A couple of weeks ago I had to drop my car off for servicing in the Mission Gorge area. Usually, I'll take the shuttle to work or home after getting squared away. For some reason, I decided to wait for my car….. one problem, though, there didn't seem much to do at 7am on a Saturday morning. Most everyone headed off to Starbuck's or to walk the aisles at Home Depot. I decided to wander around a bit and look for some breakfast. Now all of the Taco Shops seemed to be open, but for some reason a divey looking place on the corner of Fairmount and Twain. I was surprised that the parking lot was full……
Now I wasn't quite sure about the place…….especially since the sign says they open at 6am! Geeez, this was obviously a bar…..but open at 6am! I mean we have the Silver Spigot and Champs(I have an interesting story about my one visit there) in our neighborhood, but at least they don't open until the more genteel hour of (ahem, ahem) 8 am…..
But the faded sign did say, or I believed said "Breakfast Sat & Sun 7am". And the place did seem, well, oddly charming….
And what the heck, who knows, maybe I'd want to get in a game of "Bumper Poo"!
So what the heck….. I walked into the somewhat musty smelling, dimly lit, "Bar and Grill" (definite emphasis on bar here). Man, the place was pretty busy, most everyone was closer to fifty (or at least looked that way) than twenty, so I should right at home. Everyone seemed either to be getting an "early start" or having a liquid breakfast…..
On the promising side, there was a woman grating potatoes for hash browns at the smallish kitchen area to the right of the bar. She was very friendly, I believe her name was Linda. Of course after asking my name, I had to put up with Star Trek jokes for the rest of my meal, but other than that I was left alone to have my $5 breakfast in peace………
Five bucks got you toast, two eggs, hashbrowns, and bacon…….. you really can't complain about that, can you? I've had much worse……
The atmosphere is perhaps not as colorful as Lucky's, but as everyone else seemed like regulars, I had a real "fly on the wall" experience…….and folks were telling some pretty colorful stories. There were two older men, both in walkers who would slowly make their way out the side door every couple of minutes to get their tobacco fix. The whole experience was strangely relaxing in a way for me…….I'm not sure why. And for the price of a latte, I got breakfast. I may never go back, and it's not everyone's cup of tea…. but on this early Saturday morning it just seemed right…..plus you sure won't hear what I heard in Starbucks!!!!
Stadium Club
6065 Fairmount Ave
San Diego, CA 92120
Open Daily at 6am
Breakfast Saturday and Sundays 7am – 12noon