I have been to Melt 3 or 4 times now, and I can't say I'm that impressed. When I've had a grilled sandwich, they have been good, but not great. The breakfast sandwich had undercooked bacon in it. The non-sandwich food I have had has also been below average. I had a salad so large that it was difficult to eat. You can't put a giant pile of spinach on a flat plate and expect it not to land mostly on the floor. What a pain in the a**.
The final straw for me was this past Thursday when I went in around 9. The place was not very busy. Bar was not full, yet no bartender came to get me a drink for at least 6 or 7 minutes. Did not offer me a food menu even though I wanted to order something, so that was another 15 minutes before she came by again to even get a menu. I ordered spinach and artichoke dip. This is pretty much a no-brainer. However, Melt's spinach dip comes with a bunch of scallions and shredded cheese on top of the cold tortilla chips. Why? It's not like any of the cheese is going to stay on the chip after you pick it up. It's cold. Their food lacks any kind of thought.
I am done with Melt, I don't care how much everyone else likes it. I can make a grilled cheese with anything I want on it by going to the grocery store and cooking it myself, and it will certainly take less than the 45 minute wait that you typically have here. Best of all, the service will be good, because it's me.
It only gets the second star because they have good beer.