The biscuits were delicious and very big. We bought several different ones and enjoyed all of them. We'll definitely be back.

i lu-hove this place.. first discovered it many, many moons ago while on tour playing at DPAC and looking for a breakfast adventure.. this time, i'm driving from miami to nyc and planned the drive so i could get breakfast here.. adds an hour ti the trip.. worth it.. the biscuits are tender and flaky, the chicken is crispy and delicious, and the sweet tea is divine.. i always send my tour friends here and i'm stoked i got to go.. read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - chicken biscuit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The worst food I have had in a while, I ask for a apple fritter with a chicken biscuit. The biscuit was dry and broke apart like it was held together by hopes and dreams. The apple fritter came in a ziplock bag and smelled horrid This is my first time at this place, deserves 0 stars read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - Apple fritter - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Much better than Biscuitville! There's not really much to say about the location, it's a small unassuming drive-they spot. The service is what you'd expect. The biscuits themselves are very well made, not try dry and just the right amount of chewy flavor. We got a chicken biscuit, the chicken was mediocre but I guess you come here for the biscuits? Travis' Rating Taste - 3.5 Quality - 3.5 Ambiance - NA Overall - 3.5 Isabel's Rating Taste - 3.5 Quality - 3.5 Ambiance - NA Overall - 3.5 read more

I love sunrise biscuit. I always get the bad grandpa biscuit sandwich. The portion size is big and the biscuits are so freshly made. This place open at 6AM, which is perfect for me Bc I'm an early bird lol read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Come for the mouthwatering, delectable biscuits! We had the chicken biscuit and an egg biscuit with pimento cheese. The biscuits were flakey, crumbly, buttery goodness without being overly greasy. The fried chicken breast was crispy and savory. Pimento cheese with egg was delicious combo. We also had hashbrows and cinnamon roll - the cinnamon roll was the other standout item along with the biscuits - featuring the same delicately delightful textures. Can't wait to come back next time we're in Chapel Hill! read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - Chicken Breast biscuit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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You can't beat the food or the friendly service. I know people gripe about the line. Hey, when there's a line, that should tell you something. I drive out of my way to come here to happily wait in line and I don't waste time for anyone. #1. Order that, thank me later. read more

A great biscuit and quick service! 99 Health Grade. We enjoyed a plain biscuit, a chicken breast biscuit and a sausage biscuit. All 3 were fantastic and huge. A must try when in the area. read more

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Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen made my morning when I was visiting Chapel Hill. The restaurant is aptly named and famous for its homemade biscuit sandwiches. It's a humble little store with a drive through and pickup window, but they churn out orders very quickly. If the drive through line is really long, I'd recommend parking in their lot and walking up to the window; it's way faster. Most of their sandwiches are under $5 and it's very filling. I got a Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit ($3.79) with a side of Gravy ($2.09) and to simply put, it was just good southern comfort food. The biscuit is crispy on the outside but flaky on the inside. I'd recommend getting the Gravy on the side though because the sandwich can be a bit dry. TLDR: Biscuit sandwiches that will truly make your morning. Make sure to get the gravy! read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

This is strictly a drive though but you have a real diversified type of breakfast sandwich. We bought the hash browns, Dirty Grandpa made with eggs bacon chicken cutlet with cheese! Must be eaten when warm. We also bought other egg cheese and bacon and sausage. Super fast service very friendly and got our order taken over a intercom the first time. No repeating necessary.. this I say once more is just a dive though so it looks like a drive though no ambiance! Be prepared these are some real big biscuits. read more

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Great southern breakfast-fantastic service when on Franklin Street this is a must stop

I found Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen thanks to Yelp, but this restaurant has been around decades before Yelp even existed. It's old school. The original restaurant opened in 1977-78 in Louisburg, northeast of Raleigh. This review is for the only other location which is situated in a small freestanding building in Chapel Hill, north of UNC's campus. While the Louisburg location has seating for on-site dining, this location does not. It's drive-thru only. We've read about and seen pictures of the lines for this place, but I guess we got lucky. We showed up close to 9am on a Saturday and there were only two cars ahead of us though a steady stream of customers quickly built up behind us. Sunrise is open during breakfast and lunch hours only. They open early (6am, Monday-Saturday and 7am, Sunday) and close early (2:30pm, daily). The menu is simple and the prices are very affordable. Biscuits start as low as $1.19 and can get expensive as $7.48 if you order their special "Bad Grampa" [sic] biscuit. The offerings are pretty standard. Nothing surprising nor inventive, just traditional Southern comfort food. They do serve sides like hash browns ($1.19) and grits ($1.59) as well as hot dogs ($2.39) and basic sandwiches and burgers (all $3.99 or less). The kitchen is tiny. During our visit, it ran like a well-oiled machine. Fast and efficient. They churned orders out quick without a hiccup. We ordered the following: * Sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit - $3.79 * Country ham, egg, and cheese biscuit - $3.79 * Biscuit and gravy - $2.29 * Bad Grampa Biscuit - $7.48 The Bad Grampa Biscuit is a chicken biscuit with bacon, egg, and cheese. Overall, my wife and I thought these biscuits were delicious. Yelp didn't steer us wrong here. My wife liked all four biscuits equally while the favorites were clear for me: I liked the sausage, egg and cheese biscuit the best followed by the biscuit and gravy. Those two were clearly better to me than the country ham and Bad Grampa biscuits. In the end, it really comes down to what biscuits you typically like. I personally love sausage biscuits. The biscuits were super fresh, soft, fluffy, buttery, slightly crumbly, and a little floury/powdery on the outside. They were pretty much ideal. The biscuits were greasy and a bit messy, but filling, satisfying, and hit the spot. These are not small biscuits. They're big. My wife likes country ham and enjoyed Sunrise's version. I'm generally not a fan of country ham because I think it's too salty. The sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit and the biscuit and gravy were just fantastic. I wouldn't have minded a smidge more gravy. As for the Bad Grampa, it tastes how it sounds. Heavy. While it wasn't bad, I actually wasn't a huge fan of Sunrise's chicken and prefer Chick-fil-A's more seasoned, moist, tender, and better-tasting chicken in their chicken biscuits. The standard biscuit sandwiches are plenty here, but if you like ordering the restaurant specials chock-full of ingredients, the Bad Grampa is worth trying at least once. The packaging was plain and unmarked. Each biscuit was individually wrapped and placed inside a white paper bag with napkins. The biscuit and gravy was served inside a foam box and came with a set of disposable eating utensils, also bagged. Service was great. We drove onto the lot at 8:53am and exited at 8:56am. read more

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finally! we get to sunrise biscuit kitchen! and sooooo worth it. we are frequent visitors to chapel hill during basketball season and have been meaning to get to the biscuit kitchen for years. today was the day! we got sausage, egg, and cheese, egg and cheese, and double country ham. everyone loved their choice. biscuits were hot, light and fluffy, and flavorful. service was fast, friendly, and efficient. next time we're in chapel hill we will definitely go back. read more

I found this place when we were staying in the area for a couple weeks and it had amazing reviews. I had to try it out. I rolled up to the drive-thru line and it moved pretty fast. I ordered 2 bad grampa biscuits with hasbrowns. I don't know why I envisioned grilled chicken breasts when I ordered, but I laughed at myself when it ended up being friend chicken--of course it's fried chicken. The bacon was rubbery, so I took it off the sandwich, but other that that it was pretty tasty. My hubby liked his too. However, no hashbrowns, so I was a bit disappointed and kept it to a solid 3 stars. This wouldn't be a regular breakfast place for me--one I would be a little fatty and two it's a little limited on choices. I'm sure they usually get their orders right because they have great reviews and the breakfast sandwich was pretty good. Definitely give 'em a shot if you're in the area and feelin' like a breakfast sandwich one morning. read more

I love going to places that focus on one thing. In this case, it is biscuits ... and they have nailed it. First of all, be prepared to wait as you may encounter a line at the drive through ... but it is worth it! I went for a bacon egg and cheese biscuit. Well prepared and quickly devoured. (I should have gotten a second). Many returns are in my future! read more

These are some of my favorite biscuits in NC. I strongly dislike waiting in line, yet I do it every single time for this place. The line of cars is almost always out into the street, BUT, it's worth the wait. Chicken biscuit is my personal favorite! Quick note: It's take-out only, so no seating options. read more

This drive thru spot is popular enough to warrant a line of cars on the right lane waiting to place an order, and expect to wait a bit for your food. I ordered the bad grandpa's combo which was a delicious fried chicken, egg, cheese and bacon biscuit (a rather large one too) which was a meal in it's own right. The combo paired it with a hash brown and a sweet tea, and that was plenty for lunch. I'd definitely come back and it's worth the wait. read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - Bad Grampa - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

I have been going to the other location closer to my house but I thought since I was in the area I would try it. Horrible mistake, the two locations are not the same. Serving portions and all. The fried chicken was over battered and fried in dirty oil. The biscuit was mediocre, and they didn't offer favorites from the other location. The service was quick, but also rude. It's funny cause this location flaunts having the "best biscuits", where the other location really doesn't have any banners or advertisements. I would recommend the other location. It might be a further drive but those biscuits are the best, I recommend the steak biscuit with pimento cheese which this location does not offer. read more

Very rude staff, consistently, tried giving them multiple chances but theyre always very negative, impatient, and mean.

If you are Asian I would strongly recommend you going somewhere else. I thought the woman taking our orders was just a grumpy person on my first visit. But on my second visit I realized her behavior towards my family and me was racially charged. Disheartening to keep seeing incidents like this. read more

I saw this place on NC weekend program on the UNC public channel. Decided to stop by. Glad I did. The chicken with egg and cheese biscuit was heavenly. This surpasses Biscuitville and Dallas famous chicken in Apex North Carolina. The biscuit it's self was buttery soft and just overall yummy. The cheese on the biscuit was a slice of cheddar cheese which was a nice touch. The chicken was perfectly seasoned and very filling with the egg. Each biscuit sandwich was about six dollars each. This is located only 1 mile off of Highway 40 towards Chapel Hill I definitely will be returning read more

Wow is this place good! The drive through is fast and efficient, but make sure to enunciate your order so they can get it right. The biscuits here are large, with a perfect fluffy interior and crunchy on the outside. My order came out almost suspiciously quick, but I was soon reassured of its high quality after my first bite. Definitely a mandatory stop if you're in chapel hill and need a quick breakfast. read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - Egg and cheese on a biscuit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Wow, fast service but disappointing regarding my order. Sunrise opened up when I was at UNC. I remember it being very good and reasonably priced. Not so much now, ordered a Chicken and Cheddar biscuit , a ham biscuit and a bacon & egg biscuit along with a cinnamon roll, apple fritter & an orange juice. Price was $27. Chicken cheddar was just okay- chicken didn't have a lot of flavor & cheese wasn't melted. My wife had the bacon & egg- she felt the bacon was similar to the microwave bacon you get at the Hampton Inn. Egg was small and again, not much flavor. Ham biscuit was good with lots of ham but should be for $5.50. She enjoyed her Apple Fritter; my Cinnamon roll was overcooked and the juice was a no name brand in 8 oz container for $3. For all the great reviews, my expectations were much higher. Time Out is a much better offering for a similar price point. read more

This is the OG breakfast biscuit joint in Chapel Hill (with props to Time Out for late-night chicken biscuits). The menu is surprisingly varied and includes pork chop biscuits, steak biscuits, sandwiches, burgers, combos and more. But it's the variations of egg and cheese breakfast biscuits that are their bread and butter. You'll usually see a line of cars but it moves rather quickly. It's drive-through only so social distancing is the norm. read more

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This is the kinda food that always makes my TUM RISE My parents seem to love it cuz it always makes my MUM RISE And causes noticeable increases to her BUM SIZE Insects even like it, dude, what's with all these DUMB FLIES I've had so many drugs, all I get these days are NUMB HIGHS All the calories go to my booty and to DUM THIGHS I ate the whole thing fast, all I left you was this CRUMB PRIZE I dropped some, licked it up, it still tasted good, SCUM WISE When I get with boys, I know how to make my BUM RISE When I get with girls, they're glad I never did CIRCUMCIZE Cuz I go so long and give so many multiples, CUM WISE Plus, I heard your bf's thingy is about a THUMB SIZE It sucks that a city can be destroyed by an ATOM SIZE Bomb, and I'm sure Congo has a lot of "F**K BELGIUM" CRIES But I know a biscuit that's as good as a THREESOME, GUYS Come and try the chicken biscuit here at SUNRISE WHAT This is an absolutely amazing chicken biscuit, up there with Rise (a local chain), only better. It's dirt cheap, with lovely drive thru service, and way better than fast food chains. When you're in Chapel Hill, you must try this. Chicken Biscuits are a breakfast item or an anytime item, which are famous in the Carolinas, and weirdly, a lot of people come down here and don't realize it and just look for barbecue. Nah, get chicken biscuits! Nobody does them like Carolina! The Carolinas (imo) generally don't do barbecue as well (too vinegary) as Texas and Kansas City and possibly Memphis (although there are some amazing exceptions like Backyard BBQ), but they absolutely do chicken biscuits better than anyone else in the country and this is one of the best examples you will find. You can also try Rise which is a local chain and a little bit more fancy and elaborate, but here at Sunrise, these are your typical staple homestyle chicken biscuits - dirt cheap and fresh and hot and fluffy and absolutely perfect. I have no qualms about giving them five stars and they are one of my 10 favorite places to grab food in the hole of the Carolinas. I mean the whole of the Carolinas. Sorry I was thinking about my local bfs and gfs again. Now I'm not sure about sunrise, but let me whip off my pants, and I'll show you why they nicknamed my bedroom the "Moonrise Kingdom." read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - The sun never sets on the Sunrise Biscuit. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Amazing biscuit breakfast sandwiches! Fresh food, fast service and extremely good breakfast. I was visiting from southern CA and wanted a solid southern breakfast -- I'm so glad I visited. read more

It's the BEST chicken biscuit I ever eaten. I got the "Bad Grandpa", biscuit, egg, cheese and bacon, comes with a side of hash brown and soda. YUM! Something about the way they make biscuit is amazing. Woke up today, wishing I can have one again. Mainly a drive thru but they have a side window where you can get out of our car to order. I got lucky, was less than a five min wait. I wish I was in NC longer for more meals at Sunrise. read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - the "bad grandpa" - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The best chicken biscuits I've ever had! I don't even bother with anything else here. There's no room to eat inside so they are mainly drive-thru. If the line is too long, I sometimes park next door and walk up to the carry out window instead. The biscuits are huge and a great value for the price you pay. I'm full after eating just one and I have a big appetite. If you're anywhere nearby, it's worth coming here to get a chicken biscuit! read more

The best biscuit I have ever tried! You have to eat it as soon as you get it though!!!

This place was exactly what we had hoped, and more. If you're looking for an old school bis unit sandwich, this is the spot. My wife had a chicken breakfast sandwich named none other than the "Bad Grandpa" with egg and bacon. I went more traditional with egg, bacon and cheese. Also had a cinnamon roll and hash brown. All were amazing. I quit drinking 4 years ago, but this would be a no-brainer for a hangover too read more

Great food RUDE SERVICE. The women taking our order had terrible customer service. She used an awful tone with us. When we asked if we had everything she slammed the window shut and began on the next customers order. We were unable to get her name. She rolled eyes multiple times at us as well. This was on 10/8 at 11am in case management wants to find out who lost them a regular customer. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING. read more

My first morning in North Carolina, and my first time in North Carolina, there was one thing I absolutely knew I wanted to try for breakfast: chicken and biscuits. So when I opened up Yelp at my AirBnB near Chapel Hill and saw the rave reviews for Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen, there was no passing up this opportunity. This place is definitely a local favorite: a simple drive through window with no indoor or outdoor seating. You get your biscuit and you get it to-go. When we pulled up to the window to order, I went with the basic breakfast combo: chicken on a biscuit, with a hash brown, and iced coffee. The biscuit was so buttery and delicious - it held up well against the thick, juicy chicken but melted in your mouth. The chicken was breaded perfectly and wasn't greasy or dry. I was not the biggest fan of the hash brown - that was soaked in grease and I didn't want to try and stomach it. The iced coffee was sweet - so I'm assuming, like their tea, iced coffee is a beverage you have to order "unsweetened" and then temper to your liking. Anyways, the next time you're looking for a great biscuit and fast, look no further than this inconspicuous little drive-through-biscuit-making shack. read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - Chicken and cheese on a biscuit - simple & delicious - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Juicy, fresh chicken (may have been dark meat), sadly the biscuit crumbled almost completely part, with each bite- halfway through, I was just left with the chicken and the biscuit in crumbles. The cinnamon roll was quite delicious & economical for it's size! read more

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The pimento cheese takes the biscuits to another level, but I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a biscuit before coming here. Moist, flaky, and doesn't completely fall apart in your hands. The best biscuits you could ask for in the country. The long line is a sign that it's worth the wait! read more

Never heard of a drive through biscuit place before, but there's a first time for everything! The biscuits were a little dry and could benefit from some gravy (although how are you going to eat gravy-covered anything in your car) but overall we enjoyed our biscuit sandwiches (sausage/cheese/egg and the Bad Grandpa), finding them to be filling for the price and well-balanced in ingredients. The Bad Grandpa is so massive you definitely can't fit it into your mouth, but no worries, make a fried chicken meal and biscuit side out of it! read more

First time visiting SBK and I'm not blown away by the food, but don't get me wrong it was delicious just not spectacular where I would NEED to come get it agin. I ordered the Bad Grandpa and yes it was big. The sandwich was fried chicken with 5/6 slices of bacon, cheese , and eggs. The homemade biscuit Pros The service was extremely fast as I came by at 8am when the rush may have come and gone for the day. Price wasn't bad for a breakfast meal. Staff was friendly Location was easily accessible Good portion size Cons service was so fast that my cheese wasn't melted on my biscuit and chicken was warm. Food has little to no seasoning so without any sauce, jelly, honey you may desire a little more flavor. read more

I was in the area and was going to stop by for a Bad Grandpa biscuit, but they had a Good Grandma biscuit on the menu, which wasn't there the last time I was here, so I had to try this out. The Good Grandma was a giant, it had a perfectly fried chicken breast with about 6 pieces of bacon topped with lettuce and tomato. It was pretty awesome, love the SBK, the biscuits are always great. The wait is worth it, stop any time I can. read more

Chicken and biscuits are the main staple Southern food and you can find biscuits on almost every corner in the south. Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen is a small drive-thru only shop and there's another dine-in & drive-thru location in Louisburg, NC. My friend and I came here at 7 AM and there was no line at all. To order one of their biscuit sandwiches, you first pick which meat you want (chicken breast, sausage, bacon, BLT, ham, pork chop, western steak, or no meat) and then decide whether you want the sandwich with egg or with egg / cheese. Each combo comes with one biscuit sandwich, hash browns, and soft drink / tea. Just a note - iced tea here is actually iced SWEET tea (my friend was caught off guard when he first sipped the tea because all restaurants in California serve unsweetened iced tea unless you specify for sweet tea). If you want something light, there's even a low carb platter. *** Chicken Breast Sandwich (two biscuit buns with egg / cheese, $5.69): Biscuit buns were ultra fluffy and just simply the best biscuits I have ever had. Chicken breast tasted slightly warm and the meat quality wasn't too bad, but holy cow this place needs to guard their biscuit recipe because I am still in shock by how good these biscuits tasted. Cinnamon Roll ($1.49): It was nice and warm, but tasted just a-okay. *** I can eat one of these biscuits every single day. read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - Menu (Dec 2017) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Sunrise is a local gem for breakfast drive thru. The line feels like it's always long but goes by SO FAST. So get in line and get their chicken biscuit. So warm, so flavorful, flaky, soft, and the chicken is cooked to perfection. They have great combos and offer coffee and great sides. Do yourself a favor and try it if you're in the area!! read more

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen - Chicken & Cheese - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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The style of biscuits were not my personal cup of tea but I understand how others may enjoy them. They were just a little to gg ready for me and crumbly to the point of being extremely difficult to eat. On top of they the line is just insanely long and moves oh so slowly. With this, it was my first time going so I was a little confused how to order and the lady was not receptive to this at all. She was snappy and made me feel stressed while in line. Not bad but I just feel the hype in the local area is overdone and it was a slight let down in the experience read more