Since 2003, Fat Nat’s Eggs has been a beloved Twin Cities breakfast institution—a family-run diner where creative eggs benedicts, massive omelets, and legendary spicy avocado verde sauce have turned Brooklyn Park into a morning destination for metro-wide breakfast lovers. 🍳
Founded by Jeff Nat—a self-taught culinary creative who runs the back kitchen while his wife presides warmly over the front—this mom-and-pop Minnesota breakfast spot has grown from a single New Hope location into a three-location Twin Cities staple without losing its family soul.
Praised as a top Twin Cities breakfast gem, Fat Nat’s has earned its devoted following through eight styles of eggs benedict and a commitment to fresh, daily-cut ingredients. ☕
How Fat Nat’s Eggs won Brooklyn Park’s hearts
Fat Nat’s Eggs captured Brooklyn Park’s devotion through Jeff Nat’s relentless kitchen creativity, a family team built on resilience, and a breakfast menu that goes gloriously outside the box. 💛
Jeff Nat’s creative process is genuinely community-driven—he develops new dishes, shares them with loyal regulars, and continuously tweaks each recipe until it’s perfect before officially adding it to the menu.
The family’s resilience is equally inspiring—when Jeff suffered a heart attack while opening the Brooklyn Park location, wife Lisa took leave from her corporate position at Target, and son Michael stepped up alongside her to keep the restaurant running—a true family-owned Minnesota breakfast story of love, grit, and unwavering dedication. 💪
What truly won hearts is the signature house-made spicy avocado verde—a flavor-forward green sauce that has developed its own devoted cult following across the Twin Cities.
The Huevos Rancheros earned Fat Nat’s recognition as one of the top 10 best meals of 2008—made with housemade salsa and slow-roasted carnitas that are spicy, bold, and deeply satisfying—a dish that put this Brooklyn Park breakfast destination firmly on the Minnesota food map.
Run by two brothers and their family, the Brooklyn Park location carries a warm, tight-knit energy, creating a breakfast experience that keeps the Twin Cities food community deeply loyal year after year.
This combination of chef-driven creativity, family resilience, generous portions, and a one-of-a-kind spicy avocado verde program has made Fat Nat’s Eggs the most beloved family-owned Minnesota breakfast restaurant.
Food Highlights
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Bacon Avocado Benedict: The #1 most-ordered dish on the entire menu—a toasted English muffin topped with tomato, crispy bacon, and housemade spicy avocado verde, covered in rich hollandaise sauce—that perfectly balances heat, creaminess, and savory depth. 🥑
- Nat’s Benedict: A house-signature creation featuring chorizo sausage on a toasted English muffin covered in hollandaise sauce.
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Fat Nat’s Slider: A signature house specialty, featuring grilled cheese, ham, and egg served over crispy hash browns, covered in hollandaise sauce—one of the most uniquely satisfying Brooklyn Park breakfast dishes in the entire Twin Cities. 🍳
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Huevos Rancheros Carnitas: A nationally recognized fan favorite named one of the top 10 best meals and featuring slow-roasted carnitas, housemade salsa, and eggs with bold, spicy flavors. 🌮
- Blueberry Pancakes: A crowd-pleasing classic featuring fluffy, fruit-filled pancakes literally bigger than the plate—proof of the generous portions that have made Fat Nat’s a Twin Cities breakfast gem, served as a stack of two or three.
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The David Omelet: A legendary plate-spanning creation packed with big chunks of meat and vegetables that make it one of the most generous and satisfying omelets in the Twin Cities, served with toast or a pancake. 🍳
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Lisa’s Specialty: A named-after-family comfort classic featuring scrambled eggs with ham, onion, green pepper, and American fries covered in melted cheese—served with toast and named after the woman who saved the Brooklyn Park location. 💛
- Eggs Italian Benedict: A distinctive comfort option featuring Italian sausage on a toasted English muffin smothered in hollandaise—a hearty, deeply satisfying Minnesota breakfast creation. 🇮🇹
Atmosphere
Fat Nat’s Eggs delivers a warm, no-frills neighborhood diner experience where the focus is entirely on Jeff Nat’s food and Lisa’s front-of-house warmth.
The Brooklyn Park location is deliberately unassuming from the outside—“nondescript and unassuming, but it’s all about the food, not the décor”—a philosophy that regulars embrace enthusiastically, knowing that every square foot of energy goes into the kitchen rather than the aesthetic. ☀️
The family-run energy is palpable from the moment guests arrive—two brothers and their family operating a restaurant with the kind of genuine, community-first warmth that transforms first-time visitors into fiercely loyal regulars who make Fat Nat’s a non-negotiable part of their weekend routine.
Bottom Line
Visit for eight creative eggs benedicts anchored by the legendary Bacon Avocado and Nat’s Chorizo variations, the famous spicy avocado verde sauce that regulars put on everything, nationally recognized Huevos Rancheros Carnitas, and the kind of family-owned Twin Cities breakfast warmth that makes Brooklyn Park feel like the most delicious morning destination in all of Minnesota. ✨
Address:
8587 Edinburgh Centre Dr, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
📞 (763) 425-0117
🕔 Open Daily 7 AM–1 PM