Melt Bar and Grilled in Lakewood will be open for one last drink this weekend. Owner Matt Fish is planning a memorial ...

Fish wrote online that efforts to save Melt began back in 2020, however, the chain continued to struggle financially ever ...

Matt Fish said he pulled every lever he possibly could, but amid a pile of debt, a challenging economy and shifting consumer ...

Melt Bar and Grilled closes its last location, ending an 18-year run, following bankruptcy and financial challenges.

Melt Bar and Grilled owner Matt Fish announced on Jan. 1 that he will close its final location at 14718 Detroit Road in Lakewood.

Matt Fish, owner of what was once a 13-unit full-service chain, explained the difficult decision in an emotional Facebook ...

Melt Bar and Grilled's founder shares the emotional journey that led to the closure of his grilled cheese franchise.

After years of apparent hardship and waves of closures, Melt Bar and Grilled owner Matt Fish has announced the regional ...

Melt Bar & Grilled once had 13 locations throughout Ohio, but according to owner Matt Fish, the chain never recovered from ...

After launching Melt in Lakewood in 2006, Matt Fish grew the brand to a dozen locations over the next decade and a half. In recent years, however, as dining habits changed and financial realities ...

In an announcement posted to social media on January 1, 2025, Melt owner Matt Fish announced the local restaurant is ...