Friendly's Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt Taste Test

by Slashfood Editor, Posted Jun 23rd 2010 @ 1:00PM

Photo: Sarah De Heer

After reporting yesterday on KFC's Double's Down newest rival, Friendly's Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt, we had to try one for ourselves. This glorified patty melt consists of a Friendly's Big Beef burger with lettuce, tomato, and mayo and, instead of a bun, two grilled cheese sandwiches -- we can't make this stuff up.

The complete review after the jump.

Friendly's Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt
Grade: B+
Nutritional Info: 1500 calories, 97 grams fat, 2090 mgs sodium

While completely over the top, this sandwich is also pure genius. Yes, it's higher in calories, fat and sodium than the Double Down, but the ingredients in this sandwich are more harmonious, making it an embarrassingly pleasurable eating experience. (As one of our readers recently commented, "...at its heart, all this is is a cheeseburger on buttered toast.")

The grilled cheese "buns" were buttery, oozing with just the right amount of cheese and just the right amount of greasiness. True, the burger could have been more plump and juicy but it was the right amount of beef to balance out the two grilled cheese sandwiches. The only thing we'd do differently is skip the lettuce. Watery, shredded lettuce did not pair well with the grilled cheese.

The verdict: Considering the nutritional facts, it's going to be hard to eat another one of these without feeling significant guilt and remorse. However, we applaud Friendly's for the invention; they've guaranteed that cardiologists around the world will not be short of business.

We're starting to nervously wonder what crazy concoction will be thought up of next, and kindly ask fast-food establishments from around the country to go easy on us.

Filed Under: Taste Test, Fast Food, Reviews
Tags: double down, friendlys, grilled cheese burgermelt, kfc

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Reader comments (Page 6 of 6)

6-25-2010 @6:16PM Amy said... I can't believe how much is being mistated. 1) This is NOT KFC! This is at Friendly's. 2) This is NOT a patty melt or a burger with bread and cheese. It's 2 grilled cheese sandwhiches with a burger in the middle. So it would look like this: bread - cheese - bread - burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, etc - bread - cheese - bread.

Sure it's fattening, but eating one once in your life, or even once a year won't kill anyone. The fact that fattening food exists isn't not the harninger of doom. People are free to choose. Don't berate someone for eating or wanting to eat something fattening, you have no idea how they eat "in general". Reminds me a friend, who like to harp on people for eating too much or for eating red meat and not just chicken while she smokes her cigarettes and downs her beers one after another.
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7-08-2010 @3:42PM revkweli said... Had a chance to purchase this sandwich. I didn't like it at all. It's hard enough to eat 1 grilled cheese sandwich, let alone 2. Then, with a burger, lettuce, and tomato stuffed in the middle I found this sandwich to be unappealing.
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7-07-2010 @3:07PM Steve-a-rino said... These guys keep trying but the BEST burger in town is at Shady Glen (Connecticut, mostly). These guys have figured out how to crispy fry the cheese on the burger. The taste and texture is fantastic - never seen it done anywhere else. Seriously, it's worth the trip!
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