Broken Yolk

Its owner John Gelastopoulos listened and acted. Now Broken Yolk Café has expanded to 34 locations. Only one of them, its original Pacific Beach outpost, is company-owned.

Where did the broken yolk originate?

The Original Broken Yolk Café started in 1979 in Pacific Beach, a local beach community in San Diego, California and has since become a Southern California favorite for breakfast, brunch and lunch.

Is Broken Yolk only in San Diego?

Each location makes approximately $2 million in revenue annually, according to Gelastopoulos. There are 15 Broken Yolks located throughout San Diego County, as well as in Northern California, Arizona, Florida and Illinois.

What is the BYC challenge?

That BYC Challenge brings a dozen egg omelet with mushrooms, onions, American cheese, chili, and more cheese. The other half of a 15-inch pizza pan comes with home fries and two biscuits.

How many eggs are in a broken yolk omelette?

Two Eggs

Two eggs any style (140/170 cal) plus your choice of side and bread from above.

Is the L silent in yolk?

Because yolk is so much more common in everyday speech and writing, it is sometimes mistakenly used in places in which yoke is the correct spelling. Likewise, it can be tempting to use the spelling yoke when referring to the part of an egg because it has a much more phonetic spelling than yolk and its silent L.

How many calories is eggs Benedict?

This equates to 320 calories, and 36 grams of fat (20 of them saturated) in the sauce alone. Tack on another 10 grams of fat for two eggs, and this is a very fat-heavy meal. In total, with one English muffin (264 calories), 4 tablespoons of hollandaise and two eggs, Eggs Benedict contains 728 calories.