Best Breakfast – Big Biscuit
New breakfast place takes Lawrence by storm
More from the Student Choice Awards
Opening earlier this year, Big Biscuit is just across the street from Free State, attracting many patrons from the school. Menu-proclaimed favorites include eggs benedict, “Jim’s Platter” and trademarked “Big Biscuits.” The eatery is open 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Photo by Mary Brady, The Free Press)
Location: 4821 W. 6th St.
Hours: 6:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Total votes: 264
Best known for: Big biscuits
Year established in Lawrence: 2013
Free State senior Andrea Coleman walks into the Big Biscuit on a weekend morning with her dad. They sit down in a sunny window seat, and Andrea order’s her favorite meal, “Jim’s Platter,” because it has a little bit of everything.
Opening earlier this year, the Big Biscuit has taken Lawrence by storm. Many high school students flock to the restaurant on the weekends to get a hardy breakfast with friends.
The chain started in the Kansas City Metro in 2000, and it has been popping up in surrounding suburban areas ever since.
As the name suggests, The Big Biscuit is well known for their large biscuits, but they have other options as well, such as pancakes and eggs in many different variations.
Free State senior Erin Fisher is one of the many student employees. Aside from the biscuits, Fisher’s favorite item on the menu is the banana chocolate chip pan- cakes. She started working at the restaurant in April 2014.
The employees are well-known for their helpful attitudes and quick service.
“It’s good and fast,” Lawrence High junior Jeremiah Barbe said. “They get you in and out fairly quick, and it’s quality food. I enjoy getting the Big Breakfast. It has a little bit of everything.”
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