This place became a fascination of mine when I was in town for a weekend stay at WeHo. I knew it was a breakfast/brunch place only because they closed at 4pm everyday. So definitely not a dinner joint and they close down way before the craziness of the night at Sunset Strip begins.

I stumbled upon this place at the wee hours of the morning about 15 minutes before it opened. I forgot in that they opened at 8am on the weekend while it was opened at 7am in weekdays. So I had to wait out a bit until at 8am. While waiting, I grabbed the menu for a closer inspection of what was being offered at Griddle Cafe.

The interesting lay out of the menu was that they offering the big selections of pancakes or a French toast in their own section. They treat the sausages as a side dish, but you could ordered some of the traditional omelets or their egg dishes on the menu.

With many of the unique names and some creativity on their part, there were many different selections of pancakes/French Toast you can choose from. For instance, there were names of “Teacher’s Pet”, “The Golden Ticket”, to “Devil’s Daydream”. Yes, the last one is in the menu.

I decided to take a shot at Creme de la Cream which was a wheat bread French toast with sugar powder and cheese cake cream. Sugar delight for all cheese cake lovers.

The portions of huge and definitely can be shared. I got a good look at some of the omelets and pancakes, they were in gigantic portions like the French toast I have ordered. The pricings can be a little up there, but it’s definitely better than your local IHop.

My cheesecake French toast was delightful little fluff with cheesecake filling on top instead of butter provide an unique experience to a whole new French toast experience. I also added in a side of sausages which comes either in form of chicken, beef, or pork. (of course I chose the pork).

There is one thing I would strongly suggest everyone to order if they ever decide to come here… order the French Pressed Coffee. You gotta love the little coffee pot they bring you while you can “pressed” the coffee yourself while it’s hotly brewed in the pot. The breakfast was good, but the coffee made it even more than worth the while. The regular Pressed coffee is also refillable too.

The ambiance here in the morning reflects the tailback nature of the location. While a loud blues music can be blaring loudly while you walk in, but luckily the loud chattering of the patrons will drown that out. It is in a way very sociable for this kind of place and very informal. It’s very laid-back and not too pretentious with the staff reflecting that. Luckily they were quick and very attentive in the morning. Food also come in a very efficient time with plenty of check ups.

The only drawbacks are the popularity of this place. I recommend people to come in very early as in the crack of dawn when it opened because it can filled up really quick with long lines of wait in the weekend. Let’s just say that when I was leaving at 2pm on Sunday at WeHo, I can see the long ridiculous line forming for lunch. Try not to be the fool waiting for brunch on weekend at 10:30am.

The place does serve breakfast throughout the day with lunch menu offer in the afternoon. Try their coffee and one of their many unique selections of French toast or pancakes. They also have syrup from Maine to top off your servings. Just be prepare to wait if you came in too late.