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These days, brunch seems to be the most popular meal of the weekend, and it seems as though coffee mogul Starbucks has found an opportunity to jump on the trend.

Starbucks confirmed Monday to Fortune that it is doing a brunch “test run” in 78 of its locations in Portland and Seattle. As of now, the brunch is a weekend-only thing.

A Starbucks representative wrote in an email statement, “As a company, we often test innovative products, programs, and ideas to gather feedback from our customers and partners.” As of right now, the chain does not know if it will move the brunch menu into other locations around the U.S. and if it even plans to keep it.

Starbucks appears to be breaking out of its mold of being just your local coffee house. They tried selling wine and beer that might bring customers in during later hours of the evening, and also tried stocking its stores with products from startup food companies.

The brunch move might be a smart one: the coffee shop already does its best during the morning hours, so it only makes sense to add a brunch menu on top of it. The Starbucks brunch menu includes baked French toast, quiche, and Belgian waffles, according to StarbucksMelody.

However, what sets the Starbucks brunch apart from local restaurants that offer brunch is that the food arrives in the morning and must be warmed up before serving. In order for Starbucks to compete with local restaurants, their stores would need to have fully operational kitchens which would allow for more culinary freedom and effectiveness.

So we’ll have to wait and around see if Starbucks brunch takes off. If you’re in Seattle or Portland, you might want to head over and see how it is.

We’ll take an order of quiche, please.

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