1st Place: The Nucelus
2nd Place: Grand Avenue Café
3rd Place: Chick-A-Dee’s Family Restaurant

Breakfast should be seized by the belt and tossed into the routine of morning activities – if it hasn’t been already, that is. I skip it or under-treat myself more often than not which turns my lunches into a gorge fest and dinners into a time of mystification where hunger becomes an elusive pixy that is catchable only in bags of Doritos and cans of cola. So fill up your tank early to level out your feedings throughout the day. Atop the Valley’s list is The Nucleus (405 Water St). The front side of Racy D’lene’s has the coffee you would come to expect and the delicious omelets, crepes, quiches, and baked goods you’re A.M. body craves. Second place is the Grand Avenue Café (199 W Grand Ave) with a quaint living-room like dining experience and delicious food with friendly/smiley staff – yes, bread pudding is breakfast. And what’s a breakfast list without Chick-A-Dee’s (1928 3rd St.)? In third place this classic breakfast menu will cure hunger, hangovers, broken hearts, and twisted ankles with the beating of an egg. Scrumptiously economical, too. – Mark Koenig