Waffles INCaffeinated - Upper St. Clair

So much for second chances. I tried this place again and it wasn't any better than the first time. Here is the rundown.Ice water is not bad. Coffee is meh. Definitely using the low cost discount coffee.Chicken and waffles- The chicken is almost non existent. 90% breading, 4% tendons, 6% chicken. I'm guessing they use the cheapest chicken Sysco sells. Nothing of quality.Syrup- their syrup for the waffles is like water. Not my jam.

We were out to have a late breakfast. We stopped in at 1:30, our first time here. They were busy but there was no wait to be seated. We got coffee right away and the coffee was very good. I got the sausage gravy waffle, just a half, and my partner got the rather large BC breakfast and a half waffle. I thought mine tasted great. I don't think I've had a better tasting waffle. But boy were we rushed. Within 30 minutes my credit card was charged. My partner was still eating her meal when her plate was taken. She didn't even start to eat the fruit side. The cost is very high as well. I paid nearly $46.

I have been to both the downtown and south side locations and really loved the place. I was ecstatic to find out they were opening one near where I am currently staying (this location), but I was concerned that it would be just as packed as the other two locations. Amazingly the parking lot always has spots and I never had to wait to get a seat.I love getting fruit on my waffles. Either blueberry + bananas with the blueberry sauce, or I get the megaberry. The omelettes are great and the potatoes are crispy on the outside, but fluffy inside.The waffles are highly customizable, and being the troll I am, I like to see what revolting creations I can think of (on rare occasions). Staff always accommodates my orders. Pic attached. It has sausage gravy, ice cream, chocolate sauce, oreo, smoked salmon, espresso dust and green onions.

Overall a good place. It's nice to have a new place in the area. The food is always good when I go. This location however doesn't have alcohol. Which isn't a big deal unless you were expecting it. The service is okay. Always a little slow, but it give you time to talk with your party. I never really get the waffles. I get the breakfast platter that comes with eggs, sausage, potatoes and then instead of toast I get half a waffle. I just wish the decor was better in there. Bright yellow empty yellow walls. I know ever waffles INCaffeinated is just blank walls but I would've like to seen either a nicer place or more of a diner. It just needs some decor( maybe plants or nicer seats. )

Updating to 5 stars after a second visit! We've been excited to try this since we heard it was opening! I've been to some of their other locations so was looking forward to having one close to home. Food was 5/5, everything was delicious. I had the gingerbread latte and a waffle with peanut butter and chocolate chips. We appreciated the vanilla and bourbon flavored syrups, though the syrup could have been warmed as a nice addition. The other downside was that the food was pretty expensive. Service was 4/5, our waiter was friendly but the food took a bit on the longer side to come out, but this may just be because they are so new! Decor was 3/5, the walls were super bright yellow with very little decoration. Maybe they will add more decor as they go! Though we didn't have to use it when we went because there was no wait, they have a virtual waitlist that you can join and wait at home which is really nice! Overall, hoping to update my review to 5/5 once they get some of the new restaurant kinks worked out! I will definitely be coming back.

Overall ok. I really like the home fries. Take your own syrup though. Their syrup is super watered down. This is what will likely be the reason I don't go back.

Where to begin with this place? The parking is very roomy and getting in/out of the parking lot can be a little hairy. We ordered their coffee which is smaller than most diners for the cup size. We ordered the monthly special which is so tiny and tasteless. I have had an omelette that didn't taste as good as other omelets and why is it so tiny for the price? I definitely won't be back at this place unless their food for the price and their food in general matches the price. The hashbrowns are the only plus, very tasteful and has a great balance. Our meals totaled $19 (each) for this little baby amount, it's like a kid's meal on steroids. Compared to the diner I went to yesterday where the price was roughly this, I was so disappointed with the size. They do offer keto, vegan and dairy free/gluten free for a crazy up price. It makes me wonder if it's just an overpriced kid's meal for those as well. Menu does have a lot of options and their coffee is pretty decent. I definitely won't be back nor recommend this place to anyone. I'm going to stick to the true diners where the price = the amount of food you get. I feel like our food should of been like maybe $10 and under for just how it's not proportional and if you just order the toast as a side, you only get 1 piece of bread. I feel like the toast should of been apart of the meal and the hashbrowns as a side along with their other options. Don't waste your time going here unless you want a no flavor omelette. The service was lovely and she kept filling up our coffees and gave us a to-go cup. There were plenty of tables inside and some outside if you wanted to sit there. Place has a clean feeling to it, not a dump.

Service was excellent. Waffle great and bacon done right. I liked the syrup and food came out on time

No wait good atmosphere. Kind of bland inside but the service was friendly and the waffles were good. Pretty expensive waffle but we will be back. Funk monkey was great if you have sweet tooth.

This is only the 2nd location of Waffles IN Caffeinated that I decided to try. Having known from my previous experience at the downtown location, I chose to get myself on that wait list. That decision paid off. Not only was it packed outside but people were literally standing outside when I arrived with my girlfriend.I was told our wait would be about 10-15 minutes compared with the 50 minute to an hour wait for those just walking in. While we waited I was looking at all the open space and thought that they actually could fit more tables in here to meet the demand.The color scheme was yellow and I knew something was up with that since when I ate downtown it was orange. We were seated within 15 minutes so I asked our waitress about the colors. My hunch was right. Each location is painted a different color. Seems as though the colors in use were blue, lavender, pink, green, orange, and yellow. BTW-if you want to purchase their Tee shirts they come in all these colors and sell for $20.00 each.Having surveyed the menu while we were waiting I ordered a cup of decaf before placing my order. It was served in a small household size coffee or tea cup. What no mugs? That's part of their name. You'd think you would get more bang for your buck but apparently that wasn't the case. I found my coffee a bit bitter so I was constantly sweetening it up and adding cream. Looking over the menu I couldn't believe what they were charging for add ins and toppings. Minimum price was $1.65 each. We looked at each other and I said to my friend, "Is this a pizza shop?" Seemed like it when I saw that the base waffle sells for $8.50. That's a lot for each topping. I was debating about getting the "benny" but when I saw it came with chilled crabcake, I decided to forgo that. Certainly didn't need a cold topping with cooked eggs benedict and ham. Each month they have rotating specials on a small side menu.They have gluten free and vegan waffles available. Vegan waffles incur a $4.00 upcharge.I decided to go with the megaberry but without the whipped cream. This waffle sells for $14.10. My girlfriend opted for 1/2 of a plain waffle. Service was good and I was surprised that we got our food rather quickly considering the fact that I read about the long wait times. They were your average size waffles-nothing overly big but a man came around and offered us our choice of syrup-maple, vanilla, or bourbon. I went with the bourbon and my girlfriend had the maple. The syrup I learned is made in house.Although I enjoyed the bourbon syrup I was disappointed to learn they don't make a blueberry syrup but they do have a blueberry sauce topping for that extra $1.65.My megaberry waffle was made with blueberries and raspberries with fresh berries on top tossed in a sauce. Presentation was spot on and surprisingly good. My girlfriend enjoyed her plain 1/2 waffle with powdered sugar.It was very difficult to talk there since it was so noisy. I looked at the ceiling and thought something had to do with it. The place stayed fairly packed until it was close to 1 PM when I saw they were starting to empty out. That was probably due to the fact that they close mid day. All in all the food was good but certainly not worth the mark up of these prices. As far as promotional gifts go they would be better off selling a colored coffee mug to their restaurant color and selling their house blend if it is so popular. Online ordering is also available for pickup. I can see this location is going to go far because of location and hype. To me the price really isn't worth it. I do recommend however that if you wish to try it then make sure to get on that waitlist regardless of how long the wait is given online. You will be glad you did.