This cute little breakfast and lunch spot is one of the very few places in town to score vegan breakfast!!! They offer both vegan waffles and vegan pancakes (both are also gluten free). I get them topped with bananas and walnuts but they also offer a berry mixture. Although the husband isn't much of a breakfast food guy, he really enjoyed his traditional breakfast here. Definitely Check this place out if you're in the area read more

We had a lovely breakfast here a few mornings ago! And the service was awesome. I had the chicken fried steak with curly fries. Very flavorful and the sausage gravy on top was delicious! My husband had the breakfast bagel, he's picky about things so he loved that the bagel was soft and easy to eat! He enjoyed it and ate every bite.(had it with bacon). My sons food off of the kids menu looked really great too! He had the pancake stack. They also had Ratatouille playing on the tv next to our table so my son was entertained most of the time! Our meal wasn't that expensive even though a lot of people say it is, I'm not sure why! We even ordered coffee and OJ. It was a decent price. We will definitely be coming back!! read more

The Benedict was terrible and my table ordered multiple types. The biscuits and gravy were greasy/oily that the gravy was separating and not at all traditional. Next the home fries are a frozen product that you expect to find at a fast food place. Over all I won't be back when there is plenty of places that offer a quality breakfast like Nandos or what's cracking which are both right across the street. read more

They have an outdoor seating area that is pet friendly according to the staff. We had breakfast here on a weekday as soon as they opened up. In my opinion they need to open a little earlier for breakfast. We were greeted with a hello. There were already 2 couples sitting down and 1 person at the open bar/smoothie area. I do not visually find their open bar and smoothie are appealing. It looks cluttered. They stopped serving cappuccino and latte. You can get a coffee and regular espresso, though. The portions to us were small for our omelet order. The bacon side order looked and tasted as if it was microwaved. There was no flavor and funny texture. The staff was okay but not very engaging. The food was so so. read more

Maybe we came in late (1:00 pm) on a Saturday but the place was filthy. The floor was horrible, had to ask to have our table cleaned and we were in a booth and there was food under the table. The mimosa and bloody Mary were mediocre at best and the food was okay. I don't see myself going back any time soon. read more

I loved the fact that my water was always filled...HOWEVER::::: our waiter was very stand-off-ish and very antisocial. The food was okay but soggy. And false advertising on the front of the menu!!!!!!! ALSO::: I asked for nutella sauce and got normal chocolate sauce. Not a big deal, yes I know...BUT when you expect nutella and get some other bull crap garbage...wth read more

unfortunately not much lived up to expectations. I try not to hammer a spot for service but it was constantly obsolete. was not greeted once sat for almost 10 minutes as a waitress walks past us at least 5 or 6 times. finally another waitress , apparently ours shows up. ok, rough start but hopefully things get better. so we get our coffee, my friends coffee get ruined not once but twice with spoiled creamers. I mean, who needs coffee with breakfast right....... so our food shows up finally and the biscuits and gravy is average but not bad. my waffle and bacon was pretty delicious, really the only saving grace and why I didn't give 1 star. bad service continues, wait so long for the check had to start the jokes of just leaving lol unfortunate experience read more

The best breakfast in Mesa. The staff is AMAZING!!! I would recommend Sunnyside Trio, breakfast chimi, and definitely the bloody mary

Awesome breakfast, good service and nice ambiance. I had the breakfast chimi and my wife had the crab cale Benedict - we both finished our plates. The maniac juice is a must! I highly recommend this place read more

Best breakfast around. No matter how far away we are we always end up here and receive the best service and food possible. Have brought several friends, family members and out of town visitors here always a delight and leave feeling satisfied. read more

Breakfast and lunch location with indoor and outdoor seating. Bright colors and clean. Menu has a variety of fresh food and juices which are squeezed with the super duper juicer. Have been a few times and will be back. read more

I stopped by here with a old friend for breakfast after a meeting. I had the biscuits and gravy and it was good. The biscuits were homemade and you can taste it. The sausage gravy was good too. I could not tell if it was made from scratch either. The portion was good too. The thing that stood out was the server. She did a fantastic job. She seem to be right there on the spot at the right time too. She was very friendly and happy. Which makes for a nice dinning experience. I like this place from what I can tell. It is just a ways out of the way for me. If I am in the area again I will hit this place up again. read more

Where do I start..... Our first and last time coming here. We put in our name to be seated and were told it would be a 20 minute wait. They then stopped seating people because the kitchen was too backed up. We sat near the podium waiting for our name to be called. They started seating people again at which point I noticed they took 2 large groups who got there after us. I went up to the podium and they stated they called us a while ago....we were sitting there the entire time, they never once called us. We were told that we we're next, ok fine. We ordered our food and waited for it to arrive. As soon as the plate was put in front of my husband there was a noticeable large black curly hair on his food. He didn't take a single bite. I lost my appetite after that and my husband got up and left. I spoke with the manager who apologized and who seemed nice but like she didn't really know what was going on. We left and walked out after being there for an hour. I will never recommend this place to anyone. read more

Sunnyside Breakfast Lounge - Hair in the food.....don't come here. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Everything's great! Food, service, ambiance...it's all good! Love the Chorizo Benedict.

Sunny side is our favorite brunch spot!! The food is absolutely amazing! The staff is always cheerful and provides recommendations. We drive over 25 miles to come here! Highly recommended! And the eggs Benedict all of them a must!! read more

Don't believe the good reviews, the food here is not good, ordered chicken fried steak and eggs, the chicken fried steak was horrible, processed frozen and over breaded, literally thin as a quarter. Nothing but breading that tasted like sugar, salt and grease. Denny's would have been better and less expensive, never again, $40.00 for breakfast for 2. read more

This should have been a 4 star experience, but some poor logic and customer service brought it to three. I've eaten here a handful of other times and they were all 4 or 5 star experiences. This time I had the All American. It comes with one egg, one biscuit with gravy, one sausage, one bacon, home fries and toast. Since it included a biscuit toast seemed redundant, so I looked on the a la carte menu and saw they charged the same for a side of toast as they do for one egg, seeing this when the rushed waiter came I ordered and asked if I could sub the toast for an extra egg since they were the same price. He said he'd have to check and came back and told me no. I said even though they are the same price on the menu? He said no substitutions unless I pay. So I paid for the extra egg and still got no toast. This is poor customer service. We also had to wait for silverware. They were busy, but that is no excuse. I will continue to go back and hope the experience and customer service is better next time. read more

Sunnyside Breakfast Lounge - The All American with two eggs and no toast. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Great service, large portions, good prices, fresh produce and gluten intolerance savvy! Has quickly become our go to place!! Cheryl (Gilbert) read more

Best place to go on a Sunday morning for breakfast & a bloody marry. The location is great

My berry crepes were so yummy and my husband had the huevos rancheros which were so good he just about licked the plate clean! Fast service too for a Sunday morning. We will be back again! read more

We have lived in Las Sendas and Red Mountain ranch area for many years and this place is WONDERFUL! My guess would be Local competition has written ALL the Negative reviews. Extremely attentive service, amazing food and we are all smiles! Food menu is easy to read and modern creative. I don't think this is the restaurant for older generation as I am a foodie and proud of it-but This is Not a cup of coffee and sit around for 3 hours place. Please go to that place- It begins with letter D. To my new nearby fave, fresh baked bagels and smoked salmon lox and capers- YOUR Restaurant Perfected it FULL Parking lot speaks VOLUMES!! Keep up the good work! Alina Beck Mesa AZ read more

Let me say, the only reason this isn't a five was because the wait was LONG... but, there is a great reason why... The food I had was amazing! The apple wood smoked bacon was the best I've ever eaten. MY wife's omelet and pepper potatoes were also very good. Fresh squeezed oranges, and other juices in the bar right in front of your eyes made my kids happy to try new juices. Fresh made gravy for the country fried steak was so obviously fresh, and made of great ingredients. Everything is made fresh, so I can see why it takes so long. That, and being seated took a long time as well because it was so busy. I can see this being my new favorite place for breakfast! I will be taking friends and family there, and recommending to all I know. read more

Had brunch on Friday, 20-June-2014, at around 10:00am. The host seated us promptly and, despite the dining room being busy, our server was quick to take our drink order. We each ordered a blended fruit drink and they did take a bit of time to prepare, but the wait was worth every minute. Being that it was my first time there I asked the server several questions about the menu. He was knowledgeable and quick to help me make a selection based on my questions. Overall the food was very good. I had a fried chimi stuffed with bacon and I had no complaints. My partner tried a benedict and was very happy. I found the service to be excellent and will be returning based on that fact alone. read more

Very good local fare. If you like one off restaurants like I do, you will love this place. Nothing packaged here as far as I can tell. Great robust coffee. Fresh juices are the theme. read more

Sunnyside Breakfast Lounge - Kitchen right where you can see it. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Great food, great staff, great drinks! Family friendly place for everyone. Come here and check it out. Plus the have 20% discount when you check in with Yelp! read more

At this posting, Sunnyside Breakfast Lounge had only been open for three weeks. It appeared that the staff was been able to work-out most of the "new restaurant" bumps-in-the-road. My party of four arrived at 10 AM on a Sunday morning. The first wave of the "after-church" crowd were arriving and, about 60-70% of the tables were full. The hostess indicated that we would be seated within 5-10 minutes, however, we were taken to our table within 2-3 minutes. Our server greeted us within 3-4 minutes and took our beverage orders. Coffee and water were very quickly served. The coffee was flavorful, hot and much better than what we have been served in many other restaurants. Our initial cup of coffee was poured and a carafe of coffee was placed on the table. If there were any specials, we were not notified of them. The menu contained a wide variety of innovative breakfast and lunch entrees. Many of the dishes have a southwestern flavor with distinctive ingredients, e.g. napalitos (prickly pear cactus pads). The prices are competitive. A diner who drinks only one cup of coffee might find the $2.25 charge excessive. Our server did tell us that the restaurant also offers a create-your-own omelet option, which was not on the menu. Our server was attentive, friendly, willing to accommodate a special order (substituting a portobello mushroom for the meat in an egg entree), and kept our coffee and water containers full. The quality of service we received from her was superior for this type of restaurant and indicative of her having been a server for over ten years. Our entree order consisted of the PCH Benedict (shared), the Chorizo Benedict (with the portobello substituted for the chorizo), and a burger. Our server asked the needed questions to ensure that food arrived as desired, e.g. how would you like the eggs in the Benedict cooked? Our entrees arrived within 10-12 minutes, which was an acceptable time period for us. The shared dish was split in the kitchen, which was appreciated and is becoming very unusual for restaurants in this price range. The restaurant does not charge for splitting an order. Our egg and burger dishes were prepared as ordered and served hot. The whites of the poached eggs were fully cooked. The Hollandaise sauce was smooth and creamy with a light yellow and opaque color. The seasoned fries were firm, hot, flavorful without being overly spicy. The peppered red potatoes were firm (perhaps, slightly undercooked) and had distinctive, but pleasurable flavor. Our server checked-back with us several minutes after we were served. The discount coupon we presented was honored without any problems and our server pointed-out to us the credit on the bill. While the restaurant has a few vegetarian breakfast and lunch entrees, they appear to be willing to accommodate modifications including substituting a portobello mushroom for the meat in egg and burger dishes. Both the men's and women's restrooms were clean and well-stocked with supplies. While our party thought that the restaurant would benefit from additional sound-absorbing material, we were able to adequately hear each other and the background noise did not significantly impact or ability to converse. adorn The walls are adorned with two substantial murals and smaller nicknacks. The Sunnyside Breakfast Lounge does have a Facebook page, but the menu is not posted. If restaurant has a webpage, it was not listed within the first two pages of a Google search. The latter situation needs to be resolved quickly by the restaurant owners. I look forward eating at this restaurant again and exploring other menu offerings. read more

They just opened in the Egg and I location. They are slammed and the wait is loooong for food. The smoothies are very good and fresh. They made the space open and nice with an open kitchen. I'll give them the benefit of doubt for the wait bc it's new. Onto the food. Not too shabby, spice level very low, salt level very low befitting the hood. It's better than what was there before and I'll give then another shot. I hope they spice up the food a bit once they settle in! read more

Loved this place. Surprisingly healthy and tasty omelette. Try to get a seat outside since you may get a view of mountain.

My husband and I are new to Arizona so we're searching for good places to eat. We tried this place for breakfast and I got the breakfast chimi (which is a breakfast burrito) and it was great. It's also across the way to our favorite Italian restaurant Pacino's. read more

Great chorizo eggs Benedict, friendly staff, family style environment. Will definitely be back.

This has become one of my favorite breakfast and lunch spots. I love the interesting food combinations, and the variety of drinks to choose from. I've never had an issue with the service. We always sit outside (although this might change in the summer) since it does seem fairly loud inside. The only thing I would like to be different is for their bread pudding to be served warm. I love bread pudding and I think theirs would be great if it were not cold. read more

My review from 4 years ago is below. Wanted again to love this place: some observations from today's visit. 1. Had to wait 25 minutes for a table despite there being lots of empty tables. 2. Restaurant was really hot inside. Ceiling is covered with lots of neat fans. All of them were off. We asked the waitress to have them turned on, she said yes but never did a thing. 3. Pleasant but completely disengaged service. Waitress stopped by, asked how things were but turned around and walked away before even hearing an answer. Like first visit, bill came before dirty dishes were taken away. Suppose this is a pet peeve of mine but seems like a basic rule of thumb. 4. Food was good, 2 of us split the chiliquillas. They were big, tasty and spicy. The other person in our party has fruit and cottage cheese. Food was fine. Overall observation...slow slow slow. The place is clean but hot (no fans on in the middle of an Arizona summer experiencing an excessive heat warning? This place can't earn 5 or even 4 stars until they improve the service. Hire more people or something. Slow service ---very unorganized. I know they are new but... Dirty dishes left on the tables after people left their table. Dirty dishes left on the table while people were paying their bills. No one seems trained or professional at their job. We had a waitress, she brought our drinks and took our order then 20 minutes later another waitress came and said "sorry you had to wait so long, what can I get for you" She was apparently unable to see we already had our coffee. I had a cheese omelet (not on the menu -- I had to ask for it) and it was fine. My friend had a vegetable omelet and she said it was bland and bad. The breakfast "experience" took over an hour. Over 30 minutes to get our food. We had to stand up to finally get a bill. When I went inside there were three young hostesses standing at the hostess stand doing exactly nothing except talking amongst themselves. People were waiting outside to get a table, there were dirty dishes everywhere but three employees had time to stand around and do nothing. No one was watching the farm for sure. As a restaurant owner I see more details perhaps than a normal customer and in this case? "A" for location. "B" for ambiance but the rest will put them out of business within a year. Sorry Sunnyside, I had great hopes for you but I am going back across the street to the well oiled machine called Nandos Hideaway for breakfast. read more

It was amazing food. I got the sunnyside breakfast and it was great. The server was nice. We got seated right away. They have a great menu that's simple and to the point. I can't wait to try more things there. read more

Great food for breakfast. Only nits I have to pick are the coffee was expensive at $3.29 a cup. The pancake syrup was pancake syrup not whole maple syrup. Our server Krista was awesome! I would come back again. read more

Just ate some lunch at Sunnyside Breakfast Lounge, it was very good. I went with the intention of ordering breakfast, but couldn't resist the muffuletta sandwich. Not a real New Orleans style muffuletta sandwich, but it was still good. I sorta feel like there are two sandwiches in the world that if you can't do them right, you should not do them at all. One of those sandwiches is the fried Monte Cristo and the other sandwich is the Muffuletta sandwich. So, although it was good, it could be better. :) My daughter ordered the Sunnyside chicken panini. Both items were really good, nice sized portions and nice presentation. We both had leftovers. The staff was uber friendly and the chef came out to ask how our food was. Every staff member came by at one point to make sure we were well taken care of. The next time we go I want to try a mixologist juice drink and those Nutella pancakes! I made a comment when I checked in, saying that I hated the brightly colored pleather booths, but after I sat there for awhile, they grew on me. But I still don't love them. Our waitress was very sweet and it was apparent she wanted us to be very happy with our food and the service. I will go back soon. So happy to have a breakfast place close to home, "Nestled in the Las Sendas Mountains" ....as the menu states. read more

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This is one of our favorite breakfast places in Mesa! It's a regular stop with creative dishes and excellent wait staff!! My favorite is the Sonoran Crepes!! VERY UNIQUE and TASTY!! The Bloody Mary is also very good as well! read more

A little on the pricey side for breakfast places but the food is very good. Their orange juice is obviously fresh squeezed and amazing!! The staff is very friendly but the place is very small and the chairs are not that comfortable. It's very cramped inside but the service has always been superb and fast. However, the wait time is often very long on a Saturday morning and the hosts seem to just stand around instead of lending a helping hand with bussing the tables. read more

Nothing special. Basic breakfast and good coffee. I guess I know why there are plenty of seats at 9 AM on a Saturday. Try the Red Mtn cafe. It is short on atmosphere but the food is much better. read more

I would love to give this place 5 stars just based on their bloody marys! However, they really deserve the 3 stars based on service and quality of food. My friend and I went there after a treacherous hike by Saguaro Lake and we tired, thirsty, and hungry. There was no wait and we sat right down and ordered bloody marys as they claim to have the best ones around. COOL! Water was delivered and then we waited. We waited for over 15 min before another waiter cam over and asked us if we wanted to order drinks. Drinks? Yes, we said we ordered bloody marys over 15 min ago. Oh! He said he'd check. Another 10 min goes by and he comes to take our order. Still no drinks. We wait another 10 minutes and finally the drinks come. About 5 minutes later our food arrived. My order was wrong and my friend's breakfast burrito was right but he took them both away anyway. He came back 10 min later with our correct order and the food he brought around the same burrito which by now was getting cold. All in all it was a decent tasting meal and the bloodies were delicious but the service was so bad that it's almost not worth it. read more

I wanted to like this place, but the nickel and diming left me with a bad taste in my mouth. The waitress took our drink order before we had even sat down or looked at our menu, and I got my son an orange juice and then found out he could have gotten a free apple juice with a kids meal but orange juice was $3. I wish she had let me know! I ordered an omelet no cheese, but they wouldn't allow me to substitute anything for toast, so we got toast that went in the trash. Maybe since I didn't get cheese they should be more lenient with substitutions for toast. Some people can't eat bread!! When the waitress asked if we needed anything I asked if they had any salsa, she said sure, and brought me a tiny plastic cup of salsa that I didn't like. When I got the bill she charged me $1 for the salsa without telling me (I would have just said no thank you.) The food was ok but I'd rather try somewhere else in the future. read more