Our last day in Southern California meant we had to get in a few more bakeries and restaurants before heading back home to the Bay Area.
We woke up early to pack and then headed to Pop’s Café in Downey for one last meal. Pop’s Café is a small restaurant, hidden in a plaza. Even if you’re looking for the restaurant, you might just miss it. That’s what happened to us. The wait was about an hour since we were a big group, but the food was amazing. I highly recommend stopping here if you have the chance.
Eggs Benedict topped with slices of ham and a side of Irish potatoes, which were crispy hash browns topped with onions and bell peppers. So very tasty. Then again, I love eggs benedict. =)
French Toast
Ham with eggs, hash browns, and a side of pancakes.
Afterwards, we headed down the street to Porto’s Bakery and Café.
This bakery is famous for their cheese rolls and many other pastries.
The lines were so hectic, but the wait wasn’t too long, luckily.
We ended up getting cheese rolls, guava and cheese strudels, guava filled strudels, strawberry croissants, and chocolate croissants. Plus a strawberry shortcake.
We didn’t eat these. They were gifts for friends and family at home. But I highly recommend this bakery. The pastries are delicious and cheap! The cheese rolls were only 70 cents each and the guava strudels were 75 cents each. They make great gifts =)
Now that my trip to Southern California is over, it’s time to get back to work. Tomorrow night I will post brand new recipes because after overindulging on this trip, I need something healthy, and I miss home cooked meals.
Until next time!
wow! fantastic foodie holiday destination, andrea.
trust you had a great time.
but as you said, there is always something special about having home cooked (and i mean cooked in your own home) meals.
I loved every bit of the trip. But by the end, I was missing the meals I cook at home. I think it’s because eating out, you know there’s so much oil and who knows what else to make the food taste the way it does
+1
Why, oh why do you I always encounter your scrumptious posts on an empty stomach? 😉
lol! I do it all the time =)
Wow the eggs Benedict look wonderful, and now I’m hungry for hash browns! They are easy to make too. Thanks.
Those eggs benedict were so good. I’m always up for eggs benedict and hashbrowns
Thanks for the tempting tips for where to eat in Southern California!
You’re welcome! =)
Great looking breakfast
Thanks!
All you food looks so amazing! P.s. What are eggs benedict?
Eggs benedict are poached eggs over English muffins drizzled with hollandaise sauce. That’s a basic eggs benedict. The specialty ones usually have extra ingredients added like, ham, bacon, so forth. I hope that helps! I might do a recipe for one some time =)
Yes, that helps a whole lot! Looong holiday spent unplugged – except for Instagram – hence the delayed response. Thanks for getting back to me 🙂
Please tell me how the recipe goes…
I had to look back at our conversation to see what we were talking about. lol. But so that you know, I have a recipe posted for my version of an eggs benedict. You can see it here –> https://cookingwithawallflower.com/2014/09/26/green-eggs-and-ham/
Have a great sunday!
so wonderful to share this journey with you! thanks!
Thanks for reading, Annette! =)
I just got hungry by checking your blog! Everything seems delicious! Good work 🙂 And have a lovely day. Xoxo,
Patricia.
Thank you so much, Patricia! I’m so glad you like what you saw. Have a great day =)
They all sound fabulous and is that ice cream with the french toast? We wouldn’t dream of trying that here in the UK. I think I might just have to give it OK.
Actually no. lol. It’s butter. We scraped it off after we took the photo. lol. But ice cream with french toast sounds really good. I might have to try that!
Butter! I love butter but don’t think it is needed on french toast. I think I’ll try the ice cream too! 😉
Mm, some of the food looks delicious, I hope you are enjoying yourself!
I really did! It’s so much fun just trying out good food. That’s really all we did