The Waffle Lab — Restaurant in Boulder

I have to complain. I’m really sorry, but the Boulder location of Waffle Labs would better have been left a Taco Bell or vape shop or what ever it was before. I brought my son 15 miles for a special breakfast on the strength of the recommendations of the Fort Collins location and could not have been more disappointed. Every table beer glazed at 10 am, clearly no cleaning crew had been in for a LONG time— filth and dirt all over the floor, bar, and tables. Flies everywhere— you’d have done better to leave the doors open. I did not dare go into the bathrooms, and I was prepared for a little “On the Hill” funk. to No napkins in any of the dispensers. Register staff had to rip paper towels off the roll next to the hand sink. “Liege waffles” just soggy misshapen lumps that didn’t really smell of yeast as we’d been ‘advised’ by the menu, just tasted of sour beer. Best thing about the European was the whipped cream. The Flatiron was served cold but blowtorch- charred paper boat is not a good look or smell. No melt on the cheese despite the blackened dots, nothing like an olive oil drizzle or anything to marry the dish to itself, avocado was crunchy hard, pale and actually bitter. We had moved outside because of the smell and the flies yet still unwilling to abandon the 25$ plus tip we’d already dropped, to sit at a picnic table in the patio. The only improvement was the fresh air. We’d have tolerated street dust on the steel street facing standing counter happily, but the Cleanest surface had chewed gum on TOP, so we wasted one of our two paper towels to pinch it off the table. Server was evidently embarrassed, dropped our paper boats and plastic forks on the dirty table (thanks for nothing) and ran. I’m frankly shocked that anybody in the two parties that walked past us could ignore the misery. Probably because we stunned into silence. My kid ate his — sugar can cover a lot of sins— but I ditched after two bites, he ate the bacon and dumped the rest. I have never been angry at food until Waffle Bar ruined what I’d desperately wanted to be a fun breakfast with my teen. I’ve also never been tempted to phone the health board. And no coffee? That might have prevented this review, but there wasn’t even a redeeming stimulant on site to replace the feel good hormones a good waffle should elicit. I’d demand a refund but I can’t bring myself to go within 50 yards if that place. Pity. I like the old-fashioneds...

If you’re traveling any distance to visit this place, you’d better call ahead to see if they’re serving food. We made a long trip to Boulder, mainly to visit this place, only to walk in and be told they weren’t serving food. It wasn’t even 8:00 pm when this happened. This is a restaurant, not just a bar. It should be a safe assumption that food is to be served so long as they are open. Oh well, luckily there’s always Insomnia Cookies down the street. Just don’t make the same foolish mistake we did assuming...

In the nicest gesture ever, Waffle Lab offered a free meal to the employees at all the businesses on the hill to try their food before the grand opening. So, I had amazing chicken and waffles for lunch at work yesterday. The menu is short and easy to choose from, the food was absolutely fantastic, and the service was excellent. The guy working the front register clearly hasn't been beaten down by the brutality that is working post Covid in restaurants yet and it showed. The place also has great seating, indoor...