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    Broken Yolk Cafe

    3.9 (1.1k reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Gloria our water refillable with having to ask! THANK YOU
    Alicia C.

    Upon entering I was greeted and seated by Aubrey. Not only did she recommend a few items,she was so patient with us as we were still deciding. Gloria came by gave us waters, as we waited for our Mimosas flight. She was happy and full of smiles. I ended up with a bowl of chicken tortilla soup,and hubby had golden fries, steak & Benedict eggs. I wish my bowl was a bit bigger,I was still hungry. Luckily my hubbys plate was huge so he shared! Overall experience, it was great! I know on Sunday,it was packed, but they still gave us great customer service all staff were super friendly from hostess,to waitress,water gal,and bus boy. It just shows how appreciate they are that people patronize their establishment. It was clean,very festive,and the ambiance was delightful, I would come again. Thanks again for our great experience.

    Lemon Ricotta short-stack pancakes
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    Everything was pretty good at this Broken Yolk location. We have been to several other locations and this one so far tops them all. Overall, we were satisfied with our visit and would come back again. We decided to give them 4.5 stars (half star deducted based on some minor misses). Read below for a breakdown of our experience at this Carlsbad location. Service: 5 / 5 stars Host was friendly with good energy and who promptly seated us within a minute after arrival. Our server was also friendly and efficient, quick to take our orders and provided us with extra requests. Back kitchen staff were also efficient and promptly brought out our food still warm and fresh. Food and Drink: 4 / 5 stars We ordered two types of short stack pancakes with a protein side. For drinks we ordered one of their winter specialty iced lattes and black coffee. Water glasses were clean and served as requested (iced and no ice). *Banana Pancakes: Fluffy and soft with sliced bananas mixed in the batter and also as a topping along with a small scoop (silver dollar-sized) of whipped dairy topping. *Lemon Ricotta Pancakes: Also fluffy and soft topped with fresh blueberries, lemon slices plus sprinkled with lemon zest and light dusting of confectioner's (powdered) sugar as well as the usual small whipped dairy topping. A short stack has two medium (almost dinner plate-sized) pancakes which was pretty big and impressive; it was satisfyingly tasty. It was unclear if butter was brushed on since we could not taste it, there were no visible pats of butter and none came with it or offered to us. Each pancake dish came with a shot glass-sized syrup (generic and not maple) which was lightly sweet and neutral tasting. The whipped dairy topping did not taste like 100% real whipped cream but rather an alternative (oil based) dairy topping. There was a bottle of sugar-free syrup already on the tabletop along with assorted jams/jelly and the standard sugar packets, salt, pepper and ketchup. *Sides (Standard serving of 2 of each type): Bacon (2 slices) was pretty standard, crisp and almost bordering on chewy; it was not greasy or overly salty. Eggs over easy and poached eggs were perfectly cooked with the yolk still runny. Hash brown was a good portion size and was lightly crisp. Drinks: 4.5 / 5 stars Black coffee came in a standard 8oz ceramic mug and tasted fresh and hot but refilled only when asked. Iced peppermint mocha latte topped with the same whipped dairy topping and chocolate drizzle was a let down and was served with the syrup dripped down the sides making the glass somewhat sticky; it was very light on coffee, mocha or peppermint taste and was much more a watered down latte version. It was very disappointing as this was the drink we were most looking forward to tasting. Unfortunately, we would not order it again...definitely a hard pass. Ambiance: 5 / 5 stars Restaurant was not full although there was a fair amount (almost half) of diners already there and frequent enough coming and going. Noise levels were as expected and nothing was distracting. The space was clean, bright and orderly. Good positive energy by staff all around. Plates, utensils, tables, condiment containers and menu were all clean. We appreciated there were no drips or sticky residue on the ketchup and syrup bottles.

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    Food was great Oscar our server is the best! The Greek omelet was very good I got it with normal eggs instead of egg whites.

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    Great service, fresh hot food and coffee, really appreciated the service. Will come again and reccomend to others.

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    Such a great experience. I had the classic eggs benedict that was amazing. Thank you Carlos for great service & making it a great trip in.

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    Good food and a lot of choices. Friendly service and great food suggestions from Garcia .

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    Go to Broken Yolk Carlsbad La Costa for Good food, great service. Carlos and Andrea are awesome!

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    We just walked in and they took us right away even though it was busy! Food was good. Our waiter Garcia was great!

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    Great food, great vibes, awesome service! We loved our server, his name was Carlos! He was a gem

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    Breakfast is spot on the bomb and Maria's service is the best! Chicken Fried Steak and chocolate chip pancakes are our favorite!

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    Oscar, our server was fantastic! The food was great..... fresh fruit was very nice!!!!

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