# What's your go-to eat out Breakfast/Brunch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [February 25, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055 "2024-02-25T07:28:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/61 "2024-02-27T07:12:04Z")
Shakshuka for me too. I’m not fussy about what bread I have with it, although Turkish flatbread is probably best. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/62 "2024-02-27T14:12:03Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > I sympathize, growing up, my father, a Northeastern Jew used to good deli, would periodically break down and microwave smoked whitefish for breakfast. I love smoked whitefish, but i always eat it cold. I would think it would taste funny after being heated, as well as stink up the house. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/63 "2024-02-27T17:55:05Z")
He didn’t want it HOT precisely, but he often had to (see my comment about southern NM circa 1985) have it shipped in special, and it was frozen solid. So he’d speed thaw it in the microwave. Generally he served it (and I often snagged a bite) not-quite lukewarm. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/64 "2024-02-27T18:29:50Z")
Got it. I bought (and buy) my smoked fish locally, and store it in the fridge. I eat it cold. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/65 "2024-02-27T18:47:31Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Any breakfast/brunch that features eggs and nothing but is no place I’d go. Are there places like that ? I’ve never seen one except maybe a coffee truck or deli that serves egg sandwiches and even those usually also have bagels and buttered rolls. But I’ve never seen a diner/coffee shop that didn’t have at least pancakes in addition to eggs. ---
**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/66 "2024-02-27T18:48:30Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Shakshuka for me too. I’m not fussy about what bread I have with it, although Turkish flatbread is probably best. Oh, yes. If shakshuka is on the menu, I will order it. Had it at the Ottolenghi restaurant in the East End of London with smoked labaneh and grilled sourdough. That did not suck. But almost any shakshuka will make me happy. Second choice is a tie between _huevos rancheros_ and a good bagel with almost any smoked fish, cream cheese, capers, and onion. What can I say? I’m an Ashkenazi Jew living in the Western US. These are the things I know. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/67 "2024-02-27T19:08:35Z")
For breakfast: pancakes. “Plan B” is things like sausage, bacon, bagels, and toast. I am a total Guy Fieri when it comes to eggs, and that includes omelets. I don’t really have a go-to brunch. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/68 "2024-02-28T00:10:03Z")
Shakshuka has never appealed to me – especially for breakfast. I might like it for lunch or dinner, but for me the thought of eating it for breakfast turns my stomach a little. > [@RickG](#): > > Second choice is a tie between _huevos rancheros_ and a good bagel with almost any smoked fish, cream cheese, capers, and onion. What can I say? I’m an Ashkenazi Jew living in the Western US. I’m not Jewish, but this is something I could eat any day of the week. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/69 "2024-03-01T17:48:58Z")
My favorite would be a buffet, though I have no idea if any places do that anymore. In Floriduh I used to go to a place called Shoney’s where it was all you can eat(if you’re the sort who likes to mock “people at Walmart”, you’d have had a field day at this place). Not that I eat that much at any given meal but I could get a little bit of everything I like and not have to waste stuff I don’t. And the biscuits . . .oy. I did eat all of those that I could. Nowadays I’m very happy to get hotcakes and sausage at McDonald’s. And a biscuit, of course. So those are two embarrassing things about me 😔 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/70 "2024-03-01T18:00:40Z")
What I’d prefer is biscuits and gravy with eggs and sausage patties. It’s hard to find a a single menu item even if all the bits are easily available a la carte. Sometimes I can get a “grand slam” esque breakfast plate that allows substituting biscuits and gravy for the pancakes. A few places have the dish listed as “country Benedict” even if that doesn’t quite make sense (to me Benedict=Hollandaise). ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/71 "2024-03-01T20:37:55Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > My favorite would be a buffet, though I have no idea if any places do that anymore. I think hotels still do. The Marriott in Cambridge had one, and the Hyatt we stayed at in Amsterdam did also. But they tend to be pricey so probably not a great choice. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/72 "2024-03-01T21:38:32Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > I think hotels still do. Many casinos do as well. The last one we ate at (in Niagara Falls NY) was pretty good, although probably not worth the 18 bucks that it cost. But not long ago we stayed at an Embassy Suites. (Not my choice, but it was for the guests of a wedding party, so we of course stayed there.) The breakfast buffet, included with the cost of the room, was good, and it also featured an omelet ‘station’, where you could get omelets, eggs your way, pancakes, waffles, and…bacon! Damn good breakfast! ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/73 "2024-03-01T22:08:45Z")
Does Judi’s Place serve a Wet Judy? Scroll down to Don’s Diner at the bottom. > **[8 great hole-in-the-wall Pittsburgh breakfast spots](https://nextpittsburgh.com/current-features/8-great-hole-wall-pittsburgh-breakfast-spots/)** > > Some of these diners have been around for 50 years or more. Read what keeps locals coming back again and again to these Pittsburgh breakfast spots. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/74 "2024-03-02T00:53:15Z")
Not as such, tho I suspect they’d make one on request. They do offer an Oostburger though: a 1/3 lb hamburger with a split bratwurst on top of it, served on a hard roll. I indulge in one of those about once a year. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/75 "2024-03-02T00:54:25Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > They do offer an Oostburger though: a 1/3 lb hamburger with a split bratwurst on top of it, served on a hard roll. I indulge in one of those about once a year. Well, heck. When I come up there, we will need to go to breakfast at Judi’s, and then stay for lunch. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/76 "2024-03-02T01:00:14Z")
Deal. They serve breakfast all day. Hopefully @pulykamell will be available. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/77 "2024-03-02T02:14:35Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I cannot eat eggs. Any particular reason why? Not that I’d try to convert you; more for me! I eat a lot of eggs. I usually fry up and consume 5 every night shortly before bed. (I’m weird, I know) > [@hogarth](#): > > dim sum was probably our most common style. My stepmom is Chinese, and although I haven’t spoken to her in many years I miss going to dim sum on Sundays. Because I _love_ going out for breakfast. These days, I have a local American breakfast place (who serves a real good grilled cheese) I show up to most weekends that knows my usual: 2 eggs over easy A grilled hamburger with grilled onions Home fries Whole wheat buttered toast A side of fresh fruit or sliced tomatoes Coffee and water ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/78 "2024-03-02T02:54:18Z")
Hey, I’m game! I’m sure a trip up to Sheboygan will be in our future sometime in the coming months. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/79 "2024-03-02T03:16:56Z")
I tried something new this morning that will going on the short list of regulars. Brunch Poutine at Degani’s. Bowl of seasoned potato wedges mixed with crisp bacon pieces, tomato and onion salsa, wilted spinach, drizzled with Hollandaise and toped with 2 soft poached eggs. Way too many carbs to make it a frequent meal but bloody tasty. Cut the eggs up so the yolks runs everywhere, chop the wedges up and mix all together, then eat. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055/80 "2024-03-03T01:19:36Z")
One year, when the World Cup was in Europe, and the games started at 5 or 6 am in the Midwest, our Irish pub opened early enough that everyone could order the Big Irish Breakfast before the game started. Some of the fans had stayed up all night to be sure not to miss it. We still reminisce about that… though I have an even more beloved Big Breakfast memory. stay tuned… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055.md?page=5)