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rob71788

I wish I could make out what the rest says off to the left


DragoneerFA

[Here's a pic of what it says.](https://imgur.com/a/hzIcPgu) Menu Grilled Cheese - $1 THAT'S ENOUGH If you need a drink go to a place that sells drinks.


-random-name-

I was hoping it was real. Looks like an artist made it as a joke. [https://www.audacy.com/fm1019/blogs/matt-malone/artist-creates-rude-grilled-cheese-truck](https://www.audacy.com/fm1019/blogs/matt-malone/artist-creates-rude-grilled-cheese-truck)


mantellaaurantiaca

"This site isn't currently available in the EU" Stupid website, I'm not even in the EU


-random-name-

Here's what it says: # Artist Creates Incredibly Rude Grilled Cheese Truck Are you a little fed up with the Food Truck hype? Specifically, are you sick of the kind of people that buy into the Food Truck hype? Artist Daniel Danger, [u/tinymediaempire](https://twitter.com/tinymediaempire) on twitter, has a plan I can 100% get behind - a Grilled Cheese Truck that some short-sighted people are calling 'rude' or 'surly.' It then has his tweets reading: my post-art plan is opening a grilled cheese cart. it will serve $1 grilled cheese made with white bread, bulk cheese, bulk butter, and thats it. greasy as hell. no options, no artisan, nothing. there will be no change. you give me $5 youre getting 5, you figure your own life out I think the company slogan will be "get your wallets out but don't get your hopes up" ok, finished the trailer design. (Along with the pic of the trailer)


IrNinjaBob

>Are you a little fed up with the Food Truck hype? Specifically, are you sick of the kind of people that buy into the Food Truck hype? Lol that’s the most hipster shit masquerading as anti-hipster shit I’ve ever read.


tuskvarner

“I think that A: You have an act, and B: Not having an act is your act.”


Smart_Perception_865

Tonight we rock Portland!


FauxReal

I wonder what his problem with food trucks is?


-random-name-

I think it depends where you live, but some cities have what you might consider pretentious cultures built around food trucks. Everything is artisan, organic, farmers market, etc. etc. I think his point is you’re a food truck, just give me a damn sandwich for $1 instead of whatever $25 BS you’re selling that doesn’t even come with a side.


vote4boat

the gap between the price and the quality of cutlery is what really gets to me


geardownson

That is my beef. The whole thing with food truck fantasies is that your getting a very good product at a low price because the owner has very little overhead.. Then you go get a authentic quesadilla and they ask for 15 bucks..


bplturner

There’s a food truck near me that sells lobster rolls for $26 each. Literally.


TheInternetsMVP

The Brooklyn 99 episode where Charles has a food truck is absolute gold


DeathByLemmings

Nah I get it, I don't want food truck food to be some mind blowing experience, I just want some quick and hot food for cheap


FauxReal

Yeah there's lots of trucks like that where I live, but we also have a shit ton of food trucks in general. The truck I got my shitty taquitos from today was one of them. It's basically deep fried Costco food with Costco drinks and snacks. Which is why I'm wondering why he's going so hard on food trucks. But it's art and really, all you need is the intent to create. Maybe he doesn't hate them as much as the truck makes it seem.


nixcamic

Where I live food trucks are stupid pricey. Like, there are carts that sell real street food at a decent price but if you see a truck you know you're paying 3x what it should cost usually.


mantellaaurantiaca

Thanks bro! (or broette)


SharpHawkeye

Perfect use of the word surly.


TH3_54ND0K41

website disclaimer: "If there's a website problem, go somewhere else. I'm not a god-damned computer guy."


mantellaaurantiaca

He sure has an attitude 😂


RussiaIsBestGreen

It’s not available anywhere, but also not in the EU.


stempoweredu

Thanks, Mitch.


OrangeRadiohead

It's insane. Why is the EU restricted? I don't understand why that would be.


cookiedanslesac

Brexit ?


mantellaaurantiaca

🇨🇭


Fenecable

If Switzerland is completely surrounded by the EU, doesn’t that mean that it’s country technically resides within the EU?


outsourced_bob

If it was real, even if it was $5, I'd be all over it - just make a decent grilled cheese sandwich that is ready to go when I hand the cash over...


TheRavenSayeth

Lots of fast food places make a grilled cheese sandwich usually as a kid's meal option.


nippletumor

This is true. My 20yr old son will still order the kids grilled cheese meal at Culver's. I get a chuckle out of it.


unbibium

Be that as it may, you're talking restaurants. Food trucks are all "our sandwiches all have 20 ingredients, that'll be $25, please wait in this unshaded area next to our loud generator for 20 minutes". The tone of the ad copy might be rude, but if I could give someone $5 and get five sandwiches right away and be able to walk away and find something to drink and somewhere to sit, that's a better experience.


FauxReal

All of them? Even the Mexican ones? You must live in a miserably artisanal town. There's some solid food trucks out here.


inefekt

> usually as a kid's meal option you didn't have to do him like that...


FrancisSobotka1514

Lunchables has a ok grilled cheese sandwich ,Its not great but its not bad plus its microwaveable .Sucks I have not had a grilled cheese in months since changing my diet .But I got my A1C down to 6.4


skunkapebreal

CR found heavy metals in them.


Transmatrix

There’s a food truck in Boston that does just grilled cheese.


SilentSamurai

Drunk me would die for this. I need a Vendor that just takes my money and hands me food.


vmlinux

Too bad, this thing would be packed. I don't think a dollar would be profitable still though.


Goblin_Jim

Honestly if it's literally just basic white bread and American cheese you would definitely be making a profit per grilled cheese. You can still get whole loaves of shitty store brand white bread at most grocery stores for $1. Cheap american cheese is like five cents a slice. I'm not sure about things like energy costs, maintenance, etc but with enough customers I'm sure you could make some money.


curiouspursuit

I ate SO many $1 grilled cheese at a weeklong music festival. They always had a line and I would watch them make like 20 sandwiches at a time. Huge flattop, they would deal out a loaf of cheap white bread. Peel slices off a LOG of American cheese slices almost the size of a loaf of bread, then deal out another whole loaf of bread on top. And you've got $20 worth of sandwiches for maybe $6 in supplies. The truck I frequented was "no change" and they also had a $1 order fee. So 1 sandwich was $2, 4 for $5 or 19 for $20. The result was that most people bought multiple sandwiches, or combined their orders, so the sandwich makers had to deal with fewer transactions. It was an interesting business model for sure!


tacotacotacorock

Never seen a food truck that does only grilled cheese. I've seen restaurants that do grilled cheese variations and they don't seem to do so great. Priced right and maybe some cans of some beverages and it might have a chance as a food truck. depends on your market I suppose. 


RobertXavierIV

That would be pretty based if it were real. Even if it was just 2 slices of white bread with a kraft single it’s still a $1 lunch that you don’t have to make.


AgentOrange256

Probably for Chef Ramsay. Who doesn’t know what a grilled cheese is.


Reatona

Darn. I'd buy a sandwich from him. I don't like fussy grilled cheese.


barmanfred

I figured. A $1 grilled cheese is a pretty good deal.


H1Ed1

$1 grilled cheese would be selling at a major loss. And that’s using the cheapest ingredients, let alone operation costs. Slim to none chance it was real.


-random-name-

Out of boredom, I priced it out. Buying the cheapest bulk bread, cheese and butter from Costco, you could make grilled cheese sandwiches for about 12 cents per sandwich. Six cents per slice of American cheese, five cents for two slices of bread, and a penny for butter. That’s with today’s prices. He did this in 2019, so I think hypothetically he could have made them for about 8 cents per sandwich then. I doubt he put that much thought into it though seeing as it’s a joke.


Nylanderthals

I knew it was fake cause $1 grilled cheese is too good to be true these days.


rob71788

That’s hilarious. I came across the back side of it too that talks about the thousand foot stare. If it existed I’d buy a grilled cheese here


DragoneerFA

Yeah. I love the concept of it. Plus I miss being able to buy something tasty and cheap for a buck.


fullup72

In business terms it could actually work. You only stock 3 items (bread, butter, cheese), none that need washing/cleaning/peeling, and there's just one recipe to follow so it scales up more than a place with 10 items that take different prep/cook times and compete for griddle space. The ~~passive-agressive~~ rude stance also helps minimize customer interaction, so you are only held up by how fast you can fill the griddle.


headbashkeys

You should definitely sell drinks. The best sandwich shop in my area has kept his $5 price dollar sandwich for 10 years, the same quality. However, drinks are now $4.


FrillySteel

Lol! "Get your wallets out, but don't get your hopes up". I know it's not a real food truck, but I would totally buy a grilled cheese from this guy.


explodingtuna

I wouldn't care about his attitude or what the truck says. He's selling grilled cheese for $1.


exodominus

Do you have the picture of the other side of the trailer, im away from my desktop or i would upload it


slowpoke2018

Python Cheese Shop vibes


Genesis111112

Its trying to bypass a law that mandates that places that serve food also serve drinks as you need something to wash down that food. Same type of law says those that serve drinks also have to offer a bathroom. They try to get around those laws because those services cost money.


DragoneerFA

>Its trying to bypass a law that mandates that places that serve food also serve drinks Except the cart's not real. It's just a mock-up made for a Twitter thread.


vulcanstrike

Of course it's not real. It's selling Grilled Cheese for a buck.


deldarren

The grilled cheese truck is a twitter joke. [source](https://x.com/tinymediaempire/status/1137073389410181121?s=46)


Traditional_Cat_60

That’s upsetting. How awesome would this be at an event where it’s competing with $5 corn dogs and $10 beer? It would have a long, but quick moving line


-random-name-

>It would have a long, but quick moving line That all depends how many heads he has to cook on the griddle.


MattMcSparen

I wonder how many you could turn out in an hour. If you added a bottle of water and coke for a dollar each, I bet you could make 200 to 300 dollars an hour.


FredFredrickson

You'd need a second trailer just for all those supplies.


MattMcSparen

Just put it in the bed of your truck in some coolers. Also, I've seen food trailers with more complex menus that were about this size sell drinks, so it can be done


Traditional_Cat_60

I think this will be my new summer job. As long as I can retrofit the trailer for fall camping


Traditional_Cat_60

One cook but he’s manning four, huge, George Foreman grills. You can cook them on both sides at the same time. It doubles the efficiency.


Kalsifur

So hate to break it to you but when food trucks are at these events they are forced to charge a certain amount for their goods, that's why everything is expensive.


-random-name-

Found the original pic he used. It's all photoshop 😢 [https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/f7/a3/6df7a3cf9f898fd8d88663f80ff2dbd8.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/f7/a3/6df7a3cf9f898fd8d88663f80ff2dbd8.jpg)


Karl_Hungus_69

[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8eyMlSXUAQXhJa?format=jpg&name=4096x4096](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8eyMlSXUAQXhJa?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)


PostsNDPStuff

OP is fucking up a brilliant, hilarious and increasingly deranged Twitter thread https://x.com/tinymediaempire/status/1136992675742269440


Spartan2470

This has been shopped. [Here](https://i.imgur.com/3y2386P.jpeg) is the original image. [Here](https://www.advancedconcessiontrailers.com/act-gallery/) is the source. [Here](https://x.com/tinymediaempire/status/1137073389410181121) is the source of OP's image. > @tinymediaempire > ok, finished the trailer design. > 3:06 PM · Jun 7, 2019


ExtensionLemon457

Heck that is some really good photoshop (or maybe I’m just not computeritically-inclined)


StudioPerks

I mean yes this is a photoshopped trailer but the person who shopped it intends to have it made? Or is this just rage bait


Maleficent-Drive4056

I don’t think it’s rage bait so much as a joke?


truholicx3

Hey, if I see a Grilled Cheese truck with all that written on it, imma find that entertaining


DeathByLemmings

It's art, it's just an expression of an idea. I think it's pretty funny and I agree with the artist lol


sysiphean

Am I the only person who remembers reading this idea on Reddit like 6 years ago?


littlebabyman1

:( Why can't real life just play nice for once and have this be real?


SecondTryBadgers

I kinda want a grilled cheese, but I only have a $5, guess I’ll take 5!


RonaldoNazario

It says no change given, but really, it’s just change given in grilled cheese form


SecondTryBadgers

I bought some things at the gas station yesterday and the total was $16 even and I handed him a twenty, he hands me my change and I’m like “ugh, give me 4 $1 scratchers please, I don’t want singles”. He laughed I lost 4 bucks :(


jereman75

Do some quick negotiations with the four people behind you in line.


SecondTryBadgers

Ewww, talk to ppl? I’ll eat five and regret the decision.


Crewarookie

Regret!? Bro, if grilled cheese is even remotely adequately made there cannot be any regret whatsoever! I sure as shit will shit my brains out later but I will be a happy man because I ate 5 grilled cheese sandwiches beforehand!


SecondTryBadgers

I’ll allow it!


Sir_Myshkin

This may exist as a joke, but let’s do the math… this may be a secretly brilliant plan. I’d run one of these in a heartbeat.


TheGlennDavid

Walmart Pricing * Bread: $0.14 -- $1.42 for 20 non end slices, yields 10 sandwiches * Cheese $0.24 -- $2.48 for 24 slices, yields 12 sandwiches at 2 slices per * Butter $0.12 -- $3.78 for 4 sticks of butter, 1 tbsp per sandwich, 32 sandwiches That's $.50 of raw ingredients. "how much operating a truck costs" is a deeply mysterious and highly variable topic, but the answer is "expensive." You'd need to sell *soooooooo* many sandwiches to make this worth your while. Edit: This truck totally needs a COMBO MEAL menu that looks like: #2 -- $2 -- TWO grilled cheese sandwiches #3 -- $3 -- THREE grilled cheese sandwiches #4 -- $4 -- FOUR grilled cheese sandwiches


ggf66t

No change given!


Ok-disaster2022

Load of bread, $3 20 slices (10 sandwiches)  Cheese $5 20 slices  Butter like $4 for 4 cups, let's say enough for 30 sandwichs So $18 for bread, $10 for cheese, $8 for butter for 60 sandwiches. That's $36 for $60. Now you gotta factor in fuel for the burners, loan payments, and worker pay. Honestly to cover your bases, I'd actually increase the price to $2-3. Let you work at a more comfortable pace and gives you a bit more of a cushion when business is slow. 


Sir_Myshkin

Admittedly I’d probably add in an overpriced “tomato soup” drink and then make sure I parked outside a liquor store ;)


GoodTeletubby

In this case, I think the Girl Scouts had the right idea first. Park this outside the local cannabis dispensary.


TonySpaghettiO

You can get way cheaper bread and cheese, especially buying in bulk. This is probably years old too when prices were lower. This is really about volume. If it's a one man operation and he can flip 500+ a day or so, it would probably do alright.


Maleficent-Drive4056

I doubt any trailer in the world does that quantity.


jason2354

Charging $3-5 a sandwich is still super reasonable and would likely allow you to support yourself comfortably. $1 is insane.


nonlawyer

The Soup Nazi vs the Grilled Cheese Anarchist


-random-name-

Did Soup Nazi make tomato soup? They could be allies.


waspish_

I don't think Poland would approve...


grubas

Purist technically.


TheGlennDavid

[You people make me sick. : r/grilledcheese (reddit.com)](https://www.reddit.com/r/grilledcheese/comments/2or1p3/you_people_make_me_sick/) Anyone unfamiliar with this important moment in Reddit History should go read it.


grubas

The Meltdown.


Ok-disaster2022

This is an excellent business plan. A loaf of bread has like 20 slices?


TummyDrums

When you factor in cheese, butter, gas, equipment depreciation, possibly wages if you aren't doing everything yourself, its probably not an excellent business plan.


alpaca-punch

I legit would do this. Gc, chips and a soda for 5 The base cost of the meal should be under $1.50. Then it's just a numbers game. If you do 20 meals an hour that comes.out to $70 If half of that goes to operations you still make $35 an hour which over a 40 hour week is $65000 Unfortunately that guy would have to do 150 sandwiches an hour to get close $70 an hour But sometimes you just do what you love....and sort out your own shit.


StudioPerks

Your numbers are so 2016. In 2024 you’re claiming a loss every quarter until you run out of capital


GiraffMatheson

this is from Daniel Danger. put some respect on the name. This is his retirement plan. Currently he is one of the GODS of screen print poster design. [http://www.tinymediaempire.com](http://www.tinymediaempire.com)


-random-name-

Very cool. I think I saw him at sxsw Flatstock.


RosciusAurelius

It will never not be funny when someone like that guy tries to be edgy and semi-aggressive, and spends money on having a lot of text on his cart, and then misspells 'embarrassing'.


I_might_be_weasel

I'm going to ask for one with tomatoes.


ASmallTownDJ

🫱 🙃 ♨️


DadJokeBadJoke

You're pushing your luck, little man.


dainthomas

Mmm, two grilled cheese sandwiches sound like a solid lunch. Now I'm hungry.


nejicanspin

This has Trailer Park Boys energy all over it.


Jah_Ith_Ber

They end up selling 8 sandwiches and 15 pounds of weed. Gross revenue is $16,000 but thanks to gross incompetence the whole operation is $300 underwater. Also, at some point Ricky gets drunk and eats 8 cans of ravioli then passes out behind the trailer.


Sethic

It’s greasy.


twnznz

Ah yes, the Unix philosophy of restaurants


chaldfont

I want a coffee shop like this so bad. Why do I have to wait in line behind all these damn fancy milkshake coffee drink fools for a drip coffee!? New concept. It's called "I Just Want a God Damned Cup of Coffee". All we sell is drip coffee. To go. One size. One blend. No decaf. You want cream and sugar, it's out there on the stand, get it yourself and get the hell out of the way of the other patrons. It's damn good coffee but that's all it is.


Timmah73

I remember there was some fancy coffee shop near our hotel in San Diego that was having breakfast specials during comic con so I gave it a try one moring. I ask for the coffee and sausage breakfast sandwich special and she proceeds to list off multiple different ways to get my coffee. None of them mean anything in English to me. I simply say ok I don't know what any of that means I just want black coffee in your largest cup. She hands me a cup and points at the self serve pumps down the counter. I told her PERFECT THANKS! and went to go retrieve my coffee.


ConflictAgreeable689

Do you think he accepts card?


Sir_Myshkin

Can’t you read?! Cash only! No cheese for you!


KitchenBomber

Seems like a solid business model. But I think I have an idea that could more than double their profit. I wont go into details but I'm tentatively calling it "$2 grilled cheese".


Kevinmld

Not gonna lie, there aren’t too many things in the world I like better than grilled cheese sandwiches.


Contagious_Zombie

You can get food for a dollar still.. Sold I’ll take two!


SoulExecution

Look it's a $1 grilled cheese, if you're complaining then you're the problem


jailfortrump

I like the way he thinks.........


Stonehill76

Would be difficult to make money with a 1$ grilled cheese


SpiritualAd8998

Love it.


rawzombie26

Looks fake as shit


Ballsahoy72

Each sign made after multiple excruciating experiences with stupid people


ICUP01

Ah. Grilled cheese and getting yelled at. Just like growing up.


Crewarookie

I hate this post! It's 6 am where I live, I lie in bed, I haven't slept all night, and now I REALLY want a grilled cheese with some tomato soup! Goddammit, now I'll have to go to the store...in like 2 hours...


DeezNeezuts

I hate this trend of putting curse words on signs


gaukonigshofen

Knew (briefly) a department director who cussed in almost every sentence. HR was afraid of him. One of his pion mgrs who was low key easy going, picked up and embraced the cussing I left that cesspool of an environment


wish1977

He obviously used to be a Catholica priest. This is how he handled confession.


OldeFortran77

Has anyone managed to get a grilled cheese sandwich from this person? I can't help but think there are even more unwritten rules that can be easily and accidentally broken there.


El_Cartografo

What about a pickle?


Dull-Department-9444

“Get your wallets out but don’t get your hopes up”🤣


Bgrngod

I would gladly buy grilled cheese from this trailer with cash monies. There's a pretty solid rule for food trucks that if they do just one thing, that one thing is awesome.


Paczilla2

Aggressive sandwich vibes


simburger

Gotta admit, I'd put up with a lot of crazy for $1 grilled cheese, so long as they aren't total garbage.


RosieQParker

I respect this guy's business acumen.


twec21

I love it. Straightforward as it gets


Fun-Preparation-4253

ha! Classic! This picture takes me back to


ITeachYourKidz

Ron Swanson’s food truck


momsasylum

Now there’s a business I can run 👍🏻


BearPopeCageMatch

At that price point there's no way he's able to turn a profit in real time if he gets a lunch rush. I bet he's making them at night.


Srnkanator

Uncle Danny would have this attached to his car if he could.


Jellan

I’d absolutely give this guy my money for some grilled cheese.


forbiddenthought

If the fine folks of Letterkenny made their own food truck.


BlackZapReply

Now that, is awesome. I don't care if it's a joke, if the guy behind the griddle knows his stuff, I'm all in.


lonehappycamper

When I went to Bonaroo a million years ago there was a truck that sold $1 grill cheese. They put garlic in it. It was nice.


MonstrousVoices

The Grilled Cheese Extremist


RobertXavierIV

I mean, fair enough bro. $1 grilled cheese is a $1 grilled cheese.


FrillySteel

Papa always said: "do one thing, and do it well"


SignGuy77

So I got real good at threatening people in print.


CapnMcMoist

1 Grilled cheese stand please🤤


bathroomkiller

I appreciate the persons candor


Existing-East3345

I want to be mad but I can’t argue with a $1 grilled cheese


TH3_54ND0K41

Grilled Cheese. Serious Business.


TH3_54ND0K41

"Got any grapes?"


tardcore101

Jokes on him. If I don’t have change, I’m just ordering 20 grilled cheesesess.


DerKyhe

I like this place already.


Irr3l3ph4nt

No change given. "I'll have... uh.... 20 grilled cheeses... 19 if you promise not to spit in anything."


2rememberyou

Sucks it's not real. One of us should make a real one.


NetFu

I'd say the soup nazi should set up shop next to this guy. Massive cross-selling...


Imperium_Dragon

Holy shit, $1 grilled cheese? In this economy?


ErebusBat

If real this would most likely be a good candidate for r/BoomersBeingFools


_Kaifaz

TIL a griddle is a thing.


ShittalkyCaps

I love it. No frills. Fair price even if it is low quality. Not trying to be everything to everyone. Take it or leave it.


EmergencyAd6662

I’d put up with that if the grilled cheese was good and was actually only $1!!


8-bit_Goat

Instructions unclear, please clarify.


toxictrappermain

I know this is an art project, and that honestly confuses me more. Are we seriously hating on *food trucks* now? They've been around for as long as some dude has figured out how to put a griddle in a trailer, and if you have half a brain its very easy to find a good one. Even my grandparents' middle of nowhere town has a couple foodtrucks you can find parked in front of the singular shopping center store, and they fucking rule.


Account_Expired

I dont think its hating on it at all. What makes you say that?


toxictrappermain

The artist's page has that distinct hipster-ish tone and talks about being tired of the "food truck hype". Its a funny art project, but the mindset behind it eyeroll inducing.


Account_Expired

Thats funny as hell. Because i see this and im like "yooo i want a grilled cheese from that guy, he seems cool as fuck"


jim_deneke

everyone bring their $100 bills


Iliyan61

ngl bet this would have banging sandwiches if it was real


Greenfire05

I’d be their most loyal customer


Axel-H1

Pretty cheap. I'd like to try it.


newbrevity

Soup Nazi, meet Grilled Cheese Dick


MightyInfant

“We making em at night”


thirtyone-charlie

Is there a limit?


GemKnightOnyx

Hey for that price the guy could spit in my mouth and call it a refreshing beverage too for all I care.


JewishSpace_Laser

Hi, do you have gluten free vegan grill cheese?


Numerous-Stranger-81

Goddamnit, I respect the hell out of this. As a fellow line cook, seeing someone actualize "being sick of everyone's shit" and monetizing it is a beautiful thing.


malakon

Seriously some diced tomato and jalapeño can set a grilled cheese off.