Sunshine Sunset Grill

1185 W. Granada Blvd.
Ormond Beach, FL
(386)672-6465

I recently had the opportunity to visit a new restaurant in Ormond Beach called the Sunshine Sunset Grill. My wife had gone there for lunch and told me it was great. She also thought I would be excited about going there one day for breakfast. She knows how much I like breakfast.

In an earlier post, I explained that there are some things I search for in perfection at various restaurants. For instance, the perfect cheesesteak or the perfect clam chowder. One of the things I had left off the list was the perfect eggs benedict. I love eggs benedict, but it is hard to find a place that makes great hollandaise sauce. However, I have found one in the Sunshine Sunset Grill.

On the morning we arrived, it was very busy. We should have gone earlier to beat the rush of chuchgoers, but that didn't happen. We ourselves had planned on going to church after our meal. The hostess told us it woudl be about a 10 minute wait, but that turned into about 30 minutes. We were offered the opportunity to eat outside, but it was a rather warm morning and I would have been sweating like crazy. The wait wasn't bad as they have nice comfortable benches for people to sit on.

When we finally got to our table we were promptly approached to place our drink orders. About that time another family came in and sat at the table next to us. They had the cutest little daughter about one year old that was sitting next to me across the aisle. She kept dropping her crayons and I kept picking them up for her as I have been down that route before with my daughter. Her father apologized profusely and I told him not to worry about it as I fully understood. Plus, she was just the cutest little thing I have ever seen.

We placed our orders and I opted for the traditional eggs benedict. You have a choice of homefries or fresh fruit to accompany your entree, so I went with the homefries. My father had the corned beef hash, my wife a poached egg and a side of bacon and my daughter had pancakes. For starters, we ordered the cinnamon roll supreme. It is two fresh baked cinnamon rolls, topped with a vanilla creme glaze. The rolls came out hot and fresh and practically melted in our mouths. We split the rolls so everyone could have a taste.

I picked-up the crayons a couple of more times for the little girl next to me as we waited for our food to arrive. The service was pretty quick as our waiter came back with our food right after clearing the plates used for the cinnamon rolls. He puts down each order and the food looks really good. They make a nice presentation of their food. About this time, Little Miss Cutie sitting next to me takes her spoon and flips a cube of ice right into my eggs benedict. All right, now I am mad at this little heifer. I politely explain to her that being cute in life is only going to take her so far. She is going to have to develop some manners and a sense of decorum if she is ever to be taken seriously. Her father apologized and all was well.

The eggs benedict were great! The hollandaise sauce was light and creamy with just a hint of lemon. The homefries were nice and crispy on the outside with a tender center. The only issue I had was that the eggs were cooked a little bit too long. The yolk should have been runny, but was cooked a little hard. Everyone enjoyed their meals and I would definitely go back. Next time I will try the Surfside Croissant Benedict, which is made with a croissant instead of an English muffin and comes with your choice of lump crabmeat or shrimp instead of Canadian bacon.

The Sunshine Sunset Grill is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I think you will find the prices to be very reasonable for the quality of the food you get. They pride themselves on the fact that all of their food is made fresh from scratch. It is really good food. I hope they prosper in this location and are around for a long time. I have to give our first visit to the Sunshine Sunset Grill four Stiffy's.

Eat, drink and be merry!

Harry