(Image: Eggslut)

Eggslut already has a location on Melrose in Los Angeles — Las Vegas, Tokyo, Seoul, Kuwait, and London, too.

Soon the hyped breakfast sandwich chain will be in Seattle at Capitol Hill’s Melrose Market.

Permits have been issued for the buildout for the latest location in the “chef driven” company.

The price of eggs may be soaring but Eggslut hasn’t slowed down after growing from an L.A. food truck into a dozen high profile locations worldwide.

Some of those global aspirations may be cooling — Eggsluts in Hong Kong and Singapore recently called it quits — but there are still plenty of hopes for growth in the States. The Seattle location is the first we can find record of being planned in the U.S. outside California and the Vegas counter inside The Cosmopolitan but more are likely in the works.

Founded by celebrity chef Alvin Cailan, Eggslut specializes in decadent egg sandwiches:

Eggslut is a chef driven, gourmet food concept founded in 2011. It’s inspired by a true love for eggs. The menu is a balance of comfort and innovation, celebrating food that appeals to both novice and extreme foodie through classic comfort fare with a twist, all encompassing our key ingredient, eggs. Our goal is to share our food with everyone. No longer just a breakfast staple, we make eggs appetizing all day, everyday.

The latest addition will add to a surge in breakfast sandwich availability across the Hill from the “egg + cheese” veterans at Volunteer Park Cafe to the new creations at E Madison rookie Yeobo Cafe and Bar.

The coming soon Eggslut will take over the space first occupied by Homegrown Sandwiches inside the popular Melrose Market. It will join a roster of recent additions and market veterans including its new neighbor, butcher Rain Shadow Meats, the last of the central market’s original tenants.

The Melrose Market debuted in the spring of 2010 (Image: Melrose Market)

In 2019, the Liz Dunn-developed market was purchased by Regency Centers, the same real estate investment trust that owns the Broadway Market shopping center.

Now, levantine flavors and natural wines from locals Cantina Sauvage and Cafe Suliman are part of the mix in the central market. Sankaku Japanese Onigiri Cafe and Bar has also grown from its days as a pop-up into a longtime part of the market.

Along the street, Melrose Market food and drink veterans Taylor Shellfish and Terra Plata continue, the latter mourning last year’s passing of chef Tamara Murphy.

Meanwhile, there is new energy below the market where the Vice Seattle nightclub now lights up weekends.

An Eggslut sandwich the morning after a night at the club sounds like a good idea. Meanwhile, a Melrose Market Eggslut will also likely draw some of the crowds from the nearby Starbucks Roastery which has now been part of the neighborhood for more than a decade. Area visitors will also have the option of swinging around the corner for something sweeter from “21-hour” doughnut shop, the Capitol Hill Voodoo Doughnuts.

Eggslut will open soon at 1531 Melrose. Learn more at eggslut.com.

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