The food is decent, but the service really brings this place down. The server with tattoos was noticeably rude from the start, no greeting, no eye contact, and an overall dismissive and unpleasant attitude. What seemed to be the "manager" wasn't any better. We ended up having to get up and ask for hot sauce ourselves, and later had to do the same just to get our check because she just never came back. The experience went downhill quickly and made the visit uncomfortable. After looking at other reviews, it seems like this isn't an isolated issue, many people mention rude service. With so many similar complaints, it's surprising that someone like this hasn't been let go. If you're nearby and you're desperate for some breakfast, give them a try but don't expect friendly service, a smile, or even basic attentiveness. read more

The Lomo Solatdo with its jut beef, avocado and fries. The turkey sandwich came with Gus's cheese and it's delicious. Our sever Cassidy is so kind and patient. She recommended the Mexican Coffee and it'd delicious. It reminds me of summer in Mexico with my grandma. The ambience is energetic and a great for a big group or two people. Just make sure to make a recommendation on line. read more

Early Bird - Lomo Saltado and the Turkey Sandwich - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

Im not sure what term they use to describe their cuisine but I would classify it as gourmet comfort home cooking. All of it is 100% delicious. If you want to try an amazing breakfast that will absolutely have you wondering what creative chef put this menu together and leave completely satisfied, this is the place! read more

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I always trip out when I go to a restaurant and the staff seem miserable. I've said this before and I'll say it again, if you don't like the situation you're in, change it. No sense in working a job you hate that brings out the worst in you. Ima heavy hitter with tips, I like to bless people up, but our server got nothing cause she gave nothing. Food was mid at best. It's hard for anything to taste good when the vibes off. read more

Delicious place to eat for breakfast/brunch. I had the Mexican coffee (free refills) and the Johnny Ringo Chilaquiles this time. I recommend it if you like a spicy breakfast since it has roasted carnitas, eggs, and habanero sauce. It made for an exciting breakfast meal for sure! The lomo saltado was delicious but definitely more of a lunch type of meal. The griddle cake was a nice fluffy pancake that was the size larger than my face. I wish they gave more strawberry & whipped cream topping though. Amble parking. read more

Came here on a friend's recommendation, and it was such a charming spot! The atmosphere is cozy and the home-style food is delicious. The highlight was definitely the coffee with the cinnamon stick--at first glance, it looks like there's a cigar in the cup! It was a fun and unique experience. While the coffee taste wasn't necessarily mind-blowing, the friendly service and overall vibe made it a great visit. read more

Early Bird - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

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Shout out Andy and Jesus! Awesome servers with a chill vibe! The food was super good and came out quick. Would for sure come again

Jesus was very attentive and helpful! 10/10 experience. Always love coming here to Early Bird

I have noticed the line outside of this place when going to the grocery store and I have been curious of trying it. We are not morning people so we don't eat breakfast often but happened to be up early and decided to give it a try on a week day. There is limited parking right in front, but there is enough parking with a little more of a walk. This location is very popular and family friendly. It is a casual ambiance and it feels welcoming. The staff was friendly when we walked in. Thankfully there was no wait and got seated right away towards the back close to the restrooms. We took a bit of time deciding what to get since everything looked good. I ended up opting for the chilaquiles and my bf for the Benedict sampler. My chilaquiles were good, one of my poached eggs was perfect and the other just a little overdone but not a big deal. O don't think the chips are made at the restaurant, they gave me the impression of being store bought which is fine. I would've liked to have been asked the temperature for the steak as I like it medium rare vs medium well. The presentation for the Benny sampler was on point. The pork belly Benedict looked the best so my bf saved it for last. Sadly it was not as good as it looked. The pork was on the tougher side. The traditional Benedict was ok, the ham was also tough as if it was cooked before and cooked again for serving. The best one was the ranch Benedict. If we were to redo the order, that would be the one! The pulled pork had good flavour and everything just went well together. Although they were extremely busy, it did take a while for the check. The waitress brought the POS that only showed the total, tax and tip %. It felt weird to me to pay with without visibility to the breakdown but felt pressured to just complete the transaction. I opted for the text receipt as I wanted to check the breakdown since it wasn't given upfront. When I did that, I noticed the egg surcharge on there that I did not see anywhere in the menu. On our small table, the sign with the surcharge was against the wall and not visible. Although they had it on the sign, it is required in California to be stated on the menus. We talked to the hostess and she dismissed it as "oh I don't know, that's just how it is". My bf was a bit upset because of the sketchiness of the whole paying experience and hidden fee not shown on the menu. The manager came over and he was more understanding. It is baffling that they were not aware of this change that had been in effect for about 2-3 weeks at that point. I would think that being in the restaurant business you would be on top of regulations that impact you. They did end up refunding the fee. Overall we felt like it was a bit overpriced for the whole experience and food quality. Within that price range there are other places that we feel that have better food. It is not bad, just not great for the price point. read more

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This place has been one of my top favorite brunch spots to come to. I've been coming here for a good 8 years now, I just now noticed I never put a review for it! Crazy that I haven't post before. I want to start off by saying the food always has good flavor. The carnitas chilaquiles are my favorite, this time I couldn't choose between that one or the chef Vic green chilaquiles so my server asked if I could get half and half and so I did thanks! It was amazing! I told my server we liked the brioche and the churro waffle but were undecided on which to get, she informed me they were able to do the brioche French toast churro style and omg! It did not disappoint! The fluffyness of the bread and the sweet churro sauce made the perfect combo. ( we ended up getting two!) As for the ambiance, the place is bright has background music that can be pretty enjoyable not too loud, just enough to hear but you're able to hear everyone else as well. The place keeps pretty clean and the art on the walls is nice. This place will keep being on my books, and definitely returning once again read more

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As a first timer and very excited to try this place i was so disappointed. The server was so rude i would ask questions and she would respond with 'no we dont' not trying to advise on substations. Also, our table was full of ants we asked to be moved and the server said "well we dont have any other table available" OMG I LITERALLY FEEL LIKE WALKING OUT! FIRST AND LAST TIME FORSURE! read more

Early Bird - Ant on table i killed the rest before taking pics - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

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Came here on a Sunday morning around 11am and it was packed. My group of two was 11 in the waitlist and we had to wait almost an hour outside. The waitlist can be joined on Yelp so I suggest joining before even parking at the restaurant. We were sat in the very back right next to the bathrooms which was very unfortunate. It took a while to take our orders and give us food. The food was really good, the churro waffle was delicious and the chilaquiles were very filling. Our server didn't come around much and we had to wait a long time to flag the server for our bill which we had to pay at the host stand. I don't think the hour wait was worth sitting in a hard chair next to the bathrooms with poor service even though the food was good. read more

Early Bird - Churro Waffle, Chef Vic's Chilaquiles Verdes - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

I was impressed by the food. It was delicious. The servers were delightful and attentive. I didn't feel rushed or anything. We were allowed to sit and chat. I went with a few of my girlfriends and normally when we go to places they rush us out. Because there is a time limit. But they served us took good care of us and didn't push us out. The place looked clean, didn't really look around much, but All in all it's a must try. read more

Early Bird - Egg Benny Sampler - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

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Had Early Bird for breakfast and it's a super cute spot with a bright, chill vibe. Ordered the traditional eggs Benedict, black coffee, and a side of waffle churros. Benedict was solid . eggs perfectly runny, good flavor definitely satisfying. Coffee did the job (no complaints), and the waffle churros were the fun surprise crispy, sweet, and easy to demolish. Service was friendly and the place feels clean and welcoming. Nice little breakfast stop if you're around Brea. We always come back! read more

This place was great. They have a lot of classic breakfast foods and some unique entrees. I got the duck confit. It was pretty good with the raisins balancing out the bitterness of the arugula. The croutons were a bit too oily though since they had soaked up all the fat from the duck. Their kids menu is great as well since they let the kids put together a plate of their choice. Our waitress Cassidy was excellent. Super attentive and made sure our coffees were always filled and we had everything we needed. The inside was a bit cold and pretty loud. You had to speak louder to hear each other over the music but it wasn't super inconvenient. read more

Early Bird - Smoked Salmon Waffle - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

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Service was great! Everyone was nice. food was very meh. sausage and chorizo omelette was dry. eggs were good. tomato was flavorful. our dishes tastes dry As if they sat in the window for 2 hours. I know thats not the case. place was clean. read more

Bad customer service over the phone! Julissa Casillas has no manners and lack of respect to the client. After placing my order, she asked me for a name, of course I gave her my name. I have no problem with that. Then I ask her for her name just for reference on my end and she didn't wanna give her name. After asking her twice and telling her why I wanted a name or order number, she mentioned "I have to go we don't do that here" Normally when you place an order over the phone, you get a reference number or a name so there's a reference and order goes to the right person. When I'd picked up my order I'd tried to explain her why I needed a name or reference number and she seemed careless about my opinion and she kept ignoring me. It's sad that nowadays there's a huge lack of customer service and attention to the client. She definitely needs to find another job that better suits her. BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ATTENTION FROM JULISSA CASILLAS!!! read more

Early Bird - Receipt - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

The food here is phenomenal! The eggs Benedict was the best I've ever had! The coffee is fresh and so good you can drink it black! The service has friendly and the place is a nice little inviting hole in the wall. Definitely a must if you're in the area! read more

Early Bird - Lomo Saltado - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

Good food, great service, and quick seating for a Sunday. First time here and ordered coffee and egg white omelette with fruit/toast. Their Mexican coffee is delicious and would highly recommend! Our server, Kissa, was attentive, personable, and quick. I would definitely recommend and will be back! read more

Early Bird - Egg white omelette, salad, fruit, and toast....would also recommend their delicious Mexican coffee. - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

Surprise $2.00 egg charge not shown on the menu or at our table. Owner knows it's sneaky. Kitchen is good. Tasty hash browns/potatoes. Value is questionable, prices are at LA levels without similar experience/ambiance. Service was weird. Host dude at the front waved us to the back and told us to seat ourselves. Our first server came to give us water and just didn't come back, while serving other tables the whole time. Had to wave down another server (runner?) to take our order. A third server helped us out with the check despite being busy with her own tables, she seemed more organized read more

Early Bird - $2.00 surprise egg surcharge - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

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Not our first time but the food is always delicious. Love the "Mexican coffee" (cafe de olla), love how they give it to you with a stick of cinnamon. Chilaquiles verdes are so delicious. The sauce is has a great flavor/taste. Everything was delicious. The service was great, fast and efficient. We came after 12 pm it was less busy than coming in the morning. Not crowded at that time. read more

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Best griddle pancake you will ever eat in your life. I'm dead serious when I tell you it's giant so one will feed two people. read more

Early Bird - Couldn't even finish it. It takes up the whole plate and is thick. - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

Random stop. The morning is almost over and wanted to eat light. With my son, and he found the Early Bird. We split the Grand Moff Tarkin Breakfast sandwich. I ordered an extra over easy egg and fruit to go with my split. The food was delivered pretty quickly. I ordered Apple juice with a side of side so I can enjoy the drink more and have true juice for later. That is all I have as I did not take any photos. You will have to trust in my words. Service was good and the music was easy to the ears. Side note, it's Friday and this is before lunch time so this place was not busy. The location is solid. You can't miss the big sign. read more

Coworker recommended this place to me. He told me it was some of the best eggs Benedict he's had. Checked this place out on fourth of July and was surprised that the wait wasn't bad. All of the tables were occupied and they found us a table towards the back. I ordered the Benny Sampler. My favorite was rancho benedict, followed by the pork belly benedict. The traditional eggs benedict fell short in comparison to the others. Definitely would go again. read more

Early Bird - Benny Sampler - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

This is called BLT??? Burned bacon and greasy bread! It's the nastiest sandwich ever had! Worse customer service and nasty food read more

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Came here for a girls day brunch. Saw on Yelp that they offer Yelp waitlist so I hopped on as soon as I got in the car in the drive over! Kind of got there a few minutes after my table was ready but the turnover was pretty quick so we didn't have to wait too long for a table. Honestly not a big selection of coffee to choose from. It's regular coffee, Mexican coffee (kind of like cafe de olla with a cinnamon stick but no sugar), and iced coffee. We got the brioche French toast and the Eastwood omelette. Both were good, but my friend thought the French toast was too hard at the edges. They put peanuts on top of the French toast - fyi for those allergic to peanuts. I like that they offer Infiniti hot sauce on the table along with Tabasco. Service was friendly and attentive. They are very dog friendly, I saw the hostess bring out a take out container and fill it with water for one of the dogs outside. So kind! read more

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Food was amazing! We got the Chef Vic's (steak) Chilaquiles and the meat was perfectly tender, juicy, and flavorful, the tortilla was diced and marinated in the sauces, and the whole dish came together beautifully. Would definitely come again! read more

Love the food, love the service. EB has become our favorite breakfast spot, especially when we are bringing friends/ visitors! The wait can be hit or miss on the weekend so be sure to check out the "waitlist" on yelp when you're about to head over. It's helped us when we had larger groups!! I always start off with their Mexican coffee (I had never tried it till here and for anyone who doesn't know it's a sweeter coffee with a cinnamon stick in it. Some of our go to breakfast: Brioche French Toast Eggs Benedict or Pork Belly Benedict And for our 5 y/o the Griddle Cake read more

Great place :great service :convenient parking in the same parking lot as Stater Brothers -went for breakfast. Got the eggs, sausage Love the homemade sausage and the service will be back.! read more

Great food! Great coffee! Mexican is my favorite. People are nice. Service is a little slow sometimes but really depends if it's busy.

Their eggs are perfectly runny so I would recommend trying their benedicts. The hashbrown has onions and cheese which was yummy as well. The breakfast burrito was good but nothing special. Their green sauce was delicious. Service was slow as it took us 20 min to place an order when there were only 4 other tables. read more

Early Bird - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

Mrs. and I had breakfast at this restaurant a while ago. Decent seating, abundant parking, adequately staffed for a weekday, variety of menu, etc. are few of the selling points for this popular restaurant. I had Chilaquiles for the first time. I loved the hot flavors they offered. Ribeye with the dish was A-OK. Mrs.'s omelette was OK as well. Nothing to brag about. Mrs. opined that the price point was a tad bit high for the portion offered. So, we might not return. read more

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This place is amazing! The food is delicious, the service is wonderful, they offered my baby a high chair as soon as we were seated as well as a kids menu to color with. They even have books for kids to read there! The place is clean and looks so trendy, and bathrooms are very clean and parent friendly. Would definitely recommend. read more

Been coming here for years now, but seems like the weekend crowd died down lately? Better for us, though! They also have Yelp Waitlist, which is a PLUS if you have kiddos. My go-to - Grand Moff Tarkin's Breakfast Sandwich. Flavorful and delicious. Got scrambled eggs instead of the over easy and was nice and fluffy! Eastwood Omelet - Great. Kids meal - Pancakes, bacon, scrambled eggs. He loved the pancakes! We'll be back! read more

Early Bird - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

Accessibility (Parking / Wait Time) 1/1 Star: easy parking in lot. No wait to get a table. _____ Service (Waiter / Cleanness / Ambiance) 1/1 Star: good attentive service. Clean tables. Barn like ambiance. _____ Taste (0=Not Edible / 1=Edible / 2=Good (average) / 3=Must Try!) 3/3 Stars: the Lono Salt Ado is a must try! The duck is crispy and a delicious ingredient on its own. The churro waffle was nothing special but decent. _____ Overall Experience 5/5 Stars _____ Last Words Get the Lono Salt Ado read more

We had a wonderful brunch here. The ambiance here feels so cozy and warm. I ordered and omelet with potatoes and bacon. Everything was super flavorful and delicious. They even had their logo on all the mugs which I thought was cute. Cool place! read more

Early Bird - One - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California

We came to this restaurant for brunch. We got the Benny Sampler and the Eastwood omelet. Both items were just ok, but the bigger issue with this restaurant is the service. It was hard to get a server to come by to refill our drinks and even bring us the check. It was busy so maybe they were short-staffed. That said, I wasn't impressed with the meal enough to return to dine at this restaurant. The egg white omelet was fluffy, but the side of potatoes were not crispy and mushy. The bacon on the eggs benedict was too chewy and thick. Even though they claim their house coffee is great, it was just ok. Not dark and rich, but more of a lighter watery taste. Overall, not impressed with the food and definitely not satisfied with the service. read more

DO NOT DINE AT THIS PLACE!!!! HIGHWAY ROBBERY They deserve a ZERO star. This place is HORRIBLE in everything. Customer service sucks! Food is crazy expensive. My husband I came back for the second time just to give them a fair review. First time was bad and second time was worse. We ordered ONE plate of biroche French toast, 2 eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, 1 orange juice and one coffee. Bill came out $52. RIDICULOUS!! I gave $2 tip and that's being very generous. I didn't want to tip them at all. Owner should fire their servers. Or he'll lose his business in a long run. We'll NEVER coming back to Early Cafe. read more

Finally had time for early morning breakfast only to be met with a super thin, burnt waffle, overcooked steak, and mediocre chilaquiles. Save your money and go elsewhere Felt bad sending anything back but of course will never be back . read more

I continue to love this restaurant. Today I had the biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs--delicious. The biscuits were tender, and the gravy was flavorful. I got them with the hash browns, and I think this is my favorite place for hash browns, btw. Nice and crispy, and they put some kinds of herbs, onion, and a little cheese in them. Love, love, love them--I get them any time I get a side here. The Mexican coffee is also delicious--give it a try! Much better with its free refills than the Starbucks next door! Enjoy! read more

Early Bird - Tender biscuits and delicious sausage gravy with herb, onion, and cheese hash browns. Delicious. - New American Near Me - Fullerton, California