I used to think chain restaurants had cornered the breakfast market until I stepped into Watkins Grill one early morning. You know those places where the coffee tastes like it was brewed with love instead of corporate efficiency?
Where the bacon actually has flavor and the eggs come out exactly how you ordered them? That’s what I found at this unassuming spot, and it completely changed my breakfast game.
My first visit happened on a crisp Tuesday morning when I was searching for something authentic in Raleigh. I had heard whispers about a legendary $7.75 breakfast special that could make grown adults weep with joy…