This place is the epitome of a hole in the wild diner. But with this, you get some phenomenal…read moreservice and food. Their menu says world, famous, and I believe it. I came in, sat at the bar. Everyone there was super friendly and very helpful. I enjoyed watching the cooks cook on the griddle. The omelettes and pancakes were absolutely huge! I ordered the SOS with Home fries. It was super tasty. This is a super great place to go get some l breakfast or lunch in Syracuse.

Mother's Cupboard is another staple I always have to visit when I come back to Syracuse. It reminds…read moreme so much of a homemade breakfast. They cook the food right in front of you on the griddle behind the counter, which adds to that comforting, family style feel. It truly feels like a neighborhood spot. You see a lot of the same faces every time you come in, the service is always quick, and the food comes out fast, hot, and consistently good. I have never had a bad experience here. I love the loaded potato omelette and I always try different French toast or pancakes with whatever toppings they have available. They usually have specials going on and I really enjoy switching it up each time. Just a heads up that this is a cash only place, so make sure you bring cash with you. They do not have an ATM inside, but there is a bank around the corner if you need to take money out. I absolutely adore this place and it is definitely one of my top breakfast spots every time I come back to town.

Absolutely one of the best diners around; and this coming from a Jersey girl. Staff were so…read morefriendly and welcoming. The coffee refills were rapid fire, and the food delivered hot and fresh. I had one huge fluffy pancake with eggs and crispy bacon. The menu has many sizes of breakfasts designed to fit every appetite. I also had an Irish coffee sans booze that was a work of art. I was with a group of eleven and they had our table set up for us in minutes. My friend ordered a half frittata that was big enough to serve four. She will eat it for days. Great place for a few or a large group.

We went to Finally Ours for a special New Years Day breakfast. When we were sat, we were…read moreimmediately asked our drink order (love!!). We requested coffee, and the server asked if we would like to try their flavored coffee. We ABSOLUTELY did, the flavors of the day were buttered rum and gingerbread mocha. YOU MUST TRY THEM! Not only are they delicious, but they are also works of art! They made our breakfast extra special. We ordered the Belgian waffle combo, and a build your own omelette. They were excellent - and huge portions! The service was prompt, and everyone makes you feel like an old friend stopping in. We love this place, and always look forward to our next visit.

My husband and I were in Syracuse for "Wicked" and we stayed overnight. We come to Syracuse quite a…read morebit and, as of about 40 minutes ago, we hadn't found a favorite breakfast place. When my husband read a ridiculous one star review, we knew we had to stop in. We both agree, we have now found our favorite breakfast place! First, the food....I ordered the #2 breakfast (2 pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 sausage and 2 bacon. The pancakes would be more than a meal by themselves. Thank goodness my husband wanted one of them. They were huge and fluffy and delicious! I ordered my eggs scrambled and they too were light, fluffy and cooked for the perfect amount of time. The bacon was delicious and the sausage was nicely browned and tasty. My husband ordered hash, eggs and toast. I tried a bite of his hash and WOW! We both think it had to be made in house. Second, the atmosphere....this is a classic, old school diner. We sat at the counter and enjoyed watching the masterful cooking on the flat top. Lastly, the staff was super friendly and attentive. Even though this was our first visit, the friendliness of our server made us feel like regulars. We can't wait to go back and next time I'm definitely going to try the brioche French toast I spied cooking on our way out!

I am leaving one star for the wonderful waitress who somehow managed to serve everyone in the…read moreentire restaurant single-handedly and with a smile. Unfortunately, I found that despite some good reviews, this place is subpar. I paid $35 for two breakfasts. I was served a dish with two eggs, two thin slices of toast, I don't know how they slice the toast that thin, a huge plate of greasy home fries, and bacon that was so greasy it was inedible. The floors were filthy and I can't imagine they have been washed in months. This is a small space and tables are crammed everywhere making it difficult for the waitress to move around. My husband said the men's room was simply disgusting. The flies on the window next to us eagerly looked at our plates, waiting to pounce at the first opportunity. Not a positive experience.

Be ready to take food home with you and get at least 2 more meals out of it!!! Beautiful…read morepresentation (mine was served in a tin can and flipped over onto my plate. I had the pierogis/ eggs/bacon special served in a tin can) It was enough for 2 and was delicious! I also had the French toast latte served with a FT stick right on top. Decadent ! Service was speedy, efficient and friendly. If you go plan on going early or putting yourself on the wait list much before you head out the door! It's def worth the wait!!

Our visit to Rise & Shine Diner was, unfortunately, one of the worst dining experiences we've had…read morein a long time. Even though the restaurant only had two large parties and wasn't particularly busy, we still waited 35 minutes to be seated. That alone didn't make sense, but things only went downhill from there. It was my daughter's birthday, and we were hoping for a fun brunch. Our server started off friendly, but that changed quickly. We ordered our drinks and food at the same time--a chai tea for me, a specialty alcoholic milkshake for my daughter, and no drink for her boyfriend, plus three entrées and a poutine. The drinks took 50 minutes to arrive. The food took over an hour and a half. During all this, the server seemed to avoid our table entirely. When my daughter's boyfriend finally managed to get her attention--very politely, even mentioning that he himself is a server--he simply asked if she had an estimate on our food. She stood there with her hand on her hip and told us the kitchen was backed up, with "three orders ahead of yours," as if that explained everything. We then asked if the poutine, our appetizer, was at least ready. She said they had to make fresh potatoes for it but that she would "rush it." Eventually, she came back with the poutine, plopped it down on the table, and walked away without a single word. No "here you go," no "do you need anything," and--most importantly--no plates. I ended up getting up and asking the hostess for plates so we could actually eat the appetizer. For a place that markets itself as a "fancy diner" with "Instagram-worthy" dishes, the service and execution were nowhere near acceptable. If you're going to lean into trendy presentation and premium pricing, you need the staff to support it. Hire more people. Train them. Do something--because this was unacceptable from start to finish. We won't be returning, and I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone looking for a smooth, enjoyable dining experience. **EDIT** I would like to include the fact of the over priced, over salted, food items don't seem to cover the cost to upgrade your cracked booths so that people's bums are hurt from sitting on them. Needs to be updated and correct staffing issues so that food will be "adequate" for the price. Go anywhere on Westcott than here.

Today we came in for breakfast but ended up eating lunch. The service was lukewarm warm from the…read moreyoung lady who greeted us by telling us we can take any table that looks clean to the waitress who was much more personal and polite. My roast beef sandwich will not win any awards, but it was a solid attempt at a Beef on Wick. The sandwich itself was flavorful but the horseradish sauce was heavy on Mayo and light on horseradish, the a jus was good and the French Fries were ordinary. I sample my wife's meatloaf open face sandwich and if given the option I'll take the meatloaf over the roast beef. All in all nothing exceptional but nothing off putting that would warrant a disappointment issue.

The food at best I would give three stars to. It's a standard diner but nothing that makes it…read morereally stand out. My biggest gripe was that it took more than 40 minutes for our food to come out, and we did not order that much. I don't see myself coming back here.

This is one of our go to places whenever I visit my daughter in Syracuse... never disappoints!…read moreThe menu has unique plays on some standards... always delicious and the cocktails are inspired & interesting... you'll probably need a rezzy ENJOY!

I stopped by with a group of 6 on a Friday afternoon. When me and my friend stopped by there was no…read moreone at front so we stood around awkwardly for a bit before someone came over to bring us to our table. Walking through the restaurant was nice as the space was very large and the decor indoor was cozy and whimsical. Our server was nice throughout the meal. However, I did get a water glass that had marks on it that looked like someone just drank out of it and a crumb on the rim. I asked them if they could get me a clean cup and they ended up bringing the same one as the same mark and crumb were still there. For food, our table ordered a few items to share. We got: -CAULIFLOWER WINGS: The chutney/salsa on top of the fried cauliflower was nice and gave the item a little sour kick. However, the cauliflower itself was not cooked fully so not as soft as I wanted it to be. -SYRACUSE POUTINE: The appearance of the poutine was not the best. However, the gravy it came with was very flavorful and tasty. The potatoes themselves were not fried and were in wedge form but went well with the gravy. The small globs of melted cheese on top were a nice complement. -CAJUN SLIDERS: The slider compliments/sauce went well together but the sliders themselves had grill marks on it which gave a bitter bite to those parts of the slider. Additionally, the fried shrimp inside of the slider still had the tail on and so it was a bit of a surprise to bite into a full tail while eating a slider. All in all, a cute spot to see people but food had some hit or miss components.

Our go to for weekend breakfast out since our daughter suggested it. Every item is delicious,…read moresavory or sweet.

My daughter and I were visiting Syracuse and we chose to have our late breakfast at Gracie's…read moreKitchen yesterday because of the positive reviews on Yelp. When we walked into the restaurant, we were greeted by a waitress with the warmest and prettiest smiles. She was friendly and pleasant the entire time we were there. That really was the best way to start our day. We ordered short stacks of pancakes and steak and eggs to share. The aroma from the pancakes and steak immediately made us set a high expectation to the food. The pancakes were fluffy, the steak was cooked to our liking, the home fries were crispy on the outside and soft in the inside. I loved that they offered marble rye bread as one of the toasts choices. It's the first time I had it. Boy, everything about that toast was perfect! We couldn't finish all the food because the portion sizes were huge. It's the best diner food we ever had! Not only that we enjoyed our food, we loved the hometown neighborhood diner decor vibes. We had a very good experience at Gracie's Kitchen.

We always stop in on our way through Syracuse. Always a solid meal and a core group of staff…read moreworking. Anthony took great care of us today and checked in without being intrusive. And he likes to crack some jokes once in a while too! Building has plenty of parking, is accessible (ramp up to get in), has plenty of booths or tables for groups of all sizes. Of course there is a counter too (it is a diner!) They recently changed the Challenger Field mural to one supporting a local non-profit for cancer, the Baldwin Fund. I love the investment in local community! We will be back.

Lots of parking spaces that fill up fast in the weekend: we arrived at 9am on a 9 degree Saturday…read moreand grabbed one of only two open spots. Entering we received a welcoming blast of warm air in the breezeway. Immediately greeted and quickly seated in a comfortable booth we ordered tall glass of OJ each and perused the menu of many breakfast, lunch, dinner, and side options. My eggs over easy jiggled perfectly on the plate with no run to the whites, English muffin nice toast and buttery as ordered, my favorite meat choice Canadian bacon with a quick flattop heat and char was just what I wanted. My co-diner had the Heavyweight with French Toast, 2 eggs over easy, bacon, home fries, and sourdough toast and did well since I helped by eating half the French toast which had good flavor and lightly dusted with confectioners sugar. Eggs cooked same as mine, bacon good crisp and toast he said was nice crisp outside soft middle. Home fries also had good crisp with soft potato surrounding and he said well seasoned where most places use none. Warm and cosy people waiting by the time we left. Hot spot with eggs spot on! We will return.

I've been wanting to try this for breakfast for a long time. A couple of Saturdays ago my sister…read moreand I were driving past it and we turned around. I'm so glad that we did. We walked in and it was a homey atmosphere and we were greeted immediately. Several tables were full but we had no problem finding an open table. I love Eggs Benedict but not many places make them well. I was pleasantly surprised at how good these were. The home fries were grilled and not deep fried just like I like them. A very tasty breakfast. They had homemade pie by one of the waitresses so we both tried a piece. I'm a pie snob so it didn't matchup to mine. The crust tasted like made of lard (I like butter) and the cream filling tasted like from a box. Not the worst coconut cream pie I've had but I would pass on it next time. I would definitely come back when in the area for breakfast or lunch.

Great dine in Jamesville. Great food, excellent service…read more Restaurant is clean and nicely decorated, staff is very friendly and welcoming. Service was fast and accurate. Highly recommend Rustons for a great breakfast, will return shortly for lunch. Will update.

I have breakfast there 4 to 5 times a week. Always great family atmosphere, along with the food…read moreAnd service.

Super breakfast at Rosie's. The pot roast omelette was amazing. I greatly enjoyed the sausage gravy…read moreand home fries as well. Tried a gingerbread pancake on the side, delicious. Good coffee and excellent service. First time stopping in this morning on a whim I will be back.