For about two years, a group of retired golfers has made Monday breakfast at Sunrise Grill in Martinez a regular chance to catch up. Members share a meal and coffee and talk football.
Rick Griffin organizes the meetups by sending text reminders. The men call their circle the Sunrise Group. Tom Calabrese said their wives have their own social group, meeting at various restaurants for meals, birthdays and other occasions. The men gather only at Sunrise Grill.
Server Brittney Davis said several groups visit the restaurant regularly. She counts the Sunrise Group among her favorites and described its members as a fun crowd.
The restaurant’s three locations include its West Town Market Square site on Washington Road, a North Augusta branch on East Martintown Road and an Augusta location at 2803 Wrightsboro Road. Sunrise Grill has been at the Washington Road site since 2003. Owner Chris Gurley opened the North Augusta location three years later.
Breakfast options include sweet-potato pancakes with cinnamon and sugar, pancakes with choices such as blueberries, pecans, bananas or chocolate chips, and Caribbean-style pancakes with banana, pecans and coconut. The menu also lists waffles, French toast, breakfast sandwiches and omelets. Lunch offerings include burgers, sandwiches and salads; the Patty O’Sullivan omelet is made with the restaurant’s secret-recipe corned beef.
All three restaurants are open daily from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Victoria Sterling
News Now Georgia
