When’s the last time you paid a visit to Donut Monster?
If you’re a fan, you’ve likely made it through their full line-up of old fashioned, filled doughnuts and fritters, including indulgences like S’Mores fritters or doughnuts filled with raspberry cheesecake, chocolate chip cookie dough or Key Lime Pie filling (complete with toasted meringue on top).
And you’ve probably tried at least one of their delicious All Day Breakfast Sandwiches, which come piled high on fluffy housemade English muffins (I’m a big fan of the Benedictish, a sandwich inspired by the classic eggs benedict, pictured below).
But did you know that they recently added a delicious new breakfast option, plus a small cadre of lunch-worthy sandwiches to their menu?
It’s true.
Chef and Co-Owner Jackie Woods says that all three Donut Monster locations have built a nice following with traffic that persists through most of the day, so it made sense not only to capitalize on the popularity of their handmade English muffins but also offer a few savory lunch offerings for customers who pay a visit after 11 a.m.
“We’ve been gradually introducing the new sandwiches to customers over the past month or so and we’ve kept the ones that went over well among our customers,” notes Woods.
Lunch is served
Among the new offerings is the Steak ‘N Eggs, a breakfast sandwich featuring chive scrambled eggs, thin slices of Boar’s Head London broil, cheese spread and a sauce made with caramelized onions, soy sauce, black garlic and a bit of beef fat for good measure ($14).
It pulls together all the goodness of a plate of steak and eggs in an umami-rich handheld that is just as satisfying for lunch as it is for breakfast.
But there are also three additional lunch-worthy sandwiches as well.
The first is the Turkey Club featuring a toasted English muffin coated with cheese spread and topped with iceberg lettuce, Italian tomatoes, thinly sliced Boar’s Head turkey and a healthy dose of rich, herbal bearnaise mayo ($12).
It’s fresh and crisp thanks to the iceberg lettuce with plenty of rich tomato flavor and both cheese spread and buttery bearnaise to complement the turkey.
If you are a fam of the Ham, Egg & Cheese breakfast sandwich, you’ll probably love the Hot Honey Ham & Cheese which combines thicker slices of ham with thinly sliced prosciutto, a sweep of cheese spread and a touch of housemade hot honey for balance ($11).
Meanwhile, there’s also the Dr. Pep. This one starts with flavorful fennel chicken sausage which has been shaped into a patty, browned and piled atop a housemade English muffin with cheese spread, thin slices of Spanish-style cured chorizo, rosemary cream cheese and a touch of housemade hot honey ($12).
It’s herbal and slightly piquant with just enough honey to highlight all of the sandwich’s savory elements.
The new line of sandwiches are available at all three Donut Monster locations, including at 316 N. Milwaukee St. in the Historic Third Ward; 5169 N. Elkhart Ave. in Whitefish Bay; and W62 N634 Washington Ave. in Cedarburg.
All Donut Monster locations are open Thursday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
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