When I saw the Tom + Chee guys on Shark Tank many months ago, I thought to myself that I should find out if they offer gluten-free sandwiches and if so, if they had a location here in the ATL. Then I basically forgot about it until my friend, Dionne, told me there was a Tom + Chee location near me and they had gluten-free bread. As someone who grew up eating grilled sandwiches weekly (even ordering them when dining out as a picky-eater child!) I was uber excited to check out the options at Tom + Chee!
Since so many places offer gluten-free bread these days without bothering to train their staff on proper gluten-free food prep, I called Tom + Chee to get the low down on their gluten-free service. They had all the right answers so we headed there for lunch on a rainy Friday. The place was packed out at 12:15 and we stood in line for about 20 minutes to order at the front counter. We had plenty of time to check out the menu during that time, at least. We each got a grilled cheese sandwich - mine on gluten-free bread - and we shared a small salad. We didn't try the soup, but plan to on another visit.
The verdict? The sandwich was delicious and the salad was fresh! You get two different cheeses of your choice and I added bacon as well. The menu online states that some cheeses are not gluten-free and I've not called the company to ask why those cheeses are not considered gluten-free. In any case, the cheeses I had (cheddar and mozzarella) and the bacon were very good quality. The bread was fine, if a little dry, but I find that at many places that offer gluten-free breads or buns these days.
You can read more about the Tom + Chee explosion here, but here is an excerpt from an interesting the article about the quick-growing chain:
Gluten-free sandwiches are prepared using a separate grill, knife and gluten-free bread. Children's meals ($3.95) come with grilled cheese, soup and drink, but soup may be swapped for fruit or chips.
There are currently two locations (one in Alpharetta and one in Kennesaw) open in the north Metro area and one more (in Buford) is coming soon. If you enjoy grilled cheese sandwiches - please Enjoy!
Since so many places offer gluten-free bread these days without bothering to train their staff on proper gluten-free food prep, I called Tom + Chee to get the low down on their gluten-free service. They had all the right answers so we headed there for lunch on a rainy Friday. The place was packed out at 12:15 and we stood in line for about 20 minutes to order at the front counter. We had plenty of time to check out the menu during that time, at least. We each got a grilled cheese sandwich - mine on gluten-free bread - and we shared a small salad. We didn't try the soup, but plan to on another visit.
The verdict? The sandwich was delicious and the salad was fresh! You get two different cheeses of your choice and I added bacon as well. The menu online states that some cheeses are not gluten-free and I've not called the company to ask why those cheeses are not considered gluten-free. In any case, the cheeses I had (cheddar and mozzarella) and the bacon were very good quality. The bread was fine, if a little dry, but I find that at many places that offer gluten-free breads or buns these days.
You can read more about the Tom + Chee explosion here, but here is an excerpt from an interesting the article about the quick-growing chain:
Gluten-free sandwiches are prepared using a separate grill, knife and gluten-free bread. Children's meals ($3.95) come with grilled cheese, soup and drink, but soup may be swapped for fruit or chips.
There are currently two locations (one in Alpharetta and one in Kennesaw) open in the north Metro area and one more (in Buford) is coming soon. If you enjoy grilled cheese sandwiches - please Enjoy!
