The light yellow building is easy to miss, on the corner of Washington and Walgrove, just east of the Costco megacomplex. Parking is available, but not abundant, be sure to observe the street signs.

After are short 10-15 minute wait, we scored one of the booths right under the window. Even with the blazing heat outdoors, the open windows and high ceilings invited a cooling breeze — even though we were on a major boulevard, it almost felt like we were in the tropics.

The Maxwell’s menu is extensive, with the standard breakfast fare, as well as unique options such as a number of breakfast sandwiches, a selection of different benedicts, a few breakfast burritos and a range of sausages. I went into selection overload and had a hard time narrowing down my choices. Our incredibly nice waitress was kind and patient as I waffled (ha) over my order.

I finally settled on one of the breakfast sandwiches, the one with the chicken cilantro sausage on rye bread with some Swiss cheese. You can see by the picture above that the thing was massive! It was stacked with tomatoes, the sausage patty, cheese, scrambled egg, lettuce and light mayo. I was actually only able to finish half, but I enjoyed every bite.

My wife had the breakfast combo with french toast, egg whites and two strips of bacon. Thick bacon, cooked chewy, the way that she likes it.

Maxwell’s has a comfortable, local diner feel with the counter and friendly, efficient servers. I saw a number of people who came in to eat at the counter by themselves chatting with other folks seated around them. It’s just that kind of place.

I will note that the prices are on the higher side for a casual breakfast, but not outrageous or out of line for the quality you get. For instance, omelettes range from $8-$14 which seems to be about $2 more than the average joint. I think that my breakfast sandwich was about $10, but easily could feed two people (and lasted me for two meals).

Open for breakfast and lunch.

Maxwell’s Cafe
13329 W Washington Blvd,
Los Angeles 90066
(At Walgrove Ave)
Phone: 310-306-7829