Hello Heart Attack!
When I visited New York last February (yes this review took me a year to write), the mood was decidedly sober. As thousands mulled their futures on Wall Street, I took solace in the fact that Canada was largely unaffected. Indeed I was happily gorging myself on a nice twist to a classic dish as bankers everywhere began giving up their daily triple-shot, non-fat, no-whip caramel machiattos at Starbucks (oh the humanity!).
Amongst the hustle and bustle of the city, this venue offers you an escape from the torments of everyday life. Tastefully decorated on the inside, the waiters are knowledgeable and cater to your every whim.
They’re also full of information that is as useful as your normal everyday government worker. Nevertheless, if you are actually pompous to care about what range the chickens came from and what types of cows were used to make the cheese, then the wait staff will be more than happy to oblige.
| My meal started off with some sort of soup (it was white and thick) topped with a “vegetable caviar”. Given that I don’t remember much of this dish, it probably wasn’t very memorable to begin with. The item has now been taken off the menu so I’ve included it here for posterity. |  |
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Forgettable soup aside, this dish here is what I came to eat. Selected as the Best Grilled Cheese in the city by New York Magazine, this sandwich boasts three types of cheese coupled with bacon and pork belly.The sandwich lived up to the description beautifully. The bread was crisp and rich while the cheese oozed with every bite.The vegetables provided a nice contrast to the heart-attack inducingness of the sandwich.
At $12, it was also pretty reasonable by New York standards. |
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111 E. 29th St., nr. Park Ave. S.; 212-685-5585
July 20th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
who doesn’t love a great grilled cheese sandwich?
ah…New York, New York!