Grate & Barrel

Grate & Barrel catered an office lunch for us. I loaded my plate with a half sandwich with pork and kimchi, a half with maple ham, and a cup of tomato soup.
The sandwiches were tasty, if a bit heavy and greasy. However, the soup… Well, I tried a few spoonfuls, and did not love the strong thyme/​herbal flavour. That would not have been so bad, except my next spoonful had a chunk of plastic from a lid (the soup was served in coffee cups). Ok, mistakes happen, but the following spoonful lifted up a disc of cardboard. I looked around me and most of my co-​workers were lifting a disc of cardboard out of their own soup.
The thought of returning turns my stomach.
Also, the name is stupid. I guess it works in the sense that it’s unforgettable and gives people something to talk about, but I hate saying «Grate and Barrel» and hearing the predictable response of «Do you mean Crate and Barrel, like the furniture store?» Even Google suggests the furniture store.

Horrible place! Same owners just changed business name as the reviews showed how badly the business was doing.
The promotional photos show burnt grilled cheese.

Awesome grilled cheese we had the wisers with wine and FANTASTIC tomato soup and a Tim Williams with hickory sticks and a blueberry pie milkshake. Cucumber water yes. Swoooon.
We wish there were pickles and regular ketchup and the presentation of the milkshake could be better, otherwise you guys rock our world.
I see cinnamon toast crunch and I look forward to consuming a milkshake of that nature.
The lady taking our order is so nice and best grilled cheese we’ve ever had omg

This place is AMAZING! I was sad to see that we were the only folks in there (but it was only 11:30 am, so you know), because this place is a great addition to Mission! We wandered in and the staff was friendly, funny and polite, which is always a good sign. We both got cherry pie milkshakes. They were pretty epic. There is pie blended into the smoothies so we got chunks of pie crust and cherries in our milkshakes. Very decadent, very tasty. My fella got a ham and gouda grilled cheese that he loved, and I got the Forbidden Dimension, which is a grilled cheese with provolone, marinara sauce, mozzarella sticks inside it and a parmesan crust. It was pretty epic. It was also HUGE. I could only eat half of it, but it was so gooey and yummy. They serve their grilled cheese with fantastic ketchup on the side. SO so good.
I agree with John M. — it is very much like if Tubby Dog served grilled cheese. Really relaxed vibes, super decadent food, and great staff.

This place is great and has the possibility of becoming a hidden gem in Calgary. This is grilled cheese for gown ups! Perfect for brunch. I had the huevos rancheros and it was eggcellent! The place is new and working on getting on its feet. The owner is clearly a fan of local music as all sandwiches are named after local bands and I think all Calgarian and Canadians should be a proud supporter of this place. Take it from me, an American… Forget Subway and head across to the grate and barrel.

Nice transformation of former Mission Diner space into something that I think can best be described as what it’d be like if Tubby Dog served grilled cheese instead of hot dogs. I got the one with kimchi and pulled pork; it’s called the Hogpuncher (cheeky names for all of the sandwiches– many are named after Calgary bands and musicians; there’s a Jann Arden, a Dudes, a Chixdiggit, etc, sadly no Raleigh yet and there won’t be a Viet Cong until they decide on a new name but I digress) and it was BRILLIANT. $ 8 for a huge fistful of deliciousness, perfectly crispy and greasy but there’s love there too, and a whole lot of flavour with very tender pork. I didn’t think the sandwich would be enough for me (it was, actually) so I got a very nice cup of broccoli and cheese soup. It was excellent but absolutely nuclear hot and it’s served in a paper coffee to-​go cup– I hope they rethink this, because you cannot sip this as the cup is supposed to encourage because it’s too hot– mine was anyway. I’m sure this is a work in progress so no biggie.
Two customers next to me were getting shakes of some description and they looked completely amazing.
A winner all around and the sort of place we don’t have, yet, enough of in Calgary. Good comfort food, good value, class act.

The Chef Who Fed Me: So there I was waiting in the chilly cold night by the bus stop on 24^th SW when this tall guy approached me with a tray full of bite-​size sandwiches and asked me if I wanted to try some grilled cheese with kimchi, beef and a whole bunch of other stuff that sounded just decadently gourmet and I thought, REALLY FUNNY… except the dude, Angus, is the executive chef of Mission Diner (renamed Grate and Barrel). So I took a bite, and another and WOWZA! It tasted awesome! Amazing über delicious grilled yummy tasty cheese sandwiches! When I get back from Chicago next week, I am definitely grabbing a sandwich there to go! On the other hand, if I expire tonight due to some strange food, here is the mug shot for the número uno suspect. I don’t think I will though, in fact I REALLY hope I won’t! Because, I think from the taste of those sandwiches, Chef Angus just got a new customer