In lieu of my usual Wrist to Forehead Sunday, I offer a brief shout-out to a local business. I don’t think this business particularly needs a shout-out, because any time we are in there the place is hopping. However, I do like to tout good local things, so here is my post about Crazy Otto’s Empire Diner in Herkimer, NY.
Yesterday (Saturday) Steven did not go to work till 2:30 p.m. Since it was my day off, I suggested we have a couple of Mohawk Valley adventures in the morning, starting with breakfast out. After some debate over where to eat, we settled on Crazy Otto’s. The advantages were that it was close and that we have a card that gives us 20 percent off (we got the card by signing up for E-Z Pay with the newspaper; it is good for a year and gives us the discount at several local eateries).
Crazy Otto’s is one of those old-fashioned trailer diners. It is decorated with movie posters, license plates, memorabilia and more. Our license plate from when we lived in Georgia is on the ceiling on the right-hand side. We could not see it from where we sat on Saturday, but I’m sure it’s still there.
We got a booth without too much trouble, ordered coffee and perused the menu. I got two sausages on a hoagie roll, which came with either hash browns or homemade chips. I LOVE their homemade chips. Steven got pancakes with poached eggs and bacon. Our food was delicious. My roll was grilled, so the inside was crispy but the outside was soft, just the way I like it. The wait staff made sure our coffee stayed filled, which is a big selling point for Steven.
As usual, it was an enjoyable, tasty meal. We like Crazy Otto’s for lunch and dinner too. Crazy Otto’s is located at 100 W. Albany St., Herkimer, NY. Phone number is 866-8801. For more information, visit their website at http://crazyottosempirediner.com/ You can also Like them on Facebook.
Mohawk Valley Girl 
I love the name of this joint, Cynthia. Very clever, Otto.
The trailer was originally The Empire Diner. Scott Tranter added “Crazy Otto’s” when he and his wife bought it. He is also The Diner Wizard. I read all about it on their menu but I didn’t take notes. Perhaps for a future blog post.
Always good to have one up your sleeve, Cynthia.
Indeed.
We like eating there, we just don’t get to go out much
Neither do we, so it is such a treat when we do!