Gorilla Cheese: How Much Are You Willing To Pay For Bread And Cheese?
If there’s a true food truck backlash, I could see it starting with the new grilled cheese purveyor, Gorilla Cheese. They made their lunch debut in the Financial District on a gross, rainy day but that didn’t stop a lot of you from checking them out at Hanover Square. When I got there at the tail end of prime lunch time there was a crowd waiting under the scaffolding in front of the truck, but I soon discovered they had already ordered and were waiting for food. Comments of “This better be worth it,” were heard, and I thought the same thing as I ordered my $8.50 sandwich. Find out the verdict after the jump.
The cheapest sandwich on the menu is $4.75 for a good old grilled cheese with American on white, wheat or French bread. Prices quickly escalate depending on the kind of cheese, or if you want a specialty sandwich that involves meat. I ordered the one that had BBQ pulled pork, grilled onions and smoked gouda ($8.50) on wheat. Then I waited for 25 minutes before I had food in hand, but I’m going to guess the wait was because it was their first day out.
Let’s start with the good part of my lunch: The bread was nicely buttered, properly crispy on the outside and there was a good amount of melted smoked gouda going on.
Now onto the bad: As you can see, the size of the sandwich is kind of ridiculous for what you’re paying. Also, there wasn’t a whole lot of pulled pork, which I guess is not surprising since the focus is supposed to be on the cheese.
In addition to cheese-centric sandwiches they also have a dessert s’mores on graham cracker bread. I really wanted to try this but at $4 it would have brought my lunch to a cost that I couldn’t stomach. There are sides of tater tots ($3.75), mac and cheese ($3) and tomato soup but again, if you order any of these you’re either going to pay almost $10 for a cheese sandwich and extra carbs or go over that amount.
If you’re a grilled cheese fiend you’re probably going to like what you get here, but regardless you might be hungry a couple of hours later.
Gorilla Cheese truck, on Twitter or the Web at www.gorillacheesenyc.com
Posted by Andrea H at 9:30 am, May 17th, 2011 under American, Gorilla Cheese, Truck.
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I would pay up to and including $4 for a grilled cheese sandwich sold on the street.
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Bet you could get a grilled cheese at a random, dirty bodega for 1 to 2 bucks.
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I swung by as well yesterday. Sampled a few things: mac & cheese was bland and the sandwich was too salty. So, very hit or miss. But yeah, 20+ minute wait!
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I went to my local store and bought $2 of boars head american cheese and $2 of Muenster cheese… $2.50 for a pack of 12 grain bread and $.50 for a tomatoe… I made a grilled cheese with two slices of tomatoes in between for $7 with enough left to make about 4-6 more. You’re going to have a hard time convincing me that $8.50 is justifiable for that sandwich.
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That looks terribly disappointing…and a little on the burnt side for my taste.
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That’s almost burnt for a grilled cheese sandwich.
Hard to mess up a grilled cheese sandwich made at home. And, it’s one of those things I’ve found that taste the same made in one’s own kitchen and one made outside.
How much do you normally pay for a grilled cheese sandwich outside?