Melt Bar & Grilled opened in Lakewood in 2006. We didn't get there until May of 2010.
It was a Saturday and we were celebrating Emma's 17th birthday dinner. We arrived around 3 in the afternoon for an early dinner. We didn't know much except that it was a place the specialized in grilled cheese.
We ended up waiting about 3 hours to be seated.
It was loud and dark and had a unisex bathroom. The food was yummy but not knock-your-socks-off spectacular.
So I didn't jump for joy when my girlfriends suggested it for our pre-Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure meal. I mentioned we should be prepared for a very extensive wait. They were incredulous. They thought I was lying. Why would anyone wait that long to eat grilled cheese?
We had Indians tickets for the night but I wisely passed them on to some family friends. We were meeting at 5 so I knew we would never be out in time for the game.
The wait and the service both seemed a lot shorter this time around but it could've been the Las Vegas Lavender Mojito and the Raspberry UFO Patricia and I tried from the bar. Then it dawned on me...after sitting around for hours drinking an adult beverage or two, anything would taste fabulous. Even more fabulous is getting to spend time catching up with friends. This may have a lot to do with Melt's reputation.
While it's not really a place I'd recommend taking hungry children to, it's definitely an "event" you should experience.
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