# Why no breakfast pizza? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339 "2015-10-11T19:38:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [October 15, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/41 "2015-10-15T16:42:42Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Tomato sauce and eggs (and cheese) are quite delicious, if you’re into that sort of thing. One of my favorite breakfasts/brunches is [shakshuka](http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014721-shakshuka-with-feta). And I missed a more well known one here: Huevos rancheros. Eggs with a tomato and chile sauce, served atop a corn tortilla. Cheese isn’t usually included, though, but some variations do. ---
**Author:** ![northporlarbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7bcc69/32.png) [@northporlarbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/northporlarbear)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/42 "2015-10-15T16:55:12Z")
If nothing goes on any time soon, I might move to U.K., join their navy, get a chef training. I love food. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/43 "2015-10-15T17:13:19Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’ve never had breakfast pizza, but there is a local place that does a regular pizza with eggs and extra crispily fried pepperoni as one of their regular offerings (they’re not open for breakfast), and it’s quite good. (You can [see it here.](https://youtu.be/84Mchxfd6LE?t=162)). That looks really good. I would love to try a pizza like that especially with slightly runny yokes. > [@pulykamell](#): > > And I missed a more well known one here: Huevos rancheros. Eggs with a tomato and chile sauce, served atop a corn tortilla. Cheese isn’t usually included, though, but some variations do. At my local Mexican place you can add cheese, sour cream and quac to anything and I’ve had their Huevos Rancheros with all those and in combinations of those and cheese is really good on it. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/44 "2015-10-15T18:05:58Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > That looks really good. I would love to try a pizza like that especially with slightly runny yokes. That’s the one thing I don’t like about it. The eggs are cracked at the beginning and cooked along with the pizza, so you get fully cooked yolks. That’s my favorite pizzeria in the city, though, for Chicago thin crust. My go-tos are the special (Italian sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, onions–this is pretty much the “special” at many places in Chicago and beyond) and the beef & giardiniera pizza. I almost always the pizza half and half with these two sets of toppings. ---
**Author:** ![northporlarbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7bcc69/32.png) [@northporlarbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/northporlarbear)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/45 "2015-10-15T18:22:47Z")
We should make a separate thread for pizza toppings. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/46 "2015-10-16T01:41:53Z")
> [@northporlarbear](#): > > Probably because pizza is high on calories with all those bread & cheese. Maybe a little too much right after you wake up. Also, inconvenient to bring it around to eat especially while commuting. Clearly, someone has never experienced a big English or Irish breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/47 "2015-10-16T15:43:27Z")
The cafeteria at work had a breakfast pizza today with scrambled eggs, bacon and cheese. I went through the line about twenty minutes after they opened, and the pizza had no takers at that point. I left it alone too. It did not appear to be too appetizing. ---
**Author:** ![northporlarbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7bcc69/32.png) [@northporlarbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/northporlarbear)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/48 "2015-10-16T17:37:19Z")
Big English breakfast? Different from the typical American sausages (or ham), eggs, bread & maybe potato? Besides, whether someone else eats big or not is not whether you yourself should or would want to eat big or not. Some people avoid high calorie intake in the morning. As for me, I don’t mind pizza in the morning. It is just that there usually isn’t pizza left over because I ate them all in the evening. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/49 "2015-10-18T00:16:25Z")
> [@northporlarbear](#): > > Big English breakfast? Different from the typical American sausages (or ham), eggs, bread & maybe potato? [Somewhat different](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_breakfast#England), especially in the size. Quite big. A number of English and Irish pubs in Thailand offer it on Sunday. For example, The Dubliner has what it calls the full board for maybe US$20, and it is big. They also offer a half-board. The only part I don’t like is beans. I dislike beans anytime, but for breakfast? Yuck! Fortunately it doesn’t always come with beans, but they do seem to be a British staple. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/50 "2015-10-19T13:43:38Z")
Local pizza shop has a pizza, although not specifically marketed as a breakfast pizza, has sliced potatoes, bacon, scrambled egg, sour cream, and Chalula hot sauce. It is sublime. ---
**Author:** ![jrbor76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9e8a1a/32.png) [@jrbor76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrbor76)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/51 "2015-10-20T16:36:19Z")
Up here in Wisconsin, the c-store chain Kwik Trip (note the spelling) has a breakfast pizza that I’ll eat sometimes when I’m getting off work. It. Is. _Insanely_. Good. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/52 "2015-10-20T19:44:34Z")
Just get some breakfast Hot Pockets. They are actually pretty good. And cheap to boot. And some grocery stores will deliver. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/53 "2015-10-25T14:14:23Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Seems kinda dumb, though. A “breakfast pizza” is just last night’s pizza straight from the fridge. No need for a distinction. Exactly. But I had to do a double take for a moment with your calling your own idea kinda dumb, Johnny. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/54 "2015-10-25T14:27:21Z")
You might introduce this idea to McDonalds. They just went to all-day breakfast and I hear they’re struggling financially. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/55 "2015-10-25T14:28:25Z")
> [@pythonzzz](#): > > A local restaurant does an “American breakfast” in the morning - there’s a breakfast pizza that they serve. > > [http://www.pdxchinadelight.net/](http://www.pdxchinadelight.net/) I took a look. Their breakfast pizza is made with biscuits and other traditional breakfast foods. They also serve hamburgers and cheeseburgers for American breakfast, no description, so just regular burgers. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/56 "2015-10-25T14:35:06Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > They also serve hamburgers and cheeseburgers for American breakfast I’d rather have a cheeseburger for breakfast than a ‘breakfast sandwich’ like an Egg McMuffin. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339/57 "2015-11-02T14:40:48Z")
> [@obfusciatrist](#): > > Local bagel shop has a bagel pizza (bagel with sauce, cheese, pepperoni run through the toaster) that people seem to eat for breakfast (since they’re closed by lunch). Pizza bagels are great. I’d like to see a NYC deli-style bagel shop open morning to night, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner bagels. I believe they would give breakfast cafes and local pizza shops a run for their money. While I like bagels, I’d like someone else to put them together for me. Negotiating butter and cream cheese around the bagel holes is a pain in the neck. And, the butter always manages to drip through the hole onto my shirt. They need to make high quality, Brooklyn-style water bagels (with infused imported Brooklyn water minerals) on premises and the bagels need to be giant (but somewhat flattened)—16” in diameter. Order by the slice or half; eat-in, take-out, or delivery. Giant pizza-sliced bagels eliminate the problems with the holes because there is no hole in the slices. It also eliminates the dangly, drippy tip of typical pizzas—the bagel slice would be curvo-linear and slopping upward with nice crust (you get to start and finish the slice with crust). Lunch and dinner bagel menu: typical pizza sauce, cheese and assortment of toppings. Breakfast bagel menu: cream cheese with savory toppings (lox strips, smoked whitefish salad, or my [smoked herring](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=773973) salad), or sweet toppings (fruit, peanut butter& jelly). Scrambled egg & crumbled bacon and huevos ranchero bagels also need to be offered. Open a shop like that and I’ll be a lifelong customer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339.md?page=2)