Grilled Cheese on Wheels

Folks who crave the gooey goodness of a grilled cheese sandwich can now order one up on the street. Food trucks dedicated to this comforting classic are driving around a city near you--and they're filling their sandwiches with much more interesting stuff than yellow American cheese.

Happy Belly Truck
Atlanta, GA
The Gooey Granny – Gouda and Granny Smith apple grilled cheese on wheat challah with fresh fruit

Little Muenster
New York, NY
Merguez sausage, ricotta gremolata, fontina and fried capers grilled cheese

The Grilled Cheese Truck
Los Angeles, CA
Summer Fruit Cobbler Melt: Vanilla mascarpone with fresh fruit and crunchy cobbler topping and brown sugar butter

Grilled Cheese Nation
Boston, MA
“Blue Man Goo” Grilled Cheese: Great Hill blue cheese and organic fig spread with aged balsamic on Iggy’s raisin pecan bread

Melt Mobile
Stamford, CT
Montecristo Grilled Cheese: Herb baked country ham, farm fresh turkey, cheddar, gruyere and monterey jack, on challah bread, dipped in French toast batter and grilled, sprinkled with powdered sugar and served with mixed berry preserves

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