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Best Grilled Cheeses In Detroit

Some days, there's just nothing in the world that can beat a good grilled cheese sandwich. At times like this, a simple, homemade sandwich with two pieces of white bread and a Kraft single between them just won't do. If you want to find yourself some of the best grilled cheese sandwiches and creations in all of Metro Detroit, we suggest you try one of these highly-recommended and well-loved establishments!
Grillcheezerie 
709 Packard St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 368-9229
www.grillcheezerie.com

A brand new, yet already madly-popular establishment, is the Grillcheezerie, which has opened up on the campus of the University of Michigan in downtown Ann Arbor. When it comes to grilled cheese in all its forms, this place has it all! With 12 (yes, 12!) different types of grilled cheese sandwiches alone, as well as an entire smorgasbord of all kinds of favorite cheese dishes, the Grillcheezerie leaves nothing to chance. If you absolutely must have a quality grilled cheese sandwich and nothing else will do, why would you bother to go anywhere else?

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Cass Cafe
4620 Cass Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 831-1400
www.casscafe.com

If you're looking for a grilled treat down in the Motor City, the Cass Cafe has got you covered in a big way. This small cafe has built up an incredible following of local devotees in the years since it has opened, and one of the top menu items is the "Cass Avenue Grilled 5 Cheese," which sports five different types of cheese, including pepperjack, white cheddar, mozzarella, Swiss, and American cheeses stacked high on sourdough bread. To make it more of a meal, there's also fresh veggies, meats, and other toppings that can be added on top to really make it complete.

The Fleetwood Diner
300 S. Ashley St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 995-5502
www.thefleetwooddiner.com

The Fleetwood Diner is famous throughout the country, not just in its hometown of Ann Arbor. Featured on a number of Food Network television shows, as well as in food magazines across the nation, the Fleetwood Diner may be most well-known for its amazing "Hippie Hash," but they've also got a grilled cheese sandwich to die for. Best of all, you can get it with ham inside, as well, or just cheese, all with a side of
their famous hash to boot.

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Cheese Dream Food Truck
301 E. Huron St.
Ann Arbor, MI
(734) 994-2700
www.facebook.com/cheesedream

The Cheese Dream Food Truck may not have one definite location, but traveling from Ann Arbor, to Detroit, to anywhere across the country, this food truck knows one thing more than any other: Grilled Cheese. There are such gourmet options as the "Mac Daddy," which features smoked gouda, homemade mac and cheese, and caramelized onions, to the "Grilled Chizza," which comes complete with mozzarella, pepperoni, and sun-dried tomatoes. Best of all? You can always get bacon added for just an addition $1. Follow them on Facebook to find out where they'll show up next.

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One Eyed Betty's
175 W. Troy St.
Ferndale, MI 48220
(248) 808-6633
www.oneeyedbettys.com

Known around the Detroit area as a "hipster bar," One Eyed Betty's is not only a great place to find craft beers and beards, but it is also home to some honestly incredible food. One of those items that the local discerning crowd has fallen in love with at this bar/eatery is the "Ridiculously Good Grilled Cheese." Instead of using boring bread, this sandwich comes on an English muffin, which, in itself is a thing of beauty and comes in fresh daily from a nearby bakery, and gets topped with gruyere, sharp yellow cheddar, and white cheddar cheese, too. Definitely not your average bar food!

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Michael Ferro is freelance writer and a graduate of Michigan State University where he majored in Creative Writing and received the Jim Cash Creative Writing Award. Born and bred in Detroit, he currently resides in Ypsilanti Township. Additional writing can be found at Examiner.com.
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