Hash House just opened a couple of weeks ago and we decided to go for a late weekday breakfast. The restaurant was opened by the kids of the local San Jose families that run the Flames and Bill’s chains of diners and specialized in just breakfast. With Hash House, the decor went a bit more modern and so has the breakfast fare, offering updated versions of breakfast classics, and as the name implies, specializes in breakfast hashes. We had read on Yelp that the corn beef hash was the thing to get, so we ordered it, along with the chocolate chip pancakes that came with a side of chocolate covered bacon.
All hashes come topped with eggs any style, so we chose sunny side up so we could get the yolks mixed in the with the hash, which consisted of red potatoes, onions, and shredded corned beef (that was not out of a can), and homemade biscuit on the side. While not exactly “light”, it was not as heavy as your typical greasy spoon hash and portions were fairly generous. The biscuit was standard and tasted decent with a pat or two of butter.
The chocolate chip pancakes were done well and nicely fluffy (so it did not become a boat anchor in your stomach after eating like some other diner places) with chocolate chips sprinkled in with the batter.
While it was not the primary criteria for us choosing the chocolate chip pancakes, the chocolate covered bacon solidified our choice. My experience with chocolate covered bacon is pretty limited, and if you have never tried it, I would suggest you try this version of it. I think this is a nice side to the pancakes, but as a standalone element, I think there are better versions out there. HH’s version lacked the salty punch you would expect from bacon, although it could also be the underlying bacon was more fat than meat. A sprinkling of large grain sea salt might have helped.
While I was expecting more from the choco-covered bacon, it did not detract from the overall good experience with Hash House. Prices are on par with local diners such as Bill’s and Flames. The location in Campbell is a bit far from where we live to make it a more regular place for us, but it would be on our list of places worth traveling a bit for to get a hearty, satisfying breakfast.
