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Monday, March 8, 2010

Best wait ever

There are some places that you just don't mind when the host/hostess says: "I'm sorry, but there will be a two hour wait." You are like, "That's it? Really? I was ready for at least a four hour wait. I even brought snacks to share with the other patrons of the evening." If you don't know what restaurant I may be talking about, it is the widely known (in the greater Cleveland area) Melt.
www.meltbarandgrilled.com
Ok, so it can be considered a glorified grilled cheese establishment, but with a beer list that needs its own menu and at least 12 different standard 'grilled cheese' sandwiches to choose from, I don't think you will be going home with any doubt in your mind that this place is one of the best. Health conscious people beware, there isn't much on the menu that doesn't consist of a pound of grease needed to grill and fry up a two night affair with Melt. Unless you are a cow with four stomachs (and if you are, you probably would not be eating much on the menu)one sandwich with a pile of fries and a nice helping of homemade coleslaw will last you into the next day. I have tried three different sandwiches so far, and they all top the previous. Only because it happens to be what I am eating at that moment. Every month they come out with a new special, which can be voted on to keep as a standard on their menu. To say the least, every time you go in, there is something new awaiting your taste buds.
If you are a beer connoisseur, then the four page menu of beers listed categorically including Ales, Pilsners, Porters and Wheats and the more commonly known "American" beers is for you. If you are anything like me, you get intimidated over the shear magnatude of the list, flustered, you just go with something on your 'reserve' list. You know, the list you keep that has some 'different' beers on it so when you go to a restaurant with their own menu of beers, you can easily say, I will have a Nevada Pale Ale, and know how it tastes but not feel like an ass while asking for a Miller Light. "Excuse me, did you say Miller Light? Did you even read the menu I procured for you listing the 55 different beer choices we offer?" Now, I'm not going to a restaurant and paying $4 for a bottle of Miller Light when I can get something that actually has body and flavor. Though, as previously mentioned, those beers are not for the health conscious. It's ok-I'm only having one. Riiiiiight!
There are only two things I do not like about Melt-the location (as it is a good 45 minute drive from my house) and the fact that you want to die after you stuff your face with all the goodness it offers. I guess a person with more self control would not have this problem, but, alas, my self control depletes when the food is set in front of me after a beer and a half into the evening. I do not say the wait because this is actually the best time (as long as you have the time). You can people watch (and Lakewood is a great place to do that) and actually be able to have a conversation with your friends/family before you start stuffing your face full of cheesy goodness.

Well, I suppose my time is up. Try it out for yourself-I guarantee that you will have a good time!

Ciao!

3 comments:

The Fat Gay said...

Ummmm...yeaaaaah! Melt is soo good! I can't wait for the one in Coventry to open. It's so much closer and stuff! You forgot to mention the cute ass bartender!

The Fat Gay said...

It won't let me comment on your other page. By the way, how did you get the comment bar on your page? Mine doesn't have the comment section. I have my email posted for them...anyway...I was going to say, maybe food would help you when you ran. It might take away that pesky, I'm about to faint because my body doesn't have any sustenance in it, feeling. Just a thought.

Jasper said...

When I created the page, on the bottom is said that you can enable comments if you wanted (it defaults to disabling comments-that's probably what happened to you). I don't know why it isn't working though-those evil blog demons taking away from my life!
And, yes, I do eat before I run. Yesterday I did not have much for the mere fact that I did not have an appetite since I was sick. But thanks for the information!