Daybreak Island Grill – Breakfasts with JJ

I was looking for dog friendly places to get breakfast with JJ and also places where he can explore a bit. He likes "new" things, so this has gotten me to neighborhoods where one can walk and explore. Which is why we did North Park and Flora, University Heights and Parkhouse Eatery, and even Carlsbad and Wildland. Looking over things; it seemed like OB would be nice neighborhood for JJ, fun and funky, and laid back. I did a bit of research and found a listing for a restaurant named Daybreak Island Cafe. I checked out the Website and the "About Us" section which mentions stuff like taro and sweet potatoes. Google lists them as a "Hawaiian Restaurant". But when I looked over the menu, well it just seemed that there were just a few items that I grew up eating, like Portuguese Sausage and Kalua Pork on the menu. Hmmm……

Finally, while looking at the "four lettered" website I found this quoted in the "About the Business" section:

Not a big deal really, I just wanted to know what to expect.

So, early on a Sunday, I drove with JJ down West Point Loma and found the very "beachy-tiki" looking restaurant right by the roundabout near Robb Field. It's a less hectic spot just a few blocks down from Voltaire.

It's quite charming……

With a nice outdoor tiki bar on one side and a covered patio area on the other….great for really hot days.

And yes, the place is super dog friendly.

No where was this more evident than in our Server; Monica who was super warm and friendly…she treated JJ like a little prince!

Not much "local kine" stuffs on the menu. I decided to order the "Hawaiian" Breakfast Bowl, but they were out of Portuguese Sausage….so I went with the Loco Moco ($18). I liked that they actually have Tabasco, a necessity for my Loco Moco's since small kid time.

The loco moco soon arrived….of course no mac salad on this one. It looked kinda manini for eighteen bucks, but with prices going crazy these days.

   So, here's the score using the Modified Rubio Scale.

BURGER: On the leaner side and chewy, but with a decent char and beefiness – 3.5

EGGS: Nice and runny. Would have appreciated some crisp edges. No off flavors. – 3.0

RICE: Was fine; on the mushier side. – 2.5

GRAVY: A bit on the runny side, edged on very salty. – 2.5

STUFFS: While eating, I noticed a gluey component under the eggs.  Not a fun texture and quite bland. Looking over the menu; I guess they also include sausage gravy with this? Overkill in my opinion. 1.0

Well, 12.5….exactly an average score! Not sure if it's worth $18 though.

I asked Monica what kind of Portuguese Sausage was used for the bowl and she didn't know. She was so nice to JJ, that we decided to return.

And Monica was working again…and JJ even remembered her!

This time a glanced around and saw that along with the Tabasco, they seem to carry some very appropriate condiments.

I wonder if they use Best Foods for their Mac Salad and is the ketchup Del Monte????

Anyway, they had the Hawaiian Breakfast Bowl ($14.75) available this morning.

 Not sure about the Pico de Gallo as a side….funny, at first glance I thought it was Lomi Salmon! Four rather slices of Port Sausage; based on the texture and taste, I'm thinking this seemed like Redondo's? I'm fully "team Purity", but this was fine. Two scoops rice and two easy over eggs completed the set. The scoops of rice seemed on the smallish side; but I can't put it away like I used to, so this was fine. The rice was perfectly cooked and the eggs nice and runny.

While I'm not sure this was worth almost fifteen bucks; I enjoyed the service and Monica treated JJ like a little prince…a very spoiled prince at that! And that is worth something to me.

And it was interesting walking around the neighborhood after our meals.

Daybreak Island Grill
2296 Bacon St.
San Diego, CA 92107
Current Hours:
Mon – Fri 8am – 130pm
Sat – Sun 7am – 3pm