I remember visiting The Sun Cafe when I was able to walk. Working people filled the booths and counter. There was the sense of history inside. The cafe first opened in 1925. My parents’ friends the Jeong family took it over in 1962. They let us look around the kitchen and offered us a meal whenever my parents had time to visit. I loved visiting and eating cafe food. Sadly The Sun Cafe closed in 2008 as the family retired. There aren’t many of these old cafes left. Luckily Maggie found Home Sweet Home Cafe.
When I was a kid I loved going shopping with my mom. We walked everywhere and during the holidays many businesses painted on their windows.
I was happy seeing the lovely decorations on the windows at Home Sweet Home Cafe.
Cafe was crowded with diners outside at 11:30am on a Saturday. Scrambled eggs were fluffy with a nice egg flavor. Sausage had a nice sweet and savory flavor. Bacon had a nice savory flavor. Home fries had a little bit of char giving it a bit of crunch and full of potato flavor.
While waiting for our order the son of the owner mentioned he also had a Red Dirt t-shirt from Maui. We had a nice conversation about the Road to Hana, the helicopter tour on Kaui and our Red Dirt shirts. Other employees were nice as well. Treated us like family.
2nd visit I had a steak sandwich with onion rings and a side of sausage. Onion rings were crunchy and had a strong beer batter flavor. Pretty good. Steak was cut into chunks and was tender. Bit of a sweet flavor from the marinade and a smokiness from the light char. Bell peppers gave it a nice additional flavor. I liked the sandwich alot.
Sausage was full of delicious savory flavor with a bit of sweetness just like last time.
3rd visit I tried the bacon burger. Juicy. Loved the contrasting textures from the crunchy bacon, juicy beef, and the fresh lettuce and tomato. Loved the flavors especially from the seasoned beef pattie. French fries were crunchy with delicious potato flavor.
This place opened for business in 1973 as The Galley. In 2010 Lisa C. bought the cafe and turned it into Home Sweet Home Cafe.
There are many places to eat breakfast/lunch but there are few places that remind me of the old days with my family in the old Sun Cafe.
And I thank you
For bringing me here
For showing me home
For bringing me here
For showing me home
Home – Depeche Mode
I celebrated Valentines Day at Home Sweet Home Cafe with Maggie.
662 Enterprise St.
Escondido, CA 92029
Escondido, CA 92029
760 743 2233
Just love this place! Nice picture of the cute bunnies!
Thanks!
Great history you have here! I love the windows and all of the food looks good from breakfast to lunch or dinner.
Thanks! I may try a different sandwich next visit. 🙂
We love ❤️ this place as well for the food and the staff. Have moved out of state but eat here every time we return to town! Try there Biscuits and Gravy- best in the world 🌎!
Thanks for the tip!
I completely missed seeing this post! A wonderful restaurant. Good to see how they accommodated Covid rules.
It’s great they have survived so long.