Roscoe Diner

I had passed this place a dozen times before I finally stopped. For this part of central New York, Roscoe Diner holds its own.

The menu was a half-page, which I read as a sign of confidence rather than limitation.

The pacing was intentional. Appetizer cleared before the mains arrived. A small thing that most places get wrong.

The kind of place that reset my expectations for the category in this region.