Enter the amazing and wonderful world of gourmet grilled cheese, where diets and New Year’s resolutions come to die. GCDC Bar is near the White House in Washington, D.C. “OMG, OMG, OMG,” was really the only thing we kept saying as we were waiting for our table with pure excitement. I mean, how can you not be excited like a little kid when you are about to eat at Grilled Cheese Bar?
As soon as you enter, all you smell is the excellent grilled cheese. We came here for dinner, so sadly, the make-your-own grilled cheese was unavailable, which is only done during lunchtime. After just one visit, we became big fans and can come back here every week. After all, no one needs arteries! This is also a full bar with lots of delicious alcoholic drinks. So, it’s a kid’s place for adults!
Poutine Tots
You didn’t have tater tots until you had them as Poutine from GCDC Bar. Poutine is all the rage in DC, with several new places tailored just for this. This grilled cheese bar stands strong with this order. This thing is beautiful, with cheese curds, gravy, mushrooms, bacon, and a lot of cheese. We noticed that the tots didn’t look like what we were used to but tasted just as good. The second thing was how omg cheesy good this was. They know their cheese, so they are very generous with gooey goodness. Every bite was just pure joy and made us very happy nomster. We were hungry and started with a few drinks while waiting for our grilled cheese. So, this was a perfect starter to share. I wouldn’t recommend it; it’s more like advice against finishing this all yourself. It was such a heavy dish that the two of us felt stuffed when our grilled cheese arrived. Two fun facts: tots can be gluten-free upon request and made vegetarian by dropping the bacon. Price-wise, this was a good order for just $11.
The Short Rib Grilled Cheese
I like my grilled cheese. I want my man, big and gooey, just like The Short Rib Grilled Cheese’s amazingness from GCDC Bar. The dinner theme is a lot of cheese and nothing else because we are about to bite into the most amazing grilled cheese ever. Everything about this dish was simply perfect. The first bite of the warm cheesy surrounds your mouth and gives you pure joy. The bread was grilled to perfection with a bit of crunch and softness. This could be the perfect grilled cheese we’ve ever tasted and served on a side with horseradish, which added a lovely kick to every bite.
It also comes with your choice of a side, and we could have ordered more tater tots as the side but opted out for a salad as a very tiny attempt to make this dinner healthy-ish. LOL, JK. This is one of those dinners you might need a long nap afterward and maybe a week of the gym to work off. Who cares? It was worth it! Skinny never tasted this good. When are we going back?
