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Best Grilled Cheeses In Baltimore

Peruse any diner or restaurant menu and you are sure to find the grilled cheese sandwich. The grilled cheese sandwich has been a popular restaurant food since the 1960s. Grilled cheeses are a staple menu items and not just the children's menu. Why should kids enjoy all the yummy gooey goodness of grilled cheeses? Lovers of grilled cheeses need to look no further than these Baltimore restaurants.

Teavolve Cafe & Lounge
1401 Aliceanna St.
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 522-1907
www.teavolve.com

Located a short walk from the Fells Point, the Teavolve Cafe & Lounge was mentioned in Elle Decor's Places To Eat and in the New York Times Travel Section. Teavolve Cafe & Lounge's menu includes a wide variety of sandwiches, including Turkey Panini, Caprese Panini, Roasted Chicken Panini, and the Adult Grilled Cheese Panini. The Adult Grilled Cheese Panini features feta cheese, fresh mozzarella, goat cheese, and extra virgin olive oil.

Grilled Cheese & Co.--Catonsville
500 Edmonston Ave.
Catonsville, MD 21228
(410) 747-2610
www.ilovegrilledcheese.com/location-catonsville

Conveniently located at the 695 ramps to Towson and Glen Burnie, the Catonsville Grilled Cheese & Co. is also close to businesses in Catonsville, Arbutus, and Woodlawn. The Catonsville Grilled Cheese & Co. is more than just the common or garden grilled cheese sandwich. The Catonsville Grilled Cheese & Co. has a menu with many variations on the grilled cheese. Choose from the BCT, layers of age cheddar, crumbled smoked bacon, and diced tomatoes on Ciabatta bread. The Blue Ox features crumbled blue cheese, roast beef, and horseradish sauce on Ciabatta bread. The Crabby Melt is melted Monterey Jack cheese and homemade crabby dip and the Kick'n BBQ Chicken has pepper jack cheese, grilled chicken, diced red onions, and sweet BBQ sauce.

Bartenders
2218 Boston St.
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 534-BEER
www.bartendersbaltimore.com

Bartenders is owned by Danny Coker and Dave Spencer. Open seven days a week, Bartenders is offers full kitchen service until 1 a.m. Carryout is also available. If you are considering hosting a party or celebration, Bartenders has an upstairs bar to suit your needs. Wine tastings are held every third Thursday. The sandwiches menu is extensive and includes the Hot Caprese, the Plymouth, the French Dip, and the Bartender's Cuban. Another popular sandwich is the grilled cheese, which is baked to perfection on fresh pizza dough. Add a variety of toppings to the grilled cheese, including cucumbers, red onions, onions, green peppers, jalapeños and more.

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Alewife
21 North Eutaw St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 545-5112
www.alewifebaltimore.com

A signature dish on the Alewife menu is grilled cheese and tomato soup. This fan favorite may remind you of the grilled cheese sandwich but this sandwich is very different. The grilled cheese and tomato soup includes Caprikorn Farms Goat Cheddar, arugula, and tomato jam, in addition to a bowl of Tomato Soup. Another item on the lunchtime menu is the Smoked Tomato Soup. This soup comes with an interesting twist on the grilled cheese sandwich with the Grilled Cheese Croutons.

HomeSlyce
1741 Light St.
Baltimore, MD 21230
(443) 501-4000
www.slycethebar.com

Known as Baltimore's "Premier Pizza Bar," HomeSlyce also offers eat-in dining, carry out service and delivery. HomeSlyce has locations in Federal Hill, Mount Vernon, and Canton. The Federal hill HomeSlyce is open daily for dinner from 4 p.m. and for lunch on Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. The many and varied appetizers include hummus, spinach pie, caprese, Not Yo Mamas Nachos, and marinated olives. For those that love sandwiches, there are many to choose from including Three Pig and Cheese, portabella mushroom, roasted eggplant and grilled cheese.

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Jill Berry @MusingsfromMe is a writer who stays at home or a SAHM who writesit depends on the day and her mood. While playing a writer on the internet, Jill has the gray hair AND blogposts from raising a kid, a preteen, and a teen. When not blogging at Musings from Me, Jill seizes family time whenever she candinner as a family, movie night, marathon family game sessions, travelingyou name it she wants to do it.

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