The Breakfast Club at Midtown’s verde chilaquiles comes with with braised beef on homemade corn tortilla chips tossed in a chili verde sauce, topped with eggs, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, Pico de Gallo and jalapeños. It’s served with potato of choice and housemade refried beans ($21). Courtesy The Breakfast Club at Midtown.
A popular San Jose-founded brunch restaurant has made its way to the Peninsula.
Established in 2015 by Spiro Tsaboukos, The Breakfast Club at Midtown now has seven locations throughout the Bay Area. Its new San Mateo location, which opened Oct. 10, is one of its largest, offering an expansive 50-seat outdoor patio, 70-seat dining room, full bar and private dining room. During weekends, a DJ plays upbeat music, and during weekdays, customers can select their tunes with a jukebox.
Similar to its other restaurants, The Breakfast Club at Midtown San Mateo offers an extensive selection of brunch options, including classic American fare such as omelettes, pancakes, sandwiches, burgers and salads; Mexican dishes, including burritos, enchiladas, nachos, chilaquiles and more; and 10 varieties of Benedicts.
The bar the The Breakfast Club at Midtown in San Mateo. Courtesy The Breakfast Club at Midtown.
The outdoor patio at The Breakfast Club at Midtown in San Mateo. Courtesy The Breakfast Club at Midtown.
For those who want to try more than one Benedict, the Midtown Duo puts two flavors of Benedicts on one plate ($26). For example, combine the New York Bene (an everything bagel tapped with cream cheese, lox, poached eggs, picked red onion, fried capers and fresh dill) with a Linguicia Bene (an English muffin topped with Hollandaise, poached eggs, linguica, avocado, jalapeno and grilled onions).
The Midtown Trio allows guests to mix and match three flavors of French toast or pancakes ($21). French toast comes in flavors such as banana apricot or raspberry cream cheese, and pancakes in blueberry lemon ricotta, peach cobbler, red velvet and s’mores varieties.
Spicy chicken fried rice at The Breakfast Club at Midtown in San Mateo ($22). Courtesy The Breakfast Club at Midtown.
Cookies and cream pancakes at The Breakfast Club at Midtown in San Mateo ($15). Courtesy The Breakfast Club at Midtown.
A kids’ menu with options including Mickey Mouse pancakes, grilled cheese, quesadillas and more is also available ($13).
For drinks, expect all the classic coffee shop finds as well as a full bar with Bloody Marys, mimosa flights and other signature brunch cocktails.
The Breakfast Club at Midtown, 3035 S. Delaware St., San Mateo; 650,315-2348, Instagram: @thebreakfastclubsanmateo__. Open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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