Taking a bite out of Ann Arbor's best breakfast joints

Posted on Tue, Mar 12, 2013 : 12:47 p.m.

Taking a bite out of Ann Arbor's best breakfast joints

By Jessica Webster

Angelo's server Rosey Hurd reaches in through a pass thru for an order two at the restaurant on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

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Angelo's server Rosey Hurd reaches in through a pass thru for an order two at the restaurant on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

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Angelo's server Rosey Hurd reaches in through a pass thru for an order two at the restaurant on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_01_fullsize.jpg
Clockwise from left, Angelo's deep-fried french toast, eggs benedict, bacon, crab benedict and pumpkin pancakes. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_02_fullsize.jpg
A plate of eggs, ham, bacon, sausage and home fries at Angelo's. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_03_fullsize.jpg
A diner sits under original paintings by a store employee as he waits for his breakfast at Angelo's on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_06_fullsize.jpg
Mary Ivany, of Battle Creek, sits with her cousin Tom Blandy, of New Jersey at Northside Grill on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_07_fullsize.jpg
Big Easy Skillet with hash browns, vegetables, andouille sausage and topped with scrambled eggs and potato pancakes served with sour cream and applesauce at Northside Grill on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_08_fullsize.jpg
The Northsider includes grilled ham and bacon, a fried egg, American cheese, mayo, lettuce, and tomato, on a grilled onion roll. Northside Grill on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_09_fullsize.jpg
A table full of breakfast dishes that include, a Northsider sandwich, potato pancakes, Huevos Rancheros and blueberry pancakes at Northside Grill on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_10_fullsize.jpg
A couple is reflected in a window as they dine at Northside Grill on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_11_fullsize.jpg
Angelo's server Rosey Hurd carries two plates of toast to a table at the restaurant on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_04_fullsize.jpg
Clockwise from left, apple crisp waffle, Big Kahuna omelet, biscuits and gravy, So Cal omelet, nature boy pancakes, Artie's stuffed french toast, pecan banana pancakes Nick's Original House of Pancakes on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_13_fullsize.jpg
Artie's stuffed french toast, pecan banana pancakes Nick's Original House of Pancakes on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_14_fullsize.jpg
Dublin Benedict at the Nick's Original House of Pancakes on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_15_fullsize.jpg
18-month-old Noah Tomlin looks on from his high chair as his dad Artie holds his little brother Elijah at Nick's Original House of Pancakes on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_16_fullsize.jpg
Diners at Nick's Original House of Pancakes on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Bfast/cache/031213_ENT_Breakfast_MRM_17_fullsize.jpg

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Mlive entertainment reporter John Gonzalez has hit the road this week in his search for Michigan's Best Breakfast Joint, and today the road brought him to three Ann Arbor favorites: Angelo's Restaurant, Northside Grill and Nick's Original House of Pancakes.

All three of our destinations today are strictly breakfast and lunch joints, and they do breakfast very well. From the pumpkin pancakes and crab cake eggs benedict at Angelo's, to the Big Easy Skillet and Morning Eggdition sandwich at Northside Grill, to the stuffed French toast and Nature Boy pancakes at Nick's, we wowed Gonzo with some of Ann Arbor's best breakfast food.

Gonzo headed off to Detroit after our Ann Arbor jaunt, and will hit Muskegon and Grand Rapids on Wednesday. He'll announce his favorites in the hunt for Michigan's Best Breakfast Joint on Tuesday, March 19.

You can follow all of Gonzo's breakfast exploits across on the state on Mlive and Twitter.

Jessica Webster leads the Food & Grocery section for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at JessicaWebster@annarbor.com. You also can follow her on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.