By Brian Goodin, Contributing Writer
Photos by Brian Goodin
Derrell and Tracii Hutsona are trail blazers in the edible world of restaurateurs. This awesome bi-racial power couple is taking their first shot at turning the burners on in their new Hillcrest restaurant, located at 3825 Fifth Avenue, for just over a year now in the city of San Diego. Hillcrest is known for its liberality and diversity, which is a perfect setting for the style and bold name of this deliciously energic place to eat.
The name of the restaurant, according to Tracii, is derived from the definition found in the Urban Dictionary referring to someone who makes you breakfast all the time. She says, “it is a common term used among some friends that are chefs, Breakfast Bitch!” Derrell said if he had any idea of how much people would gravitate toward the name, they would have named it long ago. However, we know a name can only sustain a business so far, then the product or service must satisfy the consuming customer. That is where Breakfast Bitch delivers with a delectable returnability. This minority owned business keeps track filling the void for two slots, a young African American male and a female business owner in an industry that takes no prisoners.
Tracii is from Los Angeles and Derrell is a native San Diegan who was a standout athlete at Helix High School and Washington State University. He had a short stint as a running back in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals.
This dynamic duo has been married five years; they own several other businesses including a VIP concierge service, a nonprofit organization that helps educate our youth, and a prison consultation business indulging in legal matters. Fortified with perseverance, the Hutsona’s are managing to stay above water in this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic but not without growing pains or, in this case, employment pain. On March 17, 2020, Breakfast Bitch was shut down, so to speak, because of COVID-19 and all of its precautionary measures. All of Derrell and Tracii’s employees quit except one outstanding cook named Felix. His tremendous loyalty and effort helped them stay open until today with a team of new employees to quench your appetite for some of the best breakfast food in the city.
When you stop by Breakfast Bitch be sure to partake of one of their extremely popular croissant sandwiches. They also have you covered with an assorted menu of goodies like Shrimp & Grits from their Soul Food Sunday menu. Whatever day of the week you drop by the restaurant you will be completely satisfied with a breakfast menu that was created with you in mind. Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Soul Food Sunday at Breakfast Bitch was on and poppin’ with the liveliest R&B breakfast and crowd in the city. DJ Kool-T of San Diego provided the sounds like it was a backyard BBQ. Even now, without the live DJ, every day you can get a smokin’ breakfast meal.
The Voice & Viewpoint is happy to support African American restaurants and businesses like this one throughout our San Diego comm“UNITY.”
