Two sided grill with movable lower plate

A grill comprising:

• a base structure;
• a lower platen assembly connected to the base structure and including a lower grilling plate;
• an upper platen assembly movably connected to the base structure such that the upper platen assembly is movable between a raised position and a lowered position, the upper platen assembly including an upper grilling plate, a handle, and an arm;
• a plurality of leveling mechanisms, each being mounted to the base structure and arranged in contact with the lower grilling plate, the plurality of leveling mechanisms being configured to move the lower grilling plate relative to the upper grilling plate;
• and
• a latch mechanism mounted to the base structure, the latch mechanism being configured to selectively couple to the arm to retain the upper platen assembly in the lowered position.