Golden Griddle Pancake House

Other than home (I cook a mean breakfast) this is My favorite place for breakfast. The food is consistently good, hot and served timely. Always greeted at the door and have never waited for an unreasonable amount of time. So glad it’s on the south side!

You can put lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig!!! This place is disgusting and should close. Food and service is terrible. Over priced and not good. Sorry. It’s not worth the trip.

My mom and I was seated and our food was given to us within 25 minutes! Great & friendly service! Will be back again!

Absolutely horrible. Extremely overpriced considering all the food is the same boxed frozen stuff I can buy at the store and make at home. Never again.

The omelets are perfection! In fact, every thing from breakfast to lunch was exceptional! They are generous portions too. The staff are so welcoming and we are regulars for many years.

At 255pm we walked in and got a weird look. I said hi! 2 please. The owner looks at me and says «let me check to see if the kitchen open» I said «ur sign says ur open until 330″. He says yes well there is no one in here– as a party of three sits at the booth eating». That’s really too bad because I live within walking distance and I will never eat here again. Huck Finn on Cicero will get all my money. And we eat out a lot. I think that is very rude. It was more than a half hour before closing.

This place has THE best Waffles I’ve ever eaten. Especially the Pecan one. You will notice on the menu they use a lot of high quality ingredients. Because of that the prices are a bit higher than the average diner, but you get what you pay for. It is worth it. Everything we tried was delicious. The coffee was also good and waitress was fast and efficient.
As for the reviews accusing the old greek owner of racism; we did not see that at all. We are an interracial couple and used to getting stared at depending on the venue, but the owner was sincerely friendly and nice to us. On our way out we saw him laughing and talking at length with two african american women. Didn’t seem like a racist to me. I will definitely be back here again.

This is a very fast paced restaurant and I love it. My mom and I came here for a quick bite. Great food, sevice and environment.

One of my favorite places to go for breakfast any day of the week. The food is good and very reasonable. I suggest as it as my go to whenever someone ask where to go eat on the south side. The owner is very nice and the wait staff although a bit moody at times is always helpful. I will continue to frequent here.

First time I went had a wonderful experience that’s why I decided to go again. Food was served quickly and love that you can pick where you want to sit at. Breakfast prices are cheaper than ihop that’s why I haven’t been back there and food is delicious. Love the window view and bathroom was very clean, not many places are like that. Haven’t tried anything else from here but from the reviews will stick to ONLY breakfast, since you can’t mess that up that badly.

I have always thought this was a great place. Today I had a take out Julienne Salad, which is about my 6^th one. It was terrible the lettuce was small, old and brown pieces near the end of a lettuce head. Very disappointed with this salad. They rinse the lettuce and the salad was full of water.

I gave two stars because I was full when I left but the experience getting there was less than desirable. My first observation was the high price for breakfast. That alone was going to make this my first and last visit.
Next the waitress was less than motivated to serve us. I requested decaf coffee which was never served until after my second request. When the food arrived, I was astounded by how terrible the pancakes were. I’ve never had bad pancakes in a restaurant. They were missing whatever makes them airy and fluffy fluffy. They fell apart upon trying to pick up pieces with the fork. They literally had to be scooped up with the fork. I couldn’t eat these and decided not to send them back because I was just ready to go. The spartan omelette and over $ 4 side of sausage we ordered was not bad, hence how I left full.
The TINY cup of coffee was $ 1.99 so I told my husband I was going to stay for another cup. But before you know it, Ms. Less Than Motivated came and slapped our bill on the table and told us to have a nice day. Nope!!! Couldn’t pay me to return.

I really enjoyed the pleasant family atmosphere. Each visit gets even better than before. I had a great steak and eggs on my first visit. Then I had a great Denver omelet the prices are very affordable, and there is ample parking. A great place to go after Sunday mass or, just because.

Great food, and great stafff. Very nice place to go for breakfast or lunch.

Tasty, affordable breakfast! The employees are extremely nice and attentive which is always a plus. Saturday and Sunday afternoons are busy so there may be a wait. One of the waitresses sounds like Steven’s mom from Mad TV. I LOVE sitting at her table because it always makes me smile when she talks. She is really sweet!

The service was awesome and the food spectacular. The staff was very friendly and took care of us efficiently

Since I was back in town for a few days, a wonderful college friend and I decided to meet for brunch. She chose Golden Griddle, a nice hash house located on the very busy 95^th St.
Parking is a surprising task here on a weekend. I circled the block a few times in order to find a spot and was lucky on the 3^rd try. Three times a charm! The service was pretty good and the selection was as one would come expect from a proper hash house: vast!
The meal was pretty good, although I was given grits instead of oatmeal with my meal. Boo. Overall, not a bad place. Be vigilant with parking and patient with being seated.

Wow! What a great little breakfast place. I only wished I had discovered it sooner. We came on a busy Saturday morning. I was expecting the punishment wait that is reserved for the weekends. But instead we were seated right away. Always a plus for this cranky morning princess.
The service here is both friendly and fast. And I mean fast. There was barely time to order and take off my jacket before breakfast came out. To me, that’s a good thing.
The food was excellent. I had one of the specials that included a mini juice. I’m such a sucker for anything with juice included. But in this case, it was good. The eggs were cooked exactly how I wanted them, the bacon was meaty and the pancakes were fluffy. It didn’t look like a lot on the plate, but half through I was waving the white flag because I was finished. So delicious and filling. I was set for the day.
I also liked the fact that the whole atmosphere
was pretty chill. You didn’t have to deal with screaming and running kids. The waitresses didn’t pressure you to pay and get out so they can turn over the table. It was a nice way to relax on a Saturday morning.
Golden Griddle is now one of my new favorite places to grab a breakfast bite.

The breakfast junkie that I am has finally discovered her nirvana. I spent years living not to far away from this place, and don’t know how I managed to miss out on their stellar foodstuffs.
My husband, who lived down the block from this place before we met, couldn’t believe I hadn’t been their either. So when he was craving this place, I tagged along for the visit. I guess it’s an institution and a neighborhood favorite. The staff here is friendly and very efficient, serving with a smile and my coffee cup was always full. The staff seemed to get along with each other extremely well, and that vibe rubbed off to the customers. I mean, screw Disneyland, this is the happiest place on earth.
The place is only open for breakfast and lunch, but the menu is still huge, filled with regular breakfast favorites, and a huge selection of sandwiches for lunch. Me, I had a strip steak. When ordering, I didn’t want potatoes, and the waitress informed me that I had the choice of cottage cheese, french fries, grilled tomatoes, pancakes, or fresh fruit; I love having choices! I went with the fruit. My husband had a Santa Fe sandwich with fries. We were both happy campers with our food. My steak was excellent, cooked to a bloody-​red perfection, with very little fat. My husband’s sandwich looked delicious, made with carved turkey and ham, and topped with fresh avocado. We went home full and very happy!
And the prices are reasonable as well, my steak the most expensive thing on the menu, only at $ 13. Well worth the price, and then some. This is truly one of my new favorite go-​to breakfast places!

This is the kind of place you wish was open 24 hours. But it isn’t. It opens early, and closes early. *tear* Which is a shame for me because I really enjoy my sleep on the weekends.
But finally the opportunity came up to come here after my GF has been telling me about it since we started dating. And it really lived up to the hype. Delicious food, and plenty of it, at unbeatable prices. I had a bacon and cheese omlette, which came with hash browns, and your choice of toast or pancakes. Of course I chose the latter. My GF had pancakes and sausage links. Everything was excellent. Portion sizes were very generous, as I failed to finish all my food. Not often I can say that happens. Must note that the service is also quite friendly.
I’m not a big breakfast eater, but I definitely will be back. Perhaps to try some of the sandwich items on their menu that sounded quite good.