Melted

Melted brings a bit of home with a food cart experience that doesn’t disappoint!
The owners and staff are one of the friendliest out of the food carts around Madison. I felt very taken care of the whole time, and I enjoyed getting to chat with them about the cart while they prepared an order of sandwiches.
Let’s get something straight, Melted provides simple grilled cheese sandwiches. It’s a simple concept, but Melted executes it with finesse. Each sandwich has a small but unique twist to it that makes it just better than what you could make at home. The ingredients are high quality and each sandwich comes served with a small cup of tomato soup. Unfortunately when we visited, they just had run out of tomato soup!
The prices are reasonable, and the sandwiches are great. The bread was toasted to golden brown perfection. This made for a sandwich that was easy to chew and enjoy. I thoroughly enjoyed my simple yet delightful meal.
Melted’s strength is also its biggest weakness. The concept is very clean and simply executed, but it left me wanting more. There is not much culinary innovation here, but if you want a delicious snack without having to think too much, Melted is the perfect food truck for you! The best part is they are kid friendly!

Stopped by on 3÷25÷15, I found friendly smiling faces inside and learned there is a new chef this season. My experience yesterday leads me to believe there will be many 5 star reviews after mine and I will be back often. The menu had 6 grilled cheeses that are always available and 2 specials. I got the special French Onion grilled cheese, it had carmelized onions, with Swiss and side of Jus. I am a foodie and this grilled cheese had a higher power involved in its creation.

Let’s be honest here; a food cart that cranks out artisan grilled cheese sandwiches is going to get no less than a four star rating from me. The Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese sandwich (extra sharp cheddar cheese, cream cheese, pickled jalapeño, drizzled with house-​made ranch on grilled sourdough bread) was one of my favorite bites during the 2014 Taste of Madison. And I’m pretty sure I’m not the only person who felt that way, the lines in front of the Melted Cart were easily the longest of any booth at this year’s event.
The reason for their popularity is quite simple to understand (and taste): 1) Employ high-​quality ingredients and 2) masterfully prepare them.
Melted, which came on to the local food cart scene in 2014, offers up seven standard menu options between $ 6 and $ 8. While expensive, the high quality of the ingredients justifies the price. Each sandwich comes with a shot of house-​made tomato soup. For those needing an extra blast of flavor, any sandwich can be grilled with garlic butter. The cart also serves up a variety of weekly specials, so follow Melted’s Facebook page for the deets.
A great sandwich requires top-​notch bread and Melted does not disappoint — the sourdough was beautifully moist and easy to chew with a mild yet complex flavor. Grilled to a gorgeous golden brown, it provided the satisfying crunch necessary for a stellar grilled cheese sandwich.
Not so be out done, the perfectly melted cheese was everything I expect from an extra sharp cheddar — slightly salty, pleasantly bitter, creamy and a little sweet.
I enjoyed the pickled jalapenos but could have done with a little less cream cheese, which made the center of the sandwich rather goopy.
Despite the massive crush of Taste of Madison customers, the folks working the cart were friendly and efficient. I look forward to sampling more of their sandwiches next time I’m downtown during lunch hour.

I just tried Melted for the first and last time. I work a couple of blocks away and walked there at lunch time. I have several food carts in my rotation. Banzo is fantastic but alas, it wasnt there (darn the luck!). Good Food is also really strong but it was after 11:15 AM and I didn’t have time to stand in their well-​deserved line. So I stopped there in part because there was no line and the other carts seemed kind of busy. I ordered the special which sounded great — cream cheese, cheddar, bacon, and jalapenos. The whole time I waited I was their only customer — not a great sign. When I got back to my office I found that my sandwich was burned. In fact, my coworkers were even asking what was burned. I guess i didn’t smell it outside.
Melted would probably get 4 stars if they hadn’t burned my sandwich to a crisp, as the bread and other ingredients seemed high quality, and it’s nice that they give you a shot a tomato soup for dunking. However, for me the fact that they did, in fact, burn it to a crisp, AND that they had to know it since I was their only customer AND they had nothing to do but tend to their one customer AND they let me walk off with it means they just don’t give a crap. Which is no bueno.
I try to be the guy that tells a manager about a bad experience so they can fix it rather than venting on Unilocal, but if you see the food is bad and you send it out anyway, people should know. And then people should wonder what else Melted doesn’t care about.

Delish! Fun and yummy grilled cheese sandwiches that come with a shot of tomato soup… what’s not to love? And bonus, it’s a food truck.

First time at this cart. Great experience. Staff was friendly and helpful. I opted for the jalepeno popper sandwich because it’s first on the menu (and I plan to work my way thru it).
It was nicely grilled. Perfect, in fact. Gooey cheese and big slices of jalepeno. Delicious bread. A little cup of tomato soup for dunking on the side.
There are some great food carts on the square. This is looking to be a new favorite.

Since moving to Wisconsin, I have been searching for good grilled cheese sandwiches. And, Melted certainly fits the bill.
I had the American Caprese sandwich, and it was a solid sandwich. The pesto and tomatoes added a nice tang to the flavor. I thought it was better than the grilled cheese at the Old Fashioned and Coopers Tavern, but not as good as Monty’s.
All sandwiches come with a shot of tomato soup, which is not particularly remarkable.
The drawback was the price. The basic sandwich is $ 6 and the specialty sandwiches are $ 8. That was steep for a small, food-​cart sandwich without a side. In fact, I went over to Ian’s right after for a slice of pizza to make a full lunch.
Again, the sandwich was quite good. However, I would prefer to buy a slice of Ian’s mac and cheese pizza and a slice of caprese pizza and a bag of puppy chow for the same price.