on May 27, 2014, Updated Sep 04, 2023 11 Comments The patty melt recipe is truly a simple sandwich recipe that I love dearly. It holds very special memories for me. You see, sometimes during the summer, I would ride along with my Daddy as he visited with his clients. He sold groceries to small independent grocery stores, restaurants, and convenience stores. He had the same customers for decades and being able to visit with them once or twice during the summer was like visiting long lost relatives. I loved it. While Daddy normally brought his lunch along with him, when my sister or I either one road along, we had a special treat of eating lunch at one of the restaurants Daddy sold to. Most of these would be what you would consider a diner or meat and three type restaurant, owned and managed by a husband and wife where you could usually find staples of fried chicken, meatloaf, steak and gravy, macaroni and cheese, green beans, okra, and banana pudding in a rotation as the daily special. But, those were classic recipes served at my house or at my Grandmothers, they weren’t nearly different enough from our normal fare. But, on the menu was always a patty melt much to my delight. Some were better than others, but after Daddy realized this was my favorite lunch time treat when I rode along with him, he began making them at home on Saturdays when Mama had to work at the hospital and he had charge of me and my sister. They were glorious. The best I’d ever eaten. Here’s Daddy’s Patty Melt Recipe. I think you’ll love it as much as I always have.
