Cheesy Express-Gourmet Grilled Cheese (inside the GO Gasoline Mart)(Santee)

This location of Cheesy Express has closed, but there is a new location in Mission Beach we can all visit.  Santee will miss you!

Thanks for finding mmm-yoso!!! a food blog which exists in the interwebs.  Today, Kirk and Ed (from Yuma) are taking a break and Cathy is blogging about food. 

I've stated a few times that people have a favorite place close to home or work where they can pick up a quick meal...if hungry, you can find something to eat wherever you happen to be.  Most fuel stations have mini marts; you can grab and go with some sort of refrigerated/frozen prepared food item which is rarely fresh made.

This GO Gas station replaced a Chevron station earlier this year. It's on the NorthEast corner of Mission Gorge at Carlton Hills in Santee.

Here's the mini mart. Look over on the side of the building...to the far right.  "Cheesy Express Gourmet Grilled Cheese". Yes, I was curious...

In its prior incarnation, this food mart had a small sandwich shop inside.  Now there is a sandwich shop

with three grills on the counter.

On my first visit, I chose a 'make your own': Cheddar cheese on brioche ($3.49) add hickory bacon (99¢). A perfect, gooey, yummy grilled cheese and bacon (good quality thick bacon) sandwich. 

Next time I tried the "Italian Delight" ($5.25) Provolone, pepperoni, sundried tomatoes and fresh basil.  Again, delightfully gooey, crunchy, tasty.

Each time I've gone in, I have been offered a sample of either the BBQ pork or Korean BBQ beef.  I finally broke down and tried the BBQ& Mac sandwich ($6.75).  Great BBQ pulled pork AND a scoop of very good, gooey macaroni and cheese AND a slice of sharp cheddar AND very very good grilled onions all on a hearty Italian white bread.  This was a LOT of food and flavors.

Of course there are 'dessert' grilled sandwiches here also.  The 'healthiest' choice (in my logic anyhow) is the grilled peanut butter with banana with chocolate chips on honey wheat bread ($4.75 + 50¢ for the special bread).  The chocolate chips melted in with the peanut butter, making its own creamy goodness along with perfectly warming the bananas...the grilled bread was done right and I could taste the honey in it...

Just another great find that I happened to notice.  When the weather gets cooler, I think a simple grilled cheese with tomato soup will be perfect. 

Cheesy Express Gourmet Grilled Cheese  9312 Mission Gorge Road Santee 92071 (619) 436-4250 (inside GO Mart Fuel station Mission Gorge Road at Carleton Hills, Santee) Open 7 days M-F 8-6, Sat-Sun 9-4:30

Comments

[Nhbilly]

Damn that looks good and the pictures look very tasty. I might have to get a sandwich press.

[lee]

Can't wait to try 'em just from the pictures alone...wow! The Italian Delight and the pb+chocolate+banana one look so good! So maybe instead of going to Mary's Donuts I'll go check this place out. Great find! They have a cute mascot, too :)

[caninecologne]

Mmmmm, nice and crispy from all that butter!

[Cathy]

I just use the fry pan -with butter- Bill. That's what's necessary for a proper grilled cheese....
It is the next signal light from Mary's, lee. If I had to drive to Santee, I'd still stop at Mary's also. Yes, that happy mouse is cute!
The sandwich keeps crispy very well in the foil pouch (seen in the background of some of the photos) cc. There's no seating area and I had to go home to take the photos...