Middle Child Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff is cool and friendly."
• "The guys who work there are accommodating and down to earth."
• "They make you feel like the coolest kid on the block the second you walk in."
• "The Staff is always friendly, & helpful."
• "Service was really friendly and polite."
• "The staff was welcoming and awesome."
• "The staff are super friendly."

Cons:

• "I’ve noticed a serious decline in service quality, and it’s really disappointing."
• "After waiting 20 minutes in line the cashier said 'oh that will be a long wait.'"
• "Did you guys just not want to serve me? I tried to make the situation more efficient and I got screw. Very disappointed 😞"
• "So many guys on the line and yet it’s chaos- orders taking forever."
• "Food is great but when you can only get an order in once every 20 times you try, it's super deterring. Their ordering system is always off and they also never answer the phone."
• "They seem to prioritize online orders over people actually standing in the restaurant."
• "Poor service, seems unreasonable to refuse to cook an egg."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The scrambled eggs in the sandwich were fluffy and prepared to perfection."
• "This place has the best Turkey Sandwich on planet earth (Turkey Shopsin)."
• "One of the best breakfast sandwiches I’ve had on earth."
• "Sandwiches are great, simple stuff with a nice twist."
• "Middle Child has the best breakfast sandwich in Philly that I've had, hands down."
• "The pho sandwich tastes just like the soup."
• "The best sandwiches I've ever eaten (NOT AN EXAGGERATION)."

Cons:

• "I personally hated the breakfast sandwiches, not at all crushable."
• "Good, not great, overhyped and overvalued."
• "The pictures on their IG account look better than what I received."
• "Quite a difficult to eat sandwich cuz it was falling apart."
• "The hashbrown was too wet for the potato bread to hold."
• "The food is ok and kind of bland."
• "Got their turkey sandwich and the meat was slightly translucent."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Everyone seemed to be having a good time and the atmosphere was super fun."
• "The vibe, the staff, the food, amazeballs."
• "This place feels like a 1940s diner without the racism."
• "Great coffee, great food."
• "A cute, friendly spot with great sandwiches for breakfast and lunch."
• "Great atmosphere. Great people."
• "We loved the casual, unpretentious vibe and great music."

Cons:

• "Ordering is confusing and seating is incredibly limited."
• "What blew my mind was how loud the music was. You basically had to yell to place an order or talk to someone while inside."
• "Crowded, poor music choice, pretty middling food, and half-baked decor."
• "Crowded, poor music choice (seriously it was all Pearl Jam, I friggin hate Eddie Vedder)."
• "Music is far too loud though. Not a place to have a conversation."
• "The atmosphere is suffocatingly mainstream."
• "Disappointed though that a rude couple stayed at their outside table long after they were done eating."