I think grilled cheese is the new mac n' cheese. In the last few years, it's become trendy to take classic American/Canadian comfort food and put a gourmet twist on it. Last year and the year before it was mac n' cheese, now it's grilled cheese.
I happen to like storefront as it's cute and cozy. It used to be my favorite Belgian waffle place. I was sad when it closed down (not surprising really since it was rarely open in the first place) and now this sandwich shop took over.
They did a lovely job of renovating the space. I love the cozy bench seating in the back and the rows and rows of jars of pickled vegetables that decorate the walls. They also have patio seating in the front.
I ordered the Grilled Motzy, which was mozzarella, pesto, sun dried tomatoes, and arugula. The white sandwich bread was toasted nice and crispy and the mozzarella was perfectly melted and gooey. The fresh arugula prevented the sandwich from being a total greasy, fatty mess. I really like having the fresh bitter taste of the arugula as a contrast to the rest of the sandwich. The pesto and sun dried tomato relish could have used more salt as I thought the sandwich was a tad bland. I really needed the side of potato chips and the sour dill pickle to add a little more salt to the sandwich.
I showed up just before noon and the place was dead. Ten min after noon, suddenly the place filled up.
You order your sandwich, the person behind the counter fills the order and calls out your number. You pay after you eat. I think this whole process is inefficient as it means that the worker has to deal with order and customer twice. Once to take the order and then to pay. I recommend that you take the payment when you take the order. This way the customer doesn't have to stand in line again to pay up.