Melt Bar and Grilled Hangs Onto Summer for One More Month with Awesome Gourmet Comfort Food and the Best Beer and Cocktails Available!

CLEVELAND, OHIO— In a summer of new things and unusual circumstances, it’s good to be able to count on the delicious gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, tasty seasonal sides and desserts, and awesome beer and cocktails that you’ve come to expect from Melt Bar and Grilled.

Starters & Snacks:

• Spectacular Starter Combo / Fried mozzarella wedges, mac & cheese bites, fried pickles, battered chicken tenders or fried buffalo tofu with ranch, basil marinara and southern herb remoulade for dipping. Vegetarian Available (Pro-tip: it’s perfect for sharing among 2-4 diners). 

Grilled Cheese Features:

• Firecracker Chicken / Hot & spicy diablo fried chicken, sweet grilled pineapple, cool fresh avocado, pepper-jack cheese. Vegetarian Available, Vegan Available
• Up in Smoke / Boneless slow-roasted pork ribs, hickory smokehouse BBQ sauce, creamy crunchy slaw, spicy garlic pickles, BBQ kettle chips, smoked gouda. Vegetarian Available

Maniacal Macaroni & Cheese:

• Cheetos® Flamin’ Hot® Maniacal Macaroni & Cheese / Our signature ultra-cheesy macaroni & cheese mixed with real Cheetos® cheese sauce, spiced up and topped with Flamin’ Hot® Cheetos®! It’s awesome by itself or customize it with selections from our additional items list. Vegetarian

September’s Classic Sides include:

• Watermelon Salad / Fresh watermelon, crisp cucumbers, red onion, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, lemon poppy seed vinaigrette. Vegetarian, Vegan Available
• Cheesy Cheddar Broccoli / Fresh roasted broccoli, creamy cheddar sauce, herb panko bread crumb. Vegetarian, Vegan Available
• Cheesy Loaded Potatoes / Crispy roasted potatoes, cheddar cheese sauce, crumbled bacon, sour cream & scallions. Vegetarian Available 

Bread Pudding:

• Campfire S’mores Bread Pudding / Homemade chocolate bread pudding smothered with a sweet marshmallow glaze, then topped with vanilla ice cream, real whipped cream, powdered sugar, crumbled graham crackers. Vegetarian

The brand new Melt Bar and Grilled app is now available for all Apple and Android devices! The new Melt app includes our new and improved Big Cheese Club experience! For every dollar spent at Melt, you’ll get one (1) Big Cheese Point and when you reach 100 points, you earn a $10 credit! Download the app and we’ll give you a head start with 50 bonus points! Plus, ordering take-out is even easier with the Melt app. You can view our complete menu, including seasonal specials, and order from any full-service Melt location directly from your mobile device. Download for Apple or Android now!

It’s an election year, and Melt Bar and Grilled wants you to exercise your right to vote! The Meltidential Elections are back and allow our patriotic fans to vote for their favorite sandwich candidate and elect Ohio’s favorite Melt sandwich! Eight sandidates are battling to become the winner, and votes can be cast weekly as nominees are eliminated until the winner is announced on Monday, November 2nd. Be sure to read the Melt News Network blog for up-to-the-minute campaign updates and enter our contest to become the Melt Bar and Grilled “Cheese of Staff.” The winner will receive a $100 Melt gift card, copies of all 8 John G sandidate posters, and be immortalized on our socials! Visit meltelection.com and exercise your right to vote!  

We are partnering with our good friends at Bitchy Vegan Homo for the BVH Vegan Dessert Pop-up at our Lakewood and Easton Locations and Melt-wide Vegan Food Discount – Thursday, September 17th. We’ll have delicious vegan desserts at our Lakewood and Easton locations, and will be offering 20% off all vegan food items companywide! 

•   BVH Pre-order Pop-up / Lakewood and Easton Melt locations, Thursday, September 17th, 4pm – 8pm
•   Brownie Special / Peanut Butter version of the Melt Best Damn Brownie is an exclusive, never-before-offered for sale outside of the BVH brownie sampler box! These will be for sale the night of the pop-up, and the regular version of the Best Damn Brownie will also be available
•   BVH “Vegan Boss” sandwich special  / vegan cheddar, tofu bacon, avocado and fire roasted corn salsa

Pumpkin Seasonal Beer and Cider Glass Giveaway. It’s the beginning of pumpkin season and Melt Bar and Grilled is ready! Head to Melt this month and get a logo glass when you order Dogfish Head Punkin Ale Or Downeast Pumpkin Blend Cider!

• Dogfish Head Punkin Ale / A full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin, brown sugar and spice.
• Downeast Pumpkin Blend Cider / Unfiltered cider with a blend of pumpkin and chai spices.

Purchase a Dogfish Head Punkin Ale or a Downeast Pumpkin Blend Cider and receive a free logo glass from the brewery or cider house while supplies last (limit of one of each glass per person, per visit).

All Melt Bar and Grilled locations are open for limited dining room and patio service! Seating is reduced in order to practice 6-foot social distancing requirements and all staff will be taking extra safety precautions and practicing intense sanitation procedures so all guests and staff remain safe.

Lakewood, Avon, Akron: 

•   Monday – Friday / 3pm – 10pm
•   Saturday / 11am – 10pm
•   Sunday / 11am – 9pm

Short North:

•   Monday & Tuesday / Closed
•   Wednesday – Saturday/ 4pm – 11pm 
•   Sunday / 11am-6pm

Independence: 

•   Monday – Friday / 10am – 10pm
•   Saturday / 11am – 10pm
•   Sunday / 11am – 9pm

Canton and Dayton:

•   Monday – Friday / 11am – 9pm
•   Saturday / 11am – 9pm
•   Sunday / 11am – 8pm 

Easton:

•   Monday – Thursday / 11am – 9pm
•   Saturday / 11am – 10pm
•   Sunday / 11am – 8pm

Mentor:

•   Monday – Friday / 3pm – 9pm 
• Saturday / 11am – 9pm 
•   Sunday / 11am – 8pm

As always, ALL Melt locations offer the full Melt menu during all hours of operation for take-out and delivery. Available via phone, online ordering, DoorDash, UberEats & DeliverMeFood. 

Melt Bar and Grilled Closed for Labor Day, Monday, September 7th. Thank you to our Melt Family for all their hard work during this very unusual summer! Please, stay safe with family and friends, and we’ll be back open to provide the awesome Melt Experience at all locations on Tuesday, Sept 8th.

Melt Bar and Grilled is always looking for the best, brightest and most interesting service industry professionals to join our team at all of our locations. If you have ever wanted to join the Melt Family, here is your chance! We’re hiring for Hosts, Servers, Bartenders, Lead Line Cooks, Line Cooks and Dishwashers. Just fill out our simple on-line application form at: https://meltbarandgrilled.com/careers/

Melt Bar and Grilled’s Meltcades, featuring the best in pinball and arcade games, are open once again at our Avon, Short North (Columbus), Independence and Mentor locations. We’ll be following the safety and sanitation guidelines issued by the state of Ohio, which means we’ll be wiping down high touch surfaces (like pinball flipper buttons) between each use, so you can play a mean pinball on a clean pinball…machine!

Avon and Independence Party Room booking now! Have plans for a party but no location? Booking for our Independence party room and the semi-private section of Avon can be reserved for up to 60 guests. For the safety of your party guests, Melt Bar and Grilled has implemented cleaning policies for all private reservations and group events that are in accordance with State of Ohio mandates. For more details, email us at events@meltbarandgrilled.com, and check out our catering/party menu: meltbarandgrilled.com/menu/catering-menu/.