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| Founded | September 2006 in Lakewood, Ohio |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
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| Website | meltbarandgrilled |
Melt Bar and Grilled is a restaurant with six main and three satellite locations in Ohio that specializes in gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and other comfort food favorites.[1] The restaurant was founded in 2006 in Lakewood, Ohio by Matt Fish, who currently owns and operates the restaurants as the chief executive officer.[2]
Melt has enjoyed notoriety both locally and nationally. Matt Fish's creations and the popular Cleveland restaurant have been featured in USA Today,[3] Esquire Magazine,[4] as one of the best sandwiches in America; and in National Culinary Review.[5]
Locations[edit]
Main locations[edit]
- Lakewood, opened in September 2006, at 14718 Detroit Avenue.
- Mentor, opened in November 2012, at 7289 Mentor Avenue.
- Columbus (Easton), opened in December 2014, at 4206 Worth Avenue.
- Akron, opened in June 2016, at 3921 Medina Road.
Satellite locations[edit]
- Melt University, opened in August 2014, at the Tinkham Veale University Center at Case Western Reserve University.
- Melt Ballpark, opened in April 2015, at Progressive Field.
Closed locations[edit]
- Cleveland Heights, opened in May 2010, closed in November 2020, at 13463 Cedar Road.
- Melt Public Square, opened in September 2016, at Café 200 Public Square.
- Columbus (Short North), opened in November 2013, closed in July 2022, at 840 North High Street.,[6]
- Dayton, opened in June 2017, Closed in January 2023, at 2733 Fairfield Commons.,[7]
- Canton, opened in November 2017, Closed in January 2023, at 4230 Belden Village Mall Circle.,[8]
- Independence, opened in October 2011, closed in February 2024, at 6700 Rockside Road.[9]
- Avon, opened in August 2017, closed in January 2024, at 35546 Detroit Road. [10]
- Cedar Point, opened in May 2017, at 1 Cedar Point Drive, closed in May 2024. [11]
Television appearances[edit]
Melt has been featured on several food-themed television shows. Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,[12] with Guy Fieri, featured the original location in an episode that aired on February 8, 2010,[13]
The Travel Channel show Man v. Food[14] with Adam Richman also featured the original location in an episode that aired June 22, 2010.[15]
In 2011, Melt was featured on the Food Network show The Best Thing I Ever Ate, in the messy food themed episode for their "Godfather" lasagna grilled cheese sandwich.
In 2012, Melt was featured in a cheese-themed episode of the Travel Channel's Amazing Eats,[16] another Adam Richman-hosted show.
In 2013, Melt was featured in Cheese Paradise on the Travel Channel.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "Grilled cheese vies to be the greatest thing on sliced bread - USATODAY.com". www.usatoday.com.
- ^ "About Matt Fish".
- ^ "Cool pop-culture spot: Cleveland's Melt Bar & Grilled".
- ^ "The Best Sandwiches in America: A Reader Addendum". 24 April 2008.
- ^ "The National Culinary Review - July/August 2010 - 38". www.ncrdigital.com.
- ^ "Melt Bar and Grilled closes Short North location".
- ^ "Melt Bar & Grilled shuts down 2 locations, including one in Canton".
- ^ "Melt Bar & Grilled shuts down 2 locations, including one in Canton".
- ^ "Melt appears to have closed yet another location".
- ^ "Melt Bar and Grilled permanently closes Avon location amid 'growing economic issues'".
- ^ "Melt Bar and Grilled restaurant closed at Cedar Point: Park confirms it won't return for 2024 season".
- ^ "Food Network star Guy Fieri raves about Cleveland's food scene: Restaurant Row". 22 July 2009.
- ^ "By Request : Diners, Drive-ins and Dives : Food Network". Archived from the original on 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ "Man V Food episode starring Lakewood's Melt airs before watch party at restaurant". 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Man v. Food".
- ^ "Amazing Eats | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Celebrate Melt on the Travel Channel - Melt Bar and Grilled". 1 March 2013.
