New Breakfast Club Opens in Helena, Brings Morning Options to Prospect Avenue
A new Breakfast Club restaurant opened on Prospect Avenue in Helena on December 6, 2025, offering hand made burritos, scrambles, and biscuits and gravy. The arrival expands downtown morning dining options, supports local vendors, and provides early hours that serve commuters and shift workers across Lewis and Clark County.
A new morning eatery opened in Helena last weekend, adding a locally focused option for breakfast and brunch crowd. The Breakfast Club on Prospect Avenue began service on December 6, 2025, at 1500 Prospect Avenue, with menu items built from scratch and an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients when available.
The restaurant is an expansion of a family of businesses run by owner Justin Crippen, who opened the original Breakfast Club in Missoula and has operated the Staggering Ox since 1993. The Helena location features hand made burritos named after characters from the 1980s film The Breakfast Club, along with classic scrambles and biscuits and gravy. The most popular menu item is the Athlete burrito, which combines ham, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, cheese and salsa.
Service hours are aimed at early morning customers, opening at 6 a.m. through 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and at 7 a.m. on weekends. Those hours align with morning commutes, state office schedules, and weekend routines in Lewis and Clark County, offering a reliable option for workers, students and visitors who need grab and go meals or sit down breakfast.
The restaurant’s stated reliance on local vendors when possible is significant for the county economy because increased demand for local food suppliers tends to retain more spending within the community. Preparing many menu items from scratch can also support regional producers of eggs, dairy and baked goods, while keeping quality and freshness visible to customers.
For Helena residents, the new Breakfast Club provides another downtown destination that can increase pedestrian traffic and daytime activity along Prospect Avenue. Early operating hours and a menu designed for quick service may ease pressure on commuters seeking fast, hearty meals. As the business settles in, its sourcing choices and staffing decisions will determine how large a role it plays in bolstering the local food economy and morning labor market. The restaurant’s address and hours are now fixed resources for residents looking for consistent breakfast service in the county.
