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| - As a self proclaimed grilled cheese lover, I was happy to see this quaint little restaurant close to home. I checked it out online to see if there were any other reviews, 1 glowing one by a reviewer with only one review, that one.... Hmmmmm....
Anyway, I decided to give it a try to see for myself.
All grilled cheeses are not made equal, I make an amazing grilled cheese, if I do say so myself:) so my standards are on the high side.
My ideal grilled cheese, has bread that is buttered on both sides with REAL butter not margarine , the side that has the cheese, needs to also be grilled (many people only grill the outsides) lots of different cheeses (no Kraft singles).
So back to Edwina's, I step in on my way to go grocery shopping, the outside is cute and inviting, inside is clean and quaint.
I'm greeted my Edwina, she is friendly and explains her menu.
She mentions her Friday night events, 1$ grilled cheese with live music, starting at 8pm. She also gives me a coupon for buy one , your friend gets one of equal value free. All very nice:)
I ordered a basic sandwich with 3 kinds of cheese, cheddar, Swiss and mozzarella, choice of white, brown, challah or rye bread. It comes with one free topping, ie: bacon, grilled onions, etc which I decline, she tells the cook to add more cheese to compensate. Its served with a side of chips and coleslaw.
About 5 minutes later my sandwich is ready. I head out to my car and sample my coleslaw. It is a tiny portion of purple and white cabbage, more oily then vinegar based, decent but not wowing me.
Onto my reason for stopping in, my grilled cheese. Overall, tasty, very cheesy but sadly, I'm not blown away. It is missing that buttery, melty quality. The outside is slightly crisp, margarine tasting, the inside bread is not crisp, the cheese not perfectly melted.
I will try it again and see if things change since it has only been open 6 weeks. The idea of a grilled cheese place is great and other cities have excelled at this. I think room for this type of casual, comfort food restaurant but for me, this isn't it.
Pros: clean, inviting little place. Obvious attention to detai, lots of cheese in your sandwich.They also offer smoothies and soup.
Cons: menu is on the short side in terms of cheese selection and speciality sandwiches, good food but not amazing in terms of memorability.
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