Hello again from mmm-yoso!!! a food blog. Kirk and Ed(from Yuma) are a bit busy today and Cathy is writing a quick post.
After posting about El Cajon Bistro and Bakery in 2013, it became a regular spot to drop in for a quick snack before grocery shopping at either Kaelins (which has been upgraded in a great way), or Valley Foods when we didn't want to eat at the hot food area in either of those stores. (ecb is equidistant from each of those grocers).
The name has slightly changed, removing the 'Bakery' portion and dinner is now offered here. This location is in the same parking lot as Saray and Sultan Bakalava, which are also regular stops for snacks. 
The ordering area is the same, as is the dining area with an emphasis on juices and fresh fruit along with the still tremendous coffee offerings.
This day we decided to have breakfast and The Mister ordered his favorite item- the berry pancakes with bacon and over easy eggs ($8). The fresh berries baked into the house made pancake batter is just a perfect flavor combination and always satisfying.
The chalkboard at my eye level on the counter had me curious. I asked what the difference was between this and the 'regular' eggs benedict was and the answer was 'green Hollandaise sauce'. For some reason, I have been asking for the 'green' sauced items at quite a few places this year (tomatillo, suizas, culichi, chimichurri and pesto easily come to mind) now this was a choice. Had to! 
Well, this was just wonderful! The eggs were poached hard and the sauce was great, with that bit of difference than plain Hollandaise as well as a good amount of fresh veggies making this an excellent breakfast treat.
Similar to its sister location (La Mesa Bistro and Bakery), the lines are out the door on weekends, unless you get here early.
ecb 109 Jamacha El Cajon 92019 (619)590-0278
Website Open 7 a.m. daily (closes 4 p.m. Sun-Mon, 8 pm other days)
Love the wall mural of SD!
Posted by: caninecologne | Sunday, 25 January 2015 at 06:51 PM
A better photo of it (it shows El Cajon sights) is in the first post, cc. Also there's a mural of La Mesa at La Mesa Bistro and Bakery done by the same person. There are so many places to eat around here, that breakfast seems to be our default at ecb.
Posted by: Cathy | Monday, 26 January 2015 at 07:44 AM
So you like poach hard eggs?
I was always under the impression that poached eggs is soft unless you just want hard boiled eggs in a shell.
Posted by: nhbilly | Tuesday, 27 January 2015 at 10:44 AM
Wasn't asked how I wanted when ordering and this was how the eggs came out, Bill (I do prefer soft poached). However, the eggs were quite large and a runny yolk would've changed the coloring. The eggs tasted good/fresh with the green sauce.
Posted by: Cathy | Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 03:36 AM
The food presented looks awesome. They just need to learn how to poach it soft. 😉
Posted by: Nhbilly | Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 04:33 AM
Yep. What is interesting is that this was the first time I had seen golf ball shaped poached eggs; this past weekend ordered a carnitas Benedict at a 'dive' bar and did not specify how I wanted the eggs poached. Those eggs were this same shape...yet wonderfully, perfectly runny and orange.
Posted by: Cathy | Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 04:43 AM
Got to be an easier way to make prefect poach eggs. The perfectly oval poached eggs amazes me to. LOL.
How?
Posted by: Nhbilly | Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 07:14 PM
After seeing the same rounded poached this weekend, I'm also curious, Bill. It really is a technique/result I had never seen before this. Maybe some sort of tool is involved.
Posted by: Cathy | Thursday, 29 January 2015 at 06:10 AM