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Melt

MELT closes Beavercreek and Canton Locations

January 30, 2023 By Lisa Grigsby

The Cleveland-based Melt Bar and Grilled chain, which opened it’s first restaurant in Lakewood in 2006 today closed two of their stores.

The Beavercreek store, which was between Fusian and JC Penney opened in June of 2017 and had 5000 square foot space that sat about 150 with another 40 or so on the patio. Melt specialized in specialty grilled-cheese sandwiches with many added ingredients — the founder called it “cool comfort food” — as well as craft beers, specialty cocktails, and an eclectic atmosphere. They offered  those who get a tattoo that featured a Melt logo got 25 percent off for life.

Cory Green, who served at the Assistant Kitchen Manager until today, shared in the Dayton Foodies group, “we put a lot of pride into what the kitchen was making up until the end.”

Also closed today, Melt’s 11th location in Canton at Belden Village Mall.

 Melt Bar and Grilled’s restaurant in Columbus’s Short North district  closed after nine years this past June.  “It’s been 9 great years in The Short North,” owner Matt Fish said in a news release. “However, with very difficult staffing challenges, major cost increases, and other new issues to navigate in the post-pandemic world, we have made the difficult decision to permanently close the Melt Short North location.”

Filed Under: Dayton Dining, The Featured Articles Tagged With: Melt

I’ll Stop the World & Eat MELT with You!

August 15, 2017 By Dayton937 Leave a Comment

Have you tried Melt Bar and Grilled in Beavercreek?

Ever slap a whole pierogi into a grilled cheese sandwich? What about some lasagna? Too crazy for you to try at home? No worries! We have the perfect place for you to go and have a one of a kind Food Adventure!

Melt Bar and Grilled started out as a humble vision of Matt Fish, chef and musician from Cleveland, who loved the comfort of a good grilled cheese sandwich and a good craft beer.  Fish opened up  a restaurant in Cleveland Heights, and took this comfort food staple to a level of unexpected awesomeness.  Here you’ll find incredible grilled cheese creations that you’d never dream of (or have and your friends thought you were crazy or pregnant for wanting it)! The portions are HUGE, but the price is right, making this a great place to bring out of town guests and families.  When Melt’s newest location opened up near the Fairfield Commons mall in Beavercreek, the Food Adventure Crew knew that we needed to check it out!

When you walk into Melt, one of the first things that catches your eye is the eclectic decor. The

Fried Mac n Cheese – hand breaded

walls are covered with record albums, photos of famous musicians, and if you look closely, you’ll find some vintage style posters of past Melt featured sandwich specials. After being greeted by a very friendly server (Melt takes pride in trying to make each guest feel as they are part of the Melt family), you’ll be seated at spacious tables that make eating with a family or a crowd very comfortable.

The Deep Fried Pickle Appetizers are a Must Eat

And then you get your menus (which are printed on the back of old record album sleeves).  How cool is that?

That’s when you realize that your biggest problem isn’t that you can’t find something you’ll like, it’s that you can’t pick just one sandwich to indulge in! And we can’t forget the appetizers and salads and deserts to choose from.  We recommend getting the half sandwich as they are HUGE anyways and it makes you feel less gluttonous when you go ahead and order another half sandwich of a different variety!

The Fries are served with an incredible Sriracha Ranch Dipping sauce

We have eaten our way through most of the menu, Hungry Jax leading the way.  After our visits to Melt, we have compiled a list of the best of their sinful stuff.  We now present our patented “MELT Must Eats.”

 

MUST EATS:

–APPETIZERS:
We were hungry when we went, but wanted to make sure we saved room for the iconic sandwiches. So an order FRIED MAC N CHEESE and a plate of DEEP FRIED PICKLES were our favorites to hold us over. They both were awesome and the sauce that came with the fried pickles was an herb remoulade that was out of this world!

 

Chorizo & Potato Sandwich

–THE KINDERGARTEN: 
If you’re looking for a classic made right, this is it. Hungry Jax’s littlest one is going into Kindergarten this fall and she of course chose the “Half Kindergarten” for her meal. Perfectly toasted with just the right cheese to bread ratio! Your sandwich will come with a pile of french fries on the side. We highly recommend getting the Sriracha ranch to dip them in.

 

–THE CHORIZO and POTATO:
This sandwich is stuffed with fresh spicy chorizo sausage, potato hash, and sharp cheddar cheese. this was a great sandwich that was just the right amount of spice!

 

“Parmageddon”.. A sandwich named for a Cleveland Suburb

–PARMAGEDDON:
Named after Parma, the largest suburb of Cleveland, known for its high Polish-American population.  This sandwich is one of the largest you’ll ever eat! a whole pierogi is tucked between two thick slabs of bread, along with vodka kraut, sautéed onions and sharp cheddar cheese.  You can also get the pierogis as an appetizer!

 

–FRIED GREEN TOMATO BLT:
The ultimate BLT! Bacon, lettuce and and extra special crunch from the fried green tomatoes! True comfort food!  Thank you Melt for this Food Adventure on a bun.

 

— WET HOT BUFFALO CHICKEN:
Get ready to salivate. This sandwich holds a crispy fried chicken breast smothered in hot buffalo sauce and topped with a blue cheese slaw, more crumbled blue cheese and then served with a side of ranch dip.  Heaven on earth, seriously…

The Wet Hot Buffalo Sandwich at Melt

— THE BIG POPPER:
A grilled cheese take on the jalapeno popper! Fresh jalapenos are chopped up and mixed with herb cream cheese and cheddar. The whole sandwich is battered and deep fried and served up with a berry preserve to dip it in. A great combo of sweet and spicy. It will make you say “Helloooo Baaaaybeee.”

 

–MELT PB&J
A traditional kid’s meal that’s over the top! Your little one will indulge in a sandwich with homemade peanut butter and berry preserves that’s oozing out from all sides! Don’t worry, they have plenty of napkins on the tables!

 

The PB&J Sandwich, your childhood dreams come true…

There are SO many more sandwiches to choose from, but these are our faves. You can always create your own sandwich as well.  And don’t forget dessert!

—THE MELT CHALLENGE:
Got a big appetite? Go for the Melt Challenge! If you can polish off this triple decker sandwich that holds 12 different cheeses, a mountain of french fries and a hearty helping of slaw, you’ll get a free t-shirt or pint glass and a $10 gift card!  We tried to convince Hungry Jax to do it, but she didn’t want to fill up on just one sandwich. So instead she tried three of them!  That’s our girl!

July 2017’s sandwich of the month

–MONTHLY FEATURES of NEW SANDWICHES:
Melt also highlights a monthly featured sandwich. For the month of August, their tasty creation is the “SMOKEY and THE RIBLET”: boneless smoked ribs, slaw, pickles, BBQ potato chips and smoked gouda all stuffed into one sandwich.

Check out their deals such as “The Big Cheese Club” where you can sign up to receive special promotions and points towards a $10 gift card.

Consider yourself to be the ultimate Melt fan? Become part of the Tattoo Family.  Yes, that’s right. If you get one of the official Melt logos tattooed onto your body, you’ll receive 25% off  every time you go, for life!  Big Ragu is considering a tattoo of a Parmageddon and Melt logo on his inner thigh.

The menus are printed on the back of Rock albums

 

HERE’S THE SKINNY on MELT BAR and GRILLED:

—The Dayton area location is 2727 Fairfield Commons Unit C, Beavercreek, OH 45431 there are 8 other locations in Cleveland, Columbus and Northern Ohio.

—Hours are 11am -10pm everyday

 

The portions are big, the prices are reasonable, and the experience is worth every penny! So gather a group of foodies and indulge in a true Food Adventure at Melt!  

Remember – (Timely due to last weekend Fraze concert)

Hungry Jax, Chef House, & Big Ragu will always “Stop the World & Eat MELT with You!”

Watermelon Salad at Melt Bar and Grilled

Dietary Concerns at Melt are like sound concerns at an Iron Maiden concert

A Menu Sample

Margaritas and Melt Sandwiches – thats a good thing.

$4 deals

Flashback – 2013 sandwich – The Wookie Melt – read those ingredients

Deep Fried Mac n Cheese

Kids love Melt Bar and Grilled

The Green Tomato BLT

When Hungry Jax attack !

The Big Popper Sandwich

The PB&J

Kindergarten Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Filed Under: Dayton Dining, Food Adventures, The Featured Articles Tagged With: Melt, Melt Bar and Grilled

HeartFest: A Fun, Free & Family Friendly Wellness Festival!

August 14, 2017 By LIbby Ballengee

HeartFest takes place at the beautiful Natural Path Meditation Center in Beavercreek, Ohio

Stressed? Seeking some peace of mind? Aren’t we all! It’s not as complicated as we tend to imagine. Self care, through movement and meditation, can dramatically improve our ability to cope with an increasingly stressful world.

Lots of folks are unaware that we have a wonderful resource nestled right here in the Miami Valley! The Natural Path Meditation Center, a non-denominational center that teaches a heart-based form of meditation called Heartfulness, is located in Beavercreek, conveniently close to both Fairfield and I-35 (directions below).

This weekend the Center is hosting their 2nd Annual HeartFest event. It’s a FREE & fun wellness festival, with workshops and vendors for all ages! Organizers hope that by offering tools for self care and inner peace, people will be able to live a more balanced life. How wonderful would that be for our community?

Curious about meditation, yoga, and wellness? Looking for ways to cope with stress? Seeking inner peace? Something to do with the kids? All of the above? Then this is sure to be a wonderful day you won’t want to miss!

HeartFest features:

  • Heartfulness Meditation sessions all day
  • Kids Tent with Activities for all ages
  • Variety of Wellness Speakers & Vendors
  • Movement Tent offering yoga, qigong, & Melt classes + Music!
  • Food Trucks (Shakery Juice Bar, Harvest Mobile Cuisine, and Bella Sorella Pizza!)
  • For the full schedule of events, click here.

How to go?

  • 10am – 5pm on Saturday August 19, 2017.
  • Free admission!
  • Parking at St. Luke’s Parking Lot. For directions click here.

Filed Under: Active Living, Charity Events, Community, Health & Wellness, The Featured Articles Tagged With: all-ages, Beavercreek, Classes, Dayton Free events, DJ, Events, family-friendly, festival, Food Trucks, free, Health, HeartFest, Heartfulness, meditation, Melt, movement, Natural Path Meditation Center, qigong, Speakers, stress, Things to Do, vendors, workshops, yoga

Melt Sets Opening Day In June

May 1, 2017 By Dayton Most Metro

The previously announced eighth MELT location will open in Dayton this summer at The Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek, Ohio, just east of Dayton off  I-675. The all-new location will feature approximately 5,000 square feet of a relaxing yet energetic environment, cold beer and grilled cheese awesomeness.

What is MELT?

Melt Monte Cristo

Simply put, Melt Bar & Grilled was born from Cleveland musician and chef Matt Fish’s love of two things: great craft beer and the humble grilled cheese sandwich. Where most people saw a quick meal comprised of two common kitchen staples, Matt envisioned much more… “comfort food, all dressed up,” as he put it. The impetus for Melt’s selection of gourmet grilled cheese was to bring classic American dishes to the table in an unpretentious, truly unique and fun way.

What had been the best-kept secret in Cleveland was soon thrust into the national spotlight, as Melt caught the attention of hot television series Man vs. Food and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, both of whom filmed what would be among their most-watched episodes at the flourishing Lakewood haunt… and as the buzz grew, so did demand — and quickly. Locals were lined up out the door. Out-of-towners were adjusting their travel routes just to see what all the fuss was about. Check out the website which features video’s for their sandwiches, like the one below.

The Dayton Melt opening is planned for Monday, June 12th, and a staff hiring fair will be on-site at the new location on Monday, May 8th through Saturday, May 12th. They will be looking for Hosts, Servers, Bartenders, Line Cooks and Dishwashers to play a big part in our new location opening. Interested? Complete an online application prior to the hiring fair.

Filed Under: Dayton Dining, The Featured Articles Tagged With: grilled cheese, Matt Fish, Melt

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