This Isn’t Just Breakfast — It’s a Full-Blown Morning Meltdown at Junkyard Café
Daniel Jordan 
(CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA) — For those who believe breakfast should be a quiet, sensible affair, the Junkyard Cafe would like to cordially invite you to get over it.
Known for its offbeat personality and unapologetically large portions, the Junkyard Cafe isn’t just serving breakfast — it’s staging a full-blown culinary intervention. From the moment folks walk through the rustic home-style front doors, it’s clear this isn’t your average morning stop.
“The bacon here doesn’t just sizzle,” they say. “It struts.”
Out-of-towners and residents flock to the Junkyard for comfort food with a wild streak. The biscuits are towering, golden, and fluffy enough to make a Southern grandmother weep. The cinnamon roll — often mistaken for a small meteorite — requires both a fork and a support group. Pancakes arrive looking like flying saucers, while the breakfast burrito is rumored to have its own gravitational pull.
But it’s not just the food turning heads. The atmosphere is part Mad Max, part Route 66 fever dream, and entirely intentional. License plates line the walls, servers sling hash like seasoned mechanics, and the coffee flows with the urgency of an oil change.
And yes, there are morning cocktails, everyday! Bloody Marys come in pint glasses topped with peppers, pickled veggies, and the general vibe of a bad decision waiting to happen. Mimosas are bottomless on Sundays, and so is the judgment — in a good way.
“You don’t come here for subtlety,” said one guest – spoken between bites of something that appeared to contain an entire potato farm. “You come here because breakfast should be loud, proud, and served with a side of sass.”
Despite the playful irreverence, the kitchen takes its food seriously. Ingredients are fresh, from scratch, portions are generous, and the eggs? Cooked to order and served with attitude.
Whether you’re nursing a hangover, dodging real life, or simply hungry enough to consider fighting a pancake, the Junkyard Cafe delivers. And it does so with a wink, a grin, and a slightly alarming amount of gravy.
In Simi Valley, breakfast is not just the most important meal of the day, it’s also the most unhinged — and Junkyard fans wouldn’t have it any other way.
So if you’re looking for a reason to try something new for breakfast, here’s your sign. The place to go in Simi Valley… is the Junkyard Cafe.
