French toast, chilaquiles, chicken and waffles. Dandelion Cafe has it all and then some. Credit: Photo by Becca Wright

Best Breakfast: Dandelion Cafe

This family-owned Bellaire joint kicks off its all-day breakfast bright and early at 7 a.m. every day but Sunday (when you can sleep in a bit because it starts at 8). Make your way to the neighborhood to experience chef JC Ricks’ cult favorite buttermilk pancakes…or his now famous fried chicken and cornbread waffles with spicy maple butter, which garnered national attention in Good Morning America’s “United States of Breakfast” competition earlier this year. Get those, and add on even more a.m. comfort in the form of chicken chilaquiles and scratchmade biscuits and gravy.

5405 Bellaire
832-988-9210
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