Again, I continue along on my food truck tour of Tuscaloosa. Cheese Louise specializes in grilled…read morecheese sandwiches. It can be found outside of Nott Hall most weekdays and on the Strip for dinner and late night options. Again, check out their social media to see more precise details each week. They're not quite as diligent as Local Roots or Little Poblano, but I've found the information to be accurate. They're also available for c
They offer pretty much exclusively grilled cheese sandwiches, chips, and drinks; you can also get a PB&J or cookie with icing on cinnamon toast. Their menu is posted online and they have a large array of really creative, tasty sounding sandwiches; be aware, though, that I think they only offer a few of each kind every day. For example, there are 9 different sandwiches posted online, but only 4-5 were listed on the side of the truck when I visited. I'm not sure if you can request for one not listed to be made on a particular day to be made special.
I tried the Yellowhammer, which is made of pepper jack cheese, chicken, bacon, ranch, and chipotle sauce. No chips for me, as they only had bbq or vinegar flavors available. The bread was toasted really nicely and had a great crunch. It was an ooey-gooey mess, which was a double edged sword; it captured the joy of grilled cheese, but is admittedly hard to eat without making a huge mess on a bench outside class with no napkins in sight. Some of the cheese oozed out too much and glopped onto the container. It was a sad loss.
I must admit, I was a little disappointed in the filling of this sandwich. I could really only discernibly see small chunks of bacon. I was hoping for large pieces of chicken, either grilled or shredded, but I honestly couldn't find any, though I could taste it. My best guess is that it was almost like a chicken, bacon, ranch dip inserted into the sandwich - there was a sort of grainy filling in there that wasn't cheese. I didn't like the texture, but my description makes it sound grosser than it was. Other than the texture, it tasted fine, although I never got any hint of ranch flavor. Still, I was expecting pieces of bacon and chicken, not so finely chopped I could barely discern it.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed my sandwich enough to make me want to try and come back for a different one - perhaps the Mac n cheese grilled cheese (the "Macdaddy") or the pizza inspired one (the "Godfather") or maybe even the one with fried rice, which sounds weird and delicious at the same time (the "Chopstick") will suit my palate a bit more. Although I wasn't bowled over by this truck, I would recommend giving it a try! I will update my review if I find a sandwich I like more.
Update: I found a sandwich I liked more. Try the "Macdaddy" - Mac and cheese, Colby jack cheese, chipotle sauce, and bacon. Super yummy! Although I'd still maybe like a bit more bacon. ;) Also! The girls running the truck are super nice and friendly. Try this truck!
