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    Egghead Sando Cafe

    3.5 (352 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Americano
    Ann T.

    Ordered this for breakfast right before Fanime and it was a lukewarm and a bit pricy experience. We sometimes order Egg Slut right during AX for breakfast depending on where we're staying for the con, and I thought, "Why not?" for Fanime. Yeah...Doesn't compare to it's SoCal competitor. For our breakfasts we got the: 1) Eggy: -There's something similar to this at Egg Slut too. You dip the bread into the whipped rich egg whites and there's bacon and other toppings at the surface. Bread was dry and harder and you would have to use so much of the egg to make it palatable, let alone edible. This was unique and I was looking forward to it, so this was kind of a let down. 2) Waffle Fries: -Not that many waffles fries for what was paid, but not bad. Nice and seasoned. Slight crisp, fluffy on the inside. 3) Hawaiian Morning: -It's just an egg sandwich with a piece of span on the inside. There's arugula. It's not that special and was just okay. Not bad, just okay. 4) Mint Passion: -Sweeter than expected even with the adjustments. I think we had to toss this out after the con weekend since we had other drinks that were tastier from elsewhere and the mint was wilting in the drink in the fridge. 5) Americano: -Slight sour aftertaste. Boyfriend said it was just whatever and had to let a lot of the ice melt since it was a bit sweet too despite it being ordered at zero sweetness. 6) Black Sesame Latte: -Sweet but also watered down? I've had stronger tasting black sesame drinks, so this also was another disappointment. 7) Pink Supreme: -Guava, citrus, orange, and some mint. This was the best of the drink bunch and was refreshing. Good balance of sweet and tart. Unless I get invited by someone else I think I'm good.

    Interior
    Emily B.

    I stopped by around 12:30 pm on a weekday and it was not too busy! The atmosphere is pretty calm and they play a lot of gen-z music which I enjoyed. The staff brought out my drink and food which was super kind of them :) But I noticed that they were out of the egghead salad and one of their other sandwiches :( also, I noticed that they ran out of arugula as well which was a bummer because I'm one to load up on veggies inside my sandwich. If you want to try out their popular picks, I suggest coming earlier, maybe during brunch! For my drink I ended up ordering the hojicha latte, which was perfect at 70% sweetness (not too sweet but didn't taste like straight milk since you could taste the hojicha). I suggest if you like sweet drinks you get 100% though, their drinks are not as sweet as other milk tea places. For the food I got The Scramble, which had scrambled eggs, cheese (I chose pepper jack instead of cheddar), caramelized onions, chives, and I also added avocados for an additional fee. I think that's the best scrambled eggs I've had in the world! It was super light, fluffy, and creamy. It paired wonderfully with the soft, buttery brioche bun! Needless to say, I will be coming back with my friends for lunch! Highly recommend trying this place out

    Outdoor seating
    Hannah W.

    One of favorite breakfast spots in downtown San Jose! The star of the menu is the Eggy, soft poached egg with bacon and folded in with a few scoops of mashed potatoes all served in a mason jar. The kids love to dip toasted slices of French bread in to sop up all the yummy goodness! There is no street parking since the light rail runs right in front of the downtown SJ location. There is an entire parking lot on San Fernando street which is only a few steps away from the front door! Update:there are marked spots for egghead in the parking lot across the street, those are spots reserved for egghead employees.

    The Chic
    Amanda Kaye S.

    The food served at EggHead is very yummy and flavorful. I've had their "The Chic" and the "Breakfast Burger," and the size of the meat cuts were always generous. However, it can take a bit for the food to come out, and if you don't live in the area, you'll have to drive a bit to find a public lot or parking garage.

    The Chic
    Aveena D.

    For the price I think The Chic sandwich is worth it if you really like chicken. The chicken is flavored similar to popcorn chicken which I like. At some point it was overpowering. The guava matcha is pretty decent. It is a cute little shop and it has a self serve kiosk.

    Lam L.

    Great food and amazing service at this location. Never order from their website. When we order from the site and chose the current location (downtown sj) for pick up, the website change our pickup order to another place in capital at the confirmation screen. Their website ordering is a mess. Thankfully the employee at this location help us out and gave us the food after we show him our order.

    Menu May 2025
    Kathy T.

    Came here early for some breakfast and the service was really fast. I got the matcha latte and the scramble sandwich. I like that they have milk alternatives, costs $1 though. The matcha latte was okay. In comparison to other matcha places around the bay nowadays though, it doesn't really hold up in terms of flavor. I personally couldn't really distinguish a prevalent matcha flavor. The sandwich was good. Eggs were super fluffy and not dry, paired well with the soft and fluffy bread and spicy mayo. A bit pricey though. Overall a nice place to try out for breakfast. Not sure I would go out of my way to get it but if I'm in a pinch and nearby, perhaps I would consider going again.

    A large and regular oj....
    Andrew C.

    Why would I pay for the large and it's the same amount of liquid, I also watch her pour it over ice when it's a no ice. Not only is it not fresh squeezed but it's diluted, and she told me it's to make it cold. I saw you take the bottle out of the fridge... this is the wildest scam in my life.

    Pineapple Cucumber Green Tea
    Britty B.

    Cute spot. Got the pineapple cucumber green tea and it was super good! Really refreshing and just the right amount of sweet.

    BEC Sandwich
    Yeebing T.

    Came here twice before and had a decent experience, so I thought I'd give it a third time. Decided to get the Strawberry Matcha Latte again but with 70% sweetness instead of my usual full sweetness, alongside a BEC sandwich. There was a bit of a wait as one of the two workers had just left, but the remaining server was relatively attentive and delivered our food to our table which was something I didn't recall happening the last two times. The ambiance was relatively quiet as we came at a weird time so there was only one other customer there. I also think that I came in at a bad time because the table was a bit sticky. It was near the end, so I imagine that they were likely going to wipe the tables down once we were done. As for the food and drink, it was alright. The matcha isn't very strong, but the strawberry has a sweet, refreshing flavor to it. The BEC was standard - I don't normally get food with bacon, but it was the perfect level of hardness that let you tear it off easily so you wouldn't be stuck pulling the entire thing out on accident. Overall, a pleasant experience. Would return again.

    Karina L.

    Saw this place for breakfast and it reminded me of Eggslut in LA so was really excited. It did not compare unfortunately, prices are also a bit higher. We walked in and no one helped us at the counter as we wanted to pay cash so after 5 min we went to the kiosk to order ourselves. We got two sandwiches and fries which took over 20 min to come out. When we got our food it was room temp with cold parts. I also noticed the buns were toasted only on the inside and cold on the outside, I definitely think if they would toast both sides they would taste better. Fries were pretty good. Besides the cold food they also have a pretty good assortment of drinks that would pair well with the sandwiches. It is a bit difficult to find street parking in the area unless you want to pay to park at the parking lot. Good amount of seating but service and food wise there's definitely room for improvement.

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    They run out of food at noon lmao....doesn't make sense they don't know how to run a restaurant

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    3 years ago

    Egghead salad is excellent. Service was friendly and grea!! First time having Hojicha and enjoyed it

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    They took OVER 1 HOUR to make 2 sandwiches and people that came after us got their food before us... Wtf!!? Don't come here

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    Great breakfast sando place and very ample portion size! My strategy is to eat half with morning coffee and save the other for lunch.

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    3 years ago

    Horrible service!!! Can you believe I waited 30mins for a simple egg and cheese sandwich?!? NEVER COMING BACK HERE!

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    3 years ago

    Not as good as the Cupertino one. The egg is well done which makes the chic super dry.

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    3 years ago

    It was one of the few places open on Presidents Day morning the sandwiches are good and yes order a side of tater tots

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    Sandwich's are great but tater tots lowkey taste like toilet water I need to fill the word requirement

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    Great food. Very slow service - if you're in a rush maybe don't stop by here but if you're in no rush try it out

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    4 years ago

    Very clean with excellent costumer service, I love there fresh squeeze OJ. I feels like heaven biting into there sandwiche.

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