{"id":112925,"date":"2026-02-13T09:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/112925\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T09:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:44:10","slug":"eat-with-your-eyes-first-at-west-side-cafe-grill-the-lafayette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/112925\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Eat with your eyes first\u2019 at West Side Cafe & Grill \u2013 The Lafayette"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"West Side Cafe & Grill serves pancakes, among other breakfast foods, all day. (Photo by Nathan Oun)<\/p>\n

Easton\u2019s West Side Cafe & Grill has recently extended its open hours from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. following customer demand, bringing in a new dinner menu with many mouth-watering options.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something that we did specifically because the customer base was asking,\u201d said George Kouros, co-owner of West Side and former owner of Stefko Pizza in Bethlehem. \u201cThey could only make it out on the weekends because on weekdays they work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Planning for the dinner menu \u2014 which was announced on Facebook in January \u2014 initially went smoothly. Photus Zographou, co-owner of West Side, said many of the ingredients required were \u201cinterchangeable\u201d with those on the lunch menu.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe jump for dinner wasn\u2019t a big jump, but it was a necessary jump to make our customers happy,\u201d Zographou said.<\/p>\n

The restaurant introduced several new items to the menu, including penne alla vodka, chicken parmesan, open-face turkey sandwiches, mac and cheese, chop steaks and fried sirloin dinners, to name a few.<\/p>\n

And what about the customers?<\/p>\n

\u201cThey love it,\u201d said Kouros.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor out of town, the food is great,\u201d said Sarah Walker, a first-time customer of the establishment.<\/p>\n

The change also has a personal significance for the owners, as the idea for West Side wasn\u2019t initially a breakfast spot. Zographou described how the partners tried to open a cheesesteak restaurant in Bethlehem, but \u201chad some contractor issues with that.\u201d Now, they can serve dinner like their original dream.<\/p>\n

However, when it came time for the launch, there were some complications.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe planned for two weeks to open, advertised it, and then that Sunday we got a historic snowstorm<\/a>,\u201d said Zographou.<\/p>\n

Due to their reliance on roadside parking, many customers had difficulty getting into the restaurant for the first couple of days while snow piled up on the sides of the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ll have a true insight into dinner once the snow melts,\u201d Zographou said.<\/p>\n

The restaurant initially opened as a breakfast and lunch restaurant with an emphasis on breakfast foods, which they serve all day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m the type of person that likes eating pancakes at night, I mean, there\u2019s nothing wrong with a solid omelet at night,\u201d Kouros said. \u201cSo why not serve it all day? The people want it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their breakfast options are extensive, consisting of fun takes on simple foods like breakfast sandwiches, omelets and pancakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted something that was \u2018eat with your eyes first,\u2019\u201d Zographou said. \u201cSome people complain about our prices every once in a while, then they get their food and their mouths are shut.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe live in a fast food kind of world, but for the same price we\u2019re trying to provide much better quality,\u201d Kouros said.<\/p>\n

The restaurant is planning Valentine\u2019s Day specials, and Lafayette College students get a 10% discount if they show their school IDs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a nice place, the food is good, and the people are amazing,\u201d customer Enzo Cruz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Side Cafe & Grill serves pancakes, among other breakfast foods, all day. (Photo by Nathan Oun) Easton\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112926,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-112925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}