{"id":460221,"date":"2026-09-11T06:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/460221\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T06:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:02:16","slug":"busy-lines-greet-new-egg-focused-breakfast-spot-in-clovis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/460221\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy lines greet new egg-focused breakfast spot in Clovis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Central Valley\u2019s appetite for more breakfast places has a new Clovis restaurant scrambling, even if the owner is grateful.<\/p>\n

EggBred<\/a>, at 1127 N. Willow Ave., Ste. 105 in Clovis, was originally meant to have a soft opening when grills lit for the first time in the new restaurant. A soft opening gives staff time to sort out how much food to prepare, how many people to expect, where staffing levels should be and lets them discover any potential hiccups in service before the main crowds file in.<\/p>\n

Owner Varinder Singh said anticipation from local crowds changed those plans. The mayor of Clovis, Vong Mouanoutoua, showed up at the grand opening to present the restaurant with a certificate of recognition, and the Clovis Chamber of Commerce was also there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t ready for this kind of love,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n

Singh is no stranger to the Central Valley. He\u2019s lived here since 2001 and is part of the group that owns The Clovis Castle, a wedding venue on Auberry Road. His wife owns a dental practice.<\/p>\n

This is the first time he\u2019s been a franchisee, and he\u2019s behind the line, cooking right next to the rest of his crew. He hasn\u2019t had a day off in the last 10 days.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day we\u2019re getting sold out of something,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n

\"Various Various sandwiches from EggBred, located in the shopping center southeast of Willow and Nees, include a Scramble Me Softly, top, a Ben Franklin served with hollandaise sauce, and a country fried chicken sandwich served with country sausage gravy. EggBred is a fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in breakfast and brunch sandwiches. The concept was started by Albert Shim, a chef and former Chopped contestant. The Clovis franchise owner is Varinder Singh. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com <\/p>\n

On Saturday, the restaurant completely sold out and had to close early. EggBred is a \u201cscratch kitchen,\u201d meaning that everything is made from scratch, so even if they have the ingredients to make more of something, like the country pork sausage gravy, it might take them a couple of hours to make a new batch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the best problem to have,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n

That Singh was planning to bring the restaurant to Clovis was first reported on in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Singh was introduced to the larger brand while in Los Angeles with his family. EggBred, as the name might imply, focuses on egg-forward breakfast sandwiches. His favorite is the Ben Franklin, which has Black Forest ham, an over-medium egg, truffle-dressed argula, an English muffin and hollandaise, and that\u2019s unusual \u2014 he\u2019s not usually a \u2018ham guy\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t have anything in the Valley that tastes like this,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n

And despite the presence of other breakfast places nearby, Singh wasn\u2019t worried. He described EggBred as a family-friendly location, and on every wall there are simple, cartoony drawings of eggs, toast, bacon, waffles and avocado in a manner similar to Gudetama, a popular \u201clazy egg\u201d character made by the same company as Hello Kitty.<\/p>\n

Also on the walls were jokes and other quick phrases. In one corner, a cartoon waffle says\u201d\u2018I\u2019m just a pancake with abs,\u201d and a bright yellow-and-white neon sign says \u201cHand Crafted to Order.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zach Voth, who lives in Vancouver, Wash., had been waiting about five minutes for his chicken burrito. His dad lives around the corner from EggBred, and so when Voth saw the place was open, he decided to check it out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wordplay in the name got me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"People People line up at the counter to try the food at EggBred, located in the shopping center southeast of Willow and Nees, a fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in breakfast and brunch sandwiches. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com \"EggBred, EggBred, located in the shopping center southeast of Willow and Nees, is a fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in breakfast and brunch sandwiches. The concept was started by Albert Shim, a chef and former Chopped contestant. The Clovis franchise owner is Varinder Singh. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com \"A A line forms outside the door at EggBred, located in the shopping center southeast of Willow and Nees, a fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in breakfast and brunch sandwiches. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
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