The Grilled Cheese Grill
The Grilled Cheese Grill restaurants were a combination of reclaimed vehicle and food cart restaurants that focused on gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches in Portland, Oregon, United States. The restaurant announced that it would not reopen in March 2021 after being closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of the previous year. History. Matthew "Matt" Breslow is originally from New Jersey and New York. His family went on holiday to Portland as a child since he had uncles, aunts and cousins residing in the city. In 2007, he moved to Portland, and on April  20, 2009 opened the first GCG location on Alberta St. Locations. The GCG used unconventional locations for its restaurants. One location, which was located on Alberta St. in Portland, was an airstream-school bus combination. The kitchen was in the renovated airstream, while the old school bus had been converted to be a stationary place for patrons to eat. The tables were plastered with school photos "taken at the height of dorkdom". Outside of the bus were picnic tables people could eat on as well. In Southeast Portland the GCG restaurant was inside a double decker bus, and the downtown  location was a stationary food cart. The double decker bus was a 1954 former Mount St. Helens tour bus that Breslow painted on the sides of to resemble a large checkerboard. Impact. GCG had become an example of "highly successful" food carts. Lonely Planet considered the GCG to be one of the top food carts of Portland. In 2009, the GCG won the People's Choice trophy at the Eat Mobile, "Willamette Week"'s annual food cart contest. Rachael Ray recommended the GCG in her magazine, "Every Day with Rachael Ray". "Reader's Digest" also called the GCG "the best  grilled cheese in Portland." The Zagat guide reviewed the restaurants, with each category out of a possible 30 points: The GCT scored 25 on food, 22 on décor, and 23 on service. With the success of the three GCG locations, Breslow decided to open another sandwich cart called the Shotgun Sub Shop, located in downtown Portland. As of late 2014, this cart had closed. Menu. The GCG offered a variety of toppings not usually found on grilled cheese sandwiches. Some of these toppings included bacon, apples, blue cheese, Swiss cheese, jalapeño, artichoke, turkey, hummus, mascarpone, Nutella, banana, cinnamon, avocado, tomato , sauerkraut, ham, salami, chips, fried eggs and many others. Some original sandwiches included: External links.