These restaurant chains serve hearty steak and crispy hash browns that diners love.
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For many, steak and hash browns are a breakfast dish. I like the combo so much, I make it for dinner. There is something about the combination: a delicious, juicy steak, paired with simple, crispy shredded potatoes that just hits all the right flavor and texture notes. Where can you feast on the perfect version of the duo? Here are 5 restaurant chains with the best steak and hash browns, according to diners.
Waffle House

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Waffle House offers a ribeye steak-and-eggs meal, cooked fresh to order. The Sirloin & Eggs Breakfast comes with USDA Choice sirloin steak (5-oz), two scrambled eggs with toast & jelly, and hashbrowns. “Ive gotten it a few times! It’s definitely a 24 hour diner steak, but as far as 24 hour diner steaks go, I like it!” one diner shared. The hashbrown themselves are a main attraction: customizable shredded potatoes that can be customized to your liking. You can order them “Scattered, Smothered & Covered” or “All the Way” with a rich mix of toppings FYI: “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.
IHOP

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If you are craving steak and eggs, IHOP offers several options. You can order the T-Bone Steak and Eggs, served traditionally on the bone. They also offer a Sirloin Steak Tips & Eggs dish with steak tips, grilled onions, and mushrooms. The hash browns pair perfectly: thinly shredded potatoes that are crispy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside.
Black Bear Diner

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Black Bear Diner is beloved for its oversized portions and hearty steak-and-eggs plates. The chain serves a “heartier, breaded option” with BIGFOOT Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs, featuring a breaded beef steak with country gravy, eggs, a biscuit, and wide strip-cut hash browns that diners love. “Yours are theeeee best!” a Facebook commenter wrote on a post from the diner.
Cracker Barrel

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Cracker Barrel is known for its country-style steak and eggs. Its Country Boy Breakfast features sirloin steak tips or country ham, served with biscuits, gravy, and classic sides. The hashbrown casserole with shredded potatoes, Colby Jack cheese, chopped onions, salt and pepper, and a seasoning blend, baked for a hot and bubbly consistency, is legendary and a perfect side option.
Original Pancake House

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Original Pancake House is an upscale breakfast chain with a well-regarded steak-and-eggs combo. Its “Steak + Eggs” is a Ribeye and 2 eggs plus potatoes, a meal totaling a whopping 1740 cal. “The steak was good and delicious,” writes a Yelper. “Seasoned and cooked perfectly!” added another. Some locations served shredded hash browns, while others have the chain’s trademark home fries, seasoned cubed potatoes often cooked with onions.

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