Avonmore's Neighborhood Café & Bar

We Make the Kind of Grilled Cheese That Makes People Stop What They're Doing

Artisan bread. Real butter. Cheeses you can actually taste. And a full bar for when the sandwich is just the beginning.

See the Menu Find Us
A golden grilled cheese sandwich on a rustic wooden board
Signature Sandwiches 12+ on the menu
Fresh Daily
Bread baked, butter sliced, everything done right
Full Bar
Craft cocktails & local brews
What We Serve

The Menu, Built Around One Perfect Sandwich

Every grilled cheese here is made with real butter, sourdough or rye from local bakeries, and cheeses selected for flavor — not convenience. Pair it with a cocktail, a beer, or a coffee. Your call.

Classic grilled cheese sandwich cut diagonally on a ceramic plate
The Classic

The Original

Sharp cheddar, Gruyère, and a touch of fontina on thick-cut sourdough. Buttered outside, grilled to a deep golden brown. This is the one that started it all.

The benchmark. Order it first.
Gourmet grilled cheese with caramelized onions and tomato
Popular
The Upgrade

Caramelized Onion & Tomato

Slow-caramelized onions, heirloom tomato, provolone, and mozzarella on rye. Sweet, savory, and layered with intention.

Our most ordered sandwich. No surprise.
Spicy grilled cheese with pepper jack and jalapeño
The Heat

El Diablo

Pepper jack, habanero cheddar, roasted jalapeños, and chipotle aioli on ciabatta. For people who like their lunch to fight back.

Medium-hot. Bring a drink.
Craft cocktail in a rocks glass with orange peel garnish
From the Bar

Craft Cocktails

Our bar program is built around simple, strong drinks — Old Fashioneds, Negronis, and seasonal specials that change with the ingredients.

Ask about tonight's pour.
Latte art in a ceramic cup beside a pastry
Morning & Afternoon

Coffee & Light Bites

Espresso drinks, pour-over coffee, fresh pastries, and light lunches. We open early because we know mornings matter too.

Good coffee. No rush.
Craft beer on tap with condensation on the glass
From the Tap

Local & Craft Beer

Rotating taps featuring Pennsylvania craft breweries and a few surprises from beyond the state line. Always cold, always fresh.

Tap list changes weekly.
Warm café interior with wooden counters and pendant lighting
Chef grilling sandwiches at the open kitchen counter
Our Story

We Took Grilled Cheese Seriously So You Don't Have To

Grilled Cheese, Please started with a simple frustration: everywhere we went, the grilled cheese was an afterthought. Soggy bread. Processed cheese slices. Butter that had seen better days.

So we built a place where the grilled cheese is the main event — and we treat it that way. Real sourdough from local bakeries. Cheeses chosen for how they melt and taste, not how long they last on a shelf. Butter — real butter — on the outside of every sandwich. Cooked in cast iron, not microwaved.

And because a sandwich this good deserves a proper drink beside it, we opened a full bar. Cocktails that actually taste like something. Beers from breweries we've visited and talked to the brewers about. Coffee that doesn't taste like it's been sitting under a heat lamp since 6 AM.

12+ Signature Sandwiches
Local Bakeries & Breweries
Cast Iron Every. Single. Sandwich.
The Experience

More Than a Sandwich. Less Than a Fuss.

A neighborhood café that doesn't take itself too seriously, with the kind of quality that speaks for itself.

Built for Gathering

Whether it's a quick lunch alone, a coffee with a friend, or a Friday evening with a cocktail and a plate to share — the space works for all of it.

No Rush, No Fuss

We're not trying to turn your table in three times before you finish your drink. Stay as long as you need. The coffee stays warm.

Made With Care

Every sandwich is built by hand, cooked in cast iron, and plated like it matters — because to us, it does. That's not pretension. That's just standard.

All Day, Every Day

Coffee in the morning. Sandwiches through lunch. Cocktails and bar food in the evening. One menu, one kitchen, one place that never clocks out on quality.

Right Here in Avonmore

We're on Route 981, easy to find, easy to park. A neighborhood spot that doesn't require a detour or a reservation — just show up and sit down.

Community First

Local suppliers, local hires, a space that feels like it belongs to the neighborhood. We're not passing through — we're planting roots.

Find Us

Come Sit Down With Us

We're right off Route 981 in Avonmore — easy to find, easy to park, impossible to miss once you smell the butter hitting the cast iron.

Address
4443 State Route 981
Avonmore, PA 15618
Hours
Mon–Thu: 7am – 9pm
Fri–Sat: 7am – 11pm
Sunday: 8am – 8pm
Call (724) 331-4331
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