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| - I started going to Melt when they opened their second location in 2010. At first I was like "heck yeah, give me all you've got!" but after awhile the shiny, greasy, appeal of their huge grilled cheese sandwiches started to wear off. My trips became less and less frequent because the quality of the sandwiches started to diminish, they took away the coleslaw, and raised prices. This place is popular because it's a gimmick; they do like to change things up and keep that whole "we're a cool unique hipster place" vibe, but if you look past all of that and really pay attention to the food, mostly likely you'll be disappointed.
Case in point, the new Clam Bake Melt I got last night from the Lakewood location. Keep in mind I called in the order as I was driving to the restaurant so the picture I took is of a fresh sandwich. The menu says it comes with gravy and a cheese spread, but as you can see from the picture, any cheese "sauce" that was on it hardened up and I can barely tell there is any "gravy" on there. Did I really just pay $14.50 for a hard piece of bread with dried up meat on it? Dull, hard, plain, goop - those are the words I would use to describe this debacle. I was expecting flavor, a huge tasty sandwich covered in sauce and gravy, but instead I got sadness.
Sorry Melt fans, I guess I'm just a food snob who won't settle for mediocre, but I have taste buds, so you can't really blame me.
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