Original Waffle Shop

I was in state college, PA for a friends wedding and stayed across the street from the waffle shop, so it wasn’t too difficult to decide where to go for breaky the next morning! There was a long line at the Waffle Shop on Saturday morning, but it went by fairly quickly. The staff was so incredibly friendly and the service was one of the quickest I’ve ever seen! The coffee was constantly being poured. The menu options were pretty vast, lots of waffles and omelettes and breakfast items to choose from! The prices were also very good too, and the portions were huge.
I ordered the healthy omelette, I believe it was an egg white omelette with lots of vegetables. The omelette was good, lacking salt and pepper but I easily fixed that. My sides were the home fries that were tasty (but a bit too oily) and a side a fruit. All in all it was a very good breaky and one of those meals that will fill you up until din. I was sad that they didn’t accept credit card tho! It’s 2016! Everyone uses card, and it’s kind of a pain to be using up all your cash. Good food tho!

Cash ONLY and make sure you get here early on the weekends!
The Waffle Shop is a great place to get breakfast and brunch on the weekdays or weekends with friends. I always come here on Sunday’s when I visit to catch up with good pals. The food is always served fast and tastes great and the service is always phenomenal. At first glance, most weekends the lines will be out the door and slightly wrapped around the building so I would always recommend coming early. My party of 6 had called ahead about 2 minutes before we arrived and we were told the wait time was going to be 25 minutes, however we did not realistically get seated until an hour and 10 minutes later. For me I was a bit disappointed at the wait time being much longer than the concierge on the phone had told us and that’s why I can’t give a 5 star.
Once we got seated, our table was still being set and we were offered bottomless coffee from the waitress and shortly placed our orders. Despite it being famous for waffles, I always go with the omelettes because I love the way they make it. This time I got a western omelette with a side of cottage cheese and 4 bacon strips (bacon had to be ordered as a separate side). The omelette was cooked perfectly for me with its ham, mushroom, cheese and onions all tightly wrapped and stayed together as I cut through it. The bacon was nice and crispy. The cottage cheese was good, but it was too much cheese for me, about an equivalent of 1 cup. Our waitress was very sweet and patient with our party and even helped give us great suggestions for food.
Overall, I would love to come back again and look forward to the wait time predictions being more accurate so we were not misled.

Good environment but too crowded and have to wait for a long time to be seated. Service is just OK. Really great waffles and pancakes! Very very tasty and the amount of them is quite enough. Best strawberries and nice cream. The bacon is delicious too. Fair price to go. Definitely will come again!

Best breakfast ever! I love the home fries. The food is so much better than the waffle shop downtown.

My Favorite Breakfast Location In State College. Love, Love This Place, Too Bad I Don’t Live In State College. I Eat Here Every Time I Visit My GF On Campus, She Put Me On To This Spot. Great Food & Service.

Always SOLID!
It’s been a while since I was at this location but me and the fam went there for a quick breakfast. Amazing how different things look and work on a non-​football weekend. Walked right in and got seated right away. Place was about half full, some locals and some returning parents sharing the tradition with their kids.
Wife took the conservative route and had a nice bowl of strawberries… SOLID!
The boys went with the omelettes and home fries. When the overly filled plates hit the table, their eyes almost popped out of their heads.
I had a SERIOUS pancake & omelette jones going that morning but we only had about 30 mins to «hit it» and get back on the road. I went with the pancakes STUFFED with juicy blueberries and a side of sausage links. Check out the pics, I am not exaggerating it was about ¹⁄₃ blueberries and ²⁄₃ pancake. None of those dried, old, no-​flavor blueberries either, these were legit and bursting with flavor. In a word… Yum!
Sometimes nostalgia and fading memories create a hype that reality can’t live up to. Not the case here, the Original Waffle shop did not disappoint.

We stopped here on our way out of town and was surprised by how good their waffles are! We also ordered an enormous blueberry pancake. Our waitress was friendly and helpful in helping us to make the best choice possible. I wish this restaurant were in NYC. I would go here regularly. One thing I would improve would be to have an option, even for a little more money, of having real maple syrup. The clone they had on the table was *almost* passable, and rather good… but the real stuff would be even better!

The place doesn’t take credit cards. For someone traveling for work that is inconvenient at best. They are happy to provide an ATM which of course has a surcharge so they are passing the fees to me. Admittedly I did notice a sign on the front door as I left but it is small and in a hard to read font.
The food was just ok. Nothing to get excited about.
Definitely not worth the trouble in my opinion

Loved it. If you get there and there is a wait… take the time to wait. It’s worth it. It’s good service fast… and great food.
We had eggs Benedict. Fresh juice. Bagels were a nice size. Take cash. Enjoy

Food: Bleh. The breakfast is okay… nothing too special. The only thing I liked that we got was the chocolate chip pancakes.
Service: the wait staff was very friendly and quick. However this was also on a Tuesday at 10:00am. It gets crowded on the weekends so be prepared to wait!

After unloading a car and walking all the kids stuff up 4 flights of stairs we needed some hardy food and found it at the OWS. Very good waffles and really good bacon cooked perfectly. What else can you ask for?
CASH Only!

I’ve been to this place over a hundred times in two years. It’s so good for brunch! The omelettes are just fantastic, the coffee is great. The bacon is the best I’ve ever had. Number one recommendation is eggs Benedict and Georgia pecan waffle!

Exactly what you would expect from a breakfast place. There was a wait to get in (which usually means it’s a good place) that went fairly quick. The décor was cheerful and have windows had live plants and plenty of light coming in. We were seated even though our entire party wasn’t there (we appreciated this). Our waitress was very personable and efficient. She brought coffee, water and place settings immediately. She refilled our coffee frequently through our meal
The menu has the usual breakfast fare: eggs, pancakes, omelets, etc. The food was very good, portions were big but not overwhelming. They have a quick start breakfast menu M-​F with discounted breakfast dishes — we ordered the S3 and it was excellent and filling.
Definitely would recommend this for a great breakfast!

Blame it on putting my west coast self in the east coast time zone, but I was craving pancakes. In the afternoon. The Original Waffle Shop had just what I needed.
Silver Dollar Pancakes to be exact. My dad used to make them for me and I was sure I could finish all 12 of them since they were certain to be small, right?
No.
I don’t think the Original Waffle Shop does anything small.
While they were not full-​sized, each one was much larger than I expected. Looking across the table at the blueberry pancakes (that were enormous) my afternoon breakfast partner in crime was cheerfully demolishing, I should not have been surprised.
Sadly, I could only finish 7. And I really, really tried.
Disappointed in my performance, our waitress threatened to tell my mom I didn’t finish my breakfast, but then offered to package my unfinished pancakes to go. Do people eat leftover pancakes? I declined, but the offer was appreciated.
Starting your day late? Really late? Bring your dead presidents — the OG Waffle Shop is cash only.

When in State College, Original Waffle Shop is a great place for breakfast, with one huge downfall: they still don’t take credit or debit cards. It’s cash only, which makes anyone in town for business cringe. Fortunately, great, friendly, warm service keeps frustration low. The place reminds me of a Denny’s, Perkins, Bob Evans, etc set up, but with much better food. Otherwise, they setup and style is nearly identical.
Fortunately, the food is a grade — or two — better. The Waffles are cooked to perfect, crispy and pack plenty of flavor. The potatoes taste homemade. The omelets made the grade and even the orange juice tastes fresh. If in town with a family, friends or solo, you won’t go wrong with breakfast here. Just make sure someone has cash.

While staying in State College, I stopped in at the Original Waffle Shop for a very early morning breakfast during a snow storm. The place was not busy and I was seated immediately. I wanted something light and not too heavy.
I ordered an Ice Water (I already had coffee at the hotel) and the Quick Start Special S9 ($ 2.99-For Kids of ALL AGES!!!) One Chocolate Chip Pancake, One Egg (scrambled), One Strip of Bacon and One Sausage Link, which was served quickly. The portion of food was just right. The chocolate chip pancake was soft and fluffy with lots of chocolate chips in the mix, topped with a cool whip cream & more chocolate chips. The scrambled egg was soft and fluffy too. The thick slice of grilled bacon was firm and chewy. The grilled/​browned sausage link was firm.
Overall, a solid good breakfast on the cheap (under $ 4 before tip) with quick friendly service. I endured a long drive back to NH in the snowstorm, but this breakfast got the day off to a good start.
CASH ONLY, ATM on site

While in town, I was told that I had to try the Original Waffle Shop. I arrived for lunch in this very nice and upscale place (for this type of restaurant), and a line stretched at least 20 people long. I was about to leave, but the very attentive host invited me to stay for a seat at the bar. She knew I had little time, so she generously gave me a booth when one opened so that I could get back to work. The server was really fun and friendly, and my bacon and eggs were cooked perfectly. The home fried potatoes were delicious.
I’m glad that I made the restaurant a stop on my trip, and you should too. And by the way, there’s more than just breakfast here.
P. S. They don’t take credit cards. Shame, shame. It’s the 21^st century. Dear owner, just charge the darn percentage to me that you don’t want to pay to MC or Visa. To force me to pull money out of an ATM that charges a fee smells of greediness. Take a card.

We went on a Sunday morning, last day of spring break and it was relatively calm in there. Got there at 9:10am and no line up… Until we left around past 10. If you don’t want to line up, get there before 10 for sure.
Ordered the omelette with side of pancakes and home fries– $ 8.49. Good price for A LOT of food, enough to take home for another meal! The pancakes were great, but the home fries were a bit of a downer, I expected more. They weren’t as crispy as I had hoped.
The waffle was great– crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. The highlight was the bacon– well cooked, crispy and thick cut. Would return just for the bacon. Coffee was great too.
The reason I had to dock off stars is the service. I think our server was relatively new but he was super slow. We waited 20 minutes until he finally came over to take our order. Granted that he was waiting on a big group next to us, but still, come on, you have to at least acknowledge the existence of your other tables and get them drinks while they’re waiting. I watched him take away empty plates from another table BEFORE he came to take our order– hello, we’ve been waiting for 20 minutes and that is your priority? Needs more training. Other servers were not any better– while we were tapping our foot and waiting, we had to actually flag someone down for coffee, many just walked right passed our table. We asked for water and she never came back with it. Manager walked past our table several times and said nothing. A good manager would help out staff that are new, or at least follow up.

I’ve heard about the Waffle Shop for years, and everyone I asked for State College recommendations suggested stopping there. As lovers of breakfast foods, my husband and I obliged.
So I’m actually an omelet fan, but I figured I just had to order waffles from a place called waffle shop. It would probably be sacrilege otherwise, right?
I went with the Banana Nut Waffles and my husband went with the Apple Cinnamon Waffles and we divided up our platters evenly. Both were warm and fresh when they came out, and certainly very delicious. I like that there were different flavors of syrup; strawberry went really well on the banana nut waffles. We both found it very strange that there were little pieces of parsley on each plate. Why would we need parsley with our waffles? I’ve never seem a sweet breakfast food come with garnish. The portion was large and the price was fair.
In any case, the waffles were great. However, I don’t really get all the hype. We had to wait about 20 minutes to get a table. The first 5 minutes or so were spent outside in a cold rain. I don’t know if the waffles were that good to warrant such a long wait. I’ve had waffles of similiar quality with fun toppings elsewhere.
I do want to note that our waitress was a sweetheart. The place was a zoo, but she was cool, calm and collected the entire time. It turns out she’s a Philly local that’s attending PSU for school. When we told her we were from Philly, she lit up and chatted briefly.
I’m glad I had the Waffle Shop experience to say that I’ve gone, but I just wasn’t blown away.

We went to the Original Waffle Shop North today for breakfast, as we noted the other Unilocal reviews mentioning the one in the center of State College as smaller and busier. There was a line out the door when we got there (around 10:15 am), but we were seated in about 2 minutes.
Our waitress, Megan, was experienced with such a busy location. We were greeted right away, with coffee in-​hand, and asked if anyone wanted other drinks. My girlfriend got a Cranberry juice, and her brother an Orange juice. They were small, but in line of what to expect when ordering those drinks from anywhere.
I ordered the «Veggie Harvest Omelette,» my girlfriend the Eggs Benedict, and her brother the Chocolate Chip waffles. The meals came quick, and everyone loved what they ordered. Make sure you get a side of the homefries– they are absolutely delicious.
Megan (and it appeared the other waitresses) were very on top of their game, checking in with all of the tables frequently. I got 4 refills of my coffee, and they were great about refilling the water as well. The line was long when we left, so it appears earlier is better on a Sunday. I highly recommend this place! Oh, and as the other reviews stated… cash only. There’s an ATM on the premises.