What is the best chain breakfast?

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• twentyfive

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  9 months ago

  We have a place here in south Florida called Third Watch that makes an awesome breakfast
• rickthelion

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  9 months ago

  It ain’t Denny’s. I asked the waitress for a wildebeest omelette and she asked me “what’s wildebeest?” WTF is up with that? Anyhoo…it was ultimately an okay breakfast because I had some Jack with my Denver omelette and I ended up drunk enough to pretend there was delicious wildebeest mixed in with those eggs. Also, the waitress sucked my BSLC. So it all worked out. ROAR!!!
• loper

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  9 months ago

  I don't eat breakfast out very often, but I've always liked IHOP, even when I'm not in the mood for pancakes.
• motorhead

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  9 months ago

  Might be Bob Evans. Not truly National - most locations are east of the Mississippi concentrated in the Great Lakes states and the Mid-Atlantic. Nothing fancy - eggs, potatoes, breakfast meats. - consistent quality and usually good service. Don’t get biscuits there - horrible. Most people’s complaint - high price for a basic breakfast. A local diner could be 40% less than what they charge for the same items.
• twentyfive

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  9 months ago

  A few months ago a group of us went over to IHOP for breakfast after a morning golf outing, while we were there we found out that the restaurant no longer serves real maple syrup with its pancakes, any restaurant calling itself International House of Pancakes that serves pancakes without real maple syrup is an imposter and I won’t ever eat thre again because of this.
• motorhead

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  9 months ago

  One thing I don’t like about IHOP - they add a splash of their pancake batter to their omelettes. Claims it makes it lighter and fluffier. I’d prefer just eggs and ingredients I want - especially when I’m eating low carb
• Dolfan

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  9 months ago

  @25 - you mean First Watch?
• twentyfive

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  9 months ago

  ^ Yep I’d sorry i confused the restaurant with the TV show lol
• funonthaside

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  9 months ago

  IHOPs are generally filthy, and the servers and host(esse)s are miserable. Not quite as bad as Waffle House, but close. Never been to Third Watch, but I've had many day it is good. Cracker Barrel is good, too.
• shadowcat

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  9 months ago

  I like the Waffle house. Open 24 hours, 365 days a year. Good food, fast and better prices than IHOP.
• uniquename

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  9 months ago

  I travel a lot. Panera is the healthiest, most consistent quality I’ve found.
• shailynn

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  9 months ago

  McDonald’s McMuffins are hard to beat. If you add in a hashbrown it’s like a body cleanse too.
• funonthaside

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  9 months ago

  Panera has good food, but portion sizes have shrunk to a ridiculous degree. I feel like I need to buy 2 sandwiches instead of one....and the shrinkage began long before Bidenomivs took hold.
• motorhead

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  9 months ago

  If we are including fast food sandwiches, Dunkin (Donuts) almost can’t be beat. Their sausage egg cheese on a croissant is terrific. And their hash brown rounds are seasoned perfectly.
• doctorevil

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  9 months ago

  Waffle House
• FishHawk

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  9 months ago

  A chain in NW Fl I like is Another Brokin Egg. They also serve cocktails.
• whodey

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  9 months ago

  Bob Evans is great if you are going to dine in. For just a grab and go breakfast while traveling it would be either Sonic or McDonald's. I really like that Sonic has their breakfast available all day because other than their drinks the breakfast menu is the only thing I like there.
• PAWG_Patrol

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  9 months ago

  The breakfast brisket taco at Bucees or The breakfast burrito at Chick Fil A
• Jdo11

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  9 months ago

  Bojangles chicken and waffles.
• Jascoi

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  9 months ago

  I like a buffet or cafe that makes a good Denver omelette. butt it's hard to find one at a decent price.
• Jascoi

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  9 months ago

  some casinos and Golden corral used to have omelets as part of their buffets at a very reasonable price.
• rockie

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  9 months ago

  I'll second Another Broken Egg and suggest that Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, and Florida all have a number of them. I (like FishHawk) encountered them first in NW Florida.
• Hank Moody

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  9 months ago

  Chick Fil A egg white grill sandwiches are really good. Starbucks sous vide egg bites also really good. We have a First Watch 5 mins from me in Maryland but I haven’t tried it.
• Call.Me.Ishmael

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  9 months ago

  I have about five small, non-chain breakfast / lunch places near me, so I almost never go to the chain breakfast places. Considering both convenience and food, Dunkin' Donuts hits the spot.
• FLAP3000

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  9 months ago

  I was gonna say Waffle House - but a few others have already mentioned it.
• gammanu95

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  9 months ago

  Keke's tops First Watch and IHOP (except for the First Watch breakfast cocktails)
• Pussylicker2

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  9 months ago

  Cracker barrel used to be my favorite. If you ask you can have them make you toast instead of their biscuits. But I quit cracker barrel since they became woke. I like Bob Evans. Their "whole hog" breakfast is real good. I like waffle house because you can watch your food being made. I also like huddle house. But, I usually find a mom and pop place for breakfast
• funonthaside

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  9 months ago

  ^ I didn't realize Cracker Barrel has gone woke, but I now see they gave. Businesses and entertainers ruin themselves by pandering and being excessively vocal regarding wokeness and politics. I was a huge fan of Jim Gaffigan until I heard him being vocal about his political views. Whatever happened to TUSCL poster jimgassigan btw?
• motorhead

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  9 months ago

  I like Cracker Barrel for lunch / dinner but not my favorite for breakfast. Almost everting you order - bacon, sausage, ham, even the eggs, take on a strong hickory smoke flavor
• chimera422

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  9 months ago

  First watch is good, but expensive Love Wendy’s breakfast sandwiches
• mike710

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  9 months ago

  The Original Pancake House is pretty good. I have one near me that I go to when friends are in town. They are probably in over 30 states but there are not a ton of them like Denny's or IHOP.
• RTP

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  9 months ago

  I am a fan of Biscuitville and Bojangles, both of which make great biscuit sandwiches and are regional to the Southeast.
• skibum609

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  9 months ago

  Waffle House forever.
• ATACdawg

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  9 months ago

  Eggs Up, a relatively small chain. Fantastic breakfasts, including pancakes, omelets and shrimp and grits. They even offer gluten free pancakes!
• motorhead

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  9 months ago

  The consensus seems to be that Mom ‘n Pop independent diners are the best choice when available There was a Greek diner where I used to live that actually gave you “too much food ” - and for me, that’s nearly impossible They served 4-egg omelettes and frittatas. It was one of those places that doubled the eggs so you had to be careful when ordering. Order one got your two. Two got you four. Their omelettes with gyro meat and feta were great.
• skibum609

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  9 months ago

  Carl's diner Oxford mass where a side order of bacon covers an entire dinner plate and a kielbasa omelet weighs over 2 pounds.
• twentyfive

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  9 months ago

  There’s so many good local places from bagel shops to little cafes all over the place around here, all locally owned and with great breakfast deals under $5. Including coffee it’s hard to pick any individual breakfast spot, if I had to chose JoJos on Lantana Rd because they’re family friends. A few years back we used to have special occasion breakfast gatherings at Carmines at the top floor of the Boca Resort but sadly they closed a victim of the pandemic. now the only local high end breakfast buffets are at some of the country clubs in the area.
• rattdog

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  9 months ago

  "One thing I don’t like about IHOP - they add a splash of their pancake batter to their omelettes. " thanks for that bit of info motorhead. i was talking to someone about that and pointed out that they don't taste like any of the omelettes i've ever had in my lifetime. and they're fucking huge!!!! once i'm finished eating one i barely have enough stomach room for a couple of pancakes.
• crosscheck

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  9 months ago

  I like Waffle House, but the nearest one is about 500 miles from where I live in Massachusetts, so a rare experience for me. I've always liked Cracker Barrel as well, but the nearest one of those is about 40 minutes from me as well and there are so many good privately owned breakfast places near where I live that I'm not going to drive 40 miles to Cracker Barrel. Of course, I recently found out I'm diabetic, so a lot of the stuff I would eat at breakfast are things I won't be having much of any more.
• Specialj

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  9 months ago

  Waffle house the only that guarantees a decent meal at a decent price, And a chance to witness a live fight for no additional cost
• stripperlover777

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  2 months ago

  Waffle House Is Great Coz You Can Get "Fried Eggs" Instead Of Just Scrambled Eggs. I Like Mi Eggs "Over Medium".