The massive 12 egg omelet!!

When Adam Richman (Man vs Food) decided to bring his show to San Diego one of the restaurants he visited was the Broken Yolk. There are a few scattered throughout San Diego, however they all have the same menu and are all infamously known for their “12 egg omelet challenge”. Adam Richman took on this challenge and completed it. I’ve decided to also take on this challenge and provide my own thoughts and judgments on this monstrous task.
This was my first visit to the Broken Yolk, located in Pacific Beach. I felt the only way I could be well prepared for this, would probably be after a night of drunkenness and debauchery aka throwing up and having an empty stomach. After waking up at 1 in the afternoon with nothing in my stomach and slight hangover I decided to head over to the Broken Yolk. The restaurant was clearly in view with its long light blue tarp and Broken Yolk flags evenly lined up on its roof. The restaurant is nicely put together, nothing to outrageous or overwhelming, it looks like a higher end I Hop or Denny’s. As I placed my order for the 12 egg omelet, I was informed that I would have one hour to complete this six pound dish, and if I complete it I would get it for free, get my name on the wall of fame, and receive a free t-shirt, however if I could not complete this dish I would have to pay for it ($25.99)
After anxiously waiting the dish finally arrived, it was served on a pizza dish. The omelet consisted of onions, mushrooms, cheese, and chili and a large portion of home fries served with two large rolls. I’m not the biggest cheese fanatic and asked for it on the side to distribute it evenly amongst my food. After about 30 minutes of stuffing bite after bite of potatoes and egg into my mouth I realized that I could not finish this challenge. 12 eggs were just too much to handle and food had won.

My thoughts on the challenge compared to Adam:
He said it was a delicious omelet, I have to disagree. It a massive omelet served with potatoes and bread two items that drain all of the moisture out of your mouth.
I definitely agree with his tactic to order guacamole at the end to help disguise the consistency of the omelet, unfortunately I was no way near completing the omelet and didn’t want to pay extra for guacamole. However, I did use plenty of ketchup and hot sauce.
My tips on completing this challenge is eating the biscuits first because they will get cold and become hard and stale, actually the entire dish gets cold, and cold eggs are no good. My overall experience at Broken Yolk was subpar I feel that the food wasn’t great, they charge too much for their food. A 12 egg omelet with simple ingredients does not cost $26 plus tip and tax. I give this experience a 3 stars out of 5.