60 East Fifth Street, Tempe
480-894-1400
The Scene: At Mission Grille in Tempe Mission Palms, you do breakfast in a hub of people often coming and going from afar. Some people are here for business, while others may have just rolled out of bed with nothing but a sweatshirt and a room key.
Some of the hotelgoers, though, are locals who have come for a cult favorite breakfast.
Located just east of Mill Avenue, Tempe Mission Palms has been around for over 30 years. Built in 1985, this hotel sits in downtown Tempe, in the middle of all of the college-town action. Its restaurant, Mission Grille, is the place to set up your own ideal breakfast — just the way you like it.
Guests wander around the tiered exhibit of pastries at Mission Grille, deciding on the best vehicle for a morning sugar rush. Police officers sit sipping coffees with a fresh plate of waffles before their shifts at the station down the street. A meal's pacing is set to your preference. Some guests grab a bagel and split. Others indecisively linger around the countertops scanning the many options.

Omelet bar chef awaiting the next custom order at the Mission Grille at Tempe Mission Palms.
Kat Simonovic
Looking beyond the egg, there's mixed fruit, yogurt, cereal options, oatmeal, and all kinds of pastries. You can grab muffins, waffles, bacon, and sausage. You can even get hot crepes. Tempe Mission Palms won’t let you leave hungry, or at least without second-guessing that chocolate muffin on your fourth walk around the breakfast lounge.

The Mission Grille entrance, located in the northwest corner of Tempe Mission Palms hotel.
Kat Simonovic
Special Something: Breakfast buffet and omelet bar that offer your eggs any way you like them. Mission Palms offers a 25% discount to Arizona residents.
Hours: 6:30 to 10 a.m. daily
Price: $, not free for hotel guests
Coffee Options: Bottomless mug, however you like it for a flat rate of $4.
Fresh-squeezed juice: Orange.
Wi-Fi? Yes.
Drinking Before Noon: Mimosas and Bloody Marys upon request.