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What Happened to Melt Bar and Grilled After Food Paradise? (Cleveland, OH)

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As of September 2026, Melt Bar and Grilled has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 17, 2026.

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What the source shows: Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-17) reports that Melt Bar and Grilled filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2024 and that its last location closed by 2025-01-01.

Address

Cleveland, OH

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What happened after Food Paradise?

On Food Paradise's 2013 episode 'Cheese Paradise' (Travel Channel), the show visited Melt Bar & Grilled in Cleveland, Ohio, spotlighting the restaurant's gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and other comfort-food combinations. Melt Bar and Grilled was a grilled-cheese-focused restaurant chain founded in 2006 in Lakewood, Ohio, by chef Matt Fish, who ran the company as its chief executive. According to Wikipedia, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2024, citing economic pressures and store closures; Wikipedia further reports that despite the company's plan to keep operating during the proceedings, its last location had closed by January 1, 2025.

Man v. Food visited Melt Bar and Grilled in the Cleveland area in the episode that aired 2010-06-23, sampling the chain's gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-17), Melt Bar and Grilled was founded in 2006 in Lakewood, Ohio, by Matt Fish, who served as the chain's chief executive officer, and the restaurants drew national media attention, including coverage in USA Today and Esquire. According to Wikipedia, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2024, citing economic pressures and store closures, and that it said at the time it would keep operating during the proceedings. Wikipedia reports the last remaining location closed by 2025-01-01, leaving no locations in operation as of that date. The address matched to this record by our automated location tool belongs to an unrelated pizza restaurant sharing part of the name and could not be confirmed as a former Melt Bar and Grilled site.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 19
Original air date
Episode title
Cheese Paradise
What was featured
gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and comfort food
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Melt Bar and Grilled
Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 3
Original air date
Episode title
—
What was featured
Melt Bar and Grilled's gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Melt Bar and Grilled

Frequently asked questions

Is Melt Bar and Grilled still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Melt Bar and Grilled has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 17, 2026.

What happened to Melt Bar and Grilled after Food Paradise?

On Food Paradise's 2013 episode 'Cheese Paradise' (Travel Channel), the show visited Melt Bar & Grilled in Cleveland, Ohio, spotlighting the restaurant's gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and other comfort-food combinations. As of September 2026, Melt Bar and Grilled has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 17, 2026.

Is Melt Bar and Grilled permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Melt Bar and Grilled has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 17, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Melt Bar and Grilled located?

Cleveland, OH. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Melt Bar and Grilled?

Season 4, Episode 19 of Food Paradise, first aired 2013. The episode is titled “Cheese Paradise”.

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Visit info

Address
Cleveland, OH
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
thepizzamelt.com

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Sources

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