Mix & Munch

MIX & MUNCH, South Pasadena

Such a strange idea to incorporate grilled cheese sandwiches (both sweet and savory) with cereal. When I first drove past this eatery I was quite confused, but sampled it with my sister this afternoon and it was quite a surprise.

Sometimes it takes a little nudge to move outside our comfort zones and it is often well worth it. There are options to make your own grilled sandwich (choice of regular cheese such as cheddar and jack, or premium cheeses such as brie and Gouda!) or choose from a list of favorites. From there, you can choose countless toppings from meat to apples to avocado.

This first trip we decided to stay with our basic sandwiches, combinations we could trust. I selected the Apple Muenster (dark sweet wheat bread with muenster cheese and apple slices). I would have preferred a sandwich with a little more flavor (I did add some ketchup to it out of habit) and might choose a few different cheeses next time.

Meghan went with a basic mozzarella on egg bread. Classic Meghan, a simple yet great selection. During lunch we flip-flopped on what sandwiches to try on our next trip. Often we joked with each other. The Elvis maybe? Peanut butter, bananas, and bacon on Shepherd’s bread?

Neither of us were in the mood for our own cereal bowl so we split and sampled the mini (she makes fun of me, but I love to sample and split things - it would be great to see more “sample” selections on menus where there are small plates or few bite portions for decent prices that allow a customer to choose and test a variety of items) Meghan choose the cereal and while I wouldn’t have come up with the combination on my own, it was curiously satisfying. We never really grew up with sugary cereals so of course that was what we had to order. It was Golden Grahams with mini marshmallows. They were out of chocolate milk, so we stuck with the regular stuff.

While we didn’t experiment very much with the selection of grilled cheeses today, there is always an opportunity to go back and you bet we will.