14-04-2025
Popular diner in the Finger Lakes closed after vehicle slams into building
MANCHESTER — Jack's Kitchen is closed today and perhaps longer after a vehicle on Monday morning crashed into the building housing the diner.
The restaurant at 11 S. Main St., will be closed until it gets fixed, which will involve an engineer, according to a post on the restaurant's Facebook page. The crash left a large hole in the side of the building, exposing the inside to the elements.
According to State Police, troopers arrived at the restaurant shortly before 5:30 a.m. Monday. In addition to the building damage, troopers found a broken telephone pole.
An unoccupied vehicle that troopers said was involved in the crash was found in a nearby parking lot off Clifton Street.
Samantha I. Jones, 29, of Clyde, Wayne County, was found nearby, troopers said, and was charged with driving while intoxicated. Jones is scheduled to appear in Manchester Town Court on May 14.
The restaurant's social media post notes that people, which includes children, who live over the restaurant are OK.
Mike Murphy covers Canandaigua and other communities in Ontario County and writes the Eat, Drink and Be Murphy food and drink column. Follow him on X at @MPN_MikeMurphy.
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