kafein wrote:The Cafe at Nordstrom makes a respectable one. That and a cup of tomato soup, a side of fruit and a drink is $5. Might be the cheapest meal on Michigan Avenue.

I think I will try that for lunch. You mean the Cafeteria area upstairs? I love that place.

Yeah, my mother calls cheese that you put on toast and then broil in the oven "grilled cheese". It's good, but it's not grilled cheese.

Anyone else find it strange that a grilled cheese is not made on a grill? Might have to give that one a try.....

Since we're getting into the exotica, let us not forget the cheesy tacos at Raymond's (open to 4am Fri & Sat).

As long as we're going this far afield, let's add the plain quesadilla at Rubi's (Maxwell St. Market). All the basics are there: grill, cheese, and who needs bread when you've got a fresh-made tortilla to wrap it all in.

I'm not advocating for the place for any other reason (think very loud, annoying post-frat boy crowd) but the Pony on Belmont (a few doors east of Scooters) does have a 14" grilled cheese that is really good. Damn it.

boudreaulicious wrote:14" grilled cheese

pasta pronto wrote:This is going to be awkward since I just made a point to acknowledge that a grilled cheese with meat no longer can be considered grilled cheese. However, I would be doing you all a great disservice if I didn't mention this wonderful psuedo-grilled cheese. At Mr. Greek (on Halsted) you can get a grilled cheese with gyro meat on it. Get yourself a little side of tzatziki sauce and you will have the best version of the grilled cheese ever created.

I guess this begs the question: is there a difference between a grilled cheese with gyro meat and a gyro sandwich with melted cheese?

I just blew my own mind

I had some leftover gyros meat from lunch yesterday, so I added it to a grilled cheese, along with some onion and tomato from said gyros for lunch today....awesome.

Had lunch at Nordstrom's today. Did the grill cheese, it's on the kids menu with a sprinkling of chips and a wee bit of fruit + beverage for $5.83 with tax.

I subbed sourdough for the wheat, forgot to ask them what kind of cheese.

Grilled a bit too light, I don't even like my bread toasted dark so this is saying something, and the cheese wasn't melted. The cheese appeared to be American slices.

I would do this again, especially if other types of cheese are available, and tell them to make sure the cheese is melted. Also got a half order of the home made potato chips.

Yelp Chicago has a weekly newsletter this week 'Yelp's Grilled Cheese Smackdown' with some ideas for restaurant versions of grilled cheese sandwiches:

Yelp predicts that grilled cheese is fast on its way to becoming the new cupcake. You heard it here first, folks! Many yelpers – being a wise bunch – are already hip to this fact; obviously, when you coat something in butter and stick cheese in the middle, it's gonna be a hit. This week, we thought we'd make our predictions public by sharing some of the meltiest sandwiches in Chi-Town.

http://www.yelp.com/weekly?editorial_id ... euJMoFLwAA

Gee. I wonder where they got that idea.

stevez wrote:Gee. I wonder where they got that idea.

You know what they say about imitation right?

pairs4life wrote:Had lunch at Nordstrom's today. Did the grill cheese, it's on the kids menu with a sprinkling of chips and a wee bit of fruit + beverage for $5.83 with tax.

I subbed sourdough for the wheat, forgot to ask them what kind of cheese.

Grilled a bit too light, I don't even like my bread toasted dark so this is saying something, and the cheese wasn't melted. The cheese appeared to be American slices.

I would do this again, especially if other types of cheese are available, and tell them to make sure the cheese is melted. Also got a half order of the home made potato chips.

really surprised about this...so they don't have it on the regular menu--just the kids? That would explain the crappy cheese--when I used to order it, it was definitely cheddar and real and melted. Sorry to hear.

First Santandar stabs NAV MAN in the back and now this yelp thing?

polster wrote:Yelp Chicago has a weekly newsletter this week 'Yelp's Grilled Cheese Smackdown' with some ideas for restaurant versions of grilled cheese sandwiches:

Yelp predicts that grilled cheese is fast on its way to becoming the new cupcake. You heard it here first, folks! Many yelpers – being a wise bunch – are already hip to this fact; obviously, when you coat something in butter and stick cheese in the middle, it's gonna be a hit. This week, we thought we'd make our predictions public by sharing some of the meltiest sandwiches in Chi-Town.

Unless that article was written in 2003 (the year I went through a grilled-cheese-with-bacon phase and ordered it whenever I saw it on a bar menu, which was fairly often), I have a beef with their claim.

It's possible that I misinterpreted, and really they're trying to say that, while grilled cheese has always been available pretty much everywhere, it wasn't "the new hotness" until just now, when they deemed it so. "Grilled cheese is the new cupcake, people! Yelpers have spoken, spread the word! Hear ye, hear ye!"

the NAV MAN refuses to participate in fads. when everybody looks back and laughs about this smart phone thing the NAV MAN will be laughing at you.

Just got an email about this place opening up in a few days and they advertise a foot long grilled cheese.

http://www.thescoutchicago.com/

stevez wrote:Gee. I wonder where they got that idea.

pasta pronto wrote:This is going to be awkward since I just made a point to acknowledge that a grilled cheese with meat no longer can be considered grilled cheese. However, I would be doing you all a great disservice if I didn't mention this wonderful psuedo-grilled cheese. At Mr. Greek (on Halsted) you can get a grilled cheese with gyro meat on it. Get yourself a little side of tzatziki sauce and you will have the best version of the grilled cheese ever created.

I guess this begs the question: is there a difference between a grilled cheese with gyro meat and a gyro sandwich with melted cheese?

I just blew my own mind

I was at Chuck Wagon this weekend, up in Wilmette, using up a Groupon. Had the "Waitress Special", which is a grilled cheese with gyro meat on top. Also comes with a tomato and onions.

Pretty damn terrific sammich it is, too. Though describing it as a grilled-cheese-with-gyros is a misnomer.. they put on a whole heap of gyros, freshly cut from the cone and lightly griddled... a very good grilled-gyro-sandwich with cheese, in a sense. Think it was 6.25 or some such... (no 10-buck-grilled-cheese here!). If in the area, very much worth a visit IMHO.

c8w

Two birds with one stone... grilled cheese and gainfull employment in Iowa City

This thread makes me hungry. Grilled cheese ingredients are: bread, cheese, and butter. From time to time, I'll mix it up and do a grilled cheese "Deluxe" with tomato. Anything more and you're seriously pushing the boundaries of my grilled cheese comfort zone.

Close to home (Logan Square) there's an awesome (but expensive!) grilled cheese sandwich that I am in love with. Rewster's Cafe does a grilled cheese sandwich with soup, salad, or fruit for $10. Very pricey for cheese and bread but the combination of pave d'aphinois and brioche slathered in honey butter call my name about once a month.

Rewster's Cafe is located at:
3152 W Diversey
Chicago, IL 60647
http://rewsterscafe.com/

I can't believe I forgot one of my fave's in the Loop, although on the pricier side. I just don't eat GC and tomato soup in the summer. I hit it once or twice a month in the fall and winter. I don't think it's on the menu, but everybody orders it kinda thing. It comes with a salad or fries.
Cavanaugh's
53 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3606
(312) 939-3125
http://www.cavanaughschicago.com

Interestingly, today there is a Groupon for... a Grilled Cheese Dinner for Two!

http://www.groupon.com/r/uu8217324

At Cheesie's Pub in Lakeview (any opinions? Never been - is it worth picking up?) Some of
them dont really sound like grilled-cheese's though (the Caprese Grilled Cheese? Really?)

Quite the coincidence, anyway (or maybe Yelp isnt the only one picking up hints

c8w

c8w wrote:Interestingly, today there is a Groupon for... a Grilled Cheese Dinner for Two!

http://www.groupon.com/r/uu8217324

At Cheesie's Pub in Lakeview (any opinions? Never been - is it worth picking up?) Some of
them dont really sound like grilled-cheese's though (the Caprese Grilled Cheese? Really?)

Quite the coincidence, anyway (or maybe Yelp isnt the only one picking up hints

c8w

I had their Jalapeno Popper sandwich a couple of weeks ago. It was merely OK. They use a lot of cheese, but it doesn't seem to be great cheese--the flavors are pretty bland. The smoked chipotle mayo on the side was sweeter than the sandwich.