4.6
Superb
226 Reviews
2199 Bleecker Street, Utica · 5.43 miles
Customers’ favorites
- 2 Eggs over Easy on a Hard Roll with 2 Sausage Patty’S and Home Fries
- Bacon Eggs Toast and Home Fries
- Sausage and Gravy over Bisquits
- 2 Eggs Steak Potatoes Toast
“I’m not from New York, let alone Utica. I came here for a summer internship at the AFRL base in Rome and had the pleasure of trying Mrs. Sherri’s East Side Diner. Being from Mississippi, I always claimed the food back home was 10x better than anything up north, but when it came to the burgers here, I was completely wrong. I genuinely cannot describe how much I crave that burger and those homemade blueberry muffins. Seriously, what I would give for one more of those muffins. I cannot recommend this place enough. Honestly, it’s one of the only places I can confidently recommend as a homegrown Southerner. I crave this food daily, and unfortunately, I’m over 1,000 miles away now. Please, if you’re considering trying Sherri’s East Side Diner, don’t hesitate. Otherwise, you’ll end up like me, having eaten there only three times and wishing you had gone more. The price is completely reasonable. I would regularly get a full meal with a blueberry muffin, a drink, etc., and it never came out to more than $20 before tip, and trust me, the service easily deserves more than 20%. I can’t describe how at home I felt talking to Mrs. Sherri. She made me feel like a local. She joked around with me and gave off a genuinely warm, almost motherly vibe that made the whole place special. The energy in that diner is something you just can’t find anywhere else in the Utica area. This restaurant is perfect for anyone looking for true “soul food.” I spent a lot of time complaining about the lack of it in Utica until I found this absolutely impeccable small diner. Honestly, it’s a wonder the place wasn’t packed every time I went. If you’re looking for breakfast or lunch, I would absolutely tell you to go out of your way to visit Mrs. Sherri. And if you think this review is biased, just know I have no plans to return to Utica, unfortunately, and it has been nearly a year since I’ve been there. It’s just that good that I felt the need to come back and write this. Overall, I’d recommend getting a mushroom Swiss burger with fries and a blueberry muffin on the side. You’ll leave full, happy, and probably with leftovers. I seriously cannot recommend this place enough.”