Middle Child Clubhouse

"Arguably the best pancakes and breakfast sandwiches in the city, Middle Child Clubhouse might be one of the rare restaurants whose a.m. offerings might be eclipsing its own dinner menu. Come for Olivia’s Big Pancake — the massive 8 ounce single malted buttermilk pancake that’s loaded with honey-butter and fresh citrus. Stay for their classic breakfast sandwich that’s made with the fluffiest eggs, cooper sharp American cheese, arugula, and potato bread." - Ernest Owens, Kae Lani Palmisano

"You’ll need both hands to hold Middle Child Clubhouse's mega-sized sandwiches, and the casual layout is perfect for getting work done or hanging out with friends while sipping on morning beet cocktails (and ignoring all responsibilities). We always get the breakfast burrito with pastrami as well as the fluffy pancakes, which are made with whole-grain flour milled by Lost Bread and then drenched in sweet citrus syrup with a pat of smiley-face-shaped butter on top." - candis mclean, alison kessler

"We love Fishtown’s Middle Child Clubhouse for the great burger and fries and a game of pool. But when we want to take the fun up a few notches, we head to the back for the Thousand Island Lounge. There’s a disco ball, TV with Nintendo 64, and a sound system where you can play DJ during your all-night hang in the private dining space. At $30 a person, you can share casual plates like burgers, chicken sandwiches, and bottomless fries, or try the more substantial chicken confit with juicy brick chicken with cherry pepper tapenade and crispy potatoes. If you enjoy a little too much wine on tap, you can always come back the next morning and recover with a fluffy egg sandwich." - candis mclean

"Middle Child is known for its exceptional sandwiches, and its breakfast offerings don’t disappoint. Its corned beef, egg, and cheese sandwich (made on rye bread with fluffy eggs, American cheese, and their special corned beef) earned them national praise when it won Good Morning America’s “Best Breakfast in America.”" - George Banks-Weston

"Middle Child has some of the best breakfast sandwiches around, and you’ll probably wait at least 30 minutes on the weekend if you come here. It’s also a popular spot for Jefferson doctors and med students during the week, so if you want to grab a phoagie (an eggplant sandwich with avocado, bean sprouts, and something called pho sauce that we’d eat on anything), you’re going to need to time your visit for right before their shift change." - candis mclean, alison kessler