Tony's Restaurant is a casual, sit-down restaurant with affordable prices, but delivery and carryout orders are available, too.

Many of the meals are just under $5, but we had to order a drink to make ours complete. As a result, it was a little harder to keep the total within our price range. Difficult doesn't mean impossible, though.

The food: A grilled cheese sandwich ($2.95) and a regular (22-ounce) Mountain Dew ($1.40)

Total with tax: $4.60

Place: Tony's Restaurant, 235 Ann St. (517)332-5553

Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. every day; closing early this Saturday and closed on Easter Sunday.

Delivery: Available for an extra fee through Special Delivery, 5220 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Lansing, (517)882-1777. Remember to give the driver a tip.

Xtras: The sandwich doesn't come with much, but the pickle wedge we got was nice and fresh. Onions or deluxe toppings can be added for 25 cents; with tax, the total still comes out under $5.

Our thoughts: This certainly has to be the best-looking and best-tasting grilled cheese sandwich in the area. The toasty bread was nice and thick, and there was plenty of gooey cheese. Our only complaint is the high price for the drink, but the Mountain Dew wasn't bad either.

Kurt Ludke