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Cheeseboy

South Station Train Concourse

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If Squirrel only knew.... those of you from Bryant College years circa 86-90 may remember our friend, Ed, making his "Cheesies" in the bottom of dorm 2 late at night for the munchie crowd. He even had a hot dog cart umbrella to add to atmosphere!

Well 20 years later looks like another cheese master has decided to cash in on his own grilled cheese making. This kid's idea had to be born in a similar late night college dorm.

Cheeseboy is the brainchild of Michael Inwald, a guy who loved grilled cheese in college and who's friend's thought he had a knack for making them. Mark believed in his concept so much he left his Yale MBA program last year to invest 20K and go on the road selling grilled cheese. After obtaining outside investment, he was able to open the first Cheeseboy in South Station.

Read some of the naysayer's reviews and they will tell you grilled cheese consumption in restaurants is down, but Michael is being smart about it. He has a small, to go only stand in South Station, and his prices are extremely affordable. A classic grilled cheese is only $2.99
There are three main choices on the menu for low maintenance ordering, or you can mix and match bread cheese and fillings to customize your grilled cheese, from the choices below.

Choose your bread: Italian, rye, multigrain, or wheat

Choose your cheese: American, Cheddar, light swiss, Muenster, or Provolone,

Choose a meat: Turkey, Bacon, Ham Pepperoni

Choose some Veggies: Tomato, Basil, pickles, onion, spinach, roasted red peppers, Jalepenos

Cheeseboy also offers the tried and true grilled cheese pairing, Tomato soup!

Lou and I went to South Station last week to check it out.

I decided to got with Italian bread, Cheddar, Tomato and Basil for my sandwich

Lou got the Italian, Cheddar and Pepperoni

It took about 5 minutes to get our grilled cheese and they each came in their own sturdy to go box.

My verdict? The grilled cheese was tasty, and grilled to perfection with a golden brown evenly toasted and perfectly buttered crust. The price is right, the take away box is convenient and staff if quick with a great grilled cheese suggestion, like adding the basil to my sandwich.

I think this place will do well with commuters, and the nearby lunch crowd. It is affordable, and quick and who doesn't love grilled cheese?

I am not completely sold that anyone will go out of their way to stop by for a grilled cheese though. We did because we wanted to check it out, but unless I am being extremely lazy, I can probably make the same quality grilled cheese at home. Never the less, I don't think I am Cheeseboy's target audience, and I see a lot of grilled cheese eating commutes in Boston's future.