Mahoning Valley Breakfast Club

     So it seems tradition to do a "Best of" for the year we are finishing up, before the New Year promises fresh starts and new beginnings.  In that vein I present to you my Best of Breakfast in the Mahoning Valley for 2013.  Of course this is a very one-sided, subjective list by Me, but I share it to invoke thoughts and jog your memories and hopefully you will call me out on a few of my choices and give me some other places to consider and maybe even try out for the first time.  Any way you look at it, if you take any of these suggestions, I guarantee you won't have a bad meal, maybe just not YOUR favorite, but give them a try, I think you will be pleasantly surprised..................Scott

Best Breakfast’s in the Valley of 2013:

Eggs (any style):  Saratoga, Warren

Omelet:  Jack’s Nest Egg Diner, Warren

Eggs Benedict:  (Just can’t find a “Best,” or even a “Great”) Suggestions Are Welcome

Pancakes (buttermilk):  PerkinsRestaurant, Boardman

Pancakes (specialty):  IHOP, Niles

French Toast:  Pages Restaurant, Liberty

Chicken Fried Steak:  Yankee Kitchen, Boardman

Bacon:  Landmark Restaurant, Austintown

Sausage:  Firestone Farms Sunday Brunch, Columbiana

Italian Sausage:  Luciano’s, Austintown

Ham:  (The only non-Valley pick)  The Circle Restaurant, Deerfield

Corned Beef Hash:  Kravitz Deli, Liberty

Hash Browns:  The Waffle House, Any location

Breakfast Potatoes:  Oldies and Goodies Diner, Boardman

Oatmeal:  TJ’s in the Boardman Holiday Inn, Boardman

Grits:  (My Exception to the Breakfast Rule) – Monteens, Youngstown

Biscuits and Gravy:  Bob Evans, Boardman

Coffee:  Dunkin Donuts, (Caribou Coffee; God rest it’s soul), Any Location

Orange Juice:  Cracker Barrel Restaurant, Austintown

Muffin:  Maggie’s Magic Muffins, Boardman and Austintown

Breakfast Pastry:  Panera Breads, Any Location

Donut:  Apple Fritter, The Valley Marketplace, Boardman

Bed and Breakfast:  The Columbiana Inn, Columbiana

Breakfast Buffet:  Firestone Farms Sunday Brunch, Columbiana

Fast Food:  Sausage Burrito, Burger King, Any location