One of the goodies I got with my DARE 5K registration (I know, you thought I was all done talking about the DARE 5K) was a gift certificate for breakfast at Crazy Otto’s Empire Diner in Herkimer. Accordingly, my sister Diane, niece Camille, husband Steven and I went to 100 W. Albany St. Sunday morning.
Tommy had returned to Liverpool on Saturday. For those of you just tuning in, Tommy is my nephew who ran the DARE 5K with me. OK, ahead of me. He’s 13 and athletic. OK, no more about the DARE 5K this post. Diane used Tommy’s certificate, with his gracious permission. They only wanted us to use one at a time, so I will be forced to return to Crazy Otto’s for another breakfast at some future date. Oh, the sacrifices.
While the rest of us perused our menus, Steven finally located our Georgia license plate on the ceiling. In addition to many movie posters and memorabilia, Crazy Otto’s has license plates from all over the country on the walls and ceiling. We had donated our Georgia plate after noticing they did not have one, and received a discount on our meal the day we did.
I decided to get a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich on flat bread. Steven ordered bacon and poached eggs on pancakes. The waitress warned him the bacon would be between the pancakes.
“A lot of people think we forgot their bacon,” she said. Steven was OK with that.
Camille wanted scrambled eggs and toast with butter. Diane ordered a ham and cheese omelet.
“That’s very South Beach-y,” I told her. “If you don’t get toast.”
“I want the toast,” she said. She decided on sourdough, which I told her was also approved by the South Beach Diet. I’m a fan of the South Beach Diet.
A toddler at a nearby table started screaming about something.
“I’m always relieved when it’s not Cami making the most noise,” Diane confided.
Actually, everybody at our table was very well behaved, even me. We enjoyed our breakfast very much. As always, the food was delicious and the service good. I’ve blogged about Crazy Otto’s before, but I thought they rated another post. It’s a fun place to eat, and I was glad to bring my out of town visitors there. For more information about Crazy Otto’s call 315-866-8801 or visit their website at http://www.crazyottosempirediner.com.
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