Le French Rooster - Burbank

Went in for late lunch on a Friday afternoon as I was staying in a nearby hotel on a leisure trip. I was interested in trying their sandwiches and crêpes since I’m French!They have a small standing only counter and you can eat in if it’s just you and a friend. I got serviced by Leo, a fluent French speaking student, and our conversation “en français” sure made the place feel more typical for the customers who came in. Some even tried their French too!I was not disappointed, the Parisien sandwich is made with a fresh French crusty artisan baguette, excellent ham do you know how hard it is to find decent country ham without added sugar or other “enhancers”? and just the right amount of Gruyère cheese. To top it all, it came with small French cornichons (the Brits call it gherkins) and butter… yes, butter! Not mayonnaise or mustard, actual butter!Very good high quality fresh ingredients well worth the $11 for the 1/2 sandwich (1/2 baguette). It’s plenty enough for one person especially if you go for a sweet crêpe after that which I did. I got a simple strawberry crêpe sprinkled with sugar and it was delicious. Everything fresh!For take out, I got 5 chouquettes for $2.60, a very reasonable price, and a “fondant au chocolat” cake for dessert tonight. I have no doubt it will be the real thing!They’re selling some additional French goods, I bought a tiny and cute jar of Bonne Maman jelly and a nougat de Montélimar. They have French cookies (BN among others) and French sauces.Too bad they’re not open on weekends and for dinner, as a “crêperie” they would make a killing! It’s a small venue indeed and a family owned one.Next time my family goes to Universal Studios, I know where I’ll go for lunch… I’ll try to get in early as they run out of pastries quick. They’re open weekdays and close at 4pm.

Delicious food and excellent staff! Atmosphere doesn't really apply as it is take out or delivery only.

I really do love this place. The food is very good, albeit a little pricey. It’s just so hard to come in as you guys are now only open once a week at a time that no one is in the area and is at work. 11-4pm is a super inconvenient time to make time to come over here. And what’s worst about that is that I live only a few blocks from this place!!! I really hope the hours get fixed soon cause I love your savory crepes and can’t find anything like it nearby in the valley. :

$6 for chocolate mousse or panna cotta and the cup is not even full ! Won’t recommend !

The food is very good, their pastries are amazing, their sandwiches are very good and tastes like they use quality ingredients. The bad is their hours, long wait, and they're expensive. They don't make it easy for their customers so you begin to question whether it's worth it.