These Restaurants Have The Best Grilled Cheese In All of Michigan

The grilled cheese sandwich is a staple of American culture, however, its origins are all but a mystery. What is it about the sandwich that makes it the ultimate comfort food? There's nothing quite like a crisp gooey grilled cheese sandwich dipped in thick, hot tomato soup to soothe the soul.

So the question remains, who came up with grilled cheese to begin with? As freshmelt.com explains, the origins are a mystery, but there's no denying why it eventually became so popular in the United States when it did:

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Although no one can pinpoint the precise origin of grilled cheese, the sandwich became very popular in the 1920s. That’s when scholars speculate that some enterprising individuals came up with the idea to make a grilled cheese sandwich, but the idea quickly spread commercially as well as in the home. With the huge increase in restaurant dining in the 1920s, inexpensive loaves of bread and processed cheese acted as a catalyst for public consumption of grilled cheese. In fact, by the time the Great Depression struck, grilled cheese sandwiches were a staple of the American diet.

Who's Got The Best Grilled Cheese?

Now, I think we can all agree that nobody makes a grilled cheese sandwich quite like Mom, but there are some great local restaurants in Southwest Michigan that can also cook up a mean grilled cheese. We asked the community where to go for one of these sandwiches and they didn't disappoint.

Let us know where your favorite one is from, and check out some of these businesses below for some great grilled cheese sammies.