Melt Locations
It was a brutal 24 months for Melt Bar & Grilled. In the past two years the company, which at one point had 13 locations, closed all of its restaurants including the original and lone remaining spot in Lakewood.
“Post-pandemic we were chasing ourselves all over the city and state just trying to keep stores open, let alone maintain quality of the products, so unfortunately we probably did a disservice to the brand because we had to cut some corners, reduce the quality of some of the ingredients and maybe not produce as many items in house as we were before because we didn’t have the staffing,” Matt Fish said earlier this year. Last week, after announcing the closure of the Lakewood spot, Fish said, “All aspects of the relaunch succeeded according to plan except one: the projected robust business levels never happened. The financial burden of bankruptcy, combined with the lack of robust sales have proved to be completely devastating.” Credit: Photo via MeltBarGrilled/Instagram
Update: Western Cleveland suburbanites and cheese lovers rejoice, Melt is now open in Avon. Per Melt’s press release, the latest grilled cheese outpost in the ever-expanding chain seats approximately 270 people. Find them at 35546 Detroit Rd.
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(Original story 5/1/2017): Melt Bar and Grilled will open another restaurant in Avon sometime this summer. It will be the local restaurant group’s tenth full-service location. The company will be taking over the former Bar 145 space (35546 Detroit Rd.) on Detroit near Route 83.
At 6,000 square feet, this location tops all others in terms of size, with seating for approximately 270 guests when all is said and done. A roomy four-season patio/private dining room alone can accommodate up to 80 guests.
The Avon location is on track to open in August. When it does, it will join two other new locations that will open just before it.
A Cedar Point location will offer a full food menu, craft beer and cocktails in a Cedar Point-themed space.
The Dayton spot will be located at The Mall at Fairfield Commons (2727 Fairfield Commons) in Beavercreek, Ohio, just east of downtown Dayton. The 5,000-square-foot restaurant is being built from the ground up and will reside near the main entrance to the mall. The Dayton Melt opening is planned for Monday, June 12th.
For 25 years, Douglas Trattner has worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. His work as co-author on Michael Symon's cookbooks have earned him four New York Times Best-Selling Author honors, while his longstanding role as Scene dining editor has garnered awards of its own.
The business model continues to be freshly impressive.