The Classen Grill is one of those places that you're either gonna love or hate. I personally love it. I love the fresh-squeezed orange juice, I love the art on the walls from local artists, I love the old building that it's in & I even love the crumbling state of the whole place. It's got charm. Brunch there on the weekends is crazy so you are gonna have a wait and sometimes the waitstaff is overwhelmed and you do get less-than-stellar service. I usually get their Eggs Benedict with their homemade cheese grits and I'm never disappointed. The Classen Grill has been around for a long time. Judging from the crowds on the weekends, it will be around for some time to come. The staff is friendlier when you go at a slower time. I have had their migas and they are tasty. My kids like their pancakes. So there have been a few health-code violations in the past - most restaurants have at one point or another violated a code or two. Overall the place is great and I bring friends there when we want to brunch. They also do serve alcohol in the form of mimosas with their fresh oj and they are a tasty way to have a little hair of the dog when you've been out late tying one on the night before. The Classen Grill is a classic diner with oodles of charm and a homey-ness that makes a person feel comfortable read more

This place is just...I don't know...it's just a place to have a cheap breakfast at. The service was pretty lame. From ordering to having food in front of me took approximately 20 minutes. It's not like I ordered a steak, btw. I actually ordered biscuits and gravy. Something simple. Besides loving biscuits and gravy, I ordered them because CG doesn't exactly give you the feeling that they cook an excellent breakfast. The biscuits and gravy were good, but not the best I've ever had. The atmosphere, and more specifically, the people, range somewhere between hipster and Life Alert commercial. CG just has a weird vibe that I'm not really a fan of. I don't know if I'll ever come back, but if I don't, it won't hurt my feelings. It's not a place I'm dying to go back to. I have definitely experienced better. read more

I've been to Classen Grill a number of times, but after my last experience I will not be going back. The wait staff is always friendly so that's not the issue. The quality of the food and cleanliness of the establishment is what's garnering the poor review. I'm not sure what is going on in the kitchen, but I've received my food less than warm a number of times. What pushed me over the edge this last time however was the roach that ran across my table shortly after receiving my "biscuit debris". If there's one, there's no telling how many more that place is crawling with. Sad too, because I really enjoyed going to Classen Grill. Time to find a new spot. read more

Classen Grill is an OKC staple. I do miss the giant orange juice making machine in the dining area, but understand there is probably a more cost efficient and smaller machine to make the fresh OJ. I met some members of my LOKC classmates here for breakfast. I was late, of course, but was met with a cup of coffee and a menu as soon as I sat down. The cheese grits are a good go-to and since I was late, I knew I wanted those and an egg. I received my breakfast before my classmates were finished eating, so that was a definite bonus! read more

This is a fantastic choice for those looking for a diner breakfast. They have pretty much anything you could want, decent coffee, and fresh orange juice. You get plenty of food for a low price. The wait staff can sometimes leave something to be desired but in the end it's always a good experience. My go to food choices for Class Grill are the biscuits and gravy and the vegetable omelet! Always ask for a coffee to go-- they're always super generous! read more

For once I decided to try something new and it turned out to be a disaster and I won't get it again. The last couple of times, my waiter Robert has been very inattentive in making sure water was refilled and checking on me. He also doesntake eye contact and feels put out when I ask for something as simple as extra napkins. Today I was seated in booth near the door, when I asked to move because it was cold and draft was coming in, Robert and we'll as the other waitresses looked at me as if I offended them. I was seated at my table and I was served my mimosa (which I loved) and cold French toast. My order was remade but he was not attentive to making sure this new one was better. The other waitresses were. Needless to say I was not satisfied with my service today and Robert is NOT someone o hope to have as my waiter the next time I come in, which won't be for awhile. read more

Visited after reading the reviews. Disappointed after receiving my food. Nothing outstanding. Coffee and OJ were the highlight of our breakfast. My French toast was good, but cool. Migas was bland, had to add Tabasco for flavor. Wait staff was good but weI will not return. read more

I had French Toast. It was bread dipped in pancake batter and cooked like a pancake. I don't know how they thought it was french toast. I asked two different waiters to be sure it was not some mistake. decent coffee, nothing to write home about. short wait for table. crazy dude with fake mustache at the table across from us. read more

I went here on a weekend late morning and had a terrific experience. I'd read a few good reviews of the place, indicating it was a classic Tex-Mex joint there in OKC. The decor was nice, colorful with some Native American and Mexican theme art. Tables are closish together, but it has a nice active, exciting feel during breakfast/brunch time. There's a bit of a wait to get in there, but it's maybe 20-30 minutes during busy morning times. I ended up getting migas, my compandre got pancakes. I found the migas extremely tasty. It's a dish I hadn't had before and while it is sort of everything you'd have for breakfast all thrown into one dish, it had noticeable flavors that were quite good and didn't just feel like a thoughtless breakfast casserole. I also got fresh-squeezed orange juice that was nice, exactly as I've come to expect. The prices are competitive, another pleasant feature. My migas was like 7.95 or so, OJ maybe 2.50 for a large. The service was efficient and good. I got the feeling they were a little rushed, but it's a tight little space and there were quite a few people. I would wholeheartedly recommend this place to anyone. A little Native American/Tex Mex sort of place, very befitting a place where such a confluence of different cultures would be. It felt like the spirit of the region and done very well. read more

Arrived for brunch and had a 5 min wait. Tables were packed (some large crowds) and service reflected it. Food was delivered quickly once ordered and portions were good. We tried the famous fried herb potato balls (3star). The Two Topper was the best of our three meals. I'll go back for some other options on the menu. read more

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I love this place!! I got the strawberry French toast And it was one of the best French toasts I have ever had. Great food!!! I will go here again and again. Such good food and very well priced read more

Classen Grill - This place has amazing French toast! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The chicken frys are excellent! They're pretty big! My buddy and I left with full bellies and glad we'd came!

I was looking for a quick place to stop for breakfast and this place was so good. I had the egg special. 2 eggs, hash browns and toast. Sooo good. They put American cheese in my scrambled eggs and onions in my hash browns at my request. Nicole the waitress was awesome, I loved her energy. She makes me want to come back because of that!! Will revisit when I'm in town. read more

The Classen grills... Deep fried garlic parm mash potatoes, doesn't get any better!!! No, not your typical breakfast potatoes. Yes this place can be kind of a dump but at the same time that is what gives it soooo much character! I've been coming here since I was a little girl and I've had my fair share of favorite waitresses over the past decade who know me by name, i.e. Sharon and Loretta. They too have made this place very special for a lot of "regulars". Definitely your true "diner" breakfast joint that I would never want to change! Try the Migas! read more

The food here is about what you'd expect from an old dinner in Oklahoma city! If it were on diners drive In's and dives, it would be a dive for sure! But I like the food, when I find myself in OKC and I'm awake for breakfast, maybe a little hung over I head to Classen Grill for one reason and one reason only, Biscuits Debris! It's like this, four biscuits, sausage cream gravy, and topped with melted cheddar cheese!!!! Some home fries on the side! It's definitely something you have to try once before you die! But be careful too many may kill you!! read more

Classen Grill - Biscuit Debris! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

My fiancé and I have been coming here every Sunday for brunch. I always get their farmer's omelet with a bowl of gravy on the side for my bread. I love breakfast foods and I love that they have a combination of everything here. It is always crowded and the wait-staffs are great! read more

We stopped in for breakfast largely because it was right next door to our hotel. Looked to be one of those quirky, funky 'Diners Drive Ins & Dives' kinda places. Not so much. It's quirky all right. We were seated almost immediately, with a full diner, so that was good. We got our menus and quickly placed our orders. Wife had the usual eggs, bacon, pancakes fare, son and littlest daughter had french toast and waffles, respecively. Oldest and I had the stacked breakfast enchilada dish, since it was not something you usually find in a diner breakfast. I was actually pretty eager to give it a go. I noticed they had fried mashed potato balls on their menu for a breakfast appetizer, so I decided to give them a go. While not bad, they strongly reminded me more of deep fried stuffing than mashed potatoes. They were heavy, doughy and not really something I'd care to eat again. At least not for breakfast. Actually, not at all. So, cut to breakfast... well, actually it was more like crawl to breakfast. Not sure if the kitchen staff were having issues or not, but it took well over 30 minutes to get our food. Breakfast food. 30 minutes. I can cook it from scratch at home in less time. This probably set the stage for the rest of my meal, try hard as I did to not let it influence me. The stacked enchiladas looked good, and had a lot of potential... they just fell so short. Luke warm at best, little to no flavor, and just all around unsatisfying. I found myself wishing that I'd gone on down the street to the McDonald's. Oldest said pretty much the same thing about hers. Wife was okay with her eggs/bacon/pancakes, and the other two kids were happy with theirs, so I guess 3 out of 5 isn't bad. Good effort on their part, but with SO many place in the area to eat breakfast at, I can honestly say I wouldn't walk across the street to go here again, based on this one experience. read more

Packed out but oh so efficient. Even though the restaurant was so packed on Mother's Day morning for breakfast we were seated almost immediately. Our waitress was really friendly she brought us our menus and took our drink orders right away. The breakfast menu was quite expensive and truly had everything you could ever want from a diner menu. Since the restaurant was so packed, the food took a little longer than usual to arrive but our waitress kept my coffee cup full and it was great coffee. I love the orange marmalade you can put on your toast. I asked for an extra piece of toast and it was no problem. Our waitress brought it right out to me. All in all a solid breakfast choice. By the way, I had the build your own omelet and it came our unbelievable good. Edna's is definitely a good place to hangout for breakfast. read more

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I loved this place. Great service. I had the chicken fried steak and eggs. It was REALLY good. I'll be back!

One of the gems in OKC when it comes to breakfast. From fresh squeezed orange juice to the Migas to the Memphis French Toast (with peanut butter, bananas, honey, and bacon), this is a wonderful mix of Southwest, Mexican, and American breakfast flavors. read more

Classen Grill - Memphis French Toast! Elvis would approve! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Food is outstanding. Coffee is hot and fresh, not the best, but good. I used to eat here on a regular basis in the early 90'ies, when it was a thriving full-service bar and grill. (The bathrooms were the same back then.) It has obviously been a hard trip, but I still think this is an excellent choice for what it is. It is now a "breakfast"/lunch place. Not a modern shiny restaurant, but I still find it appealing and the food and service has been excellent. I like the fact it is what it is. By the way, if you're an orange juice fan (I'm not), try the orange juice. read more

Great place for breakfast. I had the Migas and probably the best I have ever had. The only downfall is Salsa doesn't taste homemade. Egg plates looked good too read more

Classen Grill - Real artsy decore in a Mexican homespun way. B - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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The Classen Grill is an example of timeless culinary art of the Classen Circle. The decor, inside and out, is a blazing tribute to the neighborhood and the customers, both past and present. The staff could be adorned with the same description, a reflection of the neighborhood. Classen Grill is set up to accommodate guests in parties of 1-4 people. Given the size of the dining areas and the impossibility of expansion, this will stay the norm. Only when people try to crowd this place out with parties of 8-18 people does the seating become an issue. In my years of experience, the large parties are made of up entitled, smug, elitist, bourgeois assholes anyways. I hope they go somewhere else and leave our Classen Grill to us. It is very popular to dine at the Classen Grill. Given this, the FOH staff has to charge through one of the largest asshole parades first thing each day on Saturday & Sunday. If you smile and wait your turn, you'll be seated and fed in no time. The food is wonderful for what it is and the continuity is superb. Try the Cheese Grits! read more

OMG. This hole in the wall is by far one of the very best cafe places I've ventured into. The chicken breast was butterflied and grilled perfectly. The eggs Benedict were prepared perfectly. The egg contained was not too firm nor too runny. Poached with perfection. The ham was a generous portion and concluded the taste like a Symphony. Let's talk about the orange juice. Holy cow. It's freshly squeezed when you order it. Tastes like it came off the tree this morning. Wow. Top it all off with a healthy helping of grade a service and you just started your day off ready to win. Super experience. read more

Hit the Classen Grill today for breakfast. This is my 2nd visit but first since relocating to OKC. Still slow to order and be served but it's due to the lack of servers not incompetence. Solid but not spectacular meal. I would return but only if my search nets nothing better. The scary part about today's chapter in the search for the best OKC breakfast was the place was hopping and had plenty of energy. Not a good sign for the state of breakfast joints in this town. read more

My family and I really enjoy coming here. The food is great and the price is much better than IHOP and the food is levels above. My favorite is the biscuits debris. You add a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and you have a breakfast that is hard to top. They stay pretty busy but the lines seem to move quickly. We have never had to wait more than 15 min to get seated. The only reason that I didn't give them 5 stars is due to the quality of their staff. It really is hit or miss. Some waitresses are extremely nice and talkative. Others give off the impression that you are a big inconvenience to them. I'm swear one waitress pretty much communicated entirely with a series of grunts and moans. Perhaps she was just having a bad day but she probably should have called in. We have noticed that it can take a little longer than expected to get your food after ordering it... It has never been terribly excessive and it is worth the hot fresh delicious breakfast. read more

We have eaten here coming through OK City many times, usually at breakfast. This time we stopped just before 2:00 and asked if we were too late and were told it was good. The hamburger my husband ordered was fine. My daughter had biscuits and gravy and the biscuits were hard and gravy just okay. I had the chicken salad with grilled potatoes. When it came with mashed potato balls I told the water I ordered grilled potatoes. (I had tried their special mashed potato balls and didn't like them.) He said this is the potatoes-our specialty. They had been cooked for a while I think. They were hard and tasteless. Even though we have enjoyed this restaurant many times we will be looking for a new stopover spot to eat! read more

They did not accept gift certificates that I had apparently bought when the previous owner had the place. They were still valid and is part of what a new owner takes on when buying the business. I will never eat there again. The food was ok but the waitress wasn't very friendly. read more

If there was a 6th star...I would give it to Classen Grill. If you're looking for fancy, this isn't for you. If you're looking for best diner style breakfast, this is your place! read more

Everything I read on Yelp prior to checking this place out, was pretty spot on. Pretty busy at 8:30a on Sunday morning, which is always a good sign. My buddy and I were seated right away, even though it was obvious the waitress was very busy. Great coffee, served quickly (which is huge!). Went with the biscuit debris and a side of bacon. Great flavor, plenty of refills to my cup o' joe. I'll be back. read more

Not in the greatest neighborhood about 6 miles from downtown OKC, but well worth the trip. The fresh squeezed orange juice is a must. You can watch them squeeze in in the machine right in front of you. Also tried the French Toast, Cinnamon Roll and Bacon. All outstanding!! read more

Pretty good breakfast/brunch. Love the fresh-squeezed OJ and beignets. Eggs Benedict are good too. Place is run down; I guess some folks find that part of the charm, but I wish they'd fix it up a bit. read more

Best breakfast in town. Ye be healthier an' better lookin' fer eatin' here. Really. Th' fresh squeezed (or nay, 'tis pretty chunky tho) orange juice be great. Th' short stack o' Paul-Bunyan`s-mother-made-these-but-maybe-nay-really pancakes be great. Th' specials be special. Th' environment be refreshin' fer bein' a staple o' Oklahoma City, 't dasn't feel too clist an' 't has a locals feel t' 't, as 't ortin' ta. But 'tis popular at th' same time. This place t'ain't `trying` t' be anythin', 'ceptin' maybe a good place t' be havin' a good breakfast at a great price. Did I mention prices? I think me usual short stack be $3.99, but I could be makin' that up. Th' service sucks, but 'tis th' "we freakin' rock an' dasn't need yer treasure, on accoun' o' ahoy, we`re freakin cheap" brand o' suck that pervades most hip ma an' pa dive restaurants. Slightly snooty waitstaff, ye know, th' indy-hipster-liberals-in-a-conservative-town type. Jus' grab a Gazette an' make like t' read th' oh-so-happenin' going-ons o' OKC. Me solution be t' always act jus' a bit snootier. Summary: Good cheap breakfast grub. Jus' dasn't be a tourist. read more

Be sure to stop by Classen Grill before August 5th for a great meal, and check out the awesome artwork by local artist and photographer, Jake Maness. You'll enjoy both! When you want to see more, click JManess on Facebook. read more

That guy is so right. The service sucks. The food is good. I don't think the pancakes are anything special though. I got a piece of plastic stuck to a piece of french toast once. I stick with the veggie taquitas with lots of tobasco. Mmm. EDIT! Methinks not!! Went here for breakfast Saturday. Ordered veggie taquitas as usual. Waited 30+ minutes as usual. When the food finally came, they gave me the regular taquitas in the veggie taquitas quesadilla. Wtf? At first I thought they had just added potatoes for some strange reason, because my fiance had the regular taquitas and they were in a different kind of tortilla. The waitress came by and I complained about the potatoes, and she asked if I wanted to send it back and I said no, because I wasn't in the mood to wait another half hour to eat. But when I found the sausage, now that just pissed me off. I had to flag her down to get her to take them back and take it off the bill. After all that, there was no apology, no "can we get you anything else", nothing. Then she didn't even have the nerve to bring me back my debit card, she sent one of the bussers over with it. That is the closest I have been to not tipping at all, but I ended up putting exactly 10%. That was the last straw, no more Classen Grill for me! read more

I hope people read the reviews on this and stop coming. I agree that I have had a better breakfast, but I consistently find a good one here. Don't come here in a hurry. Expect to wait for them to squeeze the oranges while your waiting. I love their eggs and bacon, and I am picky as hell about them. I order a water and OJ, so I don't get upset while waiting for it. Everything seems to be just a little higher quality than a normal greasy spoon. If you want beter service go to ihop, if you want cheaper food Jeff's down the street is $1.99. This is the place where my whole family can come and get a good breakfast after church on Sunday. Don't come because the line is already out the door! read more

Maybe I'm spoiled from Pamela's & DeLuca's back home, but this just did not impress me. I ordered the french toast with cinnamon, bananas, & PB, which I'll admit was my first mistake. I couldn't taste the cinnamon at all, and barely tasted the bananas for all the peanut butter slathered on there. Again, I was trying to be adventurous and see how their creative meals turned out. -1 for adventure and -1 for taste. My partner got the blueberry pancakes, his go-to at breakfast diners. Meh. There were a few blueberries in the HUGE plate-sized pancakes, and the blueberry sections were decent. The pancakes were fluffy but just not very blueberry-y. Neither of us liked them. Waitress cracked a joke about how big the pancakes were, which was the highlight of the visit. And I disagree about the review that said you wouldn't go here if you weren't expecting diner-quality, i.e. low-quality, food. I disagree. I've been to enough diners with ridiculously yummy food that I expect something I at least enjoy when I give you $8 bucks. I could have gone to the zoo instead! read more

Not the greatest breakfast but certainly not the worse. We were there as a large group at about 7am on a Tuesday and were the only ones there for awhile. The fresh squeezed orange juice was good. The place looks pretty run down but some of my favorite food places aren't very pretty anyway. A couple of people in my group ordered the chicken fried steak and that thing was MASSIVE. Their thoughts on it was that it was good and not all batter. They both ate the entire plate. I ordered the eggs Benedict. One of my eggs was overcooked, and the other was cooked perfectly with the yolk breaking beautifully over the ham and English muffin. read more

Classen Grill - Eggs Benedict (with bacon instead of hash browns) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

OKC people think this is a good breakfast spot, but that's because there aren't any good breaskfast spots. It's basically a diner breakfast place that serves some crappy mexican food too. It's not fancy or special, but popular for unknown reasons (I suspect lack of competition). The only reason to go here is if you left your car at Ednas the night before. If you do go, go hungover, and stick to the classic options like eggs, bacon, pancakes. Never order anything with chile sauce, it's terrible. read more

I've eaten there a few times and always suspected that they weren't as cleanly as required by law. The straw that broke the camel's back though was when I was eating and the workers started moving the boxes of oranges around and then one of them started running around the restaraunt with a broom. Then I saw why as a mouse took refuge under the guy next to me's chair. The worker, not giving a rat's *** about how much he bumped the poor guy out of his chair, swatted and killed the mouse right there in front of me, then casually walked away with the mouse bleeding and squirming on the floor. He came back about 5 min later with a trash can to scoop the mouse into. It was then, I decided that I probably shouldn't eat there again. Now I know what gives the fresh squeezed oj that special flavour. read more