don't waste your money, just get pecan pancakes and you'll be happy. My mother's frittata was loaded with fresh veggies, especially spinach. The Italian Bread toast slices were really small! It might've been the end, not sure. I'm not sure if I'd go back or not, maybe on a week day instead of the weekend. read more

Great food. Great menu. Great drinks. Great staff. Great atmosphere. Love Second Chance Diner. Definitely a Favorite !

The food is great honestly. We have been going here for about a month and it was great. This week however it seems that they have raised their prices significantly. To the point where I would not come back anymore. I also had such a bad experience with a server this time around. I've always had great service, but our server today only saw us three times the whole time we were here. Once to get drinks, once to take our order, and once to give us our check. She never checked on us or gave us any refills. She would peek out from behind the kitchen at all of us and then go right back in. Like I said, the food is really good, but honestly they have fumbled with these new prices and this waitress really needs to be talked to about ignoring customers read more

We had another fantastic breakfast from this place...we ordered a western omelette, a cheese omelette, and the 2x2x2 with sausage patty, eggs, and French toast. All three were excellent and well portioned. The waitstaff was fantastic and I noticed some different menu items this time, that I will be sure to try in future visits, like a breakfast poutine, and chicken with waffles with a hand battered breast. Please go out and support this locally owned restaurant, it will not disappoint!!! read more

Delicious. There is usually a line but we'll worth the wait! The home fried potatoes are the bomb! Crispy on the out side and creamy on the inside! Looking forward to my next breakfast! read more

Went to try this place out and they had some conservative nonsense sign about a staff shortage. Perhaps you should pay your staff more. Moreover, if you're going to be closer you should put it on your website and social media so your potential customers don't waste their time driving all the way out there. read more

I love the Second Chance Dinner! I've gone there twice in a week while in town. Everything is amazing from the food to the waiters and waitresses to the decor! From the outside it doesn't look like it's going to be amazing but the parking lot is always full! There are tons of options for food, that even a picky eater can find something to eat. read more

Small but accommodating diner. Very pleasant staff, though underwhelming breakfast. The breakfast portions are relatively small, and basic items such as eggs and French toast lack flavor. The items on their specials board definitely looked appetizing, when seeing those items on other tables, as did the lunch items. I would definitely try non-breakfast items if I ended up giving this place a second chance. Though not planning to go out of my way to visit this place. read more

This place has delicious food and a lot of it, too. And I love the story of this restaurant too. They give a chance to people who have a past. Absolutely love that. read more

Doing their part as far as COVID goes. Chicken and waffles was great. Chicken was hand battered. Waffle was great. Fast service. Dining room was well put together. Good atmosphere. Will be back. read more

This place was not our first choice but was highly recommended by a friend so we gave it a try. We were really impressed with how inviting it felt. The menu felt familiar and yet the approach was fun and unique. Our order came fast and everything looked so appetizing. The service was adequate for such a busy place. We would definitely try it again. read more

My favorite diner in Camillus, the loaded hash-browns are swoon worthy. The staff are awesome as well.

Great service, expect $6-10 / breakfast entree, very cute inside. Full bar, brunch specials, will dine again in future read more

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Best breakfast and diner around. Small in size big on flavor, service, and menu selections. I went traditional and loved it, so next time I leave my comfort zone. The dishes I saw looked very good and not much left on plates as diners left. This home fries will again be on my order no matter what, and I will definitely bring my appetite! Eggs were cooked to perfection and the Italian toast I selected of the 6 options was very good. Bacon crisp not greasy. I think that waffle with corned beef eggs and hollendaise sauce may be my choice next. See ya there! read more

Great Diner!! Server Brie was totally outstanding!!!! Service beyond expectation and very attentive! You don't find good help like her too often these days! Food was very good! Fried Green Tomato BLT with loaded home fries was excellent!!! Chicken and Waffles was very good, only complaint was that the hand breaded chicken was Woody, meaning mealy and very rubbery like! Overall was a very good experience!! read more

Second Chance Diner - Diners Near Me - Syracuse, New York

If you are looking for a Rise N shine type of vibe this is a pretty good alternative. They have standard breakfast fare as well as different and creative options . My gf got the s'mores French toast and a mimosa flight and I got the cinnamon roll pancakes. Our food and beverages came out surprisingly quickly for how busy it was. Although the wait times/need for reservations are not as crazy as Rise N Shine I would expect a 20-30 minute wait if you arrive around 9 read more

Finally got to try Second Chance diner yesterday. Everything was delicious. It's harder than you'd think to find a good fruit cup around here (often just have frozen syrup type berries for pancakes or melon), and this was definitely my sons favorite part of the meal. My buffalo chicken wing dip grilled cheese was creative and delish. Their menu reminds me a little of Rise n Shine in -- creative and utterly delicious!!! It's super cute inside but a little small especially if you were with a bigger group. We will definitely be back! read more

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First of all, the diner was doing a great job with the COVID safety precautions. All employees were wearing masks. They had outdoor seating - not sure if this is the norm or added because of COVID. They also limited the occupancy at the indoor tables in order to space customers out. The menu was big and there were many items that I would've wanted to try. We ended up getting the Breakfast BLT and the Eggs Benedict, both of which came with a large side of home fries. The option to upgrade the home fries to loaded home fries was around $2.50 so we did that for the one order. We also got an order of the Reese's pancakes to split. The service was quick and our waiter was friendly and efficient. The food was amazing as well. We will definitely be back to try the many other menu items that looked great! read more

Second Chance Diner - Reese's pancakes - Diners Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Such an enjoyable first visit! Food was plentiful and yummy. Lots of choices. The servers were all bright-eyed, smiles all around. THANKS!! read more

Up until today my husband and I usually had good service. The waitresses are usually friendly and fast. Now I know everyone has a bad day time to time but usually if someone screws up they try to fix it. Today my husband ordered steak and eggs, the steak was ordered just a little pink no blood. When he received his steak it was red and bloody so he asked if it could be cooked just a little longer because blood was still dripping from it. So with a smile the waitress took it back for some more time on the flat top. A different waitress brought out the steak and left before my husband could cut into the steak. Needless to say he was better off taking off his shoe and trying to eat that. So he eat his eggs and potatoes. When the waitress returned with the check my husband asked if she could remove the steak from the bill. She quickly took the bill disappeared for a bit. After a few minutes another waitress returned and asked if my husband was unhappy with the steak why didn't he ask for something else. We both said the waitress hardly came to our table to ask for a refill of coffe much less ask how was the steak. She put the check down on the table and said this was our total and walked away. No adjustment to the bill. So our original waitress returned and my husband said he was confused because they didn't take the inedible steak off the bill. Her reply was because the GM refused. So my husband asked why, why should we pay for a steak that was inedible? Again the waitress left and the one who came out with the bill returned agitated. My husband asked how they thought it was right to charge me for something that could not be eaten. Her reply was I'm not going to credit you ANYTHING. The GM said no and I'm not going to take your meal off without her permission. My husband replied he never asked for the whole meal to be credited, he only asked for the steak to be removed because he did eat the eggs, toast and potatoes but the steak was inedible.She shrugged her shoulders and my husband asked her to send the GM out. So at this point we already said to the waitress we would never return and again she shrugged her shoulders. She left and soon after the GM/ cook reluctantly walked to our table very agitated and with the look of I can't be bothered to deal with this. My husband explained the issue and with a smug grin she said she couldn't credit us the meal. So yet for the fourth time he explained all he wanted was the steak removed from the bill because it was inedible. She said she couldn't just credit the steak and my husband said then why don't you just charge me for the eggs and toast meal. Again with a bothersome look on her face with a smug smile she said she could take five bucks off. It was really never about the money for us. It was about really bad service from what we thought was once a decent diner up until today. It's no longer about good quality service for customer or the community. Apparently for the diner it's about hiring anything with a pulse and getting as much money as possible. If you can show up to work and carry more then two things at once you're hired and eventually if you can hold a spatula you can be the next cook/ Gm. People skills are not required. It seems this is the new norm and my husband and I can't help but to feel sorry for our Grandchildren and their generation if the people that work at this diner or people like them are going to be the ones that have the opportunity to run this country. Lots of tattoos, ear gauges and piercings but absolutely no work ethics or people skills. This is NOT a place I would ever recommend to anyone that wants a good experience eating out when visiting Camillus. read more

This place is great. The food is great, the service is great. Coffee is good. They have some crazy selections on the menu, and the normal stuff too. Looking forward to trying them all. Had the potato omelette last time I was here, it was great. read more

Second Chance Diner - Front door - Diners Near Me - Syracuse, New York

May I say YUMMMY!!! My sisters and I met at 2nd Chance for brunch. It was a first time visit for all of us. The food was excellent, servings were huge, the place was clean, and although they were very busy, both inside and outside, they handled it well. The hostesses and our server were both friendly and professional. If I lived in the area I would frequent this gem often. Since I live in PA, I'll have to settle for meeting my sisters here whenever I come to Syracuse. read more

I tried to place a take-out order at 1 o'clock and the phones were unavailable. My wife then drove to the location at 1:25 and was told by a rude employee, "we close at two so I cannot take your order call." My wife then contacted the owner and was told, they sometimes need to stop serving at one so the kitchen can be closed by 2 o'clock. Now common sense would say post your business hours to close at 1 o'clock and schedule your employees till 2 o'clock. Either way I will never give second chance diner a second chance again. Especially when Stella's is a mile down the road and have equally good food with way better customer service. read more

I'm not sure what happened at the diner. A year or so ago, no complaints. We went there recently, hostess and wait staff was great. Not so much with the food. Philly cheese steak was over cooked and tough. Not shaved steak like it should be. We also had ham and eggs, but the ham was no bigger than a half dollar. Ate it in one bite, not kidding. The ham was actually cut thinner than the Philly cheese steak! At most diners you get a nice ham steak, not here. I'm not sure if they got a new cook, or are just trying to save on costs? Either way, not a good situation. read more

I like the pancakes and the food that this place serves. I think the prices are good for the food served. The service is fairly quick.

Nice little diner. Pleasant staff . Order came on time. Food was very good. Definitely recommend it.

Family owned, great food. I would return in a heartbeat in fact since writing this I have been back!

This diner was one of the best places I have ever been to. THIS BREAKFAST WAS THE BEST BREAKFAST I HAVE EVER HAD. The service was so good, and so fast. Everything we had was AMAZING. The food was spectacular. I would eat here everyday if I could. read more

Frozen home fries. Pancakes with weird stuff on them. Just low quality all around. But if you like weird shit on pancakes, I guess this is the only spot on the west side read more

Great food and great service. Had Rebecca as our server and she was terrific! Definitely worth a trip!

We went here when another place was beyond busy, I am so glad we did. It's a small restaurant with seating for maybe 35, so we had about a 20 min wait. Once we were seated we ordered the banana foster French toast with a side of home fries and bacon and the breakfast Philadelphia sandwich with home fries... yumm!! My French today was actually right off the flattop and hot. The bananas and Carmel were great without being too sweet. It came with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The home fries were deep fried tasteyness. My husbands sandwich was on a sub roll and was the best tasting philly I've had. The egg was an extra bonus. The steak is fresh shaved and there was no saltyness that usually comes with this type of sandwich. I highly recommend this place. The people were just as wonderful as the food. read more

This is my favorite new breakfast spot in Camillus I highly recommend the blueberry pancakes great spot comfortable vibes not too bad of a wait on a Saturday morning. read more

Staff member not attentive moe concerned about talking to friends. Lucky to get order never returned after order. Might try again sometime

good food, and many options for those with gluten allergies. favorite place for weekend breakfast!

This is def our new go to breakfast spot. My wafflewich was absolutely delicious and the hubby loved his breakfast quesadilla. The service was quick and the staff was friendly. I'll admit I didn't wanna stop by at first with its shady location but soooo glad we did. We will def be going back again. read more

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Sorry to say, this diner is just meh. It was fine, just nothing remarkable at all. I had the potato omelet, nothing unusual. Service was quick and attentive. But the eggs were really dry, even the cheese inside was somehow dry. My coffee cup had lipstick on it (not mine). The young male server repeatedly called us, two professional women, "girls." I will not be back. read more

We were excited to try this diner based on the reviews and boy were we disappointed. There was nothing special about this restaurant. The restaurant is quite large and clean. The service is extremely slow but we understand that during Covid it's hard to find help. My coffee came quickly however I had to wait 10 minutes for Splenda because they do not keep any sugar substitutes at the table (wtf) and they do not use half and half or milk, instead they have a nondairy creamer in little plastic containers. My wife and I were craving hash browns, but they only had those cheap frozen then deep fried fast food quality hash browns (wtf). They were also out of hash on a Sunday morning so I settled for sausage Pattie's that were very overcooked and had the consistency of cardboard. My scrambled eggs were just okay. My wife ordered an egg white omelette with bacon and Swiss, however, her omelette came out with whole eggs so she sent it back. By the time it came out I was already done eating. She was happy with her omelette, but when I asked her if she would come back her answer was a stern NO! I do not recommend this diner and would go anywhere else. read more

Very disappointed! Was told how good this place was. The service was very slow, the food as mediocre at best and the clientele was well "not pretty" . Won't rush back anytime soon for sure! read more

Service and food terrific. Becca was a great waitress. Incredible breakfast choices. We even got a club sandwich to go for lunch US 90 is a food desert! read more