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I've been hearing about this sandwich shop called Grahamwich since it opened on State Street near my work a while back, but I've never been in because I've always either been too broke or in too much of a hurry to get home. It's a weird little boutique kind of place, sort of like a cafe without the coffee. They do a few sandwiches, a few salads, gourmet chips and popcorn, and sell weird beverages. Also greek frozen yoghurt, which is apparently the big draw.

Anyway, I finally decided to try it out because I had some shopping to do in the area anyway, justifying the expense because I'd saved ten dollars on said shopping, and also because I'd heard their grilled cheese sandwich -- made with cheddar, fresh cheese curds, and tomato relish -- was outstanding. It's a pretty good sandwich, but for $8 I expected more than I got. It tasted like a nice hot grilled cheese sandwich, but that was all. I will say that tomato relish is a lot more to my taste than the usual tomato slices that gourmet places insist on ruining good grilled cheese with.

IT TURNS OUT I HAVE STRONGLY HELD OPINIONS ABOUT GRILLED CHEESE.

They do have delicious ranch-bacon potato chips, though.

I kind of had the same feeling about Grahamwich that I had about MBurger -- it's a decent enough meal, but there's more food for cheaper and with better ambiance nearby, in this case a block south at the Weber Kettle Grill. Or a couple of blocks east at Burger Joint, my beloved hamburger speakeasy.

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[duckgirlie.livejournal.com]

One of the things I greatly miss about Vancouver was that there was an awesome grilled cheese food cart between where I worked and my train station. I ate there at least once a week.

[http://users.livejournal.com/jane_drew_/]

There's a grilled cheese food truck on one of the streets that is part of campus which I have been meaning to try. It's not around at present, because the students aren't around, but I am hoping it will reappear in a couple of weeks.

I would not have thought of cheese curds in a grilled cheese, but that's a fascinating idea.

[martyfan.livejournal.com]

Greek yogurt is already weird enough, why would you want a frozen version?

I do not understand Greek yogurt. I had it all of once and it was a struggle not to gag because it tasted like liquid cheese with fruit in it.

[phamalama.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if you mentioned this before, but have you eaten at Hannah's Bretzel since you're on the topic of sandwiches? :D

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

I have! I love their roast beef. And their turkey and brie, but I can't have turkey anymore :( I really like their peppery chips!

[phamalama.livejournal.com]

I've only been there once, but everything was DELICIOUS and worth it! The chocolate stand right by the checkout is evil temptation though... So many choices~ (ps I feel like your blogging adventures gives me a lurker view of Chicago!)

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Their brownies are really good, I always end up snagging one. :D

[spatz.livejournal.com]

My personal opinion about grilled cheese is that unless it's grilled in copious amounts of butter, you're doing it wrong.

[slice254.livejournal.com]

Had to look it up. It's another one of those celebrity-chefs-do-food-normal-people-eat places.

I hate their website. Granted, I hate most restaurant websites. Just show me the menu without a bunch of other crap or flash stuff or other animation.

I am cranky tonight, if you couldn't tell.

Oh, and I have strong opinions on grilled cheese, too. American, sourdough, and lots of butter. That is all.

[bobcatmoran.livejournal.com]

I actually like Greek yogurt, but I'd think that once you freeze it, it'd be just the same as regular frozen yogurt, unless it winds up all dense and tart, in which case, ew.

[immelmanturn.livejournal.com]

Oh, tell me you got the caramel apple pie frozen yogurt. That is the big draw for me, honestly, and I don't even like pie.

[harkpad02.livejournal.com]

I have never seen more writing about grilled cheese in my life since I began reading your blog. This is not a bad thing because you manage, in that way you have, to make even that entertaining. But still. . . . when are you going to write a foodie book about Chicago with grilled cheese on the cover? I look forward to that.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

go back to the russian mob place. PLEASE DOCUMENT ALL THE TASTE FOR ME AND SEND IT VIA MIND BULLETS.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

I almost went there yesterday. :D They do such good burger!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I KNOW. I GOT THE OLD HICKORY BURGER. OR WHATEVER THAT WAS. I THINK IT WAS MADE WITH AGED GROUND UP ANDREW JACKSONS, BUT BASED ON THE PRICE, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN GROUND UP TWENTY DOLLAR BILLS SLATHERED WITH BBQ SAUCE.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

They do list "buttery goodness" as an ingredient :D

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

All yoghurt tastes more or less alike to me, but I like the thicker texture -- runny yoghurt is too hard to eat :D

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Yeah, one of the reasons I didn't go there when it opened was that the website was SO ANNOYING OH MY GOD. But then it became successful, so I gave it a second shot.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

No, but now that I know it exists I will totally go back for that :D

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

LOL! There are better foodies than I in Chicago. But I may put something about the quest for a good grilled cheese in a chapter if I ever write that book about ADVENTUR I'm considering writing.