Stacy L.
Yelp
A quest for the perfect grilled cheese on a rainy Saturday evening led us to the M&O Station Grill. No fancy cheese, Chipotle mayo, or creative combinations for us, just a good, old-fashioned sandwich with gooey cheddar and bacon on perfectly toasted sourdough. The holy grail of sandwiches was discovered in downtown Fort Worth. I searched grilled cheese on Yelp and Google, looking for just the right image to make my mouth water, and after one stop by a gourmet sandwich food truck, and a couple of fruitless (or sandwichless) phone calls, we arrived at M&O. This was a special stop in other ways as well -- my grandmother worked at Leonard's Department Store for awhile. She created window displays and was a clothes buyer, so the museum section was a great addition to the sandwich craving and it was a lot of fun to explore after placing our order. The window displays in the museum mirrored that of the store itself, long replaced by mega department giants and Amazon deliveries. The magic of those creative displays enticing buyers inside still called to me as I took time to review the special items shown there and walk through a couple of times. It felt like home seeing all of the old stuff they have collected there, and I can't wait to return. Now for the sandwich -- it was as hoped for. Gooey cheddar enveloping perfectly cooked bacon and a side of onion rings and sliced pickles accompanied it on the side. A chocolate milkshake followed, and the day was deemed a success after a week of chaos, hard work, and seeking something special to overcome the want for a much needed break. I don't know why we haven't stopped by M&O before, but we will be going back. And it just might be to stand in the little museum, think of years past, and appreciate when customer service, well-made items, and the excitement of new things was accessible and common vs the mass marketed and mass produced items with over saturated color, flashy graphics and the new uncertainty of what is truly real that we see today. Long live the grilled cheese.