Which California city was home to the Eggo plant on Eggo Way?

The California city home to the Eggo plant on Eggo Way was San Jose.

Eggo’s San Jose factory was tied to the Dorsa family, whose food business helped turn frozen waffles into a mass-market breakfast. Frank Dorsa developed a process for cooking, freezing, and packaging waffles, allowing consumers to heat them at home rather than prepare batter and use a waffle iron.

The brand began in 1953, although “Eggo” was first associated with the family’s mayonnaise before becoming famous for waffles. The San Jose plant stood near U.S. 101 and East Julian Street, and the street named Eggo Way became a distinctive reminder of the company’s local manufacturing history.

A common mix-up is to confuse the product’s California origins with later corporate ownership. Kellogg acquired Eggo in 1996, and the brand later became especially recognizable through its appearance in Stranger Things. The city question, however, refers to the historic plant location, not the company’s current corporate base or every facility that has produced Eggo products.