Is it Worth Getting Up For the Break of Dawn? - CLOSED

Break of Dawn

24351 Avenida De La Carlota #N-6

Laguna Hills, CA 92653

My friend ML is one of the few customers I like at work. She is always friendly, never bugs, and makes a fantastic trail mix, which I always look forward to every December. So when I told her about my blog and that I would review restaurants, she suggested I try Break of Dawn. I had never heard of it but was eager to try it after she and fellow Yelpers glowed about the place.

Break of Dawn is an easy-to-miss breakfast/lunch place tucked behind Trader Joe's in Laguna Hills. It is owned by a former Ritz-Carlton chef who had to alter his career path after a medical mishap with his son. He opened this place so he could be close to his son and still do the work that he loves.

I had a rare Saturday off and was tired of turkey after Thanksgiving, so we decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to try this place. The restaurant is very colorful and has a really homey feel to it. We decided to sit outside in the crisp morning air. The waiter was very attentive and ready to fulfill our needs.

I decided on the pre-fixe menu, which consists of three courses. This is the first: Butternut Squash Bisque. The bisque was smooth and creamy, a very nice way to start my meal. Accompanying the bisque were these crispy meat rolls. They were good and really tasty when you dipped them in the bisque.

Here is my entree, the Sausage and Rice. The plate featured two fried eggs, a scoop of rice, green papaya-sesame salad, and Portuguese-Hawaiian sausage. The sausage was the real winner here. It had a very nice flavor and complimented the plate nicely. The salad was good but tasted better when it was mixed with the eggs.

Here is the real star of the show on this day, though. This dish is so good that it deserves two pictures on this blog. This is the French toast of Willie Wonka himself: Creme Brulee French Toast. Dusted with powdered sugar and chocolate sauce, this dessert for breakfast will keep you coming back for more to this eatery. Rich but oh so satisfying, we could not devour this plate quick enough.

Here is the final of my three courses: the Chocolate Crème Brulee. This was a mild yet pleasing way to end my meal. The chocolate was not too overpowering, and the texture was silky smooth, with a crisp top.

So, we will be back at Break of Dawn. As we were sitting there, we saw many more things we wanted to try. The omelets looked amazing, and the Chilaquiles-Ranchero sounds like it could be a hit as well. This place is not your typical breakfast joint, but sometimes, you want to step out of the shadows and into the sun. 

So on a scale of 5 rays of the sun to zero rays of the sun, 5 being best, Break of Dawn receives 4 rays of the sun!

Break of Dawn does not have a website, but you can check out their Yelp page here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/break-of-dawn-laguna-hills-2