Mother's Cupboard — Restaurant in Town of De Witt

Hailing from Niagara Falls I have high standards when it comes to local diners. I was spoiled with The Why Coffee Shop back home; with its extremely low prices and excessive portions, it's my favorite place to grab an early morning meal. Having a picky girlfriend also adds to the challenge of finding a breakfast joint that will satisfy both of our needs. Luckily a few weeks ago we found this place and have just been back the second time.

The menu selection is quite expansive for such a small place. With specials that vary from day to day and great combo deals, I could order something different for a whole year if I went weekly. Being open until 1:30 pm they also offer a small lunch selection which only adds to the possibilities. The prices are not as low as The Why, but they're definitely very competitive, and my stingy senses remain inactive as I scan the menu.

The food that I've experienced at Mother's Cupboard has been phenomenal. Most recently I ordered the red velvet waffle, which was a special. It was super delicate and light, topped with fresh nuts and a cream cheese topping. I'm normally not a "sweets for breakfast" person, but I would order this again in a heartbeat. Last time I order the biscuits and gravy which from what I recall was quite good. The perfect savory way to start your day. My girlfriend doesn't eat eggs, but ordered hers over medium so I could enjoy them. They were properly cooked to the point where I'd like to take lessons from the chefs in egg preparation. Both of us had the potatoes at some point and they were quite delicious. Perfectly seasoned and tender, and a great way to transport Frank's hot sauce into my mouth.

The service has been very friendly and helpful during our two visits. The frequency of regulars that chat with the staff is a great sign that the employees are friendly as well.

The only unfortunate part of this small local diner is that... well... it's small! There are about maybe about 8 tables and then a counter to sit at. They even brandish a sign out front that says they are worth the wait (they definitely are). Both times I've been there we did not have a wait, and we even spilt a table with another party this past visit. With such a lack of space I can see that if it's truly busy, there would be a very long wait.

Altogether I would strongly recommend this diner as the premiere location to get a good breakfast at a good price in the great...

Mother’s has always been one of my favorite places to go for breakfast, however a couple years ago we move a little farther away and haven’t been since. We stopped in this morning and were blown away by how much the menu has changed. One of our favorite things to do is each get a breakfast entree and then we would share “dessert” like pancakes, waffles, etc. They have so many new fancy options like red velvet waffles, s’mores pancakes, fruity pebble, we wanted to try them all. We each got “2 eggs with both” (he the ham and potato, me the maple bacon and potato) and Italian toast. The only maple bacon I saw on the menu was for one of the breakfast sandwiches, but I asked if I could have it as my meat and they obliged and it was absolutely amazing. We shared the pumpkin pancakes and got the cinnamon roll French toast to go and everything came to less than $40. The pancakes were so well flavored with pumpkin and other spices, and the cinnamon cream cheese icing topping put it over the top. We haven’t tried the French toasted cinnamon roll yet but it looks absolutely incredible. We will most definitely be making the trip out again to try some of the other sweet treats on the menu! And to try some lunch options as well because some of the dishes I saw being served looked very good as well. Only real “negatives” I would say is they’re only open until 1:30, and I’m not a huge fan of how they make the omelettes (veggies are folded in like an egg pocket as opposed to cooked into the egg, but it is a flat top grill so that makes sense) but that’s just personal preference. I like my eggs scrambled and a lot of places use liquid egg for that but they use real egg and I LOVE that about a diner. Service was amazing as well, very friendly and attentive, I never reached the bottom of my coffee cup until the very end. The cook they had on did a fantastic job, everything was absolutely delicious. I will continue to recommend Mother’s Cupboard as one of my favorite diners/breakfast spots...

This is one of the best hidden gems of the Syracuse area! The exterior is unassuming and the place itself is kind of hidden so you need to truly know what you’re looking for to find it. When we went, it was the brunch rush so there was about a 15 minute wait, which is absolutely worth it!

Just a word of warning: when people say they have large portions, they aren’t exaggerating. The whole frittata here is 6lbs of food for 16.95 (without cheese) and it can feed 2-3 people. They even have a challenge for it: if you can finish it in one sitting by yourself you get a t shirt and your picture on the wall of fame. The current record for fastest finish of it is around 7 minutes.

Anyway, I ordered the half frittata with cheese and it was fantastic!!! It’s made up of pepperoni, sausage, eggs, green and red bell peppers, home fries and broccoli and the combination is absolute heaven! They’re extremely generous with everything too plus it’s served with your choice of bread (go for the Italian)! I was able to polish off the half frittata but for most, the quarter is more than enough good food. We also got their ridiculously huge pancake (it’s a foot across!!!) and it was, unequivocally, the best and fluffiest pancake I have ever consumed!!!

Overall this place is a 5/5 and I will definitely be recommending this to anyone who is in or visiting the Syracuse area for breakfast!

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