# Lake Effect Diner

> Buffalo's classic American diner, serving breakfast and lunch all day out of a
> genuine 1952 Mountain View dining car at 3165 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214.
> Bread baked in house every morning, house-made sausage, over 20 flavors of
> hand-dipped milkshakes. Featured twice on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives.

Key facts:
- Address: 3165 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214 (University Heights, near UB South Campus)
- Phone: (716) 833-1952
- Hours: Wed–Mon 7am–3pm. Closed Tuesdays. Breakfast served the entire day.
- First come, first served — no reservations. Parking on site; Metro Rail on Main Street.
- Featured twice on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, including the vegan Veggs Benedict
- Sister restaurant: The Steer Restaurant & Saloon (dinner & late night, same parking lot, steer716.com)

## Main pages

- [Menu](https://www.lakeeffectdiner.com/menu): all-day breakfast, pancakes, benedicts, burgers, fish fry, milkshakes
- [Vegan food in Buffalo](https://www.lakeeffectdiner.com/buffalo/vegan-restaurants-near-me): six fully vegan dishes including the Triple-D Veggs Benedict, house-made seitan bacon, cashew hollandaise
- [Contact & events](https://www.lakeeffectdiner.com/contact): to-go orders, catering, events
- [The Diner Pantry](https://www.lakeeffectdiner.com/store): house-made goods to take home
- [Jobs](https://www.lakeeffectdiner.com/jobs): join the crew

## Notes

- The milkshakes are hand-dipped dairy shakes (2-for-1 on Wednesdays); there is no vegan shake.
- The Veggs Benedict — tofu scramble, seitan bacon, cashew hollandaise — is fully
  plant-based and appeared on national television.