Breakfast Club 51 McKinney — Restaurant in McKinney

Pay attention to the real reviews. This place is NOT good. It has a few tiny high points, that are overwhelmed by the lows - the food.

If you want poorly cooked food that’s straight out of a Sysco truck, this is your spot. There’s not a drop of made from scratch that I saw on my visit. There’s 4-5 breakfast spots within 1 mile you should drive to instead.

Atmosphere - good layout. Where we sat, between the kitchen and the central “bar” was stuffy and hot. The rest of the place didn’t seem as bad.

Staff - lots of staff, not that it helped the experience. We had a pretty bad order to delivery problem, not sure if that’s the server or the kitchen. A specific floor lead was super attentive, he rescued what was utterly the worst service I’ve had in months. Multiple times.

Coffee - the coffee was, dare I say, good? It was pretty fresh and was almost always on time.

Food - let’s talk. Hash browns - mushy, not cooked to order, almost no flavor / seasoning. Home fries or Skillet potatoes - not fresh, frozen and fried. You can tell they cook them in batches and keep them in a warmer. French fries - literally the same as the horrible skillet potatoes - except in stick form. Chicken fried chicken - imagine you were going to eat the worst chicken sandwich you’ve ever had, take the frozen cutlets out of the bag and put two on a plate and call it “chicken fried chicken” … the breading did not resemble chicken fried steak in … any form. The bacon was rubbery and greasy.

The eggs, were cooked to order and fine.

This place will be fine because of location most likely. I don’t know how they can afford the rent and the ridiculous amount of staff - we’ll see how long that lasts. Usually places go downhill after 6 months when they need to start cutting corners.. that’s a slippery slope with something this mediocre to begin with.

Don’t waste your hard...

We had visited here a few times. I really tried to like it as it's right off the highway and every so often like having brunch before a movie. I rarely write reviews, but unfortunately, our experience this weekend was far from satisfactory. I will be dividing my thoughts into a few categories.

Service: The servers are friendly enough; I have been working this industry 20 years and know a mismanaged restaurant when I see one. A girl who I assume is the manager could be heard chewing out a couple employees. I tried to wave at her a few times but she completely ignored us, and it was frustrating.

Food Quality: When the breakfast finally arrived, it was a letdown. The pancakes were overcooked and dry, and the scrambled eggs lacked flavor and seemed under-seasoned. The bacon, which should have been crispy, was soggy and greasy. It was evident that the kitchen had not put much effort into preparing the meal.

Adding to the bad food, several items were missing from our order. And the coffee, which should have been a nice start to the morning, was lukewarm and weak—definitely not what we were hoping for.

The CLEANLINESS was another issue. Our table wasn’t properly cleaned before we were seated, and the floor around us had crumbs and debris. It just didn’t make for a welcoming atmosphere.

Considering the poor food and service, it didn’t offer good value. The breakfast prices felt high for the quality we received.

Overall: While Breakfast Club 51 might have a decent setting, this restaurant was lacking on all fronts. From the indifferent service to the lackluster food, it just wasn’t worth the visit. I really hope the management takes these issues seriously because there’s definitely room for improvement. For now, though, I can’t recommend this place for breakfast.

There are a few brunch places nearby that we went to that are a better bang...

Quite possibly the worst restaurant I've visited in years. Went with my wife for a late breakfast. Walked in, was greeted promptly and told we could sit outside or at the bar, otherwise we had a wait. We picked outside, it wasn't that hot yet. We were seated outside and immediately noticed the smell, not sure if it was the dumpster, or the construction going on, but it was pretty bad. We went back to the hostess stand and she said we could sit at the bar or wait. We picked the bar. Looked at the menu, had some fun looking things, we ordered. A couple of sausage and cheese omelets, juice and toast, breakfast. Juice came out promptly. Then we sat and we sat and we sat some more...roughly 30 minutes. It's eggs...finally, our omelets arrive...but wait, "what's that green stuff in our sausage and cheese omlets?". The server replied, "Green onions". The menu was pretty detailed in what they put in all of the omelets, green onions were not listed in our omelets. My wife sent them back...at that point I had had enough. I was not going to wait another 30 minutes for them to cook me some eggs. My wife tried to flag the server as we were standing so we could pay for the juices and go. Then our toast arrived, after the eggs for some reason...or before the correctly prepared eggs, I guess it depends on your perspective. I told the food runner we did not need the toast, as we were leaving, and could he get the waiter so we could pay our check. To which the runner then asked "did you enjoy your meal" or something to that effect. At which point my brain started short circuiting. The waiter came over and we told him we were leaving, we just wanted to pay for our juices and go. We paid and left. Starwood was good...