Love, fire, and passion at the breakfast table

By James Leach on Jan. 9th, 2008

Breakfast is really two meals in one. There's the meal that's little more than fuel to get your day started, and there's the meal you eat to celebrate (or recover from) the excesses of the night before. The food served by owner Jerry Manley at the Flower City Diner is emphatically in the latter category. In business since 2001, but in its new location in the Renaissance Apartment building on the corner of East Avenue and Penfield Road only since June 2007, the Flour City Diner is a shrine to American comfort food, and no meal typifies comfort food more than breakfast where an imaginative cook can transform mundane eggs and sausage, potatoes and bread into something surprising and even inspired.

Owners Jerry and Kim Manley purchased the diner, formerly the Plaza Coffee Shop, in March of 2001 from Reiner and Martina Dralle. After moving the restaurant twice in a little less than a year, the Diner found the perfect location at 2500 East Ave in the Renaissance Apartment Building. 

Jerry Manley the Executive Chef, took his expertise in the kitchen to a new level when he introduced his German influenced menu, to Rochester. Mainstays such as the homemade bratwurst and wiener schnitzel are always found on the menu. Jerry also has some new specials for you to try.

Favorite dishes include: Hand pressed burgers, chicken and biscuits, homemade mac and cheese, marinated flank steak, Shepard's pie, and more... Our Homemade French Fries are hand cut to perfection!

Lets talk breakfast - it's what put us on the map as a Rochester hot spot. Breakfast Menus Include - homemade hash, pirogues and eggs, Irish oatmeal, homemade breakfast sausage, double smoked bacon, and undoubtedly the best pancakes you'll ever have.

The weekend specials change weekly and feature Jerry's original creations such as Bourbon raisin french toast, sweet potato pancakes (which you will die for), French style specialty omelets, and huevos rancheros just to name a few.

Benedict's anyone? No one does it like the Flour City Diner. With a different Benedict every week, Jerry's dishes include Wasabi, Cajun, Irish, Tuscan, Italian, Key West, BLT... The list goes on and you can find it all here.

At the Flour City Diner we are all about the food. From the moment you walk in and see the food channel being broadcasted 24/7, you will know we mean business. With a brand new expansion, new products, and full bar there has never been a better time to check us out. So why are you still sitting at your computer reading this? Head down to 2500 East Ave for a meal you wont soon forget!

Home of Soul Plates a cooking show with Jerry Manley and Miss Betty Thursdays on CW WHAM cable channel 16 Thursdays at 8:45 am

NO LONGER SERVING LUNCH

WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE LUNCHEONS OF 20 PERSONS OR MORE.  CATERING ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.  PLEASE CALL FOR INFO.

Appetizers

Soup de jour   

Pierogies                                                                                                             5.95

Poutine                                                                                                                 5.95

Buffalo Wing Calamari                                                                                    8.95
Lightly fried calamari  covered with our own buffalo style wing sauce topped with crubley bleu

Eggplant Gratin                                                                                                6.95

Panko crusted eggplant served over marinara topped with a mornay sauce and mozzarella baked in the oven

F.C.D. Cheeseburger Deluxe                                                                            8.95

Ground chuck and sirloin burger (yes, we grind our own beef) american cheese and our signature crispy fried onions served with a cajun dill aioli and fries

Mushroom and Swiss Burger                                                                          9.95

Fresh ground burger, mushrooms, swiss cheese and our signature crispy fried onions served with fries

Bacon Bleu Burger                                                                                            9.95

Fresh ground burger, double smoked bacon, crumbly bleu cheese and our signature crispy fried onions served with fries

Grilled Cheese and Tomato                                                                                6.95

served with Fries

Specialty Salads

Caesar Salad                                                                                                                                                 6.95        

Crisp romaine with parmesan cheese and garlic croutons tossed in a classic Caesar dressing (w/chicken) 8.95

Goat Cheese Salad                                                                                                   7.95

Mixed greens, candied pecans, granny smith apples and goat cheese drizzled with our house made apple cider vinaigrette

Entrees
All entrees include fresh baked bread, a house salad or a cup of soup 
          
Fish Fry                                                                                                                   10.95
Breaded Icelandic haddock served with our homemade French fries and coleslaw

Bratwurst Plate                                                                                                     12.95
Our homemade bratwurst served on a bed of gravy with german potato pancake and braised red cabbage

Wiener Schnitzel                                                                                                  14.95
Breaded pork cutlet served on a bed of gravy with german potato pancake and braised red cabbage

Hot Brown                                                                                                             12.95

A casserole of fresh roasted turkey served over Italian crostinis topped with bacon, tomato and mornay sauce

Meatloaf Parmesan                                                                                              14.95

Deep fried meatloaf over spaghetti topped with marinara and mozzarella

Mac and Cheese                                                                        13.95

Jerry’s baked four cheese macaroni and cheese topped with black truffle oil and scallions served with stewed tomatoes                                 (as a side)          6.95

Ravioli or Pasta of the day   

Wild Mushroom Tuna Noodle Casserole                                                        12.95

Albacore Tuna in a bechamel sauce with peas, onions, tomatoes and wild mushroom topped with cheddar cheese and baked in the oven

Chicken Pot Pie                                                                                                   14.95

Chicken and vegetables in a bechamel sauce baked in Jerry's famous pie crust

Fish Cakes                                                                                                             14.95

Our version of the classic crab cake made from Icelandic Haddock served on a bed of mixed greens with a cajun dill aioli, fresh vegetable or french fries and coleslaw

Chicken French                                                                                                                    15.95 Served over pasta with a lemon sherry sauce and fresh vegetable

Eggplant Parmesan                                                                                              13.95

Panko encrusted eggplant served over pasta topped with marinara and mozzarella

BBQ Beef Brisket                                                                                               15.95

Fork Tender beef braised in red wine topped with Miss Betty's spicy bbq sauce served with mashed potatoes and coleslaw

 ROTATATING SPECIALS   FRESH GROUND COFFEE