It took a while to make the meal decision and the call was one we don’t see very often: creamed chipped beef ($5.75) served over a biscuit. The coffee ($1.79) is different, too: Ground on-site, the server told us, and it certainly wasn’t sour, acid or old-tasting, but a reasonably good blend. A pair of diners from Arkansas pronounced them the best they’d had outside their home state, and that’s saying a lot. It also does well with standard fare, including those biscuits, which are enormous. It has an entire mimosa menu, too, which is completely different. This one shows a little more adventure, with the likes of shrimp and grits and blueberry-filled pancakes as specials (prices vary), and fresh grilled mahi ($8.59) and homemade meatloaf ($7.99) for lunch. The Big Biscuit is a big, open breakfast-and-lunch place, but what sets it apart from the norm is a great menu that is not all about eggs, pancakes and the usual sandwiches. The bright yellow exterior paint, bright red lettering, murals and that boat out front probably would have elicited some attention to the Big Biscuit, the eatery on the site of the former Rum Runners in Cocoa Beach, but if that many diverse people eat there, there must be something to it. If you drive past a relatively humble-looking restaurant at which a line extends into the parking lot at an absurd hour of the morning, it is time to check out said restaurant.

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