Top 3 breakfast sandwiches in St. Louis
The modern breakfast sandwich hasn’t strayed far from its humble beginnings as the egg and meat “bap” sandwich popular with hungry 19th-century London factory workers. Simple though it may be, this a.m. icon can slide into the sublime when given the proper attention, as it certainly does with this trio.
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1. Nathaniel Reid Bakery
You might hesitate on Nathaniel Reid Bakery’s breakfast sandwich – the menu is short on description and it’s pre-made, wrapped in paper and heated on request, fast-food style. Any misgivings will disappear once this beauty is unwrapped, revealing scrambled eggs, ham, bacon and cheese gloriously layered inside one of the bakery’s flaky, superbly laminated croissants.
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2. Grace Meat + Three
Grace Meat + Three’s weekend brunch highlight, the Egg Rick Muffin (named after chef-owner Rick Lewis), might be an homage to the golden arches, but it certainly transcends the source material. It boasts two house-made sausage patties, a bright and sunny duck egg, white American cheese and piquant pepper jelly ensconced in a toasted English muffin dusted with cornmeal. We’re lovin’ it.
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3. Yolklore
Yolklore’s Slinger Sandwich attempts to contain the St. Louis diner classic in a hearty, house-made ciabatta bun. Good luck with that – chances are you’ll end up crushing this sandwich open-faced thanks to copious amounts of chili slathered over a house-made peppery sausage patty, fried egg and cheddar cheese.
Matt Sorrell is a staff writer at Sauce Magazine.
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