The Happy Grilled Cheese Adding Second Location
The Happy Grilled Cheese intends to open a second storefront.
Beginning as a food truck and opening its first brick-and-mortar restaurant Downtown, The Happy Grilled Cheese intends to lease in Mandarin at 9965 San Jose Blvd. in the Merchants Walk shopping center.
Director of Operations Brittny Lowrey said there is no specific opening date.
The food truck concept launched by owner Anthony Hashem is open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday Downtown at 219 N. Hogan St.
The food truck continues to operate and its schedule is on its Facebook page.
Merchants Walk landlord Hakimian Holdings said The Happy Grilled Cheese will take the 1,200-square-foot space formerly occupied by Blue Pacific Tacos.
Hashem registered The Happy Grilled Cheese LLC with the state in 2012. Lowrey said there have been requests for the restaurant to open in a residential area. It was a natural next progression, she said.
Be the first to know the latest breaking news and information that business leaders rely on in this fast-paced changing Northeast Florida economy. Regional business news, trends and statistics needed to grow your business. Key upcoming events you wont want to miss and much more.
The Happy Grilled Cheese Is Creating An Empire
The next time someone remarks at the times we live in, kindly inform them that all is not lost. The Cheese empire is transpiring before our very eyes. Yes, THE Happy Grilled Cheese is opening a second restaurant location, this time in Mandarin.
The Happy Grilled Cheese is the brainchild of Jacksonville native and owner/operator Anthony Hashem. It began with a dream of cheese pulls and gourmet ingredients stuffed between two slices of bread, toasted in butter on an open skillet. HGC was then born as a food truck, and developed quite a following. In 2017, HGC opened their first brick and mortar restaurant, serving the downtown community hot cheeses five days a week. Which brings us to the present: The Happy Grilled Cheese is once again expanding! They will be opening a second restaurant location in Mandarin in the coming months. The new Happy Grilled Cheese will be at 9965 San Jose Blvd in the former Blue Pacific Tacos space. Local Mandarinites will know the area well. The shopping center boasts other foodie destinations such as Kazu Sushi, Carrabbas, and The Loop.
Blue Pacific Tacos has decided to move on to newer pastures with their food truck. They will be traveling with their truck.
1. Are you feeling like you want meat in your grilled cheese today? If yes, check out the Daddy of the Mac , CBR Melt , Uncle Vinnys Melt , or the Black & Bleu
2. Are you feeling like you want vegetables in your grilled cheese? If yes, check out the Veggie Melt or the Freshy Fresh
The Happy Grilled Cheese Opens In Mandarin
The Happy Grilled Cheese opened its second brick-and mortar restaurant in Mandarin to enthusiastic patrons during the weekend.
Specializing in gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, the new restaurant and beer garden is at 9965 San Jose Blvd., in Merchant’s Walk shopping center.
Anthony Hashem, a Jacksonville native and restaurateur, launched The Happy Grilled Cheese as a food truck in 2013. Two years later, Hashem opened the first storefront restaurant at 219 N. Hogan St. in downtown Jacksonville. Both sites routinely boast long lines of customers.
The Mandarin restaurant is in a 1,200-square-foot space formerly occupied by Blue Pacific Tacos. The shopping center also boasts The Loop Pizza Grill, Carrabba’s Italian Grill and Kazu Japanese Restaurant.
The Happy Grilled Cheese’s comfort food sandwiches include the Happy Melt, featuring American, cheddar and mozzarella cheese the Blue Collar Melt, which consists of three cheeses, fried bologna, tomato and grilled onions and others.
Among its signature dishes are the No Hangover Melt, which is three cheeses, macaroni and cheese, pulled pork, slaw and pickles and the Fancy Schmancy, featuring goat cheese, mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, bacon, red onion, arugula and balsamic glaze.
The Mandarin location’s hours are 11 a.m-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday and closed Monday.
Teresa Stepzinski: 359-4075
Don’t Miss: How Do You Grill Zucchini On The Grill
The 15 Best Places For Grilled Cheese Sandwiches In San Jose
John Berrang: Grand Opening new location 9/19. Love the new grilled cheese sandwiches!
John Berrang: The new grilled cheeses are awesome!
Colin Sparks: Grilled Cheese with Brie, Apples and Fig Jam!!!
Urban San Jose: 25 legit microbrew taps, excellent special events, friendly, unpretentious bartenders, decent sausages and grilled cheese, and string light lit back patio? Yes, please.
Alden Cates: Grilled cheese was delicious, the poutine fries were too much. The gravy needed more flavor, or the poutine needed actual meat shredded in it.
Ryan Ota: Great beer selection to go with a variety of sausages
Romit Mehta: The tomato soup with grilled cheese is the best!
Herschel Draxler: 4654512132000000000000000000000 5132032323232
Tegi Meyer: Have the v’s grilled cheese with soup amazing make sure to steal some French fries from ur husband then a little gravy from ur friend for dipping, finish it off with the complimentary cookie perfect!
Napoleon Gladney: Best light and fluffy egg white omelette I’ve ever had!
Louie Lee: Get the gravy for your biscuit choice for only 50 more. Totally worth it!
Cetavia D’Jurgin: My steak and eggs, grilled cheese, hash browns, omelets
Carlos B: Chicken fried steak and eggs is always a good choice.
Dani Dickstein: The “grilled cheese” is just a burger without the meat, but it’s still very tasty!
Santiago Hernandez: I had the double double animal style, and it was good!
Tiffany Chin: Going In is faster than driving through
The Happy Grilled Cheese Jacksonville
#415Restaurants in Jacksonville
The food was great, there were a variety of grilled cheese sandwiches for reasonable prices. Both inside and outside seating available.
This truck has gone downhill! I’ve scheduled this truck several times for clients. First time they didn’t bring Fries? What? Second time they didn’t bring enough food and now they show up in my neighborhood and refused to serve me at 453PM and I had…to wait til 5PM and then they insisted I could not order STANDING OUTSIDE without a mask on! I explained to them that I was asthmatic and in this heat could not wear a mask! Which is against ADA compliance rules! They refused to serve me! Should be glad their Truck was FILTHY and I will NEVER EAT, SCHEDULE or SUGGEST THIS TRUCK EVER AGAIN! And i was the only one around! NEWS FLASH – HEALTH PEOPLE CAN NOT MAKE YOU SICK!More
I went to the Happy grilled cheese on San Jose Blvd, Mandarin, this is not your average grilled cheese sandwich lets start there. Both my friend and I had the buffalo chicken melt, delicious not to spicy but a lot of flavor.Our sides were…seasoned fries and she chose the garlic fries. The season fries were good but the garlic fries were everything. The sweet tea was good and the Manager was nice enough to give me some garlic fries after she saw that I liked my friend fries a lil more than my own. Nice clean atmosphere, great employees, fast service.More
Don’t Miss: How To Get Rust Off Grill Grates
Frequently Asked Questions About The Happy Grilled Cheese Mandarin
Does The Happy Grilled Cheese Mandarin have outdoor seating?
Yes, The Happy Grilled Cheese Mandarin has outdoor seating.
What forms of payment are accepted?
The Happy Grilled Cheese Mandarin accepts credit cards.
How is The Happy Grilled Cheese Mandarin rated?
The Happy Grilled Cheese Mandarin has 4.5 stars.
What days are The Happy Grilled Cheese Mandarin open?
The Happy Grilled Cheese Mandarin is open , Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun.
