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All we wanted was a crater of coffee. But a coffee was so good that we finished adult staying for breakfast.
That’s happened 4 times now during Gracie’s Kitchen, a Solvay caf� with a barbershop on a left, a hair salon on a right and a dog groomer in a parking lot out front.
“The coffee here is a special mix done in Buffalo generally for us,” pronounced Mary Mandolfo. “But a food is done generally for you, them and everybody else who walks in here.”
Mary non-stop Gracie’s Kitchen on Feb. 3, 2018, in a mark of Geddes Plaza once home to a Buzz Cafe. For a prior 7 years, she had run a Neighborhood Grind caf� in Nedrow.
Gracie’s Kitchen is a family affair. Her sister, Suzy O’Neill, cooks a desserts here, and her nephew, Nick, runs a kitchen. The caf� is named after Mary’s mother, who taught her how to cook.
“We prepare all with love,” Mary said. “That’s given it all tastes so good. Well, that, and a fact that all here is done fresh.”
The specialties embody homemade corned beef crush and a home fries (Mary Co. cut a potatoes themselves any morning.). The frittatas are among a many renouned sellers given they, like they are during so many other CNY diners, are bigger than your appetite.
I was many tender with a ‘Early Bird’ special. Two eggs, home fries and toast. It’s a course for $3.25, and we got it in 6 mins on Monday. we doubled a cost by adding 4 slices of bacon. Well value it. Gracie’s uses bread from Harrison Bakery. The toast is thick and dense, ideal for mopping adult my over-easy eggs.
The ‘Early Bird’ breakfast during Gracie’s Kitchen in Solvay. (Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com)Charlie Miller
In one of my 4 visits, we attempted a Frying Pan Pile-up ($7.95), a platter full of potatoes, ham, eggs, onions, peppers and cheese surfaced with gravy done here. we hadn’t had gravy on eggs given we lived in Indiana. It’s one of a few dishes we indeed favourite behind home.
I came to Gracie’s for lunch one afternoon and found a meatloaf and fries to be some-more fun than we could handle. Why? Once again, it was a gravy. Meatloaf with a side of fries is one thing, though douse it in gravy? Oh, that’s a really excellent thing.
What we favourite best about Gracie’s is that we never had to wait. My son and we came here during 11 a.m. on a Saturday. We were seated immediately. We had left to one of a other circuitously breakfast spots and were told a wait was an hour.
“It’s one of a best kept secrets in town. You come in, lay down and get good food,” patron Bill Hartig pronounced as he downed an omelet with sausage, mushrooms and cheddar cheese (and no gravy). “I weighed 160 before we started entrance here. we import a lot some-more now.”
The opposite seats about 5 people, and a tables have room for about an additional 60. we suggest a opposite if we splash a lot of coffee. They’re discerning with giveaway refills.
Gracie’s Kitchen in Solvay. (Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com)Charlie Miller
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Omelet of a Day ($8.25): Mary offers a special omelet any day. Last Saturday, we got a nation omelet. It was packaged with sausage, potatoes, mushrooms and onions. It came with home fries and toast.
Homemade pie: Suzy O’Neill, Mary’s sister, bakes about 4 pies a week for Gracie’s Kitchen. Last week, it was coconut cream. She would adore to make more, though many of a business here come for breakfast.
I got a cut to go, and it done my afternoon most happier.
Today’s homemade cake during Gracie’s Kitchen by Suzy O’Neill: Coconut Cream. (Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com)Charlie Miller
The Details
The restaurant: Gracie’s Kitchen, 527 Charles Ave, Solvay, only off of West Genesee Street in Syracuse
Hours: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday by Thursday and Saturday; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
Credit cards? Yes
Access to disabled? Yes
Inside seating: Yes.
Parking: Huge lot.
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