Great place to drink beers you've never heard of, while nibbling on salty meats & creamy cheeses. Their grilled cheese is 100 % delicious stuffed w crispy pork belly & bacon, plus gruyere & cheddar.
Three cheese sandwich has the density of a dying star. It comes two different ways: with a big piece of ham and a runny egg in the middle (bfast), or with onion marmalade and thick mustard (lunch).
The vaguely Mediterranean manchego and ricotta version is the one to get. The creaminess of the melted cheese is nicely offset by sweet eggplant and salty capers.
This stylish new Southern cafe serves a very fine sandwich made with toasted sourdough bread and light, creamy pimento cheese. It's like if sharp cheddar and fancy French mayo had a cheese baby.
Order the buttermilk fried chicken grilled cheese sandwich, which comes with lots of gooey jalapeno jack, cabbage slaw, and a dollop of the restaurant's special creamy "melt sauce."
All sandwiches are pretty good, but Vernice is the most interesting, combo of thick Conn ricotta, sweet fruit preserves & Nutella, sourdough. A dessert sandwich, but the sourdough adds funk.
Filled with Beecher's Flagship cheese, a super-rich variety similar to Vermont cheddar, which is made in house. The nice thing about this sandwich is that it's not exceptionally greasy.
Made with a "Parma loaf" from Scratchbread bakery in Brooklyn. The bread get nice crunchy exterior when grilled, but the insides remain light and fluffy & the gouda oozes out.
A Croque Monsieur that's basically like a very fancy grilled cheese sandwich. Crispy bread w/ rolls of country ham & cheese, w/ a squiggle of mustard & a nicely fried egg. At lunch & brunch.
The "Grilled Cheese Du Jour." The selection is by Anne Saxelby, one of the most talented cheese experts & affineur Hervé Mons, so there's always going to be something delicious between the bread.
Makes "super fancy" grilled cheeses made w things like sage brown butter, toasted cumin seed & pear puree. The best is made w a straightforward gruyere & chevre, w salty pancetta bits & leek confit.
The grilled cheese ($5 during the day, $9 at night), features a great salty/creamy combo of cheddar and Swiss, plus garlic and herbs.
