Mom’s Diner

It is as good as you get for a diner here is syracuse. Good grab and go place.

A nothing special breakfast place that doesn’t even have eggs benedict on the menu. Also, I am not a fan of an establishment that serves coffee and forces me to use sweet n low as my only choice in artificial sweetners…

Awful service. The rude staff can’t even be bothered to get you silverware or water. Waiting 90 minutes for food that should take 4 minutes to cook. Never coming back, don’t waste your time or money here. Being held hostage as they take your money because you pay at the counter first and don’t give a wait time. And it’s not fully crowded, many open seats. Staff is standing around not doing anything. People here after us have been served first. They’re also making to go orders long before seated customers

Great breakfast! My favorite is their mom’s slam omelette or sandwich.
Local and family oriented place. Nothing fancy, just come as you are and have a seat.
During the school year they are very busy and on the weekends you should definitely call ahead for takeout. Be prepared to wait a little regardless because they are packed. Always worth the wait!

Delicious food served by great people in a comfortable environment. Perfect family restaurant in a very cool neighborhood. All the classic diner menu items with a couple original recipes that are absolutely worth a try.

Ed and I came in to Moms at about 8:45 on October 21, 2014. I was starting to sit in a booth when Ed pointed out that orders were taken at the counter. We had our order taken promptly, our usual – For Ed: 2 eggs scrambled, white toast, and coffee for Ed; for me: 1 egg over easy, wheat toast, coffee, and home fries (of which I give Ed a sample, or more if he wants it). We got self-​serve coffee right next to the counter, and found when we sat down that the coffee was good. As we went to sit, we were greeted by a table of friends in this Westcott Neighborhood place. The smallish restaurant is filled with high-​backed green booths that are reasonably comfortable and tables with faux-​stone tops. It has gray walls with orange-​red highlights and trim. The black-​and-​white tile floor was looking pretty scuffed up and not entirely clean-​looking. The service was quick and the food was «good, but nothing special,» Ed said. He thought the home fries were 5 out of 10, just average. I forgot to ask for my toast «dry,» which is my preference, and it did come buttered. We sat next to the large plate-​glass windows, looking out onto The Westcott Theatre and Alto Cinco Mexican restaurant across the street, and enjoyed our meal. Upon leaving, we found the check a total of $ 11.31, which seems like a good price. If you’re in the neighborhood and looking for a quick place for breakfast in a friendly atmosphere, Mom’s Diner will meet your need.

The breakfast is ok here for Westcott in the cuse. Probably a good spot for college kids. Expect to stand and order at a counter and retrieve your own coffee and silverware. They have daily specials and the prices are fair. They don’t have a parking lot I think, but it’s pretty easy to find street parking.

Very good. I love this place on first impression. And the food is excellent as far as diner fare is concerned. I ordered spicy egs over medium and toast. Absolutely delicious! Thanks Mom’s!

This place is consistently excellent. I went every weekend during my time at SU and explored the entire menu. Each item exceeded my expectations and was cooked to perfection! The pancakes are amazing, eggs, omelets, BREAKFAST SANDWICHES and lunch items are all wonderful. Some special and signature dishes to try are moms spicy sunrise or the rosewater rice pudding.
The service is impeccable, the family at moms is welcoming, warm, kind and accommodating. They create a home away from home, they know your name. The atmosphere is down to earth, laid back and no fuss-​a great place to relax with tasty food and coffee.

I live around the corner from mom’s diner so we come when craving some diner food. I’ve only had their breakfast which is your usual diner fare. Casual atmosphere with booths and tables. The prices are a bit high for the food but a convenient location.

Hands down the worst diner I’ve ever been to. I hear people rave about this place, but most of it’s clientele are hungover college kids… and the only ones keeping it in business.
The breakfast potatoes were dry, tasteless and downright awful. What’s a diner worth if they can’t make good breakfast potatoes? My omelette was edible, but not enough to redeem the potatoes.
Service style isn’t like a normal diner. You order up front, they bring the food to the table, but they don’t wait on you. I wanted more water, and had to wait 15 minutes until I saw someone working there. Then I had to go up and ask for the water. If I have to work for my food at a restaurant, it better be much better than anything served at this place!

I would give 3.5, but I’m erring on the side of 4 because this place is such a homey, family run place. It can get a little confusing, since you order at the front rather than at the tables, but like. Come on. It’s not that hard to understand.
No one ever tries to rush you out or anything, and it’s nestled nicely in the Westcott community so people who live there (aka grad students galore) often drop in on the weekends. Sometimes undergrads do as well, so if you’re a new TA, be prepared for some awkward gaze avoidance /​shock on the part of your students, realizing that you do, indeed, have a life outside of school and you do, indeed, eat!
Try the omlettes (especially gyro and broccoli/​cheddar) and the corned beef hash, and support your local businesses!

great hangover food. treat yourself to the spicy sammy with sausage. breakfast sandwich ever

It’s cheap greasy good old American hangover food. Nothing special here. And it may have given my roommate food poisoning.

I like this diner a lot, it’s like a local corner neighborhood diner where you could grab a cup of coffee and watch the game while eating a tasty breakfast. I’ve gone here a few years ago and their menu was seriously lacking, plus was super expensive for a simple plate; think bacon, two eggs and home fries for $ 9 bucks. But today, seemed like they employed a few good chefs and they’ve hugely improved the existing menu. My friend had the gyro omelette which he said was really good and I had the frittata omelette with everything which was really tasty! The prices are really good these days, one of the quirks of this restaurant is you have to order up front as well as grab your own coffee. This is a Syracuse institution and I think would be here to stay for a while!

Gyro omelet was fucking great. Hash browns were fairly bad.
They bring you all your food and drinks, so you have to tip them, but they don’t come and check on you, so you have to get up and walk over to the counter if you want anything, and it’s awkward because they aren’t even over there, so they have to stand up and meet you. It’s just a bad system if you ask me.
Tiebreaker between 3 and 4 stars is that they don’t have AC, or even any fans, so this is a terrible place to go in the summer. Despite the good omelet, I wish we’d just walked out the second we realized there was no AC.

Walk in, grab a menu, place your order at the register and then take your seat. In no time your food will be served to you at your table. This is your average diner with good diner food.

A just-​around-​the-​corner, local diner. That’s the way I like ‘em. Nestled on the corner of Harvard and Westcott, Mom’s had been a staple in my grad school experience.
Although not as good as the diner at the farmer’s market (and a tad on the pricier side), Mom’s is a great local joint to solve all of your hangover/​diner/​brunch needs. It’s greasy, it’s good, and their eggs/​home fries/​spicy sauces/​lox bagels are all solid. Sometimes, I just got a large order of home fries with onions, and that was enough to get me through the day. Don’t forget the hot sauce! And their curried eggs. Just get ‘em if they are available. They’re exotic enough to be interesting, but familiar enough that it won’t be weird. They do change up their specials, so check ‘em out!
Also, the company at Mom’s is friendly. Their staff is a little rough around the edges but they’re good people and quick, and you can hang for quite a bit to get yourself back to functioning.