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XL Dining Guide 2003 - Recommended Restaurants

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• Chez Zee. The cr�me br�l�e French toast is a sumptuously rich wedge of challah bread soaked overnight in cr�me br�l�e custard and then baked. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 5406 Balcones Drive; 454-2666.

• Cisco's. One of the city's most unusual breakfast items, the picadillos are rolls stuffed with seasoned taco meat. Opens at 7 a.m. daily; 1511 E. Sixth St.; 478-2420.

• Dan's Hamburgers. The plate is filled by the two large, split, soft, homemade biscuits covered with smooth cream gravy and little chunks of sausage. Opens at 6 a.m. daily; 4308 Manchaca Road; 443-6131. Also 844 Airport Blvd., 385-2262; 5602 N. Lamar Blvd, 459-3239.

• El Nopalito. The soft, savory strips of nopales (cacti) are a perfect partner for scrambled eggs. Opens at 7 a.m. Tuesday to Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 2809 S. First St.; 326-2026.

• Hot Jumbo Bagel. Greet each day with a wall of flavors -- jalape�o to sesame seed. Opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday (closed the first Sunday of the month); 307 W. Fifth St.; 477-1137.

• Juan In A Million. One delicious, zesty way to have eggs is scrambled with Mexican dried beef, called machacado, tomatoes, onions and jalape�os. Opens at 7 a.m. daily; 2300 E. Cesar Chavez St.; 472-3872.

• Kerbey Lane Cafe. The size of saucers, the thick pancakes are winners, particularly the fresh-fruit daily special. Open 24 hours; 3704 Kerbey Lane; 451-1436. Also 12602 Research Blvd., 258-7757; 2700 S. Lamar Blvd., 445-4451; 2606 Guadalupe St., 447-5717.

• La Fuente's. Tortilla chips meld with scrambled eggs, tomatoes, onions and green peppers to form migas, a cheese-covered Tex-Mex classic. Opens at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 6507 Circle S Road; 442-9925.

• Little City. Steamed milk and chocolate syrup unite for a simple, sweet hot cocoa. Opens at 7 a.m. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 916 Congress Ave.; 476-2489.

• Lone Star Bakery. Doughnuts of substance, not some thin wisp of sugar. 106 W. Liberty Ave., Round Rock; 255-3629; opens at 4 a.m. Tuesday to Sunday.

• Magnolia Cafe. Home fries that are well-peppered chunks of red potatoes -- some soft, others crisp -- from the grill. Open 24 hours; 1920 S. Congress Ave.; 445-0000. Also 2304 Lake Austin Blvd.; 478-8645.

• Mozart's. Lake Austin coffeehouse serving a rich brew from beans it roasts. Opens at 7 a.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday; 3826 Lake Austin Blvd.; 477-2900.

• Omelettry. The large three-egg vegetarian omelette is stuffed with guacamole, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, peppers and cheese. Opens at 7 a.m. daily; 4811 Burnet Road; 453-5062.

• Russell's Bakery. A fritter to savor, with a golden crust enveloping chopped nuts and apples. Opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. Sunday; 3339 Hancock Drive; 419-7877.

• Sweetish Hill Bakery. Wake me up with a mocha muffin, filled with chunks of dark chocolate in a coffee-flavored dough. Opens at 6:30 a.m. daily; 1120 W. Sixth St.; 472-7370.

• Taco X-Press. Breakfast tacos in a variety of forms, including migas and eggs with chorizo. Opens at 7 a.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. Sunday; 2529 S. Lamar Blvd.; 444-0261.

• Texas French Bread. Nuts and cinnamon swirl through yellow coffeecake topped with streusel and drizzled with icing. Opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 2900 Rio Grande St.; 499-0544.

• Upper Crust. Peel the layers of flaky dough like an onion to unwrap, bite by bite, this nontraditional sugar-and-cinnamon roll. Opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 4508 Burnet Road; 467-0102.

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