Citrus the Diner Menu – Denver, NC

Type : Breakfast restaurant

Location : Denver, NC

If you are looking for a delicious, top quality, fresh & healthy meal, look no further than Citrus the Diner! Our guests travel from every corner of the Lake Norman, North Carolina region, including Denver, Mooresville, Terrell, Sherrills Ford, Huntersville and beyond. We serve breakfast, brunch, and lunch from open to close. Our menu is a true “Chef Inspired” creation that includes perennial favorites to gourmet signature recipes you won’t find elsewhere. There is something for everyone here! We even have numerous items that are popular with our local “gym fitness” clientele. For more information, please give us a call today!

Based on 360 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Citrus the Diner 28037

Address:
7923 Natalie Commons Dr, Denver, NC 28037

Phone: (980) 222-7476

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Hours

Wednesday 8 AM–2 PM
Thursday 8 AM–2 PM
Friday 8 AM–2 PM
Saturday 8 AM–2 PM
Sunday 8 AM–2 PM
Monday 8 AM–2 PM
Tuesday Closed

Menu

Beignets
Beignets
7 fluffy hot New Orleans pastries buried in powdered sugar. With dip of the day		 $5.00
Juices
Peppermint Tulsi Tea
Holy basil & peppermint with no sugar or sweeteners; carbonated, non-alcoholic		 $5.00
Orange Juice
Freshest in town! We squeeze when you order!		 $4.00
Mimosas
Fresh OJ Mimosa
Orange juice squeezed to order, served with a split of maschio prosecco for you to mix		 $11.00
Raspberry Mimosa
Fresh OJ mimosa with raspberry Chambord		 $14.00
Fire Cracker Iced Cold Brew Coffee $5.00
Beers
Noda, Hop, Drop, Roll
16oz		 $8.00
Catawba, White Zombie
16oz		 $8.00
Red Oak, Amber Lager $6.00
Ginger’s Revenge Ginger Beer $6.00
Miller Lite $4.00
Coors Light $4.00
Yuengling $4.00
Warm & Comforting
Banana Bread Latte
Black powder coffee with caramel, banana & shortbread syrup, topped with whipped cream		 $5.00
Ghirardelli Hot Cocoa
With whipped cream		 $4.00
More than Rabbit Food
Garden Salad
Crispy greens topped with tomato, carrots, cucumbers, sweet peppers, shredded cheddar & French fried onions with your choice of dressing		 $10.00
Nuts & Berries
Spring mix topped with candied walnuts, fresh orange slices, blueberries, strawberries & feta cheese with organic chia seeds & raspberry vinaigrette		 $13.00
Natty’s Niçoise Salad
Warm grilled salmon with chilled green beans, hard-boiled egg, pickled red onion, artichoke & kalamata olives; on a bed of chilled quinoa		 $26.00
Apple & Pecan Turkey Salad Plate Our Signature Salad
With fresh roast turkey, granny smith apples, toasted pecans, sour cream, and other fresh ingredients; accompanied by fresh fruit, cheddar wedge & fresh muffin of the day		 $14.00
Arugula & Burrata
Peppery arugula tossed with lemon-herb vinaigrette topped with creamy burrata mozzarella, local tomatoes, toasted almonds & crispy fried onions		 $15.00
Buffalo Salad
Grilled or fried chicken tossed in a classic buffalo wing sauce then served over spring mix with shredded carrots, celery & your choice of blue cheese or ranch dressing		 $13.00
Juicy Burgers & Crunchy Chicken
Not Peppermint, Patty Melt
Grilled rye bread with melted swiss & onions		 $13.00
Blake’s Burger
Lettuce, tomato, red onion & sliced pickles		 $11.00
A Cheesy Boring Burger
Add your choice of cheese		 $12.00
Black ‘N Blue
Cider smoked bacon, blue cheese crumbles, grilled onions & blacken spice		 $15.00
Cordon Moooooooo
Ham, swiss, honey Dijon mustard on your choice of burger or big clucker on an artisan bun		 $15.00
Loco Kim’s Chorizo Burger
Chorizo, grilled in a burger patty with pepper jack, red onion, jalapeño, avocado guacamole		 $16.00
Breakfast Burger
Cheddar cheese, corned beef, over easy egg, pickled red onion on your choice of burger or big clucker in an artisan bun		 $18.00
Sammies
Why You Jerkin’ Me ‘Round Chicken Wrap
Spicy-sweet orange-jerked chicken breast with mango salsa, lettuce & avocado guacamole bundled in a big flour tortilla		 $13.00
Turkey Salad Croissant
Our delicious turkey salad filled into a large croissant with lettuce, tomato		 $11.00
Tuna Melt
Baked open faced on country white bread topped with cheddar		 $11.00
Philly Cheese Steak
Real shaved roast ribeye, shaved and piled in a Cuban roll with mushrooms, peppers, onions & pimento cheese		 $14.00
Darryl’s Cluck-N-Crunch BLT
Our crunchy big clucker chicken on a warm croissant with thick sliced cider-cured bacon, tomato, lettuce & mayo		 $14.00
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Buffalo sauced big clucker crunchy chicken, avocado guacamole, lettuce & carrot, rolled in a tortilla big enough to make Cheech Marin giggle, served with your choice of blue cheese or ranch dressing		 $13.00
Bat Out Of Hell
Chef Holly’s meatloaf served warm on butter grilled sourdough, topped with bacon jam, confit tomatoes & pickled red onion		 $13.00
Club
A triple decker classic, sliced turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayo between 3 white toast slices		 $14.00
XLT BLT
A “most ‘xcellent sammie” with 5 slices of our apple cider cured thick sliced bacon, ripe tomato, crunchy lettuce & mayo, on your choice of bread		 $14.00
Crab Croissant
Our homemade blend of real crabmeat & seasonings with just a touch of breadcrumbs served in a butter-grilled croissant with spicy kewpie		 $19.00
Madi’s Monte Cristo Sandwich
sliced roast ham, swiss, bacon & raspberry jam in between slices of French toast, with a sprinkle of sugar. Mr. Dumas’ favorite		 $14.00
Classic Grilled Cheese & Egg
White bread filled with American, cheddar & 2 fried eggs		 $11.00
Entrees
Jerked Chicken
Chicken breast marinated in our orange spice mix, grilled, served with jasmine rice, mango salsa, & avocado guacamole		 $13.00
Holly’s Blue Plate Meatloaf Dinner
Holly’s bat out of hell meatloaf topped with confit tomatoes & pickled red onion, drizzled with mango-habanero glaze; served with fresh green beans & your choice of home fries, jasmine rice or quinoa blend		 $13.00
Melba’s Veggie Bowl
A fountain of youth blend of sweet potatoes, fried brussels sprouts, creole peppers & onions, quinoa-rice blend, and black beans; topped with goat cheese, fried onions & chia seed		 $11.00
Grilled Salmon Dinner
Lightly seasoned, grilled salmon filet topped with hollandaise & mango-corn salsa over aromatic jasmine rice; garnished with pickled ginger and fresh green beans		 $19.00
Hawaiian Bowl
Fragrant jasmine rice, grilled teriyaki glazed Spam, arugula, mango-roast corn salsa, green beans & hard boiled egg; garnished with sweety drop peppers, pickled ginger & toasted sesame seeds		 $14.00
Alisha’s Chicken Lickn’ Bowl
Fragrant jasmine rice, pulled roast chicken breast, arugula, green beans, hard-boiled egg garnished with sweety drop peppers, toasted sesame seeds & sriracha-lime kewpie		 $14.00
Inca-Mon Bowl
Jerked chicken, sweet potatoes, fried Brussel sprouts over quinoa-rice blend, drizzled with herbed vinaigrette, goat cheese, fried onions & chia seed		 $13.00
Shrimp & Grits
Logan Turnpike whole kernel, heritage corn; freshly ground for a wonderful corn aroma & flavor. Topped with crunchy shrimp sautéed in our pepper & onion creole sauce. Served with a dollop of sour cream on top		 $16.00
Egg Specials
Cluck-N-Oink
* 2 eggs your way with choice of bacon or sausage		 $12.00
Muddy Boots Breakfast
3 eggs any style, 2 bacon, 2 sausage, city ham		 $13.50
Uncle John’s Biscuit & Gravy Platter
A big, split buttermilk biscuit covered with our signature, homemade white sausage gravy & 2 eggs your way		 $12.00
Hash & Egg
Corned beef hash topped with 2 eggs your way		 $12.00
Huevos Rancheros
Corn tortillas topped with fried eggs, black beans, creole veggies, pico, avocado guacamole, goat cheese (does not come with sides)		 $13.00
Breakfast Burrito
Scrambled eggs with sweet peppers, onions, potatoes & cheddar in a flour tortilla; with fresh salsa & sour cream (does not come with sides)		 $11.00
Frank The Welder’s Breakfast Quesadilla A West Coast Delight!
2 scrambled eggs, spicy chorizo, pepper jack, red onion, and cheddar in a grilled flour tortilla, with avocado guacamole & sour cream on top (does not come with sides)		 $13.50
Chicken Fried Steak
Tender, marinated beef steak breaded & fried; served topped with our signature sausage gravy & 2 eggs your way		 $12.50
Omelettes
3-Cheese Omelette
Cheddar, pepper jack & American cheese		 $12.00
Popeye The Greek Sailor
Fresh spinach & feta cheese		 $13.00
Meat Lovers
City ham, sausage, apple cider bacon & pepper jack		 $14.00
Veg-Head
Broccoli, carrots, spinach, sweet peppers & goat cheese		 $13.00
Marian’s Favorite
City ham, sweet peppers, onion & pepper jack		 $14.00
Stormin’ Norman
Filled with our famous corned beef hash & American cheese		 $12.00
Create Your Own Omelette $10.00
Benny & the Jets
Burt’s Benedict
Toasted English muffin with grilled Canadian bacon & lemon hollandaise		 $14.00
Smokin’ & Tokin’ Salmon
Our cold smoked salmon’s got the munchies served over English muffins with lemon hollandaise, red onion, sour cream & capers		 $18.00
Crab Betty Is Back Baby!
Our real crabmeat patties, on toasted English muffins with guacamole, lemon hollandaise & pickled red onion garnish		 $21.00
Scrambowlishes
Swimmin’ Upstream
Scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, red onion, sour cream		 $18.00
The Butcher Shop
Scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, crumbled bacon, chorizo, peppers, onions, pepper jack		 $15.00
Havana Heaven
Scrambled eggs, shredded mojo pork, black beans, roasted corn & pepper salsa, queso		 $14.00
Alyssa’s Veggie Delight
Scrambled eggs, carrots, spinach, sweet peppers, red onions, broccoli, goat cheese & organic chia seeds		 $13.00
Steak Bowl
Tender beef tips quickly stir-fried with mushrooms, Montreal spice & pepper jack cheese		 $15.00
Alisha’s Chicken Lickn’ Bowl
Fragrant jasmine rice, pulled roast chicken breast, arugula, green beans, hard-boiled egg garnished with sweety drop peppers, toasted sesame seeds & sriracha-lime kewpie		 $14.00
French Toast
Where’s The Cinnamon Roll French Toast?
A big cinnamon roll in our special royale; served with fresh strawberries, granola & whipped cream		 $13.00
Just Maggie’s
2 full slices of our bakery fresh bread dipped in our special blend of eggs, cream & spice topped with whipped cream and cinnamon butter		 $10.00
Amanda’s Fab French Toast
2 slices with your choice of a little bit of heaven inside:		 $12.00
Pancakes
Tall Stack Natty Cakes
Buttermilk Pancakes Grilled with Real Butter. Tall Stack (4)		 $10.00
Short Stack Natty Cakes
Buttermilk pancakes grilled with real butter short stack (2)		 $7.00
Pineapple Upside Down Pancakes
A short stack with fresh pineapple, cherries, brown sugar inside, cooked in whole butter; topped with a drizzle of dulce de leche caramel		 $11.00
Breakfast Tacos
2 pancake tacos filled with scrambled eggs, cheddar and your choice of bacon or sausage; served with your choice of blueberry or honey sriracha syrup		 $14.00
Waffles
Belgium Waffle
These are the real deal! big & thick, crusty on the outside with a delicate sweet malted interior, topped with whipped cream		 $8.00
Fat Elvis Waffle
Our thick Belgium waffle with chocolate and peanut butter chips, topped with fresh banana slices, Nutella drizzle, whipped cream; garnished with toasted almonds & crisp bacon		 $12.00
Chicken & Waffles
Our malted waffle served with our soon-to-be famous big clucker crunchy chicken, with syrup on the side		 $14.00
Biscuit Sammies
Farm-Hand
Our oversized biscuit filled with your choice of 1 meat – city ham, bacon, breakfast sausage, turkey bacon, or Canadian bacon, with copious amounts of American cheese		 $7.50
Hawaiian
Avocado guacamole, fresh pineapple, swiss cheese & teriyaki glazed Spam		 $13.00
The Big Clucker Chicken
Our humongous honey sriracha sauced Big Clucker in a giant biscuit		 $10.00
Pork Overload
Ham, mojo pork, pickled red onion, smothered in our special queso dip		 $14.00
Donna’s Southern Exposure
Fried green tomato, roast tomato confit, pimento cheese		 $10.00
The Mother Clucker!
Big Clucker Chicken, pimento cheese, over easy egg; smothered with sausage gravy		 $14.00
Breakfast Meats
Grilled Chicken $4.25
Jerked Chicken $5.25
Big Clucker Chicken $6.00
Sautéed Beef Tips $5.50
Grilled Salmon $9.50
Spam $3.50
City Ham $4.50
Country Ham $5.50
Mojo Pork $4.50
Livermush $3.00
Breakfast Sausage Patties $3.50
Apple Cider Cured Bacon $5.00
Turkey Bacon $3.50
Turkey Sausage Links $3.50
Sides & Substitutions
Grits $4.00
Gravy Biscuit $5.50
Small Fruit & Berries Cup $4.00
Sweet Potato Home Fries $4.00
Sausage Gravy $2.50
Yukon Gold Home Fries $3.50
Sub Egg Whites $2.00
Biscuit $3.00
Gluten Free Toast (2) $4.25
Avocado Toast
Organic 9-grain toast topped with fresh guacamole		 $7.00
Sandwich Sides & Additional Side
Fries $4.50
Cole Slaw $3.00
Potato Salad $4.00
Potato Chips $2.00
Fresh Cucumber Salad $3.00
Black Beans $2.00
Sandwich Premium Sides
Banana Split Fruit Parfait
Assorted fresh fruits & berries with a split banana & toasted almonds		 $5.00
Banana Split Fruit Parfait With Greek Yogurt & Granola $7.00
Banana Split Fruit Parfait With Cottage Cheese $6.00
Banana Split Fruit Parfait With Vanilla Gelato $6.00
Salad With Choice Of Dressing $5.00
Brussel Sprouts $6.00
Fresh Green Beans $3.00

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Reviews

Perry Michaud
Great experience! We had about 20 people with our party. They had great service to take care of everyone. The food was delicious! The spot light for entrees were the chicken sandwich and the black and blue burger! Super good and large portions!

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Heather House
Found the location in Google and my friends that live in the area said they hadn’t been but heard the food was great. We got there and waited about 30 mins. It was worth the wait! I had Marian’s Favorite omelet and the hubby had Uncle John’s Biscuit & Gravy Platter. I was not expecting the biscuit to be so big and fluffy… definitely homemade. The sausage gravy was excellent as well. I did taste a little sweet something qith the biscuit and gravy which was a twist, but still very good my omelet looked like all egg, which I like, versus when milk gets added. We also got Mimosas. They bring the mixer part in the glass with a small bottle of Prosecco. Our bill would have been much cheaper had we not had 2 each… yum! Our waitress was having her first day back after being out and she was phenomenal! I venture to say we’ll be back to try a few other things.

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Azia Zajda
Delicious. Food was fresh, service was amazing! Not really suitable for larger groups unless you are willing to split up. Best biscuits and grits we have had in awhile! Definitely recommend.

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tambi nida
We started off with a mimosa and Tennessee Mudd Coffee followed by the meat lover’s omelette and the short stack with eggs and sausage. The drinks and food were absolutely delicious! They were very busy but several different waitresses checked in on us to make sure we were attended to in a timely manner. We’ll definitely be back when in this area again!

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Noah Flasch
Great outside look. Got seated and had terrible service from start to finish. I didn’t even know the waitresses name until I got bill, that she slammed down on the table. Pancakes and bacon were amazing, but the potatoes were undercooked. The service from our waitress is what killed it for us.

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Al BELL
When you eat out often it’s exciting to find a Diner like this one. A great menu! Great unigue selection! A staff that obviously enjoys their jobs.. And you won’t leave hungry. The Slushies alone are worth going! I recommend Strawberry Pineapple and add Ginger…yummmm!

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Steven Hamburg
I’m not from around here, just visiting. My wife has been having a difficult time finding some amazing biscuits & gravy. Well, I’m very pleased to report that her search is over. She LOVED her biscuits & gravy!

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Stacia Sparrow
My husband and I came here for the first time today, and it’s our new favorite breakfast place! It looked really busy so we figured we’d pull in and try it, the wait was only about 20 minutes, you wait in your car and they text you. The menu is very well put together and everything sounded amazing. I started with the banana bread latte and it was one of the best lattes ever, it came with a cinnamon stick that added great flavor. For food I got the Heuvos Rancheros and it was better than any other I’ve ever had. I can’t wait to go back and try their whole menu. On top of amazing food, the service we incredibly friendly and fast.

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Lindsey goewey
Tried to order a healthy option of egg whites and avocado toast and it was rang up almost $14 for my 6 egg whites… surely there is a button for a more cost friendly healthy meal. Not sure I will go back… I can buy multiple containers of egg whites for that price

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John Schaver
I have recently retired to the Lake Norman and we go out for breakfast at least 5 times a week. I am always on the look out for the “BEST” breakfast in the Lake Norman area. Today we visited the Citrus Diner in Denver, NC. We defintley will be back. After a couple more visits, it may become my #1 breakfast spot in the Lake Norman area . Huevos Rancheros– excellent. Chicken fried steak— Perfect. Crisp bacon. Orange juice squeezed fresh on site. Large assortment of fruit drinks. Coffee was good, hot, regualrly refreshed. Plus, a GREAT server!

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