Welcome Connie's to Diner All About Our Diner and Our Family

There’s nothing that will ever compare to the ambience you will find in a true diner. That is exactly the way Connie Caratozzolo felt while sipping a cup of coffee along with her daughter at Chick’s Diner in Waterloo. It was the spring of 1989 and Connie was working as a chef at Hobart College. She had always dreamed of owning a restaurant and decided to approach Sharon Podgorny, the owner of Chick’s, about selling. Although the 1963 diner wasn’t officially for sale, Mrs. Podgorny accepted Connie’s offer.

Connie’s Diner opened for business in April 1989. Along with her son Carmen and daughter Maryann, Connie worked tirelessly making sauces and from recipes handed down to her from her mother. Connie’s husband Frank helped out by making homemade pies and putting in a full day’s work in construction. Paul came onboard in 1993 and works alongside his brother Carmen. Connie retired in 1998, but still comes in everyday when not wintering in Florida. The boys say fondly that Moms never more than a phone call away.

Today Connie’s Diner employs 45 people including ten family members. The entire staff and the Caratozzolo family invites you to harken back to the golden age of the diner and enjoy quick service, good food and popular prices. Connie’s Breakfast Favorites HOMEMADE PANCAKES Short Stack (2) Full Stack (3) Regular 3.99 4.49 2 FARM-FRESH EGGS Blueberry 4.79 5.29 Served with toast 2.39 After 11:00 am 2.69 FRENCH TOAST Short Stack (2) Full Stack (3) Texas Style 3.99 4.49 Italian Style 4.79 5.29 BELGIAN WAFFLE CLASSIC OMELETTES Made with 3 farm-fresh eggs and served with toast Freshly baked, very tasty and light 5.59 $ Topped with fruit & whipped cream 6.59 Egg Whites - add 2.00 Plain 4.19 CHEESECAKE WAFFLE Cheese 5.19 NY style cheesecake baked right in the Ham 5.59 batter and topped with fruit & whipped Western 6.59 cream 8.29 Farmers 7.39 Chili & Cheese 6.19 BREAKFAST Ham & Cheese 6.19 One egg, cheese and choice of meat Bacon & Cheese 6.19 (bacon, ham or sausage) Broccoli & Cheese 5.99 on a toasted english muffin 3.99 Mushroom & Cheese 5.99 on a toasted bagel 4.49

STEAK & EGGS Additional Items 5 oz. New York Strip with two fresh eggs, any style plus home add $1.00 per item add $1.00 per item fries and toast 10.49 Broccoli American CONNIE’S CLASSIC Mushrooms Swiss 2 Eggs cooked any style, served with Peppers Cheddar toast, home fries and your choice of Tomatoes Mozzarella bacon, ham or sausage 5.99 Spinach Provolone After 11:00 am 6.99 Onions

HOT OATMEAL add $2.69 per item add $3.39 per item Cup 1.99 Bowl 2.59 Bacon Canadian Bacon Raisins or Honey - add .50 Sausage Ham Corned Hash FROM THE TOASTER White, Wheat, Raisin, Rye, Italian or Texas Toast 1.29 English Muffin 1.49 Bagel (plain or everything) 1.99 BREAKFAST SIDES Cream Cheese .50 Breakfast Served All Day! All Breakfast Served Peanut Butter .50 Bacon, Ham or Sausage 2.69 Canadian Bacon 3.39 JUICES Homemade Hash 3.39 Apple, Orange or Grapefruit sm 1.39 lg 1.79 Tator Tots 2.99 Tomato, Cranberry or V8 1.59 Home Fries 2.69 Hash Browns 2.69 FRESH FRUIT CUP 2.59

Homemade Soups Cold Soups of the Day cup 2.79 bowl 3.39 Served with chips and pickles or add fries for $2.69 Chili cup 3.19 bowl 3.69 Sliced Ham 4.59 Roast Turkey 4.59 4.59 BLT on toast 4.59 Connie’s Quickie Tuna Salad 4.59 & French Fries Egg Salad 4.59 over all $7.99 Make any cold sandwich a CONNIE’S TRIPLE DECKER add $2.50 Stacked three high on your From The Grill choice of toast with bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayo Served with chips & pickles or add fries for 2.69

Hamburger 4.79 Wraps 5.49 Served with Fries or Salad or Cup of Soup Bacon Cheeseburger 6.79 Hoffman Hot Dog 3.79 w/ chili on it 4.79 Your choice $8.19 Hoffman Foot Long Hotdog 4.79 w/chili on it 5.79 Chicken Finger Grilled Cheese 3.59 Grilled Chicken Grilled Ham or Bacon & Cheese 5.49 Chicken Philly Steak Grilled Chicken 6.49 Buffalo Chicken Western Egg Sandwich 4.79 Philly Steak & Cheese Bacon Lettuce Tomato Tuna Melt on Rye 5.49 Fresh Veggie Melt with onions & cheese 6.29 Turkey & Cheese Turkey Melt on Texas w/cheddar & bacon 6.59 Ham & Cheese Turkey Burger or 6.49 BBQ Chicken Chicken Caesar

Hot Sandwiches On The Side Hot Meatloaf, , Turkey Homemade Cole Slaw or Applesauce 1.79 or Roast Beef 7.99 (Served with mashed potato or french fries) Cottage Cheese 1.99 Vegetable of the Day 1.79 Home style Gravy .50 Gianelli Sausage on a Hoagie Roll French Fries or Mashed Potato 2.69 with peppers and onions 6.29 Penne or Spaghetti with Sauce 3.39 with Potato 6.99 Sweet Potato Fries 2.89 Filet of Chicken 6.49 Cheese (2 slices) 1.00 Battered Haddock on a Hoagie 7.59 Sauteed Mushrooms or Onions or Peppers .50 extra w/ a sandwich 1.00 extra w/ a dinner Shrimp -n- Basket w/ FF & cole slaw 7.59 Ten Chicken Nuggets with FF 7.29

Appetizers Traditional Italian Pasta Dinners Include Choice of: Cole Slaw, Onion Rings 5.49 Applesauce, Vegetable or Side Salad. Homemade Lasagna Mozzarella Sticks 5.49 Fresh baked lasagna, layered with beef and pork, three different cheeses and our own homemade Sweet Potato Fries 5.49 tomato sauce 10.79

Chili Cheese Fries 5.89 Homemade Vegetable Lasagna If it’s in our garden it’s in here! Mushrooms, carrots, Boneless Chicken Wings tomato, spinach, onions and zucchini, all layered with (BBQ, Mild or Hot) 6.49 cheese and noodles, covered in tomato sauce 10.79 Deep Fried Pickles 5.49 Ravioli Choose meat or cheese stuffed raviolis topped with Deep Fried Mushrooms 5.49 our homemade tomato sauce 8.99

Deep Fried Zucchini Slices 5.49 Eggplant Parmesan Thinly sliced eggplant, lightly breaded, layered with Seasoned Waffle Fries 4.99 our rich tomato sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese 10.79 Loaded Waffle Fries 6.99 Linguini with Red or White Clam Sauce Your choice of homemade red or white clam sauce served on a bed of linguini 10.79

Fresh Salads Pasta w/ Tossed Salad Small 2.69 Large 3.79 A hearty portion of Spaghetti or Penne topped with our tasty sauce and two meatballs 7.99 Antipasto Salad Crisp lettuce with julienne strips of ham and mozzarella cheese, tomato, giardiniera mix, pepperoncini, carrots, hard boiled egg, onions, black olives and pepperoni 10.29 Julienne Salad Crisp lettuce topped with julienne strips of turkey breast, ham and mozzarella cheese, hard boiled egg, tomato, carrots, onions and black olives 10.29 Chicken Caesar Salad Chilled romaine tossed with caesar dressing, parmesan cheese, croutons and topped with grilled chicken 10.29 Grilled Chicken Salad Crisp lettuce with a hard-boiled egg, tomatoes, carrots and onions, topped with grilled chicken 10.29 Mandarin Chicken Salad Lettuce, red cabbage, carrots, onions, almond slivers and chow mein noodles tossed with sesame oriental dressing and topped with mandarin oranges and grilled chicken 10.79 Buffalo Chicken Salad Crisp lettuce with tomato, carrots, onions, breaded chicken tenders tossed in buffalo wing sauce and blue cheese dressing served on the side 10.29 Pittsburgh Salad Crisp lettuce, tomato, carrots, onion, topped with French fries, shaved steak and mozzarella cheese, served with Golden Riviera Dressing 10.79

Dressing Choices: House, Thousand Island, Ranch, Italian, Catalina French, Balsamic Vinaigrette or Oil & Vinegar (Add .55 extra for Creamy or Crumbly Bleu Cheese, Honey Mustard or Caesar Dressing) Dinner Selections

Liver & Onions Hamburg Steak Calves Liver smothered with a generous Whopping 10 oz. ground steak 9.79 portion of sautéed onions 9.29 Add sautéed mushrooms and onions 11.79

Roast Pork Dinner Roast Turkey Dinner Boneless pork roast slowly cooked in its own Just like Thanksgiving, 365 days a year! juices and served over our homemade stuffing, Oven roasted turkey breast with our homemade topped with rich brown gravy 9.99 stuffing & gravy over it all. Served with cranberry sauce 9.99 Baked Ham Dinner Tender baked ham topped with a pineapple ring Roast Beef Dinner and a cherry for good measure 9.99 Tender oven roasted slices of choice beef topped with our homemade gravy 9.99 Chicken Finger Platter Deep fried tender strips of all white meat with Honey Dipped Chicken choice of ranch, honey mustard or BBQ 11.29 Four pieces of deep fried crispy chicken 12.99

Grilled Chicken Dinner Chicken Parmesan Healthy choice, two tender chicken breasts Homemade lightly breaded chicken breast grilled to perfection 11.29 covered with our sauce & topped with mozzarella cheese 11.29 Battered Haddock Haddock filet deep-fried nice & crispy and Parmesan served with our tartar sauce 12.29 Tender veal seasoned, breaded and topped with our sauce and mozzarella cheese 12.29 Fried Shrimp Breaded shrimp, fried till golden brown and NY served with our cocktail or tartar sauce 8.99 Lean 8 oz. choice New York strip steak grilled to perfection 13.99 Fried Clams Deep fried to perfection, on a bed of lettuce, Pork Chops with Apples served with our cocktail or tartar sauce 8.99 Two juicy French Cut pork chops served with grilled apples and cinnamon 14.29 Meatloaf Dinner Two slices of homemade meatloaf with gravy over all. Just like moms or maybe even better 9.29 All of our dinner selections are served Trash Plate with pasta or potato, Choose 2 meats - , choice of cole slaw, or hotdogs, with french fries or home fries, plus macaroni salad or cole slaw, topped with applesauce, a spicy meat sauce and chopped onions 11.29 vegetable or side salad A Ton of Food! - along with bread & butter Connie’s Pleaser Kids Corner Platters (Kids 10 & under please) The Chubby Checker Platter 9.79 Includes ONE SMALL soda or white milk A fat chili dog topped with melted cheddar $5.99 each cheese and served with French fries and Penne Pasta w/ a meatball homemade cole slaw. Spaghetti w/ a meatball The Clamwich Platter 9.79 Chicken Nugget Basket w/ fries Golden fried battered clam strips stuffed in a Hamburger Basket w/ fries fresh hoagie roll with a side of tartar sauce. Hot Dog Basket w/ fries Served with French fries and cole slaw. Grilled Cheese Basket w/ fries The Flying Finger Platter 9.79 Crispy chicken fingers tossed in mild Buffalo wing sauce, topped with lettuce, tomato and The Soda Fountain American cheese in a hoagie roll. Served with Milk Shake 4.89 French fries and homemade cole slaw.

Malt 4.89 Bacon & Bleu Burger Platter 9.79 Root Beer Float 4.89 Grilled hamburger on a soft roll, topped with Ice Cream (1 scoop) 2.09 crispy bacon strips, crumbly bleu cheese, Banana Split 7.29 lettuce and tomato. Served with French fries Brownie Mountain Sundae 6.59 and homemade cole slaw. Belgian Waffle Sundae 8.29 The Carmen Wrap Platter 9.79 Crispy chicken fingers with lettuce, onion and American cheese rolled in a wrap, drizzled with BBQ and ranch sauce. Served with French fries Beverages and homemade cole slaw.

Coffee 1.39 ☺ No Substitutions Please ☺ Tea / Green Tea 1.19 Sundaes Milk or Chocolate Milk Small $2.99 -sm 1.39 -lg 1.79 Medium $4.49 Homemade Desserts Hot Chocolate 2.59 Large $5.99 Chocolate Assorted Fruit Pies 3.39 Cappuccino 2.59 a la mode 5.29 Bottled Water 1.39 Hot fudge Strawberry Assorted Cream Pies 3.39 Iced Tea, Raspberry Iced Tea, Caramel Lemonade and Soft Drinks: Assorted Cakes 3.39 -sm .99 (No free refills) Strawberry Short Cake 4.19 -lg $2.29 (Free refill dine in only) Loaded Homemade Rice Pudding 2.99 Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Root Beer, Cheesecake $5.79 Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist Milkshake 10.99 Cheesecake w/ topping $6.29