The eighth location of Breakfast Republic will open in Hillcrest later this year, taking the place of the founder's first concept Fig Tree Cafe.
Rise & Shine also owns Liberty Station's El Jardin, which opened last summer and recently received a glowing New York Times review despite less-than-stellar marks on online sites like Yelp and Google. The company has several other projects in the works, including a new morning concept named Eggies, which will be a fast-casual line of walk-up eateries operating out of converted shipping containers installed near three of San Diego’s busiest Breakfast Republic locations. More previously announced but unfinished projects by Rise & Shine include North Park Breakfast Company, which has been in development for more than 2 years, as well as the from-scratch Italian kitchen previously dubbed Pizza Republic (then NorPa Kitchen) in North Park and Feast & Fareway at Coronado Municipal Golf Course. Amidst juggling numerous new projects, Rise & Shine pulled the plug on its casual Mexican restaurants in Carmel Valley last year after only 4 months in business. Casa Rústica closed its doors after a short run in October 2018 and sister concept California Taco Club was announced but never opened.
The new Breakfast Republic will serve the same menu of over-priced breakfast foods as the others and have a design featuring signature egg chairs, a living wall with kitchy phrasing, and community seating options. Expect a quick turnaround with the restaurant anticipated to open as early as this summer.
Breakfast Republic Hillcrest will sit at 416 University Avenue. For more information, visit breakfastrepublic.com.
