Sunset Grill

I’ve been coming the the Sunset Grill for some time, typically during the week and for an early breakfast, and never been disappointed when those conditions are met. They have a weekday breakfast meal — eggs, toast, home fries, with the option of adding on some meats for extra charges — that is a great value in terms of how much food you receive. I tend to add sausage and coffee so, once tip and taxes are accounted for, I’m paying around $ 10 – 13.
Early morning the service is fast, coffee and water filled regularly, and the bill delivered with utmost haste. Sadly the same cannot be said of weekends, when the Sunset Grill fills up with people out with their kids and friends for a cheap breakfast and time to gab. Over the weekend this breakfast joint is loud, a bit slow, and prices aren’t as low as they should be for the quality of food provided.
I would advise you to generally do a basic breakfast, perhaps with a fruit dish as your ‘special extra’. The French toast is a particularly sad meal option: it has the under taste of an omelette which is, perhaps unsurprisingly, not quite how I want my French toast to taste! If the cooks are utilizing any vanilla in the batter for such toast I suspect it’s wafted within feet like incense and not actually poured into the mixing bowl.
In short, I conditionally recommend coming here. Not on weekends. And don’t adventure too far off the basic breakfast track. But if you’re here on weekday mornings you can be sure to relax, enjoy a simple and hearty breakfast, and leave to start your day with a very full belly of cooked goodness.

I used to come often to the Sunset Grill here in the beach, but in recent years not so much. Brunching here last Sunday reminded me of why I’ve been away so long. Pretty much whatever you order defines the term «greasy spoon» and that’s exactly how I felt for the rest of the afternoon. Ten years ago this greasy spoon was standard fare, but nowadays there are a couple of healthier brunch joints right on Queen East. Oh well, give a nod to the nostalgia but now there’s better.

Cool looking dive breakfast place with decent food, however the service is pretty slow. I went for breakfast and it was fairly dead and it took about 25 minute’s for our food. This wouldn’t have been terrible, however other tables received food before us that arrived after us. Overall, it was okay.

Food is greasy but great if that’s what you’re looking for! Their lumberjack breakfast is great value… you will definitely leave full. I’ve had their bennys before and they were decent — no complaints.

It’s the original Sunset Grill location, and it lives up to that, as it is your traditional diner, which hasn’t changed one iota since opening. It’s quaint and fun, and hard not to love for that reason. Even though the breakfast isn’t the best in town, it’s exactly what you expect for a little greasy spoon. The value for dollar also isn’t bad (with typical early bird specials being a real deal, and the «Lumberjack» being the best value for dollar of the standard breakfast fare, in my opinion). The staff has always been pleasant. They now take debit in addition to cash. Biggest gripe I have with all Sunset Grill locations: the style of their home fries (large chunks of potato that often have a mushy undercooked texture, but that’s a personal preference thing).
If you’re going to go to one breakfast/​brunch spot in the Beach area, try this one, it’s the authentic experience.

Being going to this location for over 20 years. Since the new owners took over it has not been the same. They don’t serve egg’s ben from scratch. The last visit the served the egg’s ben really over cooked, burned home fries, and burned english muffin.
Peamal was so hard that it could not be cut. When addressing it they did not care.
My bill for myself and 2 children was over $ 40.00 for Sunday breakfast did not get a penny back, I did’nt ask and they didn’t care. Their attitude was toooo Bad!
Try other places on the beacher they derserve the business.

Always crowded but worth it! Damn good greasy spoon breakfast, large servings, and attentive staff. For a quieter meal, sit towards the back.

Such a beaches staple! If you are looking for no nonsense great food served hot and with plenty of food, this is your spot!
This is such a reliable brunch spot, and you always know what to expect. Fast and friendly service.

This place does all the fundamentals of breakfast perfectly. I always get scrambled eggs, bacon, home fries, rye toast and coffee which is always perfect. It’s not a complicated order but it’s always perfect. They don’t mess around with anything. Service is exceptionally good and the coffee is good too.
Walk or take the TTC if you can and just make sure to take out some cash beforehand because they don’t do debit or cc.

Love love love this place… straight up greasy spoon with some amazing food. Idon’t think you can compare this location with the others. The food is WAY better at this location than the others. Not just bigger portions but fresher food. My favorite is the greek salad with grilled chicken. Wow, I can’t get enough. My husband always gets a spanish omelette with jalapenos. Theres enough for his lunch the next day. Service is superiour. We’ve never had to wait long for our food. Looking for a good brunch/​breakfast in the beaches, this is the place to go. ps. they do debit now but no credit.

Great early morning breakfast joint! If you’re an early morning riser like me you will be happy to know they open at 7am so you can grab breakfast before heading to work. This is a pretty standard «all-​american» breakfast place, but what they have they do well. I ordered the 3 eggs any style with ham, it came with two thick slices of toast and potatoes on the side for $ 6.50! The food came out quick and hot and you could see the cook in the kitchen preparing it which I always like. The service was great, our waitress took our orders quickly and frequently came around to fill coffee cups. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a breakfast place in the Beaches, great food and relaxed atmosphere and you can’t beat a breakfast under $ 7 !!

Good food with ample portions. Old fashioned greasy spoon breakfast — nothing fancy and not for the pretentious crowd.

If you’re looking for a good «greasy spoon» in the city, then Sunset Grille is what you’re looking for. It’s cash only so make sure you come prepared. See Ryan N’s 5÷23÷13 review as I too had the lumberjack and would recommend the same — French toast as a side instead of the pancakes. Bön appetite!

Lining up outside the Sunset on the weekend is almost a Beaches tradition, which holds that causal, low-​cost, cheery, plenty and friendly is what works — probably why there are three diners in the main part of the strip, and only one or at most two fine dining spots.
The toast is always thick and I really enjoy the dark rye. The fruit bowl is always good. My dad would never eat pork and beans because he ate so much during the Depression, but beans are a popular side dish here, altho they are a bit sweet and have not much of a distinctive taste.
I like diners most when a yearning for an old fashioned Happy Days breakfast to get over a hangover won’t go away; at other times I get disappointed. That must be me today because I’m wishing there was something more distinctive about the beans or the eggs — something like local and sustainable or something far away from a can of pork and beans from the 1950s.
The other thing I enjoy in diners is the look of people getting a start on life. The waitresses are always good-​humored and efficient in a friendly way, and will be going somewhere when they’ve saved a bit of money; and the short order cooks are immigrants who are making their way in an industry that isn’t too expensive to get into and relies mainly on hard and steady work.
As I argue in my book Food for City Building, providing a start in life is one major function of a restaurant strip, and you can see that here.

It was a rather disappointing experience. I ordered chicken and egg; chicken was okay but the home fries were stile and tasted like cardboard.

Was in the area and decided to have breakfast. The staff were always pleasant and helpful. Simple bacon and eggs, done the way I wanted it and nothing to fancy.
We asked for what we wanted and got what we wanted. Thanks

As far as hung over breakfasts go this one has to be one of the best I’ve ever had. It’s not very often a lumberjack’s breakfast lives up to it’s name but this one surely did. The highlight had to be their thicker cut bacon which was a treat. I’d recommend the french toast as your side over the pancakes or waffles.
As for the restaurant itself they pack you in and that’s ok but my friends and I felt like giants sitting at a fischer-​price kids table. Nice skylight at the back but beware they are a cash only business so hit the bank down the road before you get slammed by the ATM.

I was out by the Beach with a friend from Vancouver so we decided turn to Unilocal to guide our breakfast choice.
I know that this is a grill/​diner experience, so I have to adjust my expectations to meet this type of setting, but breakfast was really nothing special at all.
I was really looking forward to these homefries someone raved about. I guess to each’s own. The potatoes were basically boiled and lightly grilled with some paprika sprinkled on top. They were boring.
I found the menu to be pretty standard and it seemed like the same ingredients were repeated in different arrangements in different omelets and fritattas, but there wasn’t really anything that caught my eye or I felt was out of the ordinary.
The one bonus point I might be able to give is the egg-​white options for those who are looking for healthy choices.

Great breakfast with huge portions. Had the Western Omelette and couldn’t finish it. Price is right too. Two complete breakfasts for $ 26.
I would definitely be a regular there if I lived here.

They serve a good, honest breakfast here. I’ve never had a bad experience.
For the price, the portions are large, so you don’t walk away thinking you didn’t get your money’s worth.
I’ve seen people order chicken caesar salads, or even yogurt/​fruit bowls, and the amount of food they received was surprising.
Don’t expect anything fancy when it comes to décor or anything like that. It’s a neighbourhood greasy spoon that attracts a lot of regulars and is slightly better than your average greasy spoon.