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A heavenly breakfast in Fort Myers Beach

By Mara 10 Comments

Heavenly Biscuit sign in Fort Myers Beach

There is little I like more than a local breakfast joint, the kind of place where on a Sunday morning people ride up on bicycles and are greeted by name. So I was thrilled to in Fort Myers Beach to find this cute little spot:

The front of the Heavenly Biscuit

I liked everything about the Heavenly Biscuit from the produce stand out front selling fruits, vegetables, and the freshest of juices (Tommy loved the limeade):

Fruit juices at the Heavenly Biscuit produce stand

To the dollar store Halloween décor – I’d just love to see what they do at Christmas, wouldn’t you?:

Halloween decorations at the Heavenly Biscuit

To the acoustic guitar concert:

Live music at the Heavenly Biscuit

To the cinnamon rolls (yum!):

Cinnamon rolls at the Heavenly Biscuit

The rest of the food was delicious as well (I apologize for being lazy about pictures – I was too busy stuffing my cinnamon-roll hole). The breakfast menu challenges visitors to be as creative as they dare in assembling enormous biscuit sandwiches with filling likes eggs, cheese, grilled tomatoes, sausage, honey ham, or chicken-fried steak. If you want they will also serve your sandwich on toast, a bagel, or an English muffin, but really, do I need to tell you what a bad decision that would be? Sides include grits, sawmill gravy and just about the best homefries I’ve ever had: perfectly cooked, dense with onions, and just a little bit spicy.

They serve lunch as well – a variety of sandwiches (to which you are universally invited to add bacon). Also available on the lunch menu is something called the Hangover Helper which consists of a ½ pound Angus burger topped with cheese, bacon, a fried egg, jalapenos, and grilled onions. I’m sure there are some of you out there for whom that would be the Heaven part of the equation. As for me, it would be the homemade cake:

Orange cake at the Heavenly Biscuit

The atmosphere at the Heavenly Biscuit is friendly, chatty, and low key. Instructions greet you on arrival:

Instructions at the Heavenly Biscuit

If you’re lucky you can snag a table on the porch. But if you do, be sure not to miss the charming inside –that’s where you’ll find the super coffee, the hot sauce, and lots of cute signs:

Hot sauce at the Heavenly Biscuit

Signs inside the Heavenly Biscuit

I can’t think of a better place to eat out with kids, even with this threat on the wall:

Funny sign at the Heavenly Biscut

Oh, and if they’re busy, never fear. It says right on the menu that take out is their “main GIG!” and they invite you to call ahead. Take that biscuit across and up the street to the beach for oceanfront dining. Just don’t get sand in it, because believe me, you’ll want every bite.

The Heavenly Biscuit is centrally located at the corner of Mango Street and Estero Boulevard in Fort Myers Beach, convenient to the water and to the bridge that crosses from the mainland. If you’re staying in Fort Myers or Sanibel, it’s worth a drive.

This post is for Wanderfood Wednesday at Wanderlust and Lipstick. Stop over there to see what else is cooking.

Many thanks to the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau for covering most of the costs of our trip including breakfast at the Heavenly Biscuit (where they only accept cash; but there is an ATM if you’re short on biscuit money).

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Filed Under: Eating, Eating on the road, Family travel tips, Florida, Fort Myers, Kid-friendly recommendations, Local eats, Sanibel Island, We've been here

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Comments

  1. Anna says

    October 6, 2010 at 9:04 am

    mmmm, I’m hungry now! Love the look of that juice!

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  2. Nicole says

    October 6, 2010 at 10:22 am

    Looks like the perfect way to spend a Sunday morning. 🙂

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  3. jessiev says

    October 6, 2010 at 10:34 am

    we need to go there – this is my kind of place! YUM!!

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  4. Amy @ The Q Family says

    October 6, 2010 at 11:27 am

    Looks like a wonderful place for breakfast when in Fort Myers. I love the sign about ‘Unattended Children’. 🙂 Gotta show their sense of humor!

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  5. Arrows Sent Forth says

    October 6, 2010 at 9:20 pm

    That cake? Excuse me while I go book a ticket to Fort Myers…

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  6. Vera Marie Badertscher says

    October 7, 2010 at 2:04 pm

    Oh I love this post. And what do you mean apologizing for lack of pictures? If you had any more, I’d be dying of hunger! Great motivation to travel to Fort Myers beach. I love these little local places with eccentric character.

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  7. J says

    May 27, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    I had read great reviews for this place so I planned on making a stop while I was on vacation in Fort Myers Beach. I stopped by on a Thursday morning just after 10am. I ordered two cinnamon rolls and I was told there would not be any ready for 30 minutes. Considering that this place is known for cinnamon rolls, I was very disappointed. I told the lady I would be back tomorrow and she said OK. I went back the next day and the place was closed, that might have been useful information to have when I stated that I would be back tomorrow, especially since that isn’t a normal day off, the place was just closed. I rarely write reviews online but since the little hole in the wall places like this must rely on word of mouth, I didn’t want anyone else to make the same mistake that I made.

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  8. CHAR ANDERSON says

    June 16, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    WE COME TO FLORIDA THE END OF DEC AND STAY INTO APRIL AND WE HIT THAT PLACE JUST ABOUT EVERY SUNDAY MORNING. WE LOVE IT-EVERYONE IS SO GREAT AND HEATHER WITH THE PRODUCE AND JUICE HAS STORIES TO GO FOREVER. IT’S NORNALLY SO PACKED SO WE STARTED TO BRING OUR OWN TABLE AND CHAIR’S.WE’RE RV’ERS SO HAVE THOSE CRAZY THINGS HANDY.WE BRING LOT’S OF NEW PEOPLE THERE AND EVERYONE’S LOVE’S. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER AND HOPE TO SEE YOU IN DEC. CHAR

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  9. Jim Dahlke says

    March 21, 2017 at 6:30 pm

    This is no joke! Always good eats and super friendly service. Yea sometimes the people rush can annoy but wait……………your in the best place in the world ! Enjoy

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