Big Bad Breakfast

This place is off the chain! Food, atmosphere, and the service are all top notch! They will go out of their way to accommodate just about anything you ask for. The friendliness of the employees was warming. The food was delicious. And the seating was cozy. Anna rocked out as our server. She was pleasant, fun, and overall on-point with all of our complicated needs lol. I highly recommend this place for all reasons!

Big Bad gets this dish right everytime. I’ve never been inside to eat but I order takeout a lot for work and they never disappoint. This is one of the best avocado toast out there and it’s priced just right.

This is one of the best breakfast around. If you've never had the biscuit and gravy here, I'm not just talking, they make their own gravy, it is by far the best biscuit and gravy I've ever had! the employee that served me was amazing she was quite beautiful too. I said at the bar section, so I had quick service, the biscuits and gravy came out quick and they came out fast. It was an amazing experience, by far the best biscuits and gravy I've ever had. What a wonderful great experience I love this place

Phenomenal! I loved the skillet and the biscuits are amazing. Ask for the strawberry jam. Will definitely come back! Prices were great too!

Upon entering the restaurant, we were warmly greeted by Jarrett and Amanda. After we were seated, our server, Ivy, was very attentive and observant. We were dining with our young grandson and she immediately took the order for him. We had questions about the menu choices and it was her knowledge that helped us quickly decide. The food arrived as stated. It looked amazing, temperature and seasonings were just right and every bite was delicious. We had the creole omelet with tossed greens and a BLT with fries. The new local owner, Dean, came over, chatted while sharing the history of the restaurant, and asked if we were pleased with the meals and service. His friendliness and genuine interest was on point. It was easy to report that both were par excellence and we'd definitely be back.

Big Bad Breakfast (BBB) in Birmingham, Alabama, is a culinary gem that elevates the traditional Southern breakfast experience. Founded by James Beard award-winning chef John Currence, BBB offers a menu that honors the first meal of the day with flair. Upon entering, you're greeted by a lively atmosphere filled with friendly staff and the aroma of freshly brewed, locally roasted Octane Coffee. The interior boasts a cool vibe, enhanced by great music and a bustling crowd. The menu is a delightful array of breakfast classics with a twist. House-made biscuits are a standout, perfectly paired with custom meats sourced from Alabama. For those seeking a hearty option, the shrimp and grits come highly recommended, offering a flavorful blend of creamy grits topped with succulent shrimp. Service is prompt and attentive, even during peak hours. Diners have noted that despite short waits, orders arrive quickly and accurately, contributing to an overall solid dining experience. For those who enjoy a sweet start, the pancakes are a must-try, described as "epic" and satisfying. The Big Bad Skillet is another favorite, featuring a medley of eggs, hashbrowns, and savory toppings that leave a lasting impression. If you're dining with a furry friend, the Highway 280 location offers a dog-friendly patio, making it a perfect spot for pet owners. In summary, Big Bad Breakfast in Birmingham is more than just a place to eat; it's a destination that celebrates the art of breakfast. With its exceptional food, inviting atmosphere, and top-notch service, it's a must-visit for both locals and travelers alike.

Been meaning to try this regional chain for a while, and finally found a day and location that weren't absolutely packed! 15 minute wait for a table at noon on a Saturday, but we found two seats at the counter. Also a covered patio on the side. Food was ready very quickly despite the crowd, though. Nothing particularly elaborate or unique on the menu, but what they do, they do well. Ordered the Big Bad Skillet with a side of biscuit & gravy, flapjacks, and a Breakfast Dude cocktail. The skillet, pancakes, and cocktail were great, the biscuit was excellent, and the gravy was good but light on sausage flavor.

The weekends are crazy at Big Bad Breakfast. We tried going to the one closer to downtown Birmingham on a Sunday, but there was at least a 30 minute wait. We drove to this location and it was really busy, but at least they had a table available when we walked in. The place is really loud with the amount of people that are in it and there is an outside seating area, but we were not offered a seat out there. We sat at a high top table, but be fore warned the size of the seating area on the chair feels a bit small and I was continuously feeling like I was going to slip off the chair even though I'm not a large person. Other than that the service took a little while because of how busy they were. The food was really delicious along with the fresh squeezed orange juice. If we do come back to the area again, we will make sure it is during the week so we can actually hear ourselves when we talk.

The food is always fresh and delicious. And service is friendly with an ambiance that of welcoming and family friendly.

We sat outside and really enjoyed the atmosphere. The patio seating was comfortable, and the service was attentive without feeling rushed. It's a nice setup overall for a casual weekend brunch. I ordered the "Redneck Benny" -- an open-faced biscuit topped with sliced ham, ham powder, and two perfectly cooked eggs. It was hearty, flavorful, and exactly what you want when you're craving a classic Southern breakfast with a chef's touch. Everything we ordered was good and came out hot. The only hiccup was when the young woman helping bring out the food reached directly over my plate to serve my friends theirs. It wasn't the end of the world, but definitely not the best service etiquette. Outside of that, the experience was solid all around -- great food, friendly staff, and a menu that shows some creativity without trying too hard. I'd absolutely come back to try more of their biscuit dishes and maybe one of their breakfast cocktails next time.

Outdoor seating is one of the best in town, nicely situated among trees for a cool and comfortable setting. The chairs are comfortable, some places have 10 minute chairs these were 60+. Amy on her 3rd day was amazing. Old School Wrap very good, sauce not so much. Fries were worth fighting for, which happened! Screamin Demon sandwich got rave reviews. Fries shared beguilingly. Chicken and Waffles, they killed 3 chickens and cooked them crispy good, seasoned right, waffle a great vehicle for the chicken. Shared all around. Steak & Eggs, King Size hash browns. Eggs and Browns perfect, Rare steak was tasty but tuff. We will return, no one left hungry, smiles all around.

I've wanted to try BBB for a while and finally got an opportunity this past Saturday. I've heard the wait can sometimes be pretty long, but fortunately we were able to get a table pretty quickly. I had the Veggie Omelet with Chicken Sausage added, hash browns and coffee. The food was delicious; coffee was just okay. Overall I enjoyed the meal, service and atmosphere. Hoping they build one in my neighborhood soon. There have been rumors, so my fingers are crossed.

I love BBB! The service is always top-notch, and we enjoy sitting at the bar while ordering fabulous vanilla cappuccinos along with the best BLT in town. My next favorite dish is the eggs benedict. The staff is consistently great, just like the food and service. The ambiance is friendly and welcoming. It's a fantastic local spot for breakfast and lunch.

I decided to take my new friend to big bad breakfast since he's never been there before. It was a Friday around noon, so there wasn't many people in there. We both started off with an apple mimosa it was very tasty. I ended up getting the big bad biscuit. It was good, but the biscuit was a little crummy and dry. I don't think I would get that again. My friend really enjoyed his biscuits and gravy and his low country meal Our server with a blonde girl, but I don't remember what her name was, but she was very attentive The bathrooms were very clean as was the restaurant I will definitely be back

Decided to finally stop by and try BBB. Of course they don't take reservations and it was packed. We got there a little before 10 am and there was about an hour wait. Once we were seated, we were greeted as normal and ordered our food and drinks. Keep in mind, the mimosas even though it was your typical beverage, it was slightly overpriced in my opinion at $10 a glass and the glasses were small lol. For some reason, BBB doesn't have carafes. I also ordered the shrimp and grits. It was your typical breakfast dish. It was pretty good and the food was served pretty quickly. To me, the BBQ sauce that came with the dish slightly overpowered the dish and it made it seem like I was eating a BBQ soup than shrimp and grits by the time I was done. Other than that, BBB is your typical breakfast spot.

Great location when you wanna stop in and grab breakfast. The staff is great and helpful when you don't know what you want! There's tons of seating and charger ports at some of the booths! Great place that we frequently visit !

Great, quick service even though the place was packed on a Sunday morning. The coffee was fresh and tasteful and the Fried Oyster Scramble was amazing!

The Yard Work skillet is delicious and "healthy especially if you're vegetarian or just watching your diet. My husband had the BLT omelet, it was delicious as well. Service was ok. The server kept reaching across us to fill drinks and even took my husband's plate before he was finished. All in all a good breakfast spot and will visit again.

Sister date time came back around and BBB was our weekend pick. We could honestly eat a plain bagel while sitting on the car in a parking lot and be happy. lol We are known to order a ton of food and just share everything. Give the two of us a four seater most times because the table will be full. This weekend was on the lighter end so our order only consisted of several bruleed grapefruit, avocado toast and french toast with apple juice and water. French toast was our newest addition to our spread this time around and I had no idea how good it was here. All items were tasty with the plates having a generous portion size. Our wait time wasn't long, food came out shortly after ordering, and our server was distracted by us but did a great job overall. They already know we will be back.

sat at the bar. the place was busy. I had a tiny mimosa and immediately thought of the place I wish I would've gone instead. My French toast came out and it was delicious, but I was expecting a bigger portion considering there are many breakfast options in town. I probably won't go back. Prices are too high for what u get in my opinion. soooo... i drove to the place i should've gone. YUM!! Im happy now.

Great food and service. True Alabama hospitality! Love the oatmeal, bacon and grapefruit.

Food is great! Wait time is definitely worth it if they are packed this food is that good.

Easily one of our favorite breakfast spots in Bham. The food is always top notch, the cathead biscuit is our favorite. Definitely a must stop if you're in the area.

The service was good. The food was not. The biscuit fell apart and the potatoes were overcooked. I had the low country skillet and could not even eat it. Personally I think leaving the skin on the potatoes in a skillet is gross.

The service was great and the food is more than enough, portions are just right to leave you full all day. The ambiance is family friendly. Great place to dine

BBB so nice! The food came out so quickly! Coffee was hot and fresh. Server made sure we had refills on our coffee. The tab waa not brought while we were still eating our meal, helping us not feeling rushed out. We stayed a little longer at table ans the server kept checking on us and making sure we were getting waited on even though we were done eating, once again not making is feel like rushed to turn over table and refilling coffee. We were with people to catch up as we have not seen each other in a while. Taking care of-- not rushing-- and most importantly-- not asking us to pay out in the middle of us still eating. All just important things. Being kind and understanding on letting us enjoy with no rush. * and not asking us to pay out in the middle of us eating ;) Thanks BBB!

Inside is cool, lots of tables they are close together so when folks walk by they bump into folks seating. Checked in on Yelp app for wait list, when I arrived I went it to tell my party have arrived. These helped lessen the wait time. Food was good. I had pancakes with spicy bacon . Pancakes were nice fluffy but taste was basic. Wife got cathead chicken , I tried her it was great. Kid got grill cheese and fries. Looked good. Also got cappuccino, kid sweet tea, and two waters. Waitress was nice just didn't refill water. With all we got came to about $47 (not counting tip)

Quite possibly the best breakfast in the South. It's super busy at this location, but we got a table pretty quickly. The food is absolutely incredible. The best bacon I've ever put in my mouth!!! I ordered the breakfast plate with scrambled eggs, spicy bacon, a biscuit, and hash browns. It was absolutely incredible and so much food! My kids ordered the cat head biscuit and the French toast. The French toast is incredible- three large, decadent slices with fruit, whipped cream, and berries. The WOW factor came in the cathead biscuit. Holy cow that's a lot of food! A ginormous biscuit, split in half, topped with two fried chicken breasts, and all smothered in sausage gravy and gooey cheddar cheese. It was an absolute showstopper and so delicious. We can't wait to go back!

Walked in, purchased a peach and raspberry jam container. Very polite young man at 280 location. Walked right out.

Food was good, servers polite, and quick service. Have to wait a little while for seating, but that happens at most good restaurants.

The Big Bad Skillet was delicious! The waffle was so light and fluffy! The iced coffee was spot-on! Our server, Allain, was so kind too.

Last week I decided to eat at Big Bad Breakfast on 280. I received exceptional service, and the waitress was very attentive. I ordered the shrimp and grits, and it was served with gravy and an egg. I also ordered a mimosa, and I was not too satisfied with it. The mimosa tasted kind of tart, and it did not contain enough juice, in my opinion. The menu had a wide variety of delightful breakfast dishes, and I would love to go back and try them. I would recommend the entree I chose to people who like a lot of flavor in their breakfast food. The only downside was the mimosa, other than that Big Bad Breakfast is worth the visit.

Was getting a little antsy bc we were told 20-30 mins but ended up being 45-55 mins but I will have to say - it was worth the wait. The orange juice was so fresh and good. My wife got a BLT add cheese and it was amazing. Their ranch is very good. I got the Big Bad Skillet and it was awesome! We also shared a waffle and it was great. It was def worth the wait and Emily was great!

Good morning place to go for an informal breakfast. The food is very good and the staff are nice and friendly. It's a typical lunch/brunch type of atmosphere.

Please fix your reservation system. Twice now we had to wait for a hour thinking it was 30 minutes. Last time I was told we were next to watch 4 parties go before us. I ask why we weren't next and I'm told we are next, then 2 more go before us. So many others around us thought they were in the system only to find out they are not. We weren't next checked in but it was still messed up. 2 hours from the time we got there until we left. You know this is a problem fix it.

Not gonna lie. The food was on point, as always. However, the sticker shock of a "pitcher" of mimosas is scary. I won't be back with a group for this again. It is quite a rip off. Food and service is always great. 3 stars for the crazy amount of money they charge for juice and a bottle.

Do not eat here. Wait is entirely too long for average food at best. Don't bother using the online waitlist, they do not honor.

I love this place so much. I recommend the biscuit crumble. Be sure to join the waitlist before you arrive

Love the unique menu choices. Had the veg omelette with greens. Very healthy and quite tasty. Great service as well

Love the atmosphere, they have fresh squeezed orange juice and homemade jelly! Feels like real food combined with great person serving food!

Always the best food consistently and I can't get enough of the Cold Brew here. Anna also gave 10 star service!

The food and the service was amazing. Was seated in a timely manner. Highly recommend this restaurant.

First time trying this location. The venue is much smaller than the one in Homewood but I do like that there is an option to eat on the patio here. The service was great and my food was brought out pretty fast. I don't think I ever ate anything new on the menu because the French Toast and Creole Omelette is that good that I do not want to try anything else lol. Eventually I will try something else but I definitely recommend this entree.

Wait wasn't bad, the food was Yummy and the service was amazing!!! Hadn't been in a long time & stopped by for brunch after church ... they still have it!

We enjoy coming here on Saturday or Sunday mornings. There is usually a wait but never too long though. Food has always been good! The employees work hard for sure!

We frequent BBB Greystone due to their fantastic food and service! This weekend they went above and beyond by providing 50 breakfast sandwiches for our school volleyball tournament to feed the coaches, refs etc. The kitchen staff was amazing and made them all on time and we got rave reviews from all who ate it. Frank, Sidney and Janna are always there to make sure our experience is top notch. We love BBB!

I stoped by here on the way to Memphis TN. The staff was friendly and welcoming. The food was served hot and everything taste delicious. I will definitely be back. They also have lunch items on the menu and I saw a few things I'd like to try.

Love it here and the manager is so hot ! The experience was great overall . Fast paced Nice workers

I had the pancakes and they didn't disappoint. Service was great. My 1st time visiting the 280 location and I will definitely be back.

Sooo good! Wow! This was a Yelp recommendation. 10 out of 10! We came to Birmingham for the weekend with the kids and it was our first stop! The portion sizes are great the food was amazing! I tried fat back bacon for the first time and fell in love! So glad we visited! Highly recommended

If, like me you really enjoy breakfast, BBB is a must. It's all good, I usually have difficulty choosing. We sat at the counter last visit, and enjoyed chatting with the help and others at the counter. BBB is always clean and neat

I would like to start out by saying the ambiance is wonderful, the marketing is on point and the restaurant seems to be doing great! So...with that ...I never put my confidence into ambience or marketing. I played it safe and ordered the simplest of breakfast orders, a soft pitch, a breakfast sandwich( sausage, egg and cheese sandwich) with hash browns. And topped it off with a coffee. Simple right? Well, with all the food coming out of the kitchen, comparable to a F1- Formula 1 pit crew, I figured this would be a safe order with knock-out-of-the-park results! So it started with great coffee and no menu given to me. I'm guessing the waitress assumed I memorized the menu? No biggie. At this point, even the toast looked amazing. So I knew once I got my meal it would take a turd wrapped in a tortilla to screw up my appetite! Well, I got my cold biscuit sausage, egg and cheese sandwich and what looked like triangle shaped hash. Again...no biggie. I was hungry! I bit into my cold sandwich and eggs and cheese-good, biscuit-good, SAUSAGE-NOT SO GOOD. I've made breakfast sausage from scratch and there's some seasoning that you absolutely want to add which gives it that breakfast sausage taste. This sausage lacked every bit of seasoning that was needed to make it an actual breakfast sausage and not just some flavored meat. I have NEVER in my life taken out meat from my sandwich IN ANY FORM! I guess there's a first for everything! As for the "hash" browns I can only describe that as rubbery potatoes out of a box probably! Which leads me to this, if you want to call your breakfast restaurant, "Big Bad Breakfast" live up to your name cause there was NOTHING big or bad about it, unless you are living up to it, then call it Big BAD Breakfast.

Service was amazing with kind and efficient staff. I got the chicken and waffles and in my personal opinion, it could've been better, but I believe that's due to personal preference rather than the quality of the food itself. The building is very inviting, I wouldn't come here by myself or suggest it but I wouldn't be opposed to coming again, there's definitely some worse places.

Not bad! Came after church one day after a few prior trips and left pretty satisfied.

BBB's avocado toast is the perfect mix of hearty & healthy. The ingredients were fresh, & the eggs were poached to perfection. I appreciated the gluten free (GF) option, as well as the separate prep space. The server was knowledgeable & attentive- even replaced the watermelon with strawberries in my side of fruit after she overheard I don't like melons. This is easily one of the best GF avo toasts in Birmingham! Suggestion- Label the menu with common allergens. This will decrease the amount of questions asked, speed up ordering, & ease the customer. :)

A restaurant with "bad" in it's name better be good or it's name could be it's demise. Thankfully BBB delivered on Wednesday morning. I met friends for breakfast at 8:30. The restaurant was busy, but there wasn't a wait for a table. I had the Breakfast Skillet and it was big and bad (in the good way). Three eggs are scrambled with bacon, sausage, ham, potatoes, and onions. The mix is topped with cheddar cheese. It is served with a biscuit. This is a lot of food, and I could only finish half of it.

Cold gravy on a hard biscuit. Somehow they managed to mess up the grits too. Orange juice was delicious.