The taste is right with the new Cubby’s breakfast menu
The Brioche French Toast, one of the items on the new Cubby’s breakfast menu, at Cubby’s in Provo.
The Avocado Toast and Breakfast Burrito at Cubby’s in Provo.
The Avocado Toast at Cubby's in Provo.
At Cubby’s in Provo, there’s a large yellow neon sign hanging overhead. It reads, “EAT DRINK & BE MARRIED.”
Did I mention this restaurant is in Provo?
It’s a cheeky addition to the newly renovated Cubby’s. Perhaps in step with the improved setting, Cubby’s has introduced a new breakfast menu. I sampled a bunch of the new breakfast options last Friday morning with a few friends as the restaurant’s TVs played college hoops, “The Price is Right” and “King of the Hill.” This is how you shoot straight for my heart.
The breakfast menu at Cubby’s has 12 different plates, showcasing creative takes on various breakfast classics. We ordered five of these options: the Huevos Rancheros, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Biscuits and Gravy, Brioche French Toast and Egg White Breakfast Burrito. In the interest of brevity, I’ll discuss the most noteworthy ones.
My personal favorite of these five was the Brioche French Toast. Get a load of this: One side of the brioche bread was coated in cornflakes. I’m guessing they dipped the bread in eggs, then in crumpled cornflakes, then into a hot pan? However they did it, this was a beautiful touch. (I’ll be trying this the next time I make French toast.) It was also served with fresh strawberries and blueberries, plus rich homemade vanilla syrup on the side. Cubby’s also cuts up its Brioche French Toast for you before serving it. You’re getting maximum taste for minimal effort — this is the real American dream.
Side note: This was the fluffiest French toast I’ve ever had. It was like they were made of clouds.
Now let’s talk about the Biscuits and Gravy. Cubby’s serves you two hefty biscuits slathered in country gravy, and these biscuits are genius. Hot gravy can often turn biscuits soggy — maybe you like it this way, but there’s a better way, you guys, and Cubby’s showed me the light. These biscuits were super crispy on the outside, serving as a barrier between the biscuit and its intruding gravy. The inside of the biscuits stayed airy and flaky, giving your mouth three distinct textures in each bite — the gooey gravy, the crispy biscuit exterior and the flaky interior.
This, my friends, is the ultimate biscuits and gravy experience. The one consequence of this approach, though — and this is something Cubby’s still needs to fix — is it necessitates a lot of gravy. These biscuits are big, and that ends up being a lot of bread to soak. If we had a little more gravy with our order, this one would’ve been perfect.
Finishing up our breakfast, I took another look at the glowing “EAT DRINK & BE MARRIED SIGN.” I had eaten, I had drunk, but I definitely wasn’t married. Hey, two out of three ain’t bad.
CUBBY’S BREAKFAST
Where: 1258 N. State St., Provo
Hours: Breakfast served 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, closed Sunday
Prices: $4.99-$9.49
Info: cubbys.co, (801) 919-3023