[[{“value”:”One of the most popular breakfast pairings is eggs and hash browns. I oftentimes cook up the meal for myself, opting for easy eggs like scrambled, fried, or over easy. However, when I dine out, I always choose an omelet. I love that omelets can be customized with whatever meats, cheeses, and veggies you like, and feel like an elevated meal. Many chain restaurants serve the duo, but not all are worth ordering. Where can you get the best omelets and hash browns? Here are 5 chain restaurants that get the meal right.
First Watch
First Watch has some of the best fresh, scratch-made omelets in town. Per diners, the eggs are soft and fluffy, not browned or dry, and you can taste the real butter and fresh ingredients. The Works Omelet, a cage-free egg omelet with ham, bacon, sausage, house-roasted Crimini mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes with Cheddar and Monterey Jack, is one of the menu’s stars. “I usually wouldn’t review a chain restaurant but First Watch is a solid brunch spot,” one diner said. “Stopped in today with a friend and got ‘The Works’ omelette. Food and service were very good,” they added. “My bacon omelet was so good, loaded with bacon. Their special toast is almost a meal in itself esp with their jam,” another fan said. The potatoes are equally delicious, pan-roasted, diced, and perfectly seasoned.
Waffle House
If you are craving an omelet in the middle of the night, head over to Waffle House. The southern breakfast chain makes eggs 24/7, including a light, fluffy, cheese-loaded omelet. Their special technique? They vigorously blend eggs (sometimes with a milkshake mixer), quickly cook them in hot oil on a grill, often with American cheese, and serve them with toast and grits or their hash browns, which are also totally customizable. You can get them “Scattered, Smothered & Covered” or “All the Way” with a rich mix of toppings. “Smothered” is served sautéed with onions, “Covered” with melted American cheese, “Chunked” with chunks of grilled hickory-smoked ham, and “Diced” with grilled tomatoes for juice. “My order: Double order, scattered and well browned, smothered, covered, and chunked,” a Redditor states.
Keke’s Breakfast Cafe
Keke’s Breakfast Cafe has a variety of specialty omelets, including a Cheese Steak Omelet, three eggs, cheesesteak, green peppers, onions, and white American cheese; the Fajita omelet, grilled chicken, green peppers, onions, cheddar cheese, a side of salsa; and the Greek, with three eggs, fresh baby spinach, diced tomatoes, and feta cheese. A diner notes that “they give a nod to today’s modern palates, and you can add all sorts of things I’d never eat to your omelet,” they write. “I love that Philly omelet,” a Facebooker says. “It is pretty good. I usually don’t eat omelets, but the one I had was really good,” another diner adds. The home fries, sliced red-skin potatoes grilled with onions, salt, and pepper, are the perfect pairing.
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Turning Point
I am obsessed with the omelets at Turning Point, especially the G.O.A.T. The artisanal omelet is one of the most popular, made with spinach, caramelized onions, chopped bacon, roasted red peppers, and goat cheese. “Everything was just so delicious,” a Yelper said. “They are not only delicious, but their portions per cost are huge!” another added. They also have delicious home fries: seasoned, cubed breakfast potatoes crisped to perfection.
The Broken Yolk
Diners at the Broken Yolk Cafe love its custom omelets. “Delicious! Got the MOM omelet and supplemented with ham, and that way I get my veg with protein,” one fan said. The chain’s classic shredded hash browns are also popular and can be ordered as a side dish or an accompaniment to their breakfast and brunch entrees.
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