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| - I have a couple of friends that frequent and rave about Melt like it's the second coming of Christ, so when I was in the area to visit them, we decided upon Melt for dinner; because in their words "we have to try it".
It was recommended to me that for my first Melt experience that I go with the straight grilled cheese. What arrived was a large "grilled cheese" consisting of basic bread, soggy from grease, barely toasted, and a boat load of fries. Taste was second rate, comparable to a greasy spoon diner.
For a place that supposedly serves "gourmet grilled cheese", my expectations were high. I expected artisan breads, blends of cheeses creating a unique flavor, touches like heirloom tomato, and prepared using proper technique (like actually grilling the sandwich till its toasted). What I received was none of that and is barely memorable.
From what I can tell, Melt is nothing more than hyped up bar food focused on quantity, not quality. The grilled cheese spin is a gimmick no different than Panini's putting french fries in a sandwich. By the way, the restaurant is more akin to a Panini's than anything even remotely higher class.
Food & Wine just put together a list of the top 25 best grilled cheese sandwiches in America, and Melt didn't make the list. Ironically, Lola made the list with one of their sandwiches and they not even a grilled cheese specialty shop (#21 out of 25). This should tell you something about the quality of Melt's food:
http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-grilled-cheese-in-the-us
If you're a simpleton whose primary objective in life is to fill up your obese gut on greasy bar food while slugging down a beer, this place is for you. Fortunately, I am none of those things and consequently I will never return (unless I'm dragged there against my will).
I was going to rate this place one star, but as long as I compare it only against its closest competitors ( bar food joints), it rates a little better.
Note: my friends keep on telling me that the Cedar location of Melt has numerous quality control issues and that the only way to really experience Melt is to go to the original Lakewood location. They say it has something to do with Matt Fish not being physically there and that the line cooks and employees have a don't care attitude. I'm open to give it a shot again if I'm in the Lakewood area, but Melt sure as hell has a high threshold to cross after being so lousy the first time.
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