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| - When I used to go to Western, I always used to order the grilled cheese. I know... it's simple, but I always got it with bacon inside. For the longest time I wondered why no one had made this a standard item on the menu. Come on... bacon makes everything taste better!
The grilled cheese is devoted to taking the grilled cheese sandwich to the next level. I guess the first thing you'll wonder is "what is the next level? I mean it's a grilled cheese sandwich.". Well, it's not as simple as changing the cheese and the bread. We're talking exotic mushrooms, different greens, meats and cheeses.
Tucked away in Kensington market, you'd notice a small little place with well... a lot of wood. You may think that description is kinda weird, but when you walk into the place you'll get exactly what I mean. I mean, this place has more wood than a... wood store? Anyways, it's got a real country cooking kinda feel to it with benches and wood tables everywhere. Sitting on top of a quant kitchen is the menu, which looks like it changes every once and a while (it's in chalk).
At first it really takes a while to pick out which grilled cheese fits your fancy. I mean, how do you choose? There's everything from basic to "the monster" which basically is filled with everything they have. I got "the monster" because I really wanted bacon in mine and well... everything else as well.
The sandwich came with a side of chips as well as a large pickle wedge. Personally I would have liked fries instead of chips... but whatever. The sandwich itself was kinda meh... I agree that it is really different and I like where they are going with it, but I don't think they really got the mixes very well. I found "the monster" really salty and had a hard time picking everything apart. It kinda just tasted like salty bacon and ham with a side of cheese; everything else was lost. The chips were alright... but it's not quite pleasant when your chips have oil all over them because your sandwich was leaking all over them. Maybe the side of chips should actually be "on the side".
Overall, I think this place has a lot of potential and I see it being a lot better int he future. Right now to me it's kinda like your one time wonder of a restaurant.
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