Little Cloud Sandwiches Credit: Courtesy Photo

If you’re noticing more breakfast sandwiches than ever, you’re not alone. These portable brunches are popping up everywhere, including places one might not typically expect. And at the heart of many of them is an egg patty, which essentially has edged out the fried egg.

One such place is Little Cloud Sandwiches, a sunny new spot in Ohio City. Open since May, the colorful, mostly carry-out, cafe is located on West 25th Street by Bookhouse Brewing. The menu offers four breakfast sandwiches – two vegan – that are available all day. The Egg and Cheese ($8) arrives on a poofy, honey-slicked brioche bun. While the soft egg patty offers convenience, consistency and tidiness, it can never replace the gooey indulgence of a runny yolk.

Little Cloud also offers a Steak and Egg sandwich that comes topped with the shop’s uber-crispy hashbrown patties. You can order them on the side for $2 – and you should. Diners can “plus up” any breakfast sandwich with add-ons like avocado, dressed greens, bacon or pork roll.

In the Classic Sammies category are staples like Turkey and Brie with sliced apples, a Philly-style cheesesteak with peppers, onions and provolone, and La Nonna ($15). Little Cloud’s version of an Italian hoagie is a many layered affair with mortadella, prosciutto, pepperoni and salami, mozzarella, greens and pepper relish. Enjoyed quickly, it’s a hearty, satisfying delight but over time the griddled pepperoni and salami tend to dry and stiffen.

A handful of seasonal sandwiches give regulars something new to look forward to. I couldn’t resist the Fried Green Tomato BLT ($15), which featured warm, crisp breaded and fried tomatoes, bacon, shredded lettuce and plenty of roasted garlic aioli. Chef David “Skippy” Rutherford always has a few vegan and/or vegetarian seasonal sandwiches as well.

Fries ($4) come by the bagful and they are hot, crisp and assertively spiced (if you order house seasoning). There’s no such thing as too much sauce ($1), and Little Cloud has a great lineup for dipping, dunking and drizzling that includes dilly ranch, chimichurri, peppadew aioli and others.

Little Cloud Sandwiches
1512 West 25th St., Cleveland
littlecloudsandwiches.com

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This article appears in Cleveland SCENE 7/30/25.

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