Gracie's on West Main - Leola

gray-colored farmhouse building with the name "Gracie's" in a circle painted between the first and second floors

Whether exploring near or far, we are always looking for a great breakfast. One of the best we’ve found is at Gracie’s on West Main.

Gracie’s is located in the Keystone Court, a shopping and service center in Leola, Lancaster County. Gracie’s is the street-facing business, set in a former single-family home that anchors an otherwise industrial-looking business complex.

a brick wall meets a blue wall in a corner - the blue wall has a black chalkboard with inspirational sayings scribbled on it

The dining area is actually multiple semi-connected rooms with a host stand in the hallway. Each room is filled with blackboards where inspirational and amusing quotes are scrawled in red, yellow, blue and pink chalk.

large mug filled with chai topped with cinnamon and foam

Every visit to Gracie’s is an opportunity for indulgence. For me, that starts with a cup of chai. The steamed tea latte is lightly spiced and more than a little sweet. It’s a great pick-me-up to start the meal.

three strips of caramelized bacon on a white plate

One of the things that has kept us coming back to Gracie’s is the bacon menu – bacon prepared eight different ways. But I never make it past the caramelized bacon.

The caramelized bacon is hickory-smoked bacon that’s cooked in brown sugar to create a crispy, candy-like coating around the outside. It’s more sweet than savory, breakfast’s answer to dessert. But it is absolutely the best thing on the menu.

plate with a breakfast skillet of sliced potatoes, scrambled egg, pickled red onion and chorizo

On my last visit in November 2025, I decided I needed to balance out all the sweet with my favorite savory breakfast dish: the spicy chorizo hash. The dish features a base of seasoned homefries topped with peppers, pickled red onions, chipotle lime aioli, queso fresco, two eggs, and Mexican chorizo.

There is no denying the heat in this dish. Gracie’s notes that their chorizo is made with fresh ground pork, dried chilis and ancho paste, and the combination definitely burns on the way down. But it’s a flavorful burn and the perfect antithesis to the sweet chai and bacon. It’s also entirely too much food. I took half of my hash home to heat up for lunch the next day.

restaurant menu made to look like a newspaper with the name "Gracie's" at the top

While breakfast is my favorite meal of the day – and my favorite at Gracie’s – they also serve really good lunch and dinner items.

Their “Not Your Average Grilled Cheese” menu is perfect for lunch. Each sandwich is served on grilled sourdough and served with a cup of tomato bisque.

plate with a white bowl of tomoato soup next to a grilled cheese sandwich with bacon jam and cheese oozing out the side

On a previous visit, we tried the bacon jam grilled cheese. It’s topped with Gracie’s bacon jam with cheddar and American cheese. The menu describes the bacon jam as “sweet, savory, sticky, gooey, spicy and smokey,” and while it definitely hits a little on all of those, it’s the sweetness and saltiness that shines through.

grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomato, bacon and ranch dressing

Among the handhelds at dinner, the ranch grilled chicken sandwich is another good option. It is topped with bacon (of course), ranch dressing, lettuce and tomato. The marinated chicken breast is bigger than the bun and has a solid flavor on its own, but the house-made ranch puts it over the top.

metal tray with a pile of fries and a burger topped with bacon and cheese

Speaking of over-the-top, you can also indulge in the award-winning caramel burger. While we haven’t tried it at Gracie’s, we’ve had the caramel burger at their other restaurant – Louie’s Kitchen & Bar in Reading – as well as at the Taste of Hamburg-er Festival in Hamburg where the burger was named Grand Champion.

The caramel burger is a delicious indulgence that comes topped with caramelized bacon, onion jam, bacon jam and cheese. We’ve ordered it more than once at Louie’s, and it’s still one of the best burgers we’ve tried.

It’s just another reason to love Gracie’s.

Gracie’s on West Main
264 W. Main Street
Leola, PA 17540

When You Go

Gracie’s is open daily for breakfast and lunch. As of this writing, they are open for dinner Monday through Saturday. Check their website for current hours.
Most meals will cost between $10-$20 for food. Coffee and espresso drinks are $4-$8.
The owners also operate Louie’s Kitchen & Bar at the Flying Hills Golf Club near Reading, PA. Louie’s is a lunch and dinner spot that specializes in burgers and cheesesteaks.