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"In Mission Valley's Park Valley Center on Camino de la Reina, Breakfast Republic has opened a 2,436-square-foot outpost that replaces a Panda Express and marks the ninth location for the concept; it's also the fourteenth opening for Johan Engman and his Rise & Shine Restaurant Group. Slinging daily brunch from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., the menu — which has been drawing crowds since the concept debuted in 2015 — ranges from churro pancakes and s’mores French toast to bacon-wrapped breakfast hot dogs and crab and crawfish eggs Benedict. The space leans into a playful, signature design with egg-shaped waiting room chairs and whisk-shaped light fixtures, and the bar offers beer plus variations on Bloody Marys and mimosas." - Candice Woo