Best breakfast crepes
If you don’t feel like cooking for yourself in the morning, it’s easy enough to get in the car and find somewhere to eat nearby. One great thing about eating out for breakfast is the ability to try new dishes. Even if best breakfast crepes you want is a plate of bacon and eggs, though, it’s an undeniable fact that practice makes perfect with even the simplest of dishes so there’s a reason why these things always taste better in a restaurant.
While the breakfast restaurant options are numerous, not all the chains are worth getting out of bed for. In fact, there are some chain breakfast restaurants that you might want to steer clear of, assuming you have any alternatives available in your area. If you go to Denny’s for breakfast, you may enter the restaurant with high hopes and leave completely underwhelmed. While Denny’s has the famous Grand Slam breakfast, everything about it is overrated. Skipping the overrated Grand Slam doesn’t solve all the problems with Denny’s breakfast menu as the rest of it is equally blah. From its Belgian waffles to its toast and hash browns, it’s amazing how this restaurant has been able to remove the joy from even the most basic of breakfast items.
In theory, a trip to Tim Hortons for breakfast makes a lot of sense. Tim Hortons is known for its coffee and it has a variety of breakfast sandwiches on its menu. Plus, our friendly neighbors to the north do tend to go on and on about their beloved Timmies. Some blame Tim Hortons’ downfall on the fact the chain was taken over by Burger King, but whatever the reason may be, even Canadians are feeling disappointed with their former favorite. Even if you loved Tim Hortons in the past, going there today may be something you’ll regret. The glory years of this chain are in the rearview mirror and they aren’t coming back anytime soon. The Original Pancake House, which is a chain with locations in more than 25 states, sounds like the place to go for some yummy pancakes, but sadly, expectations do not match up with reality.
While OPH’s portions are impressively large and its prices are reasonable, the taste and texture of its pancakes leave a lot to be desired. While it may sound counterintuitive, you should probably skip the signature item at The Original Pancake House and go with crepes instead. Crepes are lighter and thus less floury, so something like the Cherry Kijafa Crepes will make for a reasonably tasty breakfast. Bakers Square is a chain best known for its pie. Pie is great, pie for breakfast is a-ok with us, and Bakers Square does make a mean pie. Marie Callender’s is another chain that’s known for its pies.
Marie’s pies are prominently featured in just about every supermarket freezer case. If you still feel you must visit Marie Callender’s to try its pie in its native habitat, you’ll need to be out west since the only remaining locations are in California, Utah, and Nevada. Coco’s, though not nearly as well known as Marie Callender’s due to not having a similar frozen food business, is yet another so-so family restaurant chain redeemed by the fact that it, too, has a bakery capable of producing decent pies. Its pie selection isn’t nearly as extensive as Marie Callender’s or Bakers Square’s, but it gets bonus points for jumping on the popular “pie shake” trend.
Coco’s also does a pretty darn decent cinnamon roll which you can also get in the form of french toast. Many breakfast chains have their specialties — one does pancakes, another waffles, while others are all about eggs. One such restaurant is Tudor’s Biscuit World, a regional chain primarily located in West Virginia and Ohio but with outliers in Western Pennsylvania and Kentucky. As for Tudor’s biscuits, they are huge and fluffy and available with a wide variety of toppings.
Tootie, but we’re also partial to the melted cheese and pepperoni Peppi as it somewhat resembles the Mountain State’s famous pepperoni rolls. Biscuitville is another regional chain, its region primarily consisting of North Carolina and Virginia. Like Tudor’s, it specializes in — wait for it — biscuits. Yes, the name does not lie. While the biscuits are slightly different from Tudor’s, we’d be hard-pressed to pick between the two of them.
