The Wrap: Waterville gets a new restaurant, and cocktails-to-go stay
Portland gets a grilled cheese restaurant, while South Portland gets a knishery.
Photo courtesy of Cheese Louise
Well, that didn’t take long. A new grilled cheese restaurant (slogan: “Sweet Dreams are Made of Cheese”) is scheduled to open in early May at 363 Fore St., the Old Port space previously occupied by Cheevitdee.
Cheese Louise, founded by three college students in 2018, began as a food trailer in New Hampshire. James Gaudreault, Ian Lubkin and Bryce Harrison have since expanded the business to include two food trucks and two restaurants, all in the Mount Washington Valley. (The trio also have an ice cream business called Freeze Louise.) They specialize in upscale grilled cheese sandwiches such as The Canadian, made with applewood-smoked bacon, Cabot cheddar, sliced green apples and maple syrup on Tuscan bread. A vegetarian sandwich, No Porkin’ Way, is made with shredded barbecue sweet potato,