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    Broken Yolk Cafe

    3.6 (214 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    The inedible "pumpkin" pancakes
    Simon S.

    Looking for a great breakfast in the IV is like looking for the fountain of youth! After reviewing several possibilities I decided on the Broken Yolk simply because it was pet friendly. The place wasn't busy and was seated in the outside patio that turned out to be infested with several mosquito gangs that were relentless and annoying. The waitress came by quickly and took my drink order and gave me a bit of time to decide on my order. The menu has an insurmountable amount of items that even Chef Ramsey would have cried over. I decided on the mom omelette and a side of pumpkin spice pancakes. As I waited for my order I did enjoy the coffee that was the highlight of the meal. My order arrived and they looked like there was enough food on my plates to feed the entire valley. As I started my meal adventure it became apparent to me that I had chosen the wrong pill and would have to live in this nightmare for the next 20 or 30 minutes. I basically had to pick away at the only salvageable part of the meal which was the egg. Even the has browns were soggy and tasteless. The veggie interior was overwhelming and off putting! But there was one last hope in my side order of pumpkin pancakes. They were the size of the salton sea and tasted about as salty as the salton sea. They were uncooked and the pumpkin was no where to be found. After a couple of attempts trying to find a cooked piece I had to do a Linda Blair and spit out the hellish pieces onto my plate. It became apparently obvious to me that the Broken Yolk is about as broken as Humpty Dumpty and this place cannot be put back together! Disappointment is the only thing on this menu that is done right at this place! Do yourself a favor and just drive to Yuma or San Diego next time you wake up hungry. Or simply go next door to Dunkin Donuts.

    Laura O.

    Someone needs to give our waitress a raise. We completely forgot her name but she was amazing. She checked up on us soapy times despite it being busy. And the fact that she brought everything for four people with missing a single thing is just perfection in my book. Restaurant was very clean, comparable to the other chains.

    Eggs. Perfect for me!
    Kristina M.

    I popped in on a rando Monday, and the wait was like 20mins, pro tip use the "join waitlist" on this app, make your life better. The restaurant was warm, clean, the food was good and the service solid. I went in when I was super hungry. The item that jumped off the menu and on to my plate was the short stack cinni-stack combo. I ordered my eggs scrambled, and "not super dry be definitely not wet", totally woshwashy, but they came out perfectly amazing!!!! The sweetness of the pancakes was a good combo with the bacon and eggs. My waitress was a pro at keeping the coffee coming and making sure I had everything I needed. I'd recommend this place to anyone looking for a good breakfast:)

    Wild West burger
    Eda X.

    The Broken Yolk is a solid American diner in Imperial Valley. They have an extensive variety of breakfast and lunch options, ranging from omelettes, benedicts, pancakes, toasts, sandwiches and burgers. The wait staff here are extremely friendly. I am a huge fan of their Tiki toast, Wild West burger and Hawaiian fried chicken burger!

    Eggs Ben w/ bacon well done (that's what looks burnt)

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    2 months ago

    Food and service was great! They recommended the chicken fried steak breakfast and it didn't disappoint. The mimosas were delicious also!

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    7 months ago

    I come here after 6hrs of driving for morning hearings in El Centro. Great food, the staff is always friendly.

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    7 months ago

    Great food and service! Their " Join the waitlist" feature is awesome. Everything is pricey, but you get what you pay for and more!

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    8 months ago

    I love the acai bowl it was really good. The food and the atmosphere was amazing. Great workers. The service was really fast

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    11 months ago

    Service was fast, and which using Yelp to check in there was no wait for seating. The food is always consistent and good.

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    1 year ago

    Excellent breakfast and great service. The whole place is very clean and well kept. Always a smile on the waitress.

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    1 year ago

    Food was good and still hot when we got it on such a busy day like Mother's Day. It was a great place to eat comfortable .

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    10 months ago

    Food was good, service was good and the general staff and vide were good everyone had smiles and I will be coming back for breakfast here

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    1 year ago

    Food and service were great. It was packed but they got us in right away even though there were 4 of us and no reservation.

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    Food is always amazing . The service is good. I come here every weekend with my family.

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    1 year ago

    Great food, nice staff, cute place. Didn't care for the mimosas but Will eat here again!

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    Service was good. We had to wait a little bit were seated fairly quickly. Food was very delicious

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    Antojito Como En Casa

    Antojito Como En Casa

    4.5
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    The food here is amazing! I would be a regular customer, if it wasn't for the fact that i live in…read more LA. Christina our server was very attentive and told us about their new daily specials. Friday's special was 2 tacos Dorado rice and beans, or an asada quesadilla with a side of consome for 12.99. You are recieved with complementary chips and salsa which were delicious! I am looking forward to visiting again before I head back home.

    Don't you just love it when a restaurant gets things right?…read more Owners Roberto and Rina ("Reina") Perez have figured out how to prepare and present home cooking in a commercial setting, and, in doing so, have shown that they understand the importance of "home" in that construct. Some of this is no surprise to me. Reina is cousin to Rodnia Attiq (nee Navarro), who, with her mother Rosario Sotelo owned San Diego's El Borrego for almost 25 years, until they closed their business at the end of 2025. Having been welcomed and fed many times with homely care at El Borrego, I'm not surprised that the family connection - and the warmth and hospitality included in it - extends to Cousin Reina. If you're having a bad day, it's worth dropping in for a bite to eat just so you can say "hi" to her. Between the food and the greeting you'll receive, you'll leave feeling better about things. So what to eat? Depending on the time of day and how hungry you are, you'll be pleased with Cazuelitas; Pozole Rojo or the herby Guerrero-style Pozole Verde; hearty Tlacoyos; large Enchilada plates; or probably my favorite Mexican dish, Mixiote de Borrego, which is lamb that's spiced, marinated and slow-steamed until it falls off the bone. I've eated most of those things and seen the rest on my fellow diners' tables. Especially now that El Borrego is gone, if El Centro wasn't a two-hour drive from my house, I'd be a regular, so that I could continue sampling the superb and wide-ranging menu at Antojito Como En Casa.

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    Red Ocotillo

    Red Ocotillo

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    On a weekend book club retreat to Borrego Springs, we decided to grab dinner in town the night we…read morearrived and with minimal options in this small town, it was determined that we would visit Red Ocotillo. While not all Mexican food is created equal, I do tend to think that it's a type of food that is really tough to completely ruin. Unfortunately, I was proven wrong with this visit. I decided on a cup of the tortilla soup, and I ended up only having a couple of bites them throwing the rest out. The chicken was full of bones, which was so gross and not normal or expected for this dish. There were mixed feelings among the group I think, but those who were seating near me did not enjoy their food across the board.

    We took a DAY TRIP to Borrego Springs from San Diego…read more We went to the Anza Borrego Visitor's Center FIRST, and went on their short PAVED WALK through the Desert Landscape. We then headed to RED OCOTILLO for Breakfast. It was utterly FANTASTIC, from the service to the food. We had as our server GLORIA. It took us a couple attempts on the LOOP to get the right EXIT. We walked in and were directed to a table by our SERVER GLORIA. We got a great table right up front by the window. She started, by taking our drink orders. We looked over the menu, admittedly looking at it the night before. I selected the HEUVOS RANCHEROS, and an Arnold Palmer. As for my partner, he had a CLASSIC DESSERT BURRITO. We added Chips and Guacamole, made fresh on the spot!!! It could not have been a BETTER EXPERIENCE!!!

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