Chefs share five restaurant chains known for hearty breakfast skillets.
There are so many delicious things to love about breakfast skillets, and one is the variety. From leftover vegetables to your favorite protein and cheese, you can swap ingredients based on what’s in your fridge. But on days when you don’t feel like cooking, there are chains that do breakfast skillets right and these are the best five spots to enjoy, according to Eva Filer, home chef, recipe developer, and food blogger at My Rad Kitchen.
The Broken Yolk Cafe
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The Broken Yolk Cafe puts a hearty spin on the classic breakfast skillet, with several options that make the potato-and-egg combination the star.
“The Broken Yolk Cafe offers several hearty breakfast skillets built around crispy home fries and loaded with eggs, cheese, breakfast meats, and flavorful toppings,” says Filer. “I like that there’s enough variety to go classic or choose something with a little more personality, while the potato base makes every skillet feel like a complete, satisfying breakfast.”
Denny’s
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Denny’s takes the breakfast skillet in a Southwestern direction, pairing familiar breakfast staples with bolder flavors and plenty of savory ingredients.
“Denny’s Santa Fe Skillet layers seasoned red-skinned potatoes with chorizo, fire-roasted bell peppers and onions, mushrooms, and cheddar cheese before topping everything with eggs,” Filer explains. “The chorizo brings plenty of savory spice, while the vegetables and potatoes balance the richness and give you different flavors and textures in every bite.”
Bob Evans
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At Bob Evans, the breakfast skillet leans into the restaurant’s farmhouse-inspired menu, bringing classic comfort-food flavors together in one dish.
“Bob Evans’ Sunshine Skillet combines eggs, sausage, home fries, cheddar cheese, and country gravy for a hearty take on a classic farmhouse breakfast,” says Filer. “The gravy ties everything together, while the potatoes and sausage add enough texture and savory flavor to stand up to the creamy, cheesy elements.”
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
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Perkins Restaurant & Bakery goes all-in on the breakfast skillet with a substantial combination designed to deliver a little bit of everything in every bite.
According to Filer, “Perkins’ Big Country Skillet is built for a serious breakfast appetite, bringing together hearty potatoes, eggs, breakfast meat, cheese, and classic country flavors in one dish.” She shares, “It’s the kind of skillet I like when I’m craving a little bit of everything, with plenty of contrasting textures and enough richness to make it feel like a true comfort-food breakfast.”
Village Inn
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Village Inn gives breakfast-skills fans plenty of ways to customize their order, with a menu lineup that covers a range of savory combinations.
“Village Inn offers an entire selection of breakfast skillets, making it a great choice when you want more than one standard combination,” Filer notes. “With eggs, potatoes, meats, vegetables, and cheese layered together in different ways, the skillets offer plenty of variety while keeping that hearty, all-in-one breakfast experience at the center.”
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