Intriguing Googie Grill opened today in Seaside with alien designs and familiar foods. Shakespeare would dig it.

There are some storylines here that will take a while to sizzle out for their Shakespeare-friendly qualities. 

Or at least in the restaurant sense, to the restaurant nerds, with a side of Caesar salad.

Those include: The drama of a new and promising restaurant in a much-watched-and-trafficked spot. A landlord taking over tenant's lease to attempt a better burger. A food-and-hospitality lifer returning to the fray after time away. A new restaurant for a father and daughter who enjoyed a big success before but left on less-than-ideal terms. 

But that's too much to get into now. 

Check back for that. 

For now it's enough to announce that Googie Grill (392-1520) is officially open, as of today, at 1520 Del Monte Blvd. in Seaside. 

If the food is as memorable as the name, this place will do just fine.

(Quick Shakespearean aside: Some people were dramatically mad at the name. Others took to saying it as an impulse, they liked/mocked it so much. Either way, the name has traction Falstaff can admire.)

GG is open for breakfast and lunch as of now, with dinner coming quick-like.

The around-the-world breakfast item—and most featured on the preliminary menus—is the Hailey's Comet: two buttermilk pancakes, two eggs, two strips of smoked applewood bacon or sausages or veggie sausages and "Googie" potatoes. (Googie!)

The sweeter stuff from the griddle include Uncle Sal's pancakes ($7.75), a Belgian waffle with works ($8.95), blueberry pancakes ($9.95) and brioche French toast ($9.95).

Highlights from the omelet lineup include the "Popeye" a la spinach, mushrooms and mozzarella ($12.95) and the "Pinto's" with chorizo, black beans, jack and cheddar cheese ($11.95).

But hold on, Romeo and Juliet. There's also the Googie (Love that name! What does it all mean?!) with smoked applewood bacon, fresh avocado, jack and cheddar cheese ($12.95).  

Like all omelets, it rides served with very nice Glaum Ranch organic eggs and Googie (Holy yolks! Quit with the Goo Goo!?!) potatoes plus choice of toast.

Another quick couple of points of interest:

1) The cosmic breakfast burrito, a jumbo flour tortilla, black beans, scrambled eggs, onion, bell pepper, green chilies and cheddar cheese with sour cream, fresh avocado and salsa fresca ($11.50).

2) "Querida's" corn beef hash and eggs with housemaid Hollandaise, said hash and two poached eggs ($13.50 with toast).

Oh wait a min, MacBeth: Five Benedicts evoke the Trailside Café formula Googie's owners helped develop, with a classic California (with smoked turkey breast fresh avocado, and a portobello) and the Queen Ava's ($14.95)

Other Trailside Café standards that appear here: The crispy white fish tacos the Bourbon Street-style beignets and a new take on Bella's breakfast, with the Bella's breakfast sandwich—fried egg, vine ripe tomato, hickory smoked bacon and melted cheddar on an English muffin plus Googie potatoes ($7.95).

The three lunch specialties that grabbed my appetite’s attention:

1) Madmen meatloaf with brown mushroom gravy, whipped potatoes and sautéed vegetables ($12.95);

2) The “Frikadeller,” starring Danish meatballs, brown mushroom gravy, with potatoes, red cabbage and cranberry ($12.95) and 3) Panko-crusted Sandabs with lemon caper sauce and rice pilaf with seasonal vegetables ($13.50);

3) A crispy calamari steak sandwich on a Francesca roll ($13.95 with fries).

Overall, a lot of things are about as straightforward and versatile a big menu like this can be.

(That may be another Shakespearean play for hospitality types: Chef Hamlet and the dark but glorious battle for the right amount of menu items.)

Fish and chips? Yep. Spaghetti with meatballs? You know it. Fish tacos? That too. Fire roasted Castroville artichoke, Gooby burger, eggs your way, tuna salad sandwich, it's a sweep.

Almost forgot: BLT, New York steak sandwich, pesto chicken sandwich, cheesecake, salmon salad, Caesar salad, "gourmet" quesadilla, Chinese chicken salad, Cobb salad, grilled salmon, country fried steak and eggs, steak and eggs.

The five listed burgers or the classic Googie (!), the Seaside with roasted chilies melted jack and chipotle aïoli plus grilled onion, the Alpine with sautéed mushrooms and melted Swiss and basil aioli. The burgs run $12-$14ish.

They have Acme coffee from their neighbor, hot organic tea from Numi, mimosas, and basic beers as well.

All to go with that dramatic name and stewing plots. 

In other words: The show has only just begun. Check back soon. Or check out your own local theater of choice instead.