The Poon brothers are doubling down on breakfast. Hatched, their new fast-casual spot in Palo Alto's Town & Country Village, quietly started serving this week, slipping into the plaza with a walk-up setup built around egg-forward sandwiches, smashed-avocado toasts and specialty lattes for commuters and brunch lingerers alike. Early standouts on the menu include the Sunnyside toast and The Ono, a 24-hour marinated fried chicken sandwich capped with a runny egg.
According to Palo Alto Online, Hatched officially opened on January 6 and is the brothers' first dedicated breakfast brick-and-mortar in Palo Alto. The outlet identifies Brandon Poon as the eldest and head chef, Clifton Poon as the middle brother and CFO, and Craighton Poon as the youngest, who oversees expansion and construction.
What's on the menu
Hatched leans hard into eggs and toast. Its online ordering platform highlights the Sunnyside, described as toasted French bread piled with smashed avocado and topped with a fried egg, alongside The Ono fried chicken sandwich, which layers 24-hour marinated chicken with a runny egg. The menu also stretches into specialty drinks, including a black sesame latte and ceremonial-grade matcha, and lists weekday hours that start at 7 a.m., per Toast.
Poon family and other projects
The Poon brothers are not new faces at Town & Country. They already run Roost & Roast and maintain a presence at Kurated Kitchens in Sunnyvale, where they test concepts and menus. Their parents emigrated from Cambodia and Hong Kong and opened a Chinese restaurant in Mountain View, a family backstory noted by Palo Alto Online. Roost & Roast still lists a Town & Country Village address just a few doors away from Hatched, according to Roost & Roast.
Hours and how to order
Hatched lists its Town & Country Village unit on the shop's locations page and notes its opening timeline there, while the ordering site lays out daily hours and pickup options. For now, the focus is on walk-up and pickup service as the space gets built out; customers can place orders through Toast.
What this means for Town & Country Village
Hatched adds another breakfast-heavy option to a shopping center that has been steadily filling out its dining roster. The mix of national names and Bay Area concepts has reshaped the Town & Country Village food scene over the past several seasons, a shift tracked by the San Francisco Chronicle.
