Crest Cafe
425 Robinson Ave, San Diego
(619) 295-2510
Customers' Favorites
Home Fries Hash Browns
Dine in: Yes
Outdoor seating: Yes
Takeout: Yes
Sam the Cooking Guy's Blueberry Biscuit Bundt French Toast
Raspberry Ricotta French Toast
Sliders with Homemade Chips
Creme Brulee French Toast
Classic Belgian Waffle
Soup Salad Sandwich
Biscuits and Gravy
The Popper Burger
Breakfast Burrito
Featured items
Cabo Quesadilla
Flour tortilla stuffed with scrambled eggs, bacon, cilantro, hash browns, and Monterey jack. Served with tomatillo salsa verde and sour cream.
Chicken and Waffles
Spicy honey glazed breaded chicken breast, and waffles.
Crest Cafe Special
Sam the Cooking Guy's Blueberry Biscuit Bundt French Toast
Slices of lemon soaked buttermilk biscuits baked in a bundt pan with blueberries, and made into French toast. Served with blueberry syrup.
Butter Burger
Half pound of fresh lean ground beef, stuffed with garlic, tarragon, basil, and parsley butter. Topped with cheddar cheese, garlic mayonnaise made with a dash of paprika, cayenne, and cumin. Infused with bell peppers.
Single Use Items
Utensils
Knife, Fork, Spoon, Napkin.
Butter
Syrup
Blueberry Syrup
Ketchup
Ranch
Jelly
Mayonaise
Non Dairy Creamer
Breakfast Omelettes and Scramblers
Hangover
Fresh jalapenos, avocado, spicy chicken sausage, jack cheese, topped with chimichurri sauce. Made with four large eggs.
Ortega
Ortega chille, salsa fresco, hot pepper jack cheese, and spicy chicken sausage. Made with four large eggs.
Western
Ham, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and cheddar cheese. Mad with four large eggs.
Meat Lovers
Chicken sausage, bacon, ham, and cheddar cheese. Made with four large eggs.
Veggie
Avocado, tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, and jack cheese. Made with four large eggs.
Mediterranean
Feta cheese, artichokes, tomatoes, and spinach. Made with four large eggs.
Sunrise Salmon
Fresh grilled salmon, scrambled eggs, chives, red onions, and capers. Made with four large eggs.
Spinach
Spinach, cream cheese, and sauteed mushrooms. Made with four large eggs.
Chicken Cobb
Chicken breast, avocado, bacon, tomatoes, and bleu cheese crumbles.
Robinson Avenue
Bacon, spinach, tomatoes, and Swiss cheese. Made with four large eggs.
The Shrimp
Sauteed shrimp and jack cheese. Served on the side. Made with four large eggs.
Cafe Ole
Cabo Quesadilla
Flour tortilla stuffed with scrambled eggs, bacon, cilantro, hash browns, and Monterey jack. Served with tomatillo salsa verde and sour cream.
Huevos Rancheros
Two over easy eggs placed on a corn tortilla and smothered in our spicy spanish sauce. Served with beans, guacamole, sour cream, and tortillas.
Breakfast Burrito
A large flour tortilla stuffed with scrambled eggs, avocado, salsa fresca, and refried beans. Topped with jack cheese and sour cream.
Breakfast Tacos
With chorizo and scrambled eggs, bell peppers, onions, and topped with guacamole and queso fresco. Served with refried beans, and jicama, cole slaw.
Carolenas Corn Tortilla
A light breakfast of corn tortillas filled with scrambled eggs, fresh salsa, jalapeno jack cheese, and avocado. Served with mango salsa.
Yucatan Tostadas
Fried corn tortillas, black bean chorizo mixture, avocado, Monterey jack, and salsa fresca. Served with your choice of two eggs any style or chicken breast and a side of mango salsa.
Machaca
Chopped onions and tomatoes with scrambled eggs. Served with salsa fresca, refried beans, and tortillas.
Hot off the Griddle
Chicken and Waffles
Spicy honey glazed breaded chicken breast, and waffles.
Sam the Cooking Guy's Blueberry Biscuit Bundt French Toast
Slices of lemon soaked buttermilk biscuits baked in a bundt pan with blueberries, and made into French toast. Served with blueberry syrup.
Raspberry Ricotta French Toast
Fresh raspberries, with a vanilla, honey and orange zest infused whipped cream.
Creme Brulee French Toast
French toast with whipped cream and fresh strawberries topped with our creme brulee sauce.
Monte Cristo Breakfast Plank
Ham, Turkey, Melted Swiss & Gouda Cheeses stuffed in between two pieces of Cinnamon Challah French Toast smeared with raspberry jam.
Mini Pancake Sampler
Three mini pancakes, power, chocolate chip, and lemon ricotta.
Macadamia and Caramelized Banana Belgian Waffle
Power Pancakes
Cottage cheese, almonds, oats in whole wheat pancakes, and topped with fresh blackberries.
Midwestern Madness
Bacon buttermilk pancakes topped with two eggs any style.
Buttermilk Pancakes
French Toast
Lemon Ricotta Buttermilk Pancakes
Fresh lemon zest mixed with ricotta cheese and pancake batter. Topped with fresh strawberries and bananas.
Classic Belgian Waffle
Orange Marmalade French Toast
Stuffed with a special blend of cream cheese, orange marmalade, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Served with orange syrup.
Blueberry Belgian Waffle
Apple Cinnamon French Toast
Thinly sliced granny smith apples, cooked in sugar, cinnamon, and placed a top French toast.
Crest Breakfast Specialties
Crest Cafe Special
Mexican Benedict
Two poached eggs on an English muffin. Topped with chorizo, cilantro, scallions, avocado and feta cheese. Served with potatoes.
Steak and Eggs
Two eggs any style, potatoes, and toast.
Ruben Benedict
Two poached eggs, pastrami, sauerkraut, 1000 island hollandaise sauce on toasted rye bread. Served with potatoes.
Morning Scrambled Sandwich
Scrambled eggs, avocado, fresh mushrooms, jack, cheddar cheeses, bacon, scallions, and tomatoes.
Angus Beef Hash
Angus ground beef, sun dried tomatoes, bell peppers, spinach, and potatoes. Topped with two eggs any style. Served with fresh fruit and toast.
Eggs Benedict
Two poached eggs and Canadian bacon laid over an English muffin. Topped with hollandaise sauce. Served with potatoes.
Cafe Eggs
Scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, and scallions.
Eggs Florentine
Two poached eggs and fresh raw spinach laid over an english muffin. Topped with hollandaise sauce. Served with potatoes.
Veggie Breakfast Mess
Veggie chili, topped with breakfast potatoes, jalapeno cheese, salsa fresca, and avocado. Served with toast.
Tuscan Benedict
Two poached eggs atop a croissant, sliced ham, and asparagus. Topped with sun dried tomato cream sauce with herbs. Served with potatoes.
Pork Chops and Eggs
Two eggs any style, potatoes, and toast.
Starters
Nutter Grilled Cheese
Cheddar cheese, bacon, crunchy peanut butter, and raspberry jam.
Onion Loaf
Beer battered and deep fried.
Hog Heaven Battered French Fries
With pulled pork, caramelized onion, cheddar cheese, and BBQ sauce.
Sliders with Homemade Chips
Three Angus beef sliders mixed with garlic, sun dried tomatoes, basil, red onions, and choice of cheese or Pulled pork sliders topped with Kansas City barbecue sauce.
Iceberg Wedge
Bleu cheese crumbles, bleu cheese dressing, tomatoes, and chopped bacon.
Bowl of Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken, Tortilla chips, Queso fresco and Avocado.
Served with a side of bread and butter.
Fried Mozzarella
A slab of fresh cut mozzarella, lightly breaded, and served on top of marinara sauce.
Chicken Strips and Fries
Veggie Chili
A hearty mixture of onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, garbanzo, and kidney beans, herbs, and spices. Topped with red onion and jack cheese.
Stuffed Jalapenos
Jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese, rolled in cracker crumbs, and deep fried to a golden brown.
Crest Dinner Salad
Avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms, field greens with red cabbage, and julienne carrots.
Fresh Salads Made to Order
Hot Chicken Salad
A marinated chicken breast, tomatoes, avocado, red onions, cucumber, and bleu cheese crumbles on our field greens.
Chicken Artichoke Salad
Parmesan and mozzarella cheese, green onions, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, and marinated sliced steak on a bed of field greens with chicken.
Crest Chicken Cobb Salad
Avocado, bacon bits, tomato, cheddar, jack, and bleu cheese on our field greens.
Mediterranean Chicken Salad
Beets, olives, cucumbers, tomatoes on a bed of romaine. Topped with feta cheese and marinated chicken breast.
Chicken Mojo Salad
Garlic, cumin, and orange juice marinated chicken breast. Romaine lettuce, fresh mangoes, oranges, cucumbers, and tomatoes.
Cecelia's Chopped Salad
Chopped Turkey, mangoes, walnuts, gorgonzola cheese, jicama, apples, and spinach.
BBQ Chicken Ranchero Salad
BBQ chicken breast, sliced atop romaine with corn, black beans, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and red bell peppers.
Hot Crestwiches from the Broiler
BTCA
Bacon, tomato, cheese, and avocado.
Grilled Pastrami
Hot pastrami, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut on rye bread.
Monterey Chicken
A chicken breast topped with honey cured bacon, Swiss, and Jack cheese.
Tuna Melt
White albacore tuna salad & slices of cheddar cheese.
Italian Dip
Our home cooked sliced roast beef with swiss cheese & grilled onions heated on a cheese-buttered Italian roll, and served au jus.
Turkey and Brie
Oven baked turkey, melted brie, and sauteed onions.
Chicken Breast or Turkey Club
Chicken breast or slices of oven baked turkey, bacon & swiss cheese with lettuce & tomato.
Pesto Veggie
Grilled onions, red, and green bell peppers, fresh basil, then topped with mozzarella cheese. Served with pesto on the side.
Orange Achiote Pulled Pork
Cooked in an orange mop sauce and rubbed in an achiote seasoning paste. Served on a telera roll layered with avocado, jicama coleslaw, queso fresco, cilantro, and onion.
Turkey Spears Sandwich
Slices of oven roasted turkey breast, cheddar cheese and asparagus spears layered on grilled sourdough bread served with a side of thousand island dressing.
Hot Mexican Roast Beef
Home cooked roast beef, melted jalapeno cheese, avocado, and salsa fresca.
BBQ Chicken
A sliced chicken breast sauteed in a spicy BBQ sauce, and poured over anonion roll.
Cubana Sandwich
Telera roll stuffed with pulled pork, ham, kosher pickle spears, Jack cheese, and orange juice vinaigrette.
Mexican Chicken Torta
Marinated chicken breast served on our authentic telera roll topped with guacamole, sour cream, salsa, and fresh cilantro.
Herb Crusted Chicken Sandwich
Lettuce, tomato, jack cheese and sun-dried tomato mayo on a telera roll. Served with homemade potato chips.
Cold Crestwiches
Soup, Salad and Sandwich
Choice of grilled Isabella's patties, veggie, B.T.C.A. or tuna melt with a cup of soup and salad.
Cold Turkey Meatloaf
Two thick slices of our homemade Turkey meatloaf with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and avocado.
The Stack
Stacks of fresh baked Turkey, ham, tomatoes, avocado, and onion, on a large croissant. Served with fresh fruit.
Veggie Crestwich
Fresh cucumbers, mushrooms, tomatoes and avocado, topped with melted cheese on a grilled foccacia bun. Served with fresh fruit.
Home Cooking
Beer Brisket Chili
Topped with sour cream, cilantro, onion, jack cheese, and sliced avocado. Served with tortillas. Served with veggie and your choice of preparation.
Italiano Chicken
Breaded and sauteed in olive oil, topped with garlic, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, and melted mozzarella. Served with veggie and your choice of preparation.
Pork Chops
Choice of honey glazed pork chops marinated in honey, red wine, tamari sauce, and cider vinegar, or Mango Salsa Pork Chops fresh mangoes, cilantro, red & green bell peppers, jalapeños & red onions. Served with veggie and your choice of preparation.
BBQ Bacon Meatloaf
Angus, bacon, BBQ sauce, bell peppers, onions, garlic & tomatoes. Served with veggie and your choice of preparation.
Not Your Grandma's Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken breast, mushrooms, bell peppers, baked in a spicy white wine cream sauce topped with a lemon pastry crust. Served with salad. Served with veggie and your choice of preparation.
Turkey Meatloaf
Ground Turkey, bell peppers, onions, garlic, and tomatoes. Served with veggie and your choice of preparation.
Brad's Chicken Piccata
Breaded and sauteed in butter, chardonnay, lemon juice, capers, and tarragon. Served with veggie and your choice of preparation.
Fish and Chips
A full pound of fresh breaded tilapia fish, deep fried in canola oil. Served with our fresh cut french fries and tartar sauce.
East Texas Fried Chicken
A chicken breast dredged in batter made with garlic, jalapenos, buttermilk, and tabasco. Served with veggie and your choice of preparation.
Pan Fried Spicy Catfish
Fresh catfish coated with our own spice blend, pan fried to perfection. Served with veggie and your choice of preparation.
Open Faced Top Sirloin
8 oz. Center cut steak topped with gorgonzola butter and served atop our grilled Italian roll. Served with french fries and jicama coleslaw.
Catfish Po'Boy
Seasoned, breaded and fried catfish on a soft telera roll. Smothered with garlic mayo, stuffed with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and chopped pickles. Served with jicama coleslaw.
Fresh Crest Cafe Pastas
Macaroni and Cheese
Rigatoni, jack, cheddar, and parmesan cheese, oven baked casserole style. Served with salad.
Crest
Linguine served with Canadian bacon, red onions, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, fresh basil, tomato, and garlic in a creamy wine sauce.
Spinach Pesto Rigatoni with Chicken Sausage
Sauteed chicken sausage, tomato, garlic in olive oil, salt, and pepper. Tossed in penne pasta, spinach pesto, fresh spinach. Topped with grated parmesan and pine nuts.
Jalapeno Chicken
Linguine with sauteed red and green bell peppers, red onion, fresh jalapenos, and topped with grated parmesan. 7oz broiled chicken breast tossed in heavy cream, black pepper, and white wine.
Herb Crusted Chicken
Chicken breast breaded with thyme, basil, red pepper, marjoram, and bread crumbs, sauteed, and served on a bed of linguine alfredo.
Bubbies
Linguine in a gorgonzola cream sauce, with ham, fresh pears, and caramelized pecans.
Garlic Chicken with Bacon
Linguine, garlic grilled chicken breast with bacon and parmesan. Fresh tomatoes, basil, and roasted pasilla chiles tossed in olive oil, and butter.
Famous Crest Burgers
Butter Burger
Half pound of fresh lean ground beef, stuffed with garlic, tarragon, basil, and parsley butter. Topped with cheddar cheese, garlic mayonnaise made with a dash of paprika, cayenne, and cumin. Infused with bell peppers.
Patty Melt Burger
Grilled rye stuffed with a burger, cheddar cheese, and grilled onions. Infused with bell peppers.
The Popper Burger
Stuffed with cream cheese, mozzarella and Swiss cheeses, bacon and jalapeños.
Stuffed BBQ Bacon Burger
Angus beef stuffed with cheddar cheese and chopped bacon. Topped with more cheddar cheese, BBQ sauce, and onion rings. Infused with bell peppers.
The Ultimate Burger
Twelve ounce Angus burger mixed with sun dried tomatoes, onions, and parsely. Topped with bacon, your choice of cheese and sprinkled with our homemade beer battered onion rings. Infused with bell peppers.
Uptown Burger
Avocado, tomato, cheese, and fresh mushrooms. Infused with bell peppers.
5th Avenue Burger
Plain and simple. Meat and bun.
Balboa Burger
Crisp honey cured bacon and cheddar cheese. Infused with bell peppers.
Fresh Salmon Burger
Fresh salmon combined with capers, tarragon, horseradish, and fresh lemon juice topped with avocado. Infused with bell peppers.
Crest Burger
Fresh jalapeno peppers and jalapeno cheese. Infused with bell peppers.
Ruben's Burger
Plain and simple. Our 5th avenue burger with cheese.
Billy's Burger
Sauteed mushrooms, onions and swiss cheese. Infused with bell peppers.
Baba Louie Burger
Ortega chile, jack cheese, and guacamole. Infused with bell peppers.
Oui Oui Burger
Aged bleu cheese crumbles under melted jack cheese. Infused with bell peppers.
Side
Fresh Fruit
Seasonal fruit
Bacon
Hash Browns
Homemade Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Two Eggs
Served any style.
Home Fries
Real maple syrup
Pork Sausage
Pork sausage patties
Fresh Buttery Croissant
Side of avocado
Spicy Chicken sausage
Oatmeal
Served with raisins and chopped walnuts.
Cottage Cheese and Tomatoes
Fresh berry and yogurt parfait
Homemade granola, vanilla yogurt and fresh seasonal fruit
Ham
Homemade Granola
With sliced banana.
Cold Beverages
Soda
Milk shakes
Orange
Italian Soda
Italian soda with your choice of flavor.
Malts
Fresh Lemonade
Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
Arnold Palmer
Tangerine
Apple
Grapefruit
Affogato
Two scoops of vanilla ice cream, topped with coffee beans, and a shot of espresso.
Classic Chocolate Egg Cream
Fresh Brewed Herbal Iced Tea
Milk
Pellegrino Water
V 8
Hot Drinks
Caramel Vanilla Latte
Pumpkin Spiced Latte
Freshly Brewed Coffee
Caffe Latte
Vanilla Latte
White Chocolate Almond Latte
Mexican Hot Chocolate
Tuxedo Mocha
Snickers Latte
Hazelnut Latte
Milky Way Latte
Almond Mocha
Espresso
Cafe Mocha
Desserts
Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding
Carrot Cake
Lemon Cake
Butterscotch Pecan Apple Crunch Pie
Served warm
Peach Cobbler
Deep Dish Apple Pie
Chocolate Chip Pie
Chocolate Espresso Brownie Sundae
Chocolate Flourless Cake
Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Family Meals
Hot Chicken Salad
Marinated Chicken Breast, Tomatoes, Avocado,
Red Onions, Cucumber and Bleu Cheese Crumbles
served on our Field Greens.
BBQ Bacon Meatloaf
Angus, Bacon, BBQ Sauce, Bell Peppers, Onions, Garlic and Tomatoes. Served with Vegetables & Scalloped or Mashed Potatoes. Please put in special instructions which starch you would like.
Chicken, Bacon, Broccoli Mac & Cheese
Fresh Penne, Jack, Cheddar and Parmesan Cheeses.
Served with a fresh field green salad.
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Recent Reviews
Whoa! Went here for dinner and got the mozzarella slab, not to be confused with sticks. Same thing but you have to cut the block into your own sticks. My balboa burger just arrived so if you don’t mind, I’ll go eat that
September 2024
In a nutshell; food was good, service was great, though just difficult parking.
Besides maybe having a tough time to find parking especially on a busy weekend, this place has pretty decent food and choices for all types of diets. Our server was nice and it didn't take too long for us to be seated despite how relatively busy it was. Food didn't take too long to come through and overall neat place to stop by for breakfast if you're ever in the area....
Besides maybe having a tough time to find parking especially on a busy weekend, this place has pretty decent food and choices for all types of diets. Our server was nice and it didn't take too long for us to be seated despite how relatively busy it was. Food didn't take too long to come through and overall neat place to stop by for breakfast if you're ever in the area....
September 2024
Great staff here. Sat quickly even during a busy time. Huge selection of various foods to satisfy all tastes. Can sit inside or outside on patio seating in front for great people watching. Validates for discount parking at small lot on 4th Ave. Staff is so friendly. I would go here again.
September 2024
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