Somebody Help This Poor Girl: Best Breakfast in Dallas

Posted on June 22nd, 2010 1:34pm by Nancy Nichols
Filed under Breakfast, Brunch, Diets are stupid, Foodie People, Restaurant News

I know we’ve touched on where to eat pancakes in Dallas, but this girl wants more.

Nancy, I searched SideDish to find the best places to eat breakfast in Dallas and came up with a bunch of pancake places but I have relatives coming to town and they love breakfast. They eat a big one and then have a small meal again around 5:00 in the afternoon. They will be here for TWO WEEKS so I’d like to take them out as much as possible. Price point is no option.

She’s loaded! Where shall we send them?

68 comments

  1. AllGood Cafe. Get the “Hat Trick”.

    @ 1:42 pm on June 22, 2010

  2. Mama’s Daughters’ Diner
    Ham & Eggs (Lewisville)
    Coppell Deli (Coppell)

    @ 1:44 pm on June 22, 2010

  3. Ditto me – AllGood Cafe!

    @ 1:47 pm on June 22, 2010

  4. Gold Rush Cafe in Lakewood, get the John Wayne. The Meridian Room in Fair Park has the BEST brunch on SUndays.

    @ 1:47 pm on June 22, 2010

  5. Fearing’s brunch. You gotta love a place where a three-course brunch’s first course is “all you can eat pancakes.”

    @ 1:49 pm on June 22, 2010

  6. Another Broken Egg
    1125 N. Buckner Blvd / Dallas 75218

    @ 1:50 pm on June 22, 2010

  7. The Grape on Lower Greenville, awesome brunch menu and bloody marys.

    @ 1:52 pm on June 22, 2010

  8. LaDuni, duh….

    @ 1:56 pm on June 22, 2010

  9. Taco Joint
    Bread Winner’s
    Flying Fish (Preston Center)
    Mimi’s Cafe
    Dream Cafe

    @ 1:58 pm on June 22, 2010

  10. My 3 favorites depending on the situation.

    Pete’s Cafe @ Belt Line & Marsh (near Addison) Great hole in the wall that serves breakfast and lunch.

    Aparacios on 18th St near old downtown Plano for there breakfast tacos.

    Blue Mesa for there Sat/Sun bruch

    Have fun.

    @ 2:02 pm on June 22, 2010

  11. Cindy’s, La Duni, Taco Diner, Dream Cafe, Cafe Brazil

    @ 2:03 pm on June 22, 2010

  12. Maybe we’re biased… but we’re throwing our name in the hat! And we have won lots of awards for “Best Breakfast”, so at least we can back it up! http://www.facebook.com/CafeBrazil?v=app_6009294086&ref=ts Hope to see you at one of our ten locations!

    @ 2:06 pm on June 22, 2010

  13. Nick & Sam’s Grill – gotta love their captain crunch french toast!

    @ 2:07 pm on June 22, 2010

  14. Bread Winners for French Ham Benedict or Bananas Foster Waffles.

    Cafe Brazil for Brazilian Breakfast or the French Toast with Fruit

    Both places are unique to Dallas and have won numerous awards for their breakfast/brunch.

    @ 2:09 pm on June 22, 2010

  15. Lucky’s on Oak Lawn
    Deli News in far North Dallas

    @ 2:12 pm on June 22, 2010

  16. hattie’s
    dream cafe
    kathleen’s sky diner

    @ 2:13 pm on June 22, 2010

  17. John’s cafe on Greenville and Ross. Homemade, cheap, real breakfast, good!

    @ 2:15 pm on June 22, 2010

  18. I can’t believe this discussion has gone on for 45 minutes without mentioning The Mecca or Norma’s Cafe.

    @ 2:20 pm on June 22, 2010

  19. Or The Mansion. Gorgeous brunch.

    @ 2:37 pm on June 22, 2010

  20. Kozy Kitchen on McKinney, just south of Knox
    Taco Diner

    @ 2:38 pm on June 22, 2010

  21. Also Kuby’s

    @ 2:38 pm on June 22, 2010

  22. what about Buzz Brews people!!

    @ 2:39 pm on June 22, 2010

  23. I had breakfast last week at The Mecca Saturday–hadn’t been there in years. The food is great and you can’t beat the people-watching.

    @ 2:42 pm on June 22, 2010

  24. Chicken and Waffles at The Mercury

    @ 2:43 pm on June 22, 2010

  25. Torchy’s Tacos at Preston/Forest opened today. If the tacos I had at lunch are any indication, their breakfast tacos should be amazing. I’m no food critic, but I will return.

    @ 2:46 pm on June 22, 2010

  26. Villa O
    Cibus. Love Cibus.

    @ 2:48 pm on June 22, 2010

  27. 2nd Kubys

    @ 2:55 pm on June 22, 2010

  28. Hattie’s has the best value
    Blue Mesa is the most hectic
    Cafe Brazil has the biggest, best selection
    Breakfast tacos at any number of locations

    @ 3:06 pm on June 22, 2010

  29. I love the rich eggs benedict with crab meat at Toulouse. The bistro atmosphere is fun for guests in from out of town.

    @ 3:14 pm on June 22, 2010

  30. Another vote for Pete’s. Plus…

    Bic’s – SW corner of Midway & Keller Springs.

    Sunday brunch @ Chuy’s

    @ 3:16 pm on June 22, 2010

  31. Lots of the above, but also Garden Cafe on Junius in Dallas. I also love the Brisket Cornbread Hash at Smoke.

    @ 3:30 pm on June 22, 2010

  32. The House Cafe in Richardson. Off the beaten path, obviously, even for Richardson as it’s situated in the middle of an ugly warehouse district. It’s a dive bar of a breakfast joint, but not a greasy spoon. Eggs Benedict are delicious and I haven’t had better Migas in Dallas.

    @ 3:48 pm on June 22, 2010

  33. Try the brunch at LaGrange in Deep Ellum. They just started serving last week but Mmmm.

    @ 3:57 pm on June 22, 2010

  34. Not yet mentioned:
    Original Market Diner

    @ 3:59 pm on June 22, 2010

  35. I like the Mansions brunch. The tortilla soup is greatness and the steak and eggs are terrific. Hope this helps.

    @ 4:23 pm on June 22, 2010

  36. diners:
    Normas
    Mecca
    Original Market Diner
    Metro Diner(Gaston Location)
    Gold Rush
    John’s Cafe
    Melio’s Bros Char Bar

    Bars/Brunch:
    Vickery Park (best bar food in town. Period.)
    Libertine
    Meridian
    Old Monk

    Other favorites:
    La Duni
    All Good Cafe
    Hatties

    @ 4:49 pm on June 22, 2010

  37. LOTS of great ones mentioned here but I think my favorite is Sky Diner at Lovers and the Tollway.

    @ 4:59 pm on June 22, 2010

  38. Ziziki’s is a good bet. Bottomless mimosas and all you can eat brunch on Sundays. I don’t much care for traditional breakfast fare and appreciate the more lunch-like Greek food that they have.

    @ 5:43 pm on June 22, 2010

  39. Bubba’s for the classics. Biscuit sandwiches, biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage, bacon, grits, pancakes, and for dessert…cinnamon rolls.

    @ 6:50 pm on June 22, 2010

  40. Oh, and if you’re by the lake…beer biscuits at Barbecs.

    @ 7:44 pm on June 22, 2010

  41. La Duni and Kuby’s …can’t go wrong with those two.

    @ 10:57 pm on June 22, 2010

  42. Love Chubby’s and Angela’s!

    @ 11:11 pm on June 22, 2010

  43. Taco Joint

    @ 6:47 am on June 23, 2010

  44. Zaguan Bakery & Cafe on Oak Lawn

    @ 9:37 am on June 23, 2010

  45. Riverside Grill on Industrial

    @ 10:06 am on June 23, 2010

  46. One more! Rusty Taco at Greenville and University. $2 tacos!

    @ 10:50 am on June 23, 2010

  47. I love breakfast! here are some of my favorites in Dallas-

    Barbec’s (the very best biscuits you’ll ever have!)
    Dream Cafe (the very best pancakes you’ll ever have!)
    Cindi’s (for a NY Deli style breakF)
    Mama’s Daughters (Mama’s, need I say more?)
    Bubba’s (when you want good but not good for you)
    Kuby’s (traditional breakF with a German touch)

    @ 10:51 am on June 23, 2010

  48. Gonzalez on Jefferson for real huevos rancheros. Would love to know their secret for perfect over easy eggs. They almost look poached they’re so pretty!

    @ 11:02 am on June 23, 2010

  49. Sorry Laurie, gotta give a big thumbs down for Rusty Taco. I tried their breakfast tacos yesterday and they were terrible. If you thought they were good, please visit Fuel City or probably any other hole-in-the-wall taco joint in East Dallas.

    GOOD breakfast places:
    La Duni is outstanding
    Lucky’s
    Angela’s
    Cafe Brazil

    Great post. I’m always looking for new breakfast places!

    @ 11:49 am on June 23, 2010

  50. The best breakfast? My place on Sunday morning after an evening of white zinfandel and sweet love making. You cook.

    @ 12:02 pm on June 23, 2010

  51. No one has mentioned Penne Pomodoro? What? Great food and $1 Mimosas, Bellinis, and Bloody Mary’s.

    @ 12:12 pm on June 23, 2010

  52. Buzz Brews for sure!

    @ 12:27 pm on June 23, 2010

  53. Penne Pomodoro has $1 mimosas for brunch? Ok they win just off that.

    @ 12:47 pm on June 23, 2010

  54. Four Seasons in Austin has the best pancakes I’ve ever had in my entire life, and I am an AVID pancake eater! Worth a try at the Las Colinas one!

    @ 1:30 pm on June 23, 2010

  55. A number of good ones have been mentioned, but I haven’t yet seen a mention of Benedict’s on Belt Line in Addison – breakfast is ALL they do, and they do it well.

    @ 1:32 pm on June 23, 2010

  56. Can’t believe nobody hasn’t mentioned Oasis on Greenville.

    Agree with Barbec’s, Cindy’s, Norma’s, Mama’s Daughter. Hoever, if you are in McKinney, you cannot miss Bill Smith’s, who has a bumper sticker that says something like, ‘I live with fear and danger everyday, but sometimes I take her to Bill Smith’s in McKinney’.

    I disagree with Cafe Brazil. All locations. Terrible food.

    @ 2:09 pm on June 23, 2010

  57. John’s Cafe on Lower Greenville. Or, if you want to get rid of them before the 2 weeks are up, go to Melios Char Bar. They will get the message that it is time to leave before you really poison them.

    @ 2:48 pm on June 23, 2010

  58. Jane- I think you mean Ozona on Greenville, if not, you should. Best Chicken Fried Steak-which they do serve at brunch- and a FABULOUS patio.
    Also can’t lose with Breadwinners or La Duni.
    My newest favorite is Captiol Pub- from the amazing Irish Oatmeal to the Banana Nut French Toast- everything is delicious!

    @ 2:57 pm on June 23, 2010

  59. My place for breakfast tostadas with black bean puree, poached eggs, queso fresca and a homemade verde sauce. That or la Duni. Or brunch at Screen Door (best bloody mary ever).

    @ 2:58 pm on June 23, 2010

  60. House Cafe (in Richardson) or Angela’s at Inwood & Lovers…gotta say Angela’s is probably my #1!

    @ 3:03 pm on June 23, 2010

  61. If they are on the run-how about Good 2 Go Tacos at the Green Spot.

    @ 5:06 pm on June 23, 2010

  62. You can all stop right here. There can’t possibly be a better breakfast option than Herb Tarleck’s delicious little scenario.

    @ 5:20 pm on June 23, 2010

  63. Dream Cafe … best food, best atmosphere.

    @ 7:49 pm on June 23, 2010

  64. Best pancakes and breakfast for that matter Kozy on McKinney 4343 McKinney even gluten free for those that need that!

    @ 8:13 pm on June 23, 2010

  65. Cafe Brazil on Greenville Ave.
    Wonderful selection, great food, fun people watching.

    @ 10:27 pm on June 23, 2010

  66. barbec’s, mecca, etc, etc. if Dallas had ever had a great breakfast spot it would have met the same fate as the late, great long lamented Las Manitas in Austin. bulldozed for a new marriot.

    mexican breakfast anyone?

    @ 1:04 am on June 24, 2010

  67. Lucky’s On Oaklawn
    Nick & Sam’s Grill

    @ 9:19 am on June 24, 2010

  68. Original Pancake House! Everything is great…Dutch Baby, pancakes (nice and moist), bacon (yuuuuummmm), omelets
    (fluffy and filled with goodies)…they serve real whipped butter and heavy cream for coffee and oatmeal..
    The coffee is just the best (dark and rich)…keep on refilling.
    This is really the only place I enjoy breakfast…no glop food here…

    @ 5:46 pm on June 27, 2010