Melt Bar & Grilled - Cleveland Heights

A Grilled Cheese restaurant with a solid tap selection. A wide open room with lots of kitschy decor and a central bar that was surrounded by seating. Service was solid if not particularly beer oriented. Selection was decent with a surprising lack of local taps during my visit. Grilled Cheese are huge and no more than a half is needed as an order. Prices were good for all the food you got. A pretty nice restaurant with a decent beer selection.

good tap selection, but only full pours, no sample flights. food was pretty good, and service decent.

Arrived about 4PM on a Thursday. Place was half filled. Had ALPHA KING ON TAP FOR $3!!! (Happy Hour). All the American Micros are CHEAP! Had some awesome greasy sandwiches. Waitress was super nice and answered all our stupid questions about the food and the area, where we will be moving for a year. Place is super low key, no loud music. Beers were in great shape, and glassware was clean. "I’ll be back!"

I like this location much more than the original. More space and better servers. Still have a very good tap list and good food.

Stopped in on a Saturday around 2 trying to avoid having to wait a long time to get a seat. It appears that’s just unavoidable. We had about an hour before we were seated, but there are benches and coffee tables to sit down at while you wait. The tap menu is pretty impressive as it carries a lot of seasonals and one-offs along with a few craft regulars, Two Hearted and Stone IPA. Bottle menu was pretty nice, as well. The food here is great. You get massive portions and the price is definitely reasonable. The sandwich I ordered was creatively thought out and executed about as well as I could imagine. The fries and coleslaw were awesome, too. Stop in here if you have some time to kill and are craving a big ass grilled cheese.

Incredible food and a large amount of tap handles. I cannot recall seeing any domestic macros on draft when I have been in there. It can take quite a while to get a seat at the bar, but the table wait is even longer. I guess that’s what happens when you have a place with great food and great beer. I advise getting there right when they open or mid-afternoon before the dinner rush.

Stopped in to grab dinner. About a 40 minute wait, but that was fine with me because of the tap selection. Really nice stuff on, including a BA Thirsty Dog Siberian Night as well as several different Breckenridge even Duchesse de Bourgougne. Waitstaff was really good and attentive. Food was outstanding. Get the goat cheese and bacon quesadilla. It’s out of this world good. And don’t forget the bread pudding.

Visited on a Friday evening. The restaurant sits on the corner of a main street, and is spacious on the inside. Sitting at the beer, I sampled several excellent beers from the extensive tap selection. Many more bottles seemed available, and thoughtfully chosen. The food served at Melt needs little, if any description. Safe to say it is excellent and a good value. As we arrived relatively early in the evening, we were able to sit immediately. However, this does not appear to be the case as the evening moves forward, and there was a wait of significant length for seating/food when we departed. The service was attentive, helpful, and friendly. Overall, a very positive experience. Highly recommended.

While lacking the ambiance of the original location this satellite branch of Melt improves the beer offerings considerably. With 30 beers to choose from you’ll have no problem finding a good choice. On tap of that you have about 50 bottles. My choice was a Dark Horse amber which was a great value at only $3.50.
As with the other location come for the food and stay for the beer. Parking can be even trickier as there aren’t any lots nearby that I am aware of. However for those on the east side it is a bit more accessible. Depending where you are coming from you can easily hit up Whole Foods and Warehouse Beverage in the same trip. I expect this to be a popular location for a long time to come.

It doesn’t match the ambiance or friendliness of the original location, but it’s got the same great food, beer selection and value. Plus it’s a heck of a lot closer to home for me. I love taking family and friends here.