STACKS Menlo Park

Beloved breakfast and brunch chain location at 600 Santa Cruz Avenue since 1992 with giant portions, classic pancakes, eggs benedict, chicken fried steak, and a long weekend wait that locals consider worth it.

Stacks makes a savory breakfast just as tempting as its namesake pancakes. At the Santa Cruz Avenue restaurant in Menlo Park, the Benedict selection stretches from classic and Florentine versions to chorizo, corned beef hash, and seafood. We like having that much variety within a breakfast favorite, especially when a group arrives with different cravings. Crab and shrimp omelets, breakfast tacos, chilaquiles, and a ranchero breakfast burrito give the egg dishes even more range. On the sweeter side, lemon-ricotta-raspberry pancakes and banana-macadamia-coconut pancakes offer distinctive combinations, with waffles, crepes, and French toast alongside. Lunch brings sandwiches such as a French dip, Reuben, or crab melt. Stacks is appealing for a meal that can be as traditional or as elaborate as you like, with enough choice to make everyone at the table part of the breakfast conversation.