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| - I've had this place bookmarked since I saw it on Man v. Food. When one of my friends recommended it, it was just another sign that I needed to check this place out. The only thing is - it's not exactly in Cleveland. It's about a 20 minute drive out of the city, so if you have a car, that's fine. There's plenty of parking. But if you have to take a cab or public transportation (if it even goes there - not too sure since I'm not from around town), then it's not really worth it.
I had the Cleveland cheesesteak (braised pulled beef brisket, garlic mushrooms, sautéed onions & peppers, rosemary onion aioli, provolone). It comes with a side of fries but since we were already getting Hangover Fries (hand cut fries, seared pork belly, mozzarella cheese curd, rich gravy, fried sunny up egg & scallions), we subbed it for a soup for an extra $2.
The Hangover Fries is exactly what is sounds like. Or at least how I would imagine it - kind of like how you mix too many different types of drinks the night before, that don't belong together. It's a similar situation here. Everything sounded like it would taste good together, but it just didn't mesh well for some reason. It was too much. I think if I ate these during an actual hangover, I would probably vom.
But back to the sammies. The first few bites are good. Everything is packed with flavor. But then when everything starts falling apart, and the sauce is a bit much is when you start getting nauseous. It's one of those foods where you first eat it and you love it. But as you eat it more, you almost kind of hate it. I'm not saying I hate it. It wasn't that bad but it was just too heavy for me, which I was expecting. The roasted garlic tomato soup that I got, tasted like they poured tomato soup out of a jar.
My boyfriend had the Might Macaroni (macaroni & cheese battered and deep fried, layered with cheddar cheese sauce & your favorite Melted cheese). This again was too much for a sandwich. But I think it would be good as an appetizer (I think they have mac and cheese bites, which is probably the same thing). He wanted to add garlic as an add-on but they said they only had garlic powder, which was kind of weird...how are you going to count that as an "add-on" and then charge the customer $2 for some seasoning? Made no sense so he opted out of it. For his soup, he got the buffalo chicken chowder (creamy spicy soup with pulled chicken, blue cheese, celery, carrots & banana peppers). I liked this soup the best out of everything we ate. Surprisingly, it wasn't overly creamy.
Our waitress wasn't too attentive, but she was really nice. My boyfriend was about to order a full sandwich until she suggested that a half would be more than enough. So I'm glad that Melt isn't just out to hustle their customers (you know, garlic powder situation aside).
If you're nearby, maybe get half a sandwich to share. But fair warning - you WILL feel like a greasy bear afterwards!
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