Cut The Cheese

Cheese in ma belly! So good! My four year old son proclaimed it «better than McDonald’s!» (And with dollarama across the street you can still get a toy)
We split a classic grilled cheese and fries with candied bacon on the side for just less than $ 11. Staff was friendly and service was great, place was clean and had neat art on the walls.
I’m definitely going back to try the more adult palate sandwiches.
The homemade ketchup (dill pickle ketchup, I’m in love) is fantastic.

This place is starting to disappoint me. I ordered the big bad wolf (I’ve had it before and it is a spicy sandwich) I didn’t know certain staff require you to tell them you want it with the chipotle that the menu indicates it will have. Aside from that the pork belly was pure fat no meat what so ever. I detected a. Hint of another meat in the sandwich as well. This place is good but, just remember not all staff will make the sandwiches exactly the same so as I will do next time be specific.

Came on a weekday night and had the southern comfort grilled cheese and the harvest grilled cheese. Enjoyed both meals and came with a side of popcorn. You are able to choose which type of bread you would like and they have their own homemade ketchup and hot sauce if you prefer.

Was really looking forward to this place. I love a good helping of mac n cheese. This place, however, was not a good helping.
The place is very clean! Very nice looking! Staff are friendly and inviting. But the food is what makes a restaurant.
I got the Classic Mac n Cheese. Added on Buttermilk Popcorn Chicken and Candied Bacon. Cause who doesn’t love popcorn chicken right? And bacon makes everything better! The mac n cheese has way too much garlic flavour in it, the cheese is bland and just not very good. The popcorn chicken, which is a $ 3.50 add-​on, was bland, tasteless, and I only got 4 little pieces probably the size of a quarter. Serious rip-​off! The bacon was okay. Can’t really mess bacon up though. Even that was another add on.
For the price, I was seriously disappointed. $ 3.50 add-​on for popcorn chicken of that quality, taste and size is outrageous! It left a very bad taste in my mouth. Did not even want to finish it. Maybe ill go back and try the grilled cheese. But if its anything like the mac n cheese, I will not be returning. Worst 12 $ I ever spent.

I love this place. The staff are pleasant and the food is great. Personally, I enjoy the Sasquash (butternut squash Mac ‘n’ cheese) and the Shroomin’ Mac. Really like the Beet It grilled cheese as well.
They have weekly specials that change all the time at limited quantity. It’s great to see new things, the chef is quite creative.
I would give this place a 5 if the noodles were cooked al dente and the Mac ‘n’ Cheese a bit less liquidy.
Tips: Try the homemade ketchup and hot sauce! Great for when you are suffering from a hangover!

My favourite thing about this place? Their ketchup. I’m addicted. Seriously, I can’t get enough of their house-​made, flavour-​infused, psycho ketchup. It’s like a drug, give me more.
But really, what a great little place. They offer really tasty gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and drool-​worthy mac’ n’ cheese. The combinations of flavours are fun and you can customize it to your liking. I really like the Pearisian and the Shroomin’.
It’s comfort food at its best. Gluten free and vegan versions are also available.

Food is great, but I wasn’t full after I had the southern comfort, which is a highlight dish. For the price, I felt I should have had a bigger portion, but the quality is great. The curry ketchup Is delicious.

Love this place, going there since it’s open and even before that ate their grilled cheese. Southern Comfort and Shroomin are out of this world.

I came here because of the T.O. Food fest and it was SO GOOD! I loved their original mac and cheese mix. Contains the right consistency to the aged cheese and the macaroni was made JUST RIGHT (aldente — right?). I had their tomato soup on the side and there was no complaints.
I’d come back to try their other menu items for sure!

It’s a good thing I don’t live close to this place as I would be frequenting it much too often. Feeling tired and peckish as we were strolling Dundas W, and the name caught my eye. Grilled cheese and Mac n cheese — the ultimate comfort foods. Husband and I split the Bull Fighter Mac — Chorizo sausage, roasted spicy cauliflower, peppers and spicy havarti. Thought we had died and gone to heaven. Served in a retro tin bowl. Interesting optional toppings and house made ketchups. Daily specials today were a poutine and French Onion Soup. Clean shop, friendly staff, and local artists on display. Yum!

Went in here for lunch the other day and was pleasantly surprised. I had the veggie Harvest sandwich and it was mouth watering and so flavorful! It was a good portion and it came with an unexpected pickle and side of popcorn, a definite bonus! I also really loved the house made garlic ketchup.
The staff here are friendly and my sandwich was made quickly. I’m not sure why this place has such low reviews. I would definitely go back. I only wish they had more sit down seating as it could be a nice place to stay a while.

Randall and his crew create some amazing sandwiches in here — stuff you’d dream up at home but never succeed with. Really adventurous and delicious. Daily specials do not disappoint.
Homemade condiments are a great touch too.
Walking by? Great little stop for anyone feeling a little peckish.

We’ll be back and would recommend this place to others.
Relaxed atmosphere. Outstanding, friendly, helpful service.
Great value — I see other people who reviewed complained about the serving sizes. To me the serving sizes were very generous. Our order was just under $ 25 and we’re taking home leftovers. The cheese coins are a unique, great snack!
The house made hot sauce and ketchup are sensational, delicious and an added bonus to an already tasty meal.
Added note by daughter — So much cheese! Excellent combination of savoury and sweet, smooth and crunchy with both the grilled cheese and mac n’ cheese. Service was awesome as well (very friendly, attentive… But gives you enough space to make choices without being pressured), no need to be nervous here!

The food was good but nothing out of this world. With restaurants that make comfort foods you can easily make at home for a fraction of the price, it really needs to wow you. This did not, but I will say the place was immaculately clean and the food was well prepared. The staff were very helpful and friendly.
Food: The mac & cheese was bland and could have used a more flavourful cheese or any seasoning (salt). Don’t bother getting the grilled cheese as takeout or delivery as the bread goes soggy which pretty much defeats the purpose. The flavours were very good on the grilled cheese though. All in all a pretty good experience I’m just not sure I would want to pay $ 8.00+ for grilled cheese again. $ 20.00 for a grilled cheese and small plain mac & cheese is not good value.

Love this place. The sourdough is amazing. Seriously though, the sandwiches are awesome, the mac’n’cheese is awesome. This place has become a once-​a-​week place for me. Sometimes you just need exactly what Cut the Cheese is selling.
Try the «cartel». Definitely my favourite item on the menu.

I can’t believe it took me so long to try this place out!
I had a wonderful experience there a few days back and am looking forward to returning! The atmosphere was great, there were some really beautiful photographs on the wall– some series on bikes I believe, and the guy behind the counter was incredibly friendly! (According to my receipt his name is Randal)
I tried their grilled cheese special ‘Oh Snap’- Fried yellowtail snapper fish cake with pineapple-​mango salsa, and jalepeno havarti-​and a side of tomato gazpacho. The grilled cheese was delicious although admittedly more of a sandwich than a grilled cheese, but I didn’t mind to much considering how good it tasted. I usually am not a big fan of any seafood cakes, but I found I really liked this one! The filling was generous as well, so points for that. Next time I would go for the rye bread though, as I found the sourdough was a bit too much like white bread. The sandwich came with some seasoned popcorn and a pickle, and unfortunately the popcorn wasn’t as good as it looked (though it was a nice pickle). The side soup for only a few dollars was quite generous as well, and had tons of flavour, and a bit of spice which I liked.
Overall a great new spot, and I am really baffled by all the negative reviews!

Unfortunately, I cannot give this place a good review. My daughter was so looking forward to this place opening, she would fawn over the coming soon sign each time we walked by. We wasted our money. The mac and cheese was bland, seriously tasteless. I ordered the one with mushrooms and they couldn’t have been skimpier on the extras. The whole time our food was being cooked the owner was telling the cook he put too much in and I was thinking, you’re kidding me? I asked about a make your own option and he replied with what sounded like a practiced response (and likely because he got the store where we all thought a Subway was going): We are going for something greater than a Subway experience. Then he condescendingly went on about the chef he had help out with the menu. Blah Blah Blah. This is the Junction, not Bloor West or Dundas and Ossington. You can’t get away with that attitude.
The limited menu means that nobody who loves it will go more than a handful of times because who wants to eat the same bloody thing everyday? And once he has exhausted the people who actually like it, he will stand empty.
I give him a year, unless he shakes things up and creates a menu that offers more choice and not until he realizes the REAL worth of macaroni. It’s not like he’s making it himself. He offers a portion that feels like it costs him 50 cents. And charging $ 1.50 for added ingredients is just insulting.

My craving for some cheesy goodness led me to tummy regret. I stopped by to have a try of their mac’n’cheese item called ‘Egg-​celent!’ and let me tell you that it was more like ‘Not-​So-​Egg-​celent’. In fact, it was a waste of my money ($ 10.95+HST). One is definitely better off making this classic family dish at home.
Does the deep-​fried poached egg make this anything special? No. In its case, it added nothing but extra calories. Let me also warn you that the portion size is insufficient! That said, nothing spectacular about this addition to the Junction area food scene.

Don’t come here. Such a rip. Anybody can make the same thing at home for ¼ of the price. Nothing special.
Don’t do it.

Let me wade in with the other three star reviewers who are too timid to be harsh, yet too smart to gush just yet.
1. The Classic Mac n Cheese is just like any Mac n cheese you would eat at home. It lacks flavour (I hate saltiness, but this needed salt.) For 7.45 $, the portion size I got to go was small.
2. They mainly have Mac n cheese is a few varieties and grilled cheese. The prices are a bit high to attract an under 14 demographic that eats lots of this, and the menu is a bit limited to woo you back. This kind of food is also damn tough to cater to «to go» customers, as grilled cheeses don’t do well on cold walks home.
3. The service is personable and aiming to please. They are still ironing out kinks getting food out and explaining things. For example, don’t tell someone who is waiting on a to go order that it will be five minutes, when in actuality it is 11 – 12. Don’t over promise!
4. There is no alcohol here, but they are open til 2 a. m on Weekends for those who have the munchies after the neighbourhood bars’ kitchens have closed.
5. No credit cards, which sucks. I get not wanting to pay 2−3% on my 7.45 $ Mac, but the great customer who wants to feed his entire work crew does want to get airline miles on his credit card for his 200 $ order.
6. The inside space needs a tv showing sports or some other inducement to get people to sit inside. Right now, it has some dark corners, and the seats face a blank wall.
7. While this is not a cheese shop, they should possibly experiment with a particular «cheese of the week» or sell fresh locally sourced cheeses for people to take home to try to attract a wider audience.
It is super tough to start a business, especially in the «up and coming» Junction. The Junction has lots of mid-​range coffee and restaurant competition with no weekday business people (virtually no one besides local residents who stay at home, shop owners, and traffic cops are here during the week in daylight hours. Weekends and nights are different.)
Hopefully Cut the Cheese will continue to improve its product and evaluate its menu and pricing structure. I hope they can succeed. It is worth trying.