Upscale brunch restaurant Another Broken Egg Cafe, a franchise location operated by two Wichita State alumni, has a menu that sounds fantastic in theory but in practice is hit or miss.
The restaurant currently offers a fall menu, with specialized drinks and food. They have a pumpkin waffle, tiramisu French toast and a maple spice cold brew.
Their regular menu draws a lot of inspiration from quintessential Southern foods,
which sound absolutely delicious. Some of their takes on Southern classics include chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits, and biscuits and gravy. They also offer brunch jambalaya and Louisiana gumbo.
One proponent of Another Broken Egg is the big-tent energy it exudes — from on-the-menu mocktails to dietary inclusivity — it’s clear this cafe is approachable for many palettes.
Broken Egg offers a gluten-free menu and a vegetarian menu, and both of them are fairly extensive — a nice addition for those who usually are deprived of an ample menu. The restaurant probably has you covered, as it offers many options for those with dietary restrictions that a lot of restaurants don’t have.
For drinks, they have a large list of handcrafted cocktails, as well as mocktails for those who don’t, or can’t, drink, and even spiked coffees, which can also be made with non-alcoholic spirits.
I focused on their breakfast menu when I ordered, which may have been my first mistake. I think that I would like their lunch-focused items more than the breakfast options.
I had the Bacquezo omelette, which was filled with bacon and cream cheese, topped with sautéed chorizo, cheddar jack cheese and green onions. It came with an English muffin and country potatoes.
I also tried their classic buttermilk pancakes, which come with two eggs and a choice of bacon, sausage patties, andouille sausage, maple apple chicken sausage or ham.
I could not finish the omelet; it was too greasy and the eggs tasted like cardboard. I ended up scraping off the chorizo and dipping the potatoes into it. The potatoes were honestly the best part, and even then, they were underwhelming. They lacked good seasoning, but mixing them with the chorizo made them more tolerable.
The pancakes were OK; they were edible but nothing to rave about. Some of their more dressed-up pancakes could be better, but the plain ones didn’t taste much different from the boxed pancake mix that I can get at Walmart.
After a first taste of the breakfast options, I probably wouldn’t give them another chance, especially with the prices.
As a college student, I try to be mindful of prices and Another Broken Egg Cafe is a little too much for me. The cheapest item on their regular menu is $9.99, and it’s an order of chicken tortilla soup.
Realistically, I would only be able to afford the soup there and maybe a drink. Another Broken Egg Cafe is, in my opinion, too expensive for the quality of the food they’re serving. But who knows, you may enjoy what you find there.
