8 Top Weekend Brunch Spots in McKinney

(Please note: Many restaurants throughout McKinney, especially those that specialize in breakfast and lunch, serve brunch or some, like Spoons Cafe, offer their full menu including breakfast items all day. This blog post, though, focuses on restaurants known for their lunch and dinner menus that also offer special weekend brunch menus. We also only included locally-owned, single location restaurants rather than chain restaurants.)

Rick's Chophouse serves a Sunday buffet brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring Eggs Benedict casserole, scrambled eggs, apple wood-smoked bacon, house potatoes, cheesy grits, homemade biscuits and pan gravy, and chicken and sage sausage links. The brunch buffet also includes several lunch items from Rick's standing menu, cold items (fresh fruit, shrimp cocktail, and a seasonal salad), and desserts including miniature pecan pie, chocolate mousse, and miniature creme brulee. The highlight of the brunch at Rick's Chophouse is the carving station (shown below) where guests are served fresh-carved prime rib with creamy horseradish and au jus, baked ham, and pork tenderloin with chipotle barbeque sauce.

Harvest at the Masonic offers a Saturday brunch menu from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, allowing guests to enjoy dishes crafted from fresh, regional ingredients. The sizable brunch menu starts with small plates featuring Harvest's signature deviled eggs, sweet potato hummus, pastry basket, and more. The abundant menu of brunch salads, soups, and sandwiches includes a variety of greens and grains, soup of the day, grilled cheese, chicken and turkey sandwiches, and a house hamburger. Entree items include chicken, steak, seared shrimp, chicken fried steak, breakfast hash (shown below), and French toast. The bar menu feature a bloody mary bar and mimosa flight.

The brunch menu at The Stix Icehouse is chock full of breakfast favorites like biscuits and gravy, French toast, breakfast tacos and burritos, pancakes, and more as well as burgers, salads, and a nice kids menu. There are also a few morning cocktails from which to choose including a mimosa, spritzes, and a bloody Mary flight.

The brunch at Sugarbacon Proper Kitchen offers a weekend brunch menu that includes a wide range of culinary delights including bacon gruyere hushpuppies, fried green tomatoes, and deviled eggs among the starters. Entree options include delectable items like lobster benedict, breakfast tacos, shrimp and grits, peaches and cream French toast, avocado toast, chicken and waffles, steak and eggs, and a pulled pork benedict. The eatery also has a good selection of handheld sandwiches and salads, tasty sides (including truffle fries, sweet potato mash fritters, lobster mac & cheese, and more), and a handful of dessert choices. You'll also find several brunch cocktails on their drink menu.

The Celt's brunch menu offers tasty fare that is characteristic of that found "across the pond" in Ireland or England, plus plenty of favorite American options. Yes, their brunch menu does feature some classic Southern and Tex-Mex options (i.e. biscuits and gravy and migas) as well as the types of items you'd expect for breakfast - omelets, French toast, Eggs Benedict, country platter of eggs, hash browns and your choice of bacon, ham, or sausage, and a breakfast sandwich. But to go "all out" with the Irish fare, try the Brunch Full Irish Fry Up (pictured here) or the Scotch Egg. Their weekend brunch menu is available Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Local Yocal BBQ & Grill's brunch menu is filled with decadent culinary options like Smoked Brisket Benedict, brisket bruncheladas, Gulf shrimp and grits, avocado toast with options of adding smoked salmon and hard-boiled egg, as well as classic breakfast fare like eggs, bacon, breakfast potatoes, and pancakes. Sides include eggs, toast and house preserves, breakfast potatoes, and homestead gristmill grits. This enticing brunch menu also offers signature brunch craft cocktails and classic cocktails (mimosas and a Bloody Mary). The brunch menu may change slightly based on the season and availability of farm-fresh items from area growers.

Urban Grill's weekend brunch menu, served Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., features special creations from Chef David Hall, the owner/executive chef at the helm of this Downtown McKinney eatery. The specialty culinary delights filling the limited menu include avocado toast on sourdough with apple, stilton blue cheese, prosciutto, and egg with pesto; a breakfast bowl of poached eggs, bacon, roasted cherry tomatoes, avocado, and breakfast potatoes with sourdough; and pot roast hash. You'll also find eggs Benedict, pancakes, and bloody Mary with pickled vegetables.

The brunch menu at The Elwood BFD, served Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., features classic brunch favorites like breakfast tacos, French toast, breakfast sandwich, migas, and more. Although limited in items available, the menu options are not short on flavor and combinations including their special recipe for twisty bacon (pictured here). The brunch cocktail menu is also filled with tempting adult beverages sure to tempt your taste buds - Dreamsicle Mimosa, Blackberry Champagne Mule, Pirate Coffee, Bloody Mary, and a carafe of mimosas.