Cheese Lab serves up creations from brisket-filled melts to sweet and savory combinations
Say cheese! Legacy Hall just added another concept to its growing roster of eateries, and this one is all about turning a childhood favorite into something a little more indulgent.
Cheese Lab, a Nashville-born restaurant known for its inventive grilled cheese sandwiches and comfort food, officially opened inside Legacy Hall at Legacy West. The Plano outpost is the brand’s second location, following its debut at Assembly Food Hall in downtown Nashville.
A Fresh Take On Comfort Food
Rather than sticking to the traditional bread-and-cheese formula, Cheese Lab builds its menu around creative combinations, premium ingredients and hearty Southern-inspired flavors.
Guests will find a lineup of signature melts including the Nashville smokehouse melty with slow-smoked brisket, the pimento mac ‘n’ cheese melty, the pulled pork meltstorm, the Southern heritage grilled ham duo and the brie and fig grilled melty.
Beyond sandwiches, the menu stretches into other comfort food favorites with loaded mac and cheese, house-made soups and crispy Cheetos balls. Morning visitors can also stop in for breakfast, with buttermilk biscuits, breakfast burritos and bagel sandwiches available to start the day.
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“At Cheese Lab, we took one of America’s most recognizable comfort foods and completely reimagined it,” said Youssef Koutout, founder and CEO of Cheese Lab. “Every sandwich starts with quality ingredients and is built to bring unexpected flavors to a classic sandwich. We’re excited to bring our second location to Legacy Hall and become part of the Plano community.”
Another Addition To Legacy Hall
Known for bringing together local chefs, emerging concepts and established restaurateurs under one roof, Legacy Hall continues to expand its culinary lineup with brands that offer something different from the typical food hall experience.
Amanda McFarland, executive vice president of FB Society, said Cheese Lab fit that vision from the start.
“Cheese Lab brings exactly the kind of creativity we look for at Legacy Hall,” said McFarland. “Their menu takes something everyone knows and loves and turns it into a new culinary experience. We think guests are going to have a lot of fun working their way through the menu.”
Cheese Lab is led by a team with more than 15 years of food and beverage experience and plans to keep its menu fresh with seasonal specials and new sandwich creations throughout the year.
The restaurant is now open daily inside Legacy Hall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
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