Best of Boston

There’s a time and place for lumberjack-size spreads of bacon and pancakes: It’s called “weekend brunch.” When we’re on the daily grind, it’s Mike & Patty’s breakfast sandwiches, fitting small feasts between bread, that power us through the grunt work ahead—especially now that the tiny Bay Village-born outfit has brought its ooey-gooey two-handers, like the Baller with fancy Iberico bacon, fried egg, and 24-month-aged Vermont cheddar, to a total of five outposts in the city and suburbs.