
MELT Grilled Cheese is going to make a lot of hungry Humber College students happy. Open for almost two weeks now, MELT has taken up residence down the street from the college's Lakeshore campus, and is already a strong presence in the neighborhood. Reportedly forced to close early after selling out on the day of their grand opening, MELT is taking Etobicoke by storm and satisfying local lactose cravings.
The space itself is fairly generic, with window-facing barstools and a touch of exposed brick giving it bit more warmth than your average fast food joint. To be fair though, MELT isn't claiming to be anything it isn't. While other grilled cheese places are offering up local and/or organic, elevated fare, MELT is more of a back to basics operation. Customers choose their sandwich, bread, and whatever free toppings they want. It is then placed in one of their timed sandwich presses, that I assume are set to golden-brown, and laid to rest in a wax-paper lined basket. They are the Subway of grilled cheese restaurants.
(03/31/2012)