Kono's Cafe

Where competitors like Taco Surf and City Tacos hand you a meal and send you back to the sidewalk, Kono's has a patio tucked across the boardwalk — behind a little shop, easy to miss if nobody tells you — where you eat with the Pacific right in front of you, salt air drifting in over your breakfast burrito while morning light hits the water. That's not something you find anywhere else at this end of Garnet Ave, and it's why regulars treat the table situation here like local knowledge worth protecting.

The food earns the loyalty on its own terms. Portions at Kono's are genuinely generous — the Big Breakfast #1 comes with two pancakes, Kono potatoes, two eggs, bacon, and a muffin, and it's more than enough to carry you through a long afternoon at the shore break. The breakfast burritos are the crowd favorite and the thing you'll see on every surrounding table; they're thick, well-loaded, and built for people who actually got in the water before 8am. The veggie scramble and veggie omelet hold their own for anyone skipping the meat, and the deal of the day frequently runs with a generous slice of ham that makes the price feel almost unfair.

Lunch gets less attention than breakfast but it's worth knowing Kono's runs both — the same relaxed, no-fuss setup carries through midday if you missed the morning rush. Paper plates and plastic utensils keep things moving fast, which matters when the line builds on a weekend. Order at the counter, then make your way across to the ocean-side patio if you can snag a spot. Parking along Garnet can be a project on weekends; arriving early solves both the wait and the table competition in one move.