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Best Breakfast Sandwiches In OC

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Breakfast sandwiches definitely have some staple items: eggs, ham, bacon, sausage. However, breakfast sandwiches can be prepared in a variety of ways with a variety of extras. From waffle sandwiches topped with arugula pesto to two slices of white bread packed with eggs and meat, these are some of the best breakfast sandwiches you can find in our fair county.

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Bruxie's green eggs and ham sandwich (credit: Moxxe PR)

Bruxie
292 N. Glassell St.
Orange, CA 92866
(714) 633-3900
www.bruxie.com

Bruxie has some amazing options for breakfast sandwiches served on Bruxie's signature waffles. There are some pretty standard options like bacon, egg and cheddar. You will also find a prosciutto and gruyere sandwich to which you can add an egg and arugula to make it like a modified croque madame. The sandwich that is probably hardest to resist is the green eggs and ham. This ham, egg and cheese sandwich is topped with arugula pesto, which is a great complement to all of the flavors on this sandwich.

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C4 Deli's bacon Nutella sandwich (credit: Gary Schwind)

C4 Deli
200 N. Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 263-1555
www.c4deli.com

C4 has a great selection of breakfast sandwiches - including a BLT topped with an egg. Another sandwich you'll find - with bacon, cheese and potatoes on wheat bread - will certainly be enough to fuel your morning. While those are good options, this place has another sandwich that's even harder to resist: bacon and Nutella on toasted wheat bread. The mix of sweet and savory is perfect, and it will probably be something you'll like enough to make at home.

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Ted's breakfast sandwich (credit:Gary Schwind)

Ted's Place
23990 Aliso Creek Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
(949) 831-0061
www.eatatteds.com

Ted's is the sort of place that has regular customers that have been returning for years because everything on the menu is delicious. Here, you can get your choice of ham, bacon or sausage with an egg on wheat bread. It's not anything fancy, but it is huge if you get it with all of the toppings (lettuce, tomato, cheese and mayonnaise). When it's delivered, you'll probably wonder how you'll fit the entire thing in your mouth. It will definitely be worth the effort to get your mouth around it, and it is more than enough to get you through the morning.

Related: Orange County's Best Waffles

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Waff n Roll
(949) 715-1999
www.waffnroll.com

Food trucks have become pretty popular throughout Orange County. If you want to get your breakfast from a food truck, find out the schedule for Waff n Roll which has a delicious bacon, egg and cheese sandwich served on an oil-free waffle. Waff n Roll can also be booked for your next event of 20 to 200 people.

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Duke's breakfast sandwich (credit: Gary Schwind)

Duke's Charbroiler
2900 W. Warner Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92704
(714) 557-5480

Some breakfast sandwiches are big because they are piled high with lettuce and tomato. At Duke's, you'll get a sandwich that makes it clear that the focus is on the egg and meat. The result is a thick and delicious sandwich with everything good about breakfast. Accented with a single slice of tomato and served with mayonnaise on toasted white bread, it makes for a truly great breakfast. The sandwiches here are also reasonably priced, especially for how thick they are.

Related: Best Breakfast Burritos in Orange County

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Gary Schwind is a freelance writer covering all things Orange County. His work can be found on Examiner.com.

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