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The Melt expands with three new locations

November 14, 2011

Grilled cheese concept The Melt has announced its West Coast expansion with the opening of individual locations in San Francisco's Embarcadero Center, Spear Street (near AT&T Park) and the first suburban store in Palo Alto, Calif.

The early success of the first San Francisco location in the financial district, which opened in August, has helped pave the way for the new locations. Along with the new stores, The Melt is unveiling two new combos, a trio of all-new sweet melts, and an expanded menu of beverages including beer and sparkling wine.

"Our first The Melt location has exceeded our initial expectations and quickly established a growing group of repeat customers," said Jonathan Kaplan, founder and chairperson. "Our three new stores are strategically situated to serve business workers and residents with The Melt's artisan meals, prepared with the highest quality and freshest ingredients, in a simple, fast and eco-friendly environment."

Focused solely around the classic grilled cheese and soup combination, The Melt is featuring two new unique melt combos created by its culinary team: The Parisian, a brie and apple butter melt paired with creamy wild mushroom soup; and The Outlaw, a Colby jack melt served with spicy black bean soup.

Responding to customer interest, the eateries will now feature new sweet options that utilize The Melt technique. The new sweet melts include S'mores, No-Nut PB&J and Raspberry Shortcake. In addition, new beverages round out the menu including domestic and local craft beer, sparkling wine and house-brewed iced tea.