Cincinnati’s breakfast pros have been buzzing about Cackleberry, a vintage trailer turning simple egg sandwiches into full-blown morning obsessions. 🥪✨
This tiny Walnut Hills food truck has built its following by focusing on just one thing done incredibly well: craft breakfast sandwiches built around local, pasture-raised eggs, brioche buns, and wildly creative flavor combos, all showcased on their compact six-sandwich menu.
The Vintage Trailer Flipping Cincinnati’s Breakfast Script
It started with a daydream and a beat-up 1968 trailer that China Kautz spotted on Craigslist, spray-painted flames and all, later profiled in CityBeat’s feature on Cackleberry. 🔥
Instead of talking herself out of it, she and her husband Nate turned that trailer into a roaming breakfast lab, serving six carefully crafted sandwiches that marry Cincinnati comfort and Filipino-inspired flavors out of an 11-by-7-foot space, with each sandwich named after one of their dogs for a personal touch. 🐶
China had spent years working in a cafe and falling in love with the breakfast rush—the eggs, the rhythm, the feeling that a great sandwich can completely flip someone’s morning, as she explained in that CityBeat interview.
She took that energy and poured it into Cackleberry, a pop-up designed to feel less like a quick grab-and-go and more like a mini event, complete with music by the trailer and fun merch like T-shirts and ceramic egg cups. 🎵
Nationally, Cackleberry’s Porter sandwich even snagged recognition as Ohio’s best breakfast sandwich in a widely shared Chowhound guide, a shoutout that helped transform the trailer from local secret to regional bucket-list stop.
Now, fans watch the @eatcackleberry Instagram feed and check reviews to time their visit before the trailer sells out yet again.
Food Highlights
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Smalls: A “simple” option that still feels extra: soft tamagoyaki-style rolled eggs, sharp cheddar, caramelized onion aioli, and sriracha ketchup, all tucked into a warm brioche bun for purists who want peak egg texture with just enough sweet-heat sauce. 🥚
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Benny: Hickory-smoked bacon, a local pasture-raised over-medium egg, sharp cheddar, caramelized onions, and chipotle ketchup pile into a brioche bun for smoky, salty, gently spicy perfection. 🥓
- Lola: Crisp Spam, tamagoyaki-style eggs, chives, green onions, and sriracha mayo come together in brioche for a savory, nostalgic, slightly spicy combo that keeps getting love from fans who share sandwich photos on Instagram and track it down via online food groups. 🍳
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Mila: The Mila layers a pasture-raised over-medium egg, avocado, arugula microgreens, everything cream cheese, and romesco sauce into a brioche bun that gives you a creamy, nutty, herby bite that feels like a dressed-up breakfast bagel in sandwich form. 🥑
- Porter: This is the legend locals talk about—the Cincinnati goetta sandwich, crowned Ohio’s best breakfast sandwich by Chowhound’s state-by-state list, thanks to its combo of goetta, tamagoyaki-style eggs, Dijon microgreens, muenster cheese, and mustard aioli on brioche that’s rich, savory, and deeply local. 🌟
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Lolo: A tribute to China’s Filipino roots, the Lolo layers longanisa (Filipino sweet sausage) with an over-medium egg, tangy atchara (pickled slaw), and garlic aioli on brioche that results in a sweet-savory-tangy explosion that bridges Filipino comfort food with Cincinnati’s breakfast sandwich obsession. 🌶️
Atmosphere
Cackleberry operates out of a vintage 1968 trailer, giving the whole experience a retro, almost fairground feel—only with seriously dialed-in sandwiches and a steady stream of weekend regulars, as captured on their Instagram visuals. 🚚
Guests line up near 731 E McMillan St on weekend mornings, chatting in the fresh air while the smell of sizzling goetta and Spam drifts from the tiny service window, a scene echoed in user reviews that mention waiting in line and eating nearby.
There is a relaxed, neighborhood energy here: people linger around the small outdoor area, unwrap their brioche buns, and compare which dog-named sandwich they picked after stalking the online menu.
The vibe is friendly, low-key, and just chaotic enough to feel like you’re in on Cincinnati’s coolest breakfast secret. 😎
Bottom Line
Cackleberry is worth the trip for Porter-level legend status, Filipino-meets-Cincy creativity, brioche bliss, and a weekend trailer vibe that turns breakfast into an event. Expect lines, bold flavors, and sandwiches you will think about long after the last bite. 🌞
Address:
731 E McMillan St Cincinnati, OH 45206
📞 Check the official Cackleberry site or Facebook page for the most current contact info.
🕔 Open on weekend mornings (typically Saturday and Sunday) until sell-out; always confirm hours via Instagram updates or the website before you go.