Gayle V’s Best Ever Grilled Cheese Menu – Chicago, IL

Type : American restaurant

Location : Chicago, IL

Daytime sandwich joint with grilled cheese using house-baked sourdough & local ingredients. Based on 459 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese 60602

Address:
inside Block, the lower level B1, 108 North State Street Suite 004 Located in, #37, Chicago, IL 60602

Phone: (312) 285-2202

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Hours

Sunday Closed
Monday

(Labor Day)
 8 AM–6 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 8 AM–6 PM
Wednesday 8 AM–6 PM
Thursday 8 AM–6 PM
Friday 8 AM–6 PM
Saturday 10 AM–6 PM

Menu

Menu
The Classic
Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese, Bennison’s Bakery fresh baked white sourdough bread, and Nordic Creamery fresh butter		 $7.50
On The Lighter Side
Small classic grilled cheese, small cup of tomato pesto soup (contains pine nuts) and potato chips		 $10.50
The Duke
Prairie Pure Swiss Cheese, Jake’s ham and your choice of toppings: Duke’s Alehouse beer mustard (brown), poblano mustard from Coop Sauce (yellow), cranberry mustard or rhubarb mustard		 $11.50
The Breakfast Club
Choose your sandwich: 1. Double Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese, farm fresh egg, Jake’s pork sausage and pure maple syrup. 2. Double Prairie Pure Swiss Cheese, farm fresh egg, TJ’s Free Range Poultry turkey sausage, and smoked onion marmalade from Southport Grocery. 3. Double Prairie Pure White Cheddar Cheese, farm fresh eggs, pure maple syrup and Jake’s Country Meats’ bacon 4. Double white cheddar cheese, farm fresh egg, chorizo & hot sauce (cilantro and jalapenos temporarily unavailable).		 $13.50
The Little Italy
Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese, five cheese garlic spread and heirloom tomato salsa from River Valley Ranch and pepperoni from Underground Meats
The Southport
Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese and smoked onion marmalade from Southport Grocery and Cafe		 $8.50
The Blue Buffalo
Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese with our house made buffalo chicken and Prairie Pure Blue Cheese. A fan favorite!		 $13.50
The Pulled Porker
Double Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese, house made BBQ pulled pork from Jake’s Country Meats using Broad Shoulders BBQ Sauce and Sweet and Sassy pork seasoning from Pinch Spice Market. Optional slaw (diced carrots and honey crisp apples – cool, sweet and crunchy added after everything is all melted). YUM!		 $14.50
The River Valley
Prairie Pure Swiss Cheese, River Valley ranch fresh sauteed mushrooms and smoked onion marmalade from Southport Grocery.		 $9.50
The Sweetie Pie
Prairie Pure Swiss Cheese, Bushel & Peck’s fresh raspberry jam and Three Sisters Garden roasted pecans		 $10.50
The Sebastian
Friday & Saturday only! Double Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese and our only non locally sourced ingredient – lobster		 $16.50
The Chibano
Similar to a Cubano but the Chicago version 🙂 Made with fresh bread, fresh butter, double Swiss cheese from Prairie Pure Cheese, ham & pork from Jake’s Country Meats, beer mustard from Duke’s Alehouse and bread & butter pickles from Bushel & Peck’s. Yes, this one is hearty AND delicious!		 $16.50
The Gobbler
Double white cheddar cheese from Prairie Pure Cheese, turkey from Slagel Farm, fresh spinach from the local farmers market and our house made cranberry jam made with fresh cranberries from Ellis Farm.		 $14.50
The Classic Mac
We took our Classic grilled cheese added extra butterkase cheese and our house made Mac-n-cheese. Only the cheesiest can handle this one!		 $10.00
The Jake
Prairie Pure Gouda cheese, Jake’s Country Meats ham, and apple butter from Southport Grocery and Cafe		 $12.50
The Margarita
Butterkase cheese, farm fresh tomatoes and our house made basil pesto (we do NOT add nuts)		 $11.00
Breakfast Club #4
Available July – December. Double Prairie Pure White Cheddar Cheese, farm fresh eggs, chorizo & hot sauce. Our seasonal cilantro and jalapeno are temporarily unavailable.		 $13.50
Tomato Pesto Soup
Tomatoes, basil pesto (contains pine nuts, garlic and parmesan cheese), local onions, carrots, celery, kosher salt & pepper
House Made Mac-N-Cheese
Fresh made Mac-n-cheese using Prairie Pure Butterkase, cheddar, gouda cheese. I also add American cheese. Creamy, cheesy and delicious!
Housemade Potato Chips
Crunchy, lightly salted and fried in house. Super potato flavor, slightly addicting.		 $2.00
Loop Soup
A bowl of our delicious tomato pesto soup with an extra crispy Classic cut into small pieces to put in your soup like a cracker, but cheesier!		 $13.00
Cookie Yum
Locally made cookies with a variety of flavors: triple chip, Oreo, buckeye, PB&J, sugar sprinkle, lemon, chocolate carmel pretzel, chocolate salted carmel, M&M and snickerdoodle.
Water
Aluminum can.		 $2.25
Coffee
Intelligentsia Coffee – note if cream is desired. Half & Half, Hazelnut or French Vanilla cream is available.		 $2.50
Ginger Beer
Also made here in Chicago by Filbert’s Soda		 $3.00
Filbert’s Soda
Based in Chicago – variety of flavors. cola, cherry cola, diet cola, root beer, diet root beer, cream soda, orange, blue, raspberry, green apple, ginger ale, lemonade, pink lemonade, strawberry, black cherry, sparkling water, lemon sparkling water, pomegranate sparkling water and black cherry sparkling water.		 $2.50
Hot Tea
Using tea made by senTEAmental Moods here in Chicago. A caffeine free herbal blend (Spirit) or a black and green blend (Chicago Passion) are available. Please specify.		 $3.00
Iced Tea 12 Oz
Using SenTEAmental Moods tea – made here in Chicago. The iced tea is unsweetened, refreshing and delicious.		 $3.00
Hot Chocolate
With locally made marshmallows from Amy’s Candy Bar in Lincoln Square		 $3.00
Komunity Kombucha
Locally made KombuchaHibiscus GingerButterfly LavenderRose petal berryNEW – BLUE DREAM & TURMERIC TANGO
Menu – Pickup
The Classic
Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese, Bennison’s Bakery fresh baked white sourdough bread, and Nordic Creamery fresh butter		 $7.50
On The Lighter Side
Small classic grilled cheese, small cup of tomato pesto soup (contains pine nuts) and potato chips		 $10.50
The Duke
Prairie Pure Swiss Cheese, Jake’s ham and your choice of toppings: Duke’s Alehouse beer mustard (brown), poblano mustard from Coop Sauce (yellow), cranberry mustard or rhubarb mustard		 $11.50
The Breakfast Club
Choose your sandwich: 1. Double Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese, farm fresh egg, Jake’s pork sausage and pure maple syrup. 2. Double Prairie Pure Swiss Cheese, farm fresh egg, TJ’s Free Range Poultry turkey sausage, and smoked onion marmalade from Southport Grocery. 3. Double Prairie Pure White Cheddar Cheese, farm fresh eggs, pure maple syrup and Jake’s Country Meats’ bacon 4. Double white cheddar cheese, farm fresh egg, chorizo & hot sauce (cilantro and jalapenos temporarily unavailable).		 $13.50
The Little Italy
Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese, five cheese garlic spread and heirloom tomato salsa from River Valley Ranch and pepperoni from Underground Meats
The Southport
Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese and smoked onion marmalade from Southport Grocery and Cafe		 $8.50
The Blue Buffalo
Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese with our house made buffalo chicken and Prairie Pure Blue Cheese. A fan favorite!		 $13.50
The Pulled Porker
Double Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese, house made BBQ pulled pork from Jake’s Country Meats using Broad Shoulders BBQ Sauce and Sweet and Sassy pork seasoning from Pinch Spice Market. Optional slaw (diced carrots and honey crisp apples – cool, sweet and crunchy added after everything is all melted). YUM!		 $14.50
The River Valley
Prairie Pure Swiss Cheese, River Valley ranch fresh sauteed mushrooms and smoked onion marmalade from Southport Grocery.		 $9.50
The Sweetie Pie
Prairie Pure Swiss Cheese, Bushel & Peck’s fresh raspberry jam and Three Sisters Garden roasted pecans		 $10.50
The Sebastian
Friday & Saturday only! Double Prairie Pure Butterkase Cheese and our only non locally sourced ingredient – lobster		 $16.50
The Jake
Prairie Pure Gouda cheese, Jake’s Country Meats ham, and apple butter from Southport Grocery and Cafe		 $12.50
Breakfast Club #4
Available July – December. Double Prairie Pure White Cheddar Cheese, farm fresh eggs, chorizo & hot sauce. Our seasonal cilantro and jalapeno are temporarily unavailable.		 $13.50
Tomato Pesto Soup
Tomatoes, basil pesto (contains pine nuts, garlic and parmesan cheese), local onions, carrots, celery, kosher salt & pepper
House Made Mac-N-Cheese
Fresh made Mac-n-cheese using Prairie Pure Butterkase, cheddar, gouda cheese. I also add American cheese. Creamy, cheesy and delicious!
Housemade Potato Chips $2.00
Cookie Yum
Locally made cookies with a variety of flavors: triple chip, Oreo, buckeye, PB&J, sugar sprinkle, lemon, chocolate carmel pretzel, chocolate salted carmel, M&M and snickerdoodle.
Water
Aluminum can.		 $2.25
Coffee
Intelligentsia Coffee – note if cream is desired. Half & Half, Hazelnut or French Vanilla cream is available.		 $2.50
Ginger Beer
Also made here in Chicago by Filbert’s Soda		 $3.00
Filbert’s Soda
Based in Chicago – variety of flavors. cola, cherry cola, diet cola, root beer, diet root beer, cream soda, orange, blue, raspberry, green apple, ginger ale, lemonade, pink lemonade, strawberry, black cherry, sparkling water, lemon sparkling water, pomegranate sparkling water and black cherry sparkling water.		 $2.50
Hot Tea
Using tea made by senTEAmental Moods here in Chicago. A caffeine free herbal blend (Spirit) or a black and green blend (Chicago Passion) are available. Please specify.		 $3.00
Iced Tea 12 Oz
Using SenTEAmental Moods tea – made here in Chicago. The iced tea is unsweetened, refreshing and delicious.		 $3.00
Hot Chocolate
With locally made marshmallows from Amy’s Candy Bar in Lincoln Square		 $3.00
Komunity Kombucha
Locally made KombuchaHibiscus GingerButterfly LavenderRose petal berryNEW – BLUE DREAM

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Reviews

Jeannie T.
The Loop offers plenty of dining options but for a quick and mostly homemade lunch or snack, check out Gayle V’s best ever grilled cheese located in The Pedway. The classic Mac is so good, Mac and cheese wedges into The classic grilled cheese (fresh sourdough). Such cheesy goodness. And try The Jake, it’s Gouda, ham and apple butter. Savory and sweet, a perfect balanced Sammie. Want a little something more, you gotta try the tomato pesto soup. Not from a can, all homemade.

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Daniel
I used to like this place, but the service leaves something to be desired. They have unusually long wait times for something as simple as grilled cheese sandwiches. I was recently there and ordered food to go and I noticed my order taking longer than normal. I sat there patiently and started to get concerned because they weren’t busy.

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Zach Levine
When they said “best grilled chese”, I thought that was impossible. They definitely proved me wrong. I just had a Classic grilled chese and it was the best I have ever had! I would highly recommend this place to everyone! We had a group of 14 and the service was fantastic! Everyone said it was the best grilled chese they had ever eaten! I would have taken more pictures of my sandwich but it was gone very quickly.

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Andrea Olivares
Hidden gem! Not easily seen from outdoors, but go underground in the mall toward the red line metro station and you’ll find it. Excellent service, amazing sandwiches and very nice atmosphere. 100% recommended.

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Lola Jefferson
Open space. Bright atmosphere. Friendly staff. Convenient location. They have a simple and tasty menu. A few grilled cheese options, but they are all delicious. Pairing it with the tomato soup is a must. The staff was very friendly and helped me with the menu. I ordered the grill cheese and tomato soup with a black cherry soda. They brought my meal to me when it was ready. The grilled cheese was Perfect. I wish I went downtown more often, because I love it here.

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Jordan Sollis
To elaborate on my 5 star review, this place has a wonderfully calming atmosphere, kind staff and AMAZING food. Always my go to stop on my way from the blue line to red line. This is by far one of my favorite grilled cheese/tomato soup combos!

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Kesha Mo
I had been walking pass Gayle’s for almost a month and decided to stop in. The service was good and the place is clean and very nice. However, for a $9 grilled cheese, I expected more. The sandwich was barely grilled, cheese was cold and it took forever to chew. Didn’t care for it, had better at Dunkin.

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Amie Krueger
Farm to Fork GLUTEN FREE GOODNESS!

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gewcygin
I didn’t realize today was National Grill Cheese Day and what a blessing I received with every sandwich purchase you when a gift and wait for it I won a “To Go Bag” with all the trimmings to make one of Gayles Great Good Chessyumtous sandwiches at home!!! I believe it was actually Gayle that came out and explained how to prepare the sandwiches at home I was so caught off guard I didn’t even ask.

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Kalen Rieman
This is indeed the “Best Ever Grilled Cheese.” Awesome staff, local soda, and homemade ingredients all make Gayle’s awesome, but those take a backseat to the AMAZING sandwiches. I loved my food, worth every penny. I wish they had a location where I live in Colorado!

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