Daily Manlius diner to open Jan. 30

VILLAGE OF MANLIUS – Situated in the Limestone Commons plaza in the village of Manlius, The Daily Diner is set to officially open to the public first thing in the morning on Monday, Jan. 30.
The new eatery at 240 W. Seneca St. is owned by Mark Bullis and Nathan Fullmer, the pair who opened YO!BURRITO at the same spot in 2021.
In early September 2022, that restaurant centered around Mexican cuisine was closed in preparation for a swap-out with The Daily Diner and reverted to a food truck concept while its owners look to give it a new home.
Around the same time, the walls were taken down between YO!BURRITO’s plaza spot and the former site of audiology center HearingLife of Manlius NY in order for the emptied spaces to be combined and turned into the full-service diner it has become.
Bullis said The Daily Diner will embrace a classic diner feel with a fresh spin added in by means of its “chef-inspired” meals.
“This is a modern American diner in every sense,” Bullis said. “The menu is very similar to what you would find in a Jersey diner. It’s what you’d expect with a few surprises.”
Breakfast dishes being served include French toast and pancakes topped with bits of cereal. Elsewhere on the menu, patrons will be able to pick out burgers, Buddha bowls, Reubens, latkes, and for dinnertime a choice of pastas.
Brunch drinks like mimosa cocktails and Bloody Marys will be offered too, as will desserts such as cannolis, specialty milkshakes, assorted custom cupcakes, cheesecake and carrot cake.
In addition to The Daily Diner and YO!BURRITO, Bullis and Fullmer own the Bull & Bear Roadhouses in Fayetteville, East Syracuse and Liverpool as well as Yards Grille inside Green Lakes State Park and the Highland Forest caterer White Linen Hospitality. Their vending company Fire Grill Catering also has a summer-long presence at the St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview.
From its first day onward, The Daily Diner will stay true to its name by remaining open all week long. As planned, it will open at 6:30 a.m. every day.
On Mondays and Tuesdays, the diner will close at 2 p.m. On Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays it stays open until 8 p.m. for dinner, and on Sundays its hours end at 4 p.m. to last through brunch.
Bullis said he looks forward to having The Daily Diner be a hub for locals. He said he sees it appealing to anyone and everyone in the area because, as he put it, a diner by design is an “everything-for-everybody concept.”
“I can’t wait to open,” Bullis said. “We’ve got our teams in here training and we’re just stoked about it.”
Bullis said his supervision of multiple food businesses alongside Fullmer gives them the opportunity to become part of people’s everyday lives.
“When we’re in a neighborhood, people choose at times to visit us, and not only that, but very often we employ them or we create jobs that may employ their children,” he said, adding that he further finds it rewarding to be creative by designing menus, the interior look of an eatery and the branding.
The Daily Diner is currently hiring for several positions. For more information visit eatdailydiner.com or the restaurant’s Facebook and Instagram pages.