Brigs at Maynard Crossing

Brigs at the Crossing is in the Maynard Crossing Shopping Center in Cary, serving breakfast and lunch to people who have voted it the best breakfast in town more than once. Breakfast is why most of them come. It is one of the Brigs restaurants around the Triangle.

The restaurant is part of a Triangle brunch tradition going back about thirty years. The idea was simple: a brunch menu built from good ingredients, priced so people could afford it, served in a relaxed room by friendly staff. That is still roughly what happens.

What to know

• The restaurant changed its name to Brigs Great Beginnings to avoid confusion with a Massachusetts ice cream chain.
• When it started, few area restaurants offered extensive breakfast selections or an all-day menu.
• Several Brigs locations came from employees who became managers and then owners.
• The menu has grown over the years as the number of Brigs restaurants has grown.
• Gift cards are sold for anyone who eats there often enough to want one.