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| - three words - westside monte cristo.
sweet baby jeebus this is a big sandwich. honey ham, smoked turkey, swiss & american cheese betwixt two thick slices of bread which are all then beer battered, fried, dusted with powdered sugar and served with mixed berry preserves - 'cuz you gotta eat healthy - and a plate full of crispy fresh hand-cut fries. if you're counting calories, you'd better be able to count real high, real fast in this piece.
i'm happy to report i finished the monster off. i wasn't hungry for 3 days afterwards. true story.
the atmosphere is sports-barry with lots of photos on the wall, dark colors and, of course, a counter full o' melt merchandi$e. the menus on old lp covers (you kids remember vinyl, don't you?) rock just slightly more than their original contents unless, like me, you get a led zep lp/menu.
tons of different sandwiches and the option to build your own (all for around $10 or less) + burgers and salads + a great selection of "craft" beers (harpoon christmas ale is considered "exotic" here!!) + friendly knowledgeable staff, most of whom seem like they've been there forever = people happily waiting 45 minutes to an hour for a table.
my crew stepped into melt on a chilly friday in december at around 11:30 a.m. that's probably the time to come because the place was pretty empty. by 12:30ish when we left, the line was out the door and into the 8 degree cleveland day.
frankly, the people who give this place 1 or 2 stars because they had to wait at a superterrificawesome place . . . um . . . suck. you heard me. you don't deserve to eat here. go to mcdonald's. we'll all be happier.
melt is opening a location on cleveland's east side, so that may help with the crowds. i hope it's as good and will definitely check it out on my next trip to the area. in fact, i hope it works out so phenomenally well that the ownership decides to franchise and open a place in boston. if i have the means, i will happily sign up for the franchise and boston yelpers will make me fabulously wealthy. i will be the king of cheese!!
melt is in lakewood. odds are, if you live in the area, you have a car. there are metered lots right behind the restaurant for parking. there were busses going by on detroit ave. as well, so melt is accessible by public transit. how conveniently, is another matter.
p.s. - if you get a tattoo of their logo somewhere on your body, you get 25% off for life. but i think you have to show the tatty for the discount, so . . . choose your spot wisely.
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