Melt Bar and Grilled is a restaurant with six main and three satellite locations in Ohio that specializes in gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and other comfort food favorites.^[1] The restaurant was founded in 2006 in Lakewood, Ohio by Matt Fish, who currently owns and operates the restaurants as the chief executive officer.^[2]

Melt has enjoyed notoriety both locally and nationally. Matt Fish's creations and the popular Cleveland restaurant have been featured in USA Today,^[3] Esquire Magazine,^[4] as one of the best sandwiches in America; and in National Culinary Review.^[5]

Locations

Main locations

• Lakewood, opened in September 2006, at 14718 Detroit Avenue.
• Independence, opened in October 2011, at 6700 Rockside Road.
• Mentor, opened in November 2012, at 7289 Mentor Avenue.
• Columbus (Easton), opened in December 2014, at 4206 Worth Avenue.
• Akron, opened in June 2016, at 3921 Medina Road.
• Avon, opened in August 2017, at 35546 Detroit Road.

Satellite locations

• Melt University, opened in August 2014, at the Tinkham Veale University Center at Case Western Reserve University.
• Melt Ballpark, opened in April 2015, at Progressive Field.
• Cedar Point, opened in May 2017, at 1 Cedar Point Drive.

Closed locations

• Cleveland Heights, opened in May 2010, closed in November 2020, at 13463 Cedar Road.
• Melt Public Square, opened in September 2016, at Café 200 Public Square.
• Columbus (Short North), opened in November 2013, closed in July 2022, at 840 North High Street.,^[6]
• Dayton, opened in June 2017, Closed in January 2023, at 2733 Fairfield Commons.,^[7]
• Canton, opened in November 2017, Closed in January 2023, at 4230 Belden Village Mall Circle.,^[8]

Television appearances

Melt has been featured on several food-themed television shows. Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,^[9] with Guy Fieri, featured the original location in an episode that aired on February 8, 2010,^[10]

The Travel Channel show Man v. Food^[11] with Adam Richman also featured the original location in an episode that aired June 22, 2010.^[12]

In 2011, Melt was featured on the Food Network show The Best Thing I Ever Ate, in the messy food themed episode for their "Godfather" lasagna grilled cheese sandwich.

In 2012, Melt was featured in a cheese-themed episode of the Travel Channel's Amazing Eats,^[13] another Adam Richman-hosted show.

In 2013, Melt was featured in Cheese Paradise on the Travel Channel.^[14]