Breakfast Republic

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Breakfast Republic on El Camino Real in Encinitas's New Encinitas district is a location of the Southern California breakfast chain that Johan Engman launched in North Park on July 26, 2015 under his Rise & Shine Hospitality Group. The kitchen uses cage-free eggs across the entire menu, building inventive plates like S'mores French toast — graham cracker-crusted brioche topped with toasted marshmallows — and shrimp and grits alongside a full bar pouring craft cocktails, a brunch-and-booze format that contrasts with the artisan loaf program at Prager Brothers Artisan Bread nearby. San Diego County's Department of Environmental Health assigns the Encinitas location a 97 out of 100 inspection score, the highest in this batch. Engman's whimsical design concept fills the dining room with whisk-shaped light fixtures, a greenery wall, and an egg lounge with fried-egg-shaped chairs, plus hidden puns printed on the undersides of coffee cups — a branding detail that distinguishes it from the açaí bowl counter at everbowl down El Camino Real. Chilaquiles plates layer fried tortilla chips under cage-free eggs, salsa verde or roja, black beans, rice, avocado, and cotija cheese in a build weighing over one pound per serving.