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 | 	- Today marked my third try at Melt, with some coworkers for a long work-lunch. Unfortunately though for Melt, in my book, it marks 'three strikes, you're out' for the gourmet grilled cheese joint.
     I'm a Clevelander through and through and as any unique, novel, and craft establishment opens up - I want to not just like it but love it.  I'm one of those people who sees my $$ as 'votes'.  If I love a place, I want it to succeed and grow and support the local economy, yadda yadda, all that stuff.  
    I wanted to like Melt, it seemed fun and inventive, and everyone else seems to love it.  I however, find it kitsch.  I've tried three very distinct and different items here (jalapeno popper, pizza roll, and pirogi themed sandwiches, respectively) yet each one tasted exactly the same to me.  All I tasted by a strong margin each time was butter and bread. Overwhelmingly butter and bread, with a minute hint of either spice, marinara, or potato based upon each one I had.  And I've left each time feeling gross, even if I only ate half of my meal.
       In my opinion, Melt is by far the most over-hyped joint in CLE and has a loyal following due to the 'celebrity' of it.  I went to the original location when it first opened, again a couple years later, and now for the third time -hoping each bad experience was a fluke. Alas, not.
       Take my review for what its worth, plenty of people love Melt as one can see from the reviews, and it's worth a try - even to discover you really don't like it, as I do.
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