Cafe 222

222 Island Ave, San Diego
(619) 236-9902

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Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs with 2 Eggs Griddled Potatoes & Toast Topped with Peppery Pork Gravy
Strawberry Shortcake Waffle with Macerated Fresh Strawberries and Whipped Cream
Peanut Butter and Banana Stuffed French Toast
Peanut Butter & Banana Stuffed French Toast
Peanut Butter Banana French Toast
Pumpkin Waffle with Sausage Links
Eggs Benedict with Potatoes
Blueberry Cornbread Waffle
Traditional French Toast
Super Biscuits & Gravy

Menu

Breakfast Drinks
Fresh Orange Juice
Fresh Brewed Coffee
Iced Tea
Soda Pop
Bottled Water
Unfiltered Apple Juice
Select Hot Tea
Stash Tea, English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Green and Peppermint
Milk
Lemonade

Breakfast Nibbles and Bites
Terryl's Homemade Angel Biscuit
1 pieces.
Granola Topped with Fresh Fruit and Low-Fat Vanilla Yogurt
Oatmeal and Fresh Bananas, Brown Sugar and Raisins
Cafe 222 Famous Granola and Lowfat Milk
Made to Order Oatmeal
Brown Sugar and Raisins.
Seasonal Fruit

Breakfast Our Famous Waffles
Chili and Cornbread Waffle
Our corn waffle topped with house made chili, cheese, sour cream and green onions.
The Golden Waffle
Big, thick golden brown malted waffle.
Blueberry Cornbread Waffle
Crunchy, corny buttermilk batter.
Strawberry "Shortcake" Waffle
Served with macerated fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
Nuttela Waffle
Buttermilk waffle with nuttela and sliced bananas.
The Golden waffle topped w/ Fresh Fruit & yogurt
Topped with fresh fruit and low-fat vanilla yogurt.
Pumpkin Waffle
Moist, light and tastes like pumpkin pie.
Churro Waffle
Our malted waffle is finished with cinnamon and sugar, then drizzled with chocolate sauce and a little pop of whipped cream

Breakfast Griddled
Oreo Cookie Cakes
Crunched up sandwich cookies in the batter, topped with whipped cream.
Buttermilk Pancakes
Light, fluffy and golden brown.
Peanut Butter and Banana Stuffed French Toast
We did this on the food network for bobby flay. It was recently featured on a Food Network show "the best thing. ever ate."
Blueberry Pancakes
We sprinkle big fat blueberries in the batter.
Cinnamon Bread French Toast
Thick cut bread soaked in an eggy, vanilla batter
Granola Pancakes
Our famous house-baked granola is added to our griddled buttermilk cakes and they cook up nutty, chewy, crunchy and delicious

Breakfast Scrambles
Scrambles Green Eggs and Spam
Yup, Served with diced spam, spinach and jack cheese.
Spinach and Swiss Cheese
Diced Ham and Swiss Cheese
The Mexican
Chiles, tomatoes and cheddar topped with Mexican gravy, green onions, cheddar and sour cream.
Chorizo and Cheddar Cheese Scramble
homemade refried beans and 2 corn tortillas

Breakfast Specialties
Breakfast Burger
Scrambled egg, sausage patty, American cheese on a soft Brioche bun. Served with griddled potatoes.
Corned Beef Hash
Shredded corned beef griddled with shredded potatoes, onions, bell peppers and garlic topped with 2 eggs any style and toast.
The All-American
Choice of ham, sausage patties, link sausage, spam or turkey bacon with 2 eggs, griddled potatoes and toast.
Joes Special
A frittata with spinach, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, Jack cheese and sour cream. Served with griddled potatoes and toast.
Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs
Served with 2 eggs, griddled potatoes and toast topped with peppery pork gravy and green onions.
Super Biscuits and Gravy
Two house baked biscuits topped with peppery gravy with 2 eggs any style, 3 sausage links and griddled potatoes.
Huevos Rancheros
2 eggs over corn tortillas filled with Jack cheese topped with our Mexican gravy and sour cream and onions. Served with griddled potatoes and refried beans.
2 Egg Breakfast
2 eggs any style served with griddled potatoes and toast.
Tamale and Eggs
1 big chicken tamale topped with Mexican gravy sour cream and onions. Served with 2 eggs, refried beans and toast.
Biscuits and Gravy
Buttermilk Biscuits and potatoes smothered with peppery pork gravy.
Breakfast Burrito
Eggs, chilis, potatoes, cheese, topped with our Mexican gravy, sour cream and onions, served with refried beans. Add Ham, Sausage, Spam or Turkey Bacon + $3.00
Eggs Benedict
Traditional ham, served with griddled potatoes.
Pork Patty Benedict
All the same good stuff atop a pork patty instead of ham.
Benedict Arnold
Spinach and Tomato instead of ham

Breakfast on the Side
Dirty Potatoes
Topped with our chili, cheese, sour cream and green onions.
2 Slices of Toast
1 Egg
Ham
Sausage Patties
3 pieces.
Pork Link Sausage
4 pieces.
Peanut Butter
Mexican Gravy
Smothered Potatoes
Topped with our pork gravy and cheese.
Griddles Potatoes
1 Tamale with Gravy
Spam
Turkey Bacon
4 pieces.
Sliced Tomatoes
Low-Fat Vanilla Yogurt
Pork Country Gravy
Cheese
Salsa

Lunch
Roasted Tomato Soup Lunch
Our Famous Chili with Meat and Beans Lunch
Topped with cheese, sour cream and onions.
Dime-Store Burger
American cheese, grilled onions, special sauce served our home-fried potatoes or our famous potato/macaroni salad
Patty Melt
1/3 lb. beef burger, grilled onions, Swiss cheese and our spicy sauce on rye.
Grilled Cheese Melt
American and Jack cheese on sourdough bread.
Grilled Ham Melt
Swiss and curry mustard on rye.
Tuna Melt
Albacore tuna, American cheese and tomato on sourdough bread.
Chili Cheese Melt
Oozy grilled cheese topped with our chili, cheese, sour cream and green onions
Green Chilis & Ham
Jack cheese on sourdough

MERCH
Housemade Granola
Pumpkin Waffle Mix
Wafflehead Coffee Mug
Corn Waffle Mix
Keychain
Waffle Head Key Chain
Magnet
Waffle Head Magnet
Gift Certificate
Golden Waffle Mix

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Recent Reviews

Great little breakfast place! Service was amazing. Senad was our server both times we were there and was attentive and accommodating to our young family’s needs. They have a great kids menu with lots of options. Food was served quickly and was tasty. All in all a great experience!
August 2025
Went here with no expectations but ended finding a new favorite place for breakfast whenever I'm downtown. The green eggs and spam was delicious and had way more spam than I was expecting to get and the potatoes that came with it were insanely good. I could honestly eat a whole plate of those potatoes on their own.
August 2025
We love this place such good food and the owner is so amazing. She works with customers and is a very upbeat outgoing person she made us feel very welcome and the food was amazing. Nice home cooked food.
August 2025

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Cafe 222

222 Island Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-9902