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The Melt

4.8 (330 reviews)
Open 10:00 am - 3:00 AM (Next day)
Updated 3 weeks ago

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Three Cheese Classic + Impossible Patty
Lloyd C.

First time visiting this location of The Melt. They are located in the Rivermark Plaza with Safeway, Red Robin Burgers, etc. The parking can be hectic and crazy during peak lunch hours. The interior is nice and clean. They have inside and outside seating options. Four kiosks to order from in addition to a cashier. Pager or phone text option. House music playing throughout the restaurant. Two separate single-user men and women's restrooms. The service is friendly and welcoming. Three Cheese Classic: gooey grilled cheese goodness of aged all-natural cheddar, Muenster, and fontana on crispy artisan bread. I added Impossible patty +$4.99 (4/5). Hand Spun Chocolate Shake (4/5) - creamy, thick and a pretty good shake. They came around offering a sample of their freshly baked chocolate chip cookie. Ooey gooey goodness. Support your local business.

SWISS & SHROOM MELTBURGER
Jocelyn C.

Was alright! We got burgers and the meat was a little dry but flavor was not bad. I liked the Swiss mushroom! The Mac and cheese could have used a little bit more salt.

Ruth K.

The food is really good and the owner is super friendly. He is frequently out and chatting with the patrons, offering samples and doing what he can to make your dining experience great!

(-: fries
Laurelle F.

This place is AMAZINGGGGGG! their fries are spudtastic & their sandwiches are to die for! Shout out to McKenzie (I hope I spelt that right) for the awesome customer service! You made lunch time the best time.

Tomato soup, Swiss shroom burger and sweet potato fries
Rose C.

On a cold, wet New Year's Eve, we went to the Melt to get burgers and fries so we could close out 2025 with a good old American style dinner. The restaurant was clean and plenty of menus available to help you pick out what to eat. I loved the "You melt my heart away" back drop. There weren't a lot of people, but the cooks in the back were hustling with all the pick-up orders. A sign the food is good. We ordered the Swiss and shroom burger, single and double. The Swiss cheese was melted and stretchy. I could tell they used real cheese, not the processed stuff that melts off. We will go back again.

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Vijay Y.

The ambience is OK, the place has limited seating for a larger group (5+). The service was fast and the staff are friendly. I got an impossible spicy mission burger - the taste is good but it is expensive. I've had impossible burgers at other places but +$3 price tag here is high. Would be nice to have a veggie patty option as well.

Ivan B.

This is another location which not only it recently opened here before the one in Palo Alto and Sunnyvale, but also it's now the closest location from where I live. It's in Rivermark Plaza at Santa Clara and looks better than the one in Sunnyvale. It looks really nice inside. It's as if I walked inside a casino. Ordering there in-person is almost impossible because staff is very busy. Good thing that they kiosks allowing them to save time. I don't mind using them tbh. Before I had one of their regular sandwich melts which I believe comes with mac and cheese. I wanted to try one of their burgers and it's gotta be one of the best burgers out there. Its very juicy and patty-to-bun ratio is at the right spot! I also wanted to try one of their snickerdoodle milkshakes and really tastes sweet and delicious. Sometimes I gotta twirl it to get lessen the viscosity of the drink. The Parmesan fries are really good though. I saw a few pieces of garlic and ate them anyways. This is one of the best sandwich spots in the Bay Area and I'm looking forward to trying more stuff!

Keleka C.

I have normally ordered food from The Melt through DoorDash, but on our way to Red Robin, we saw The Melt and decided to eat there instead since it was a "burger" day. Unfortunately, I failed to take a picture of my burger because it smelled so good and I was anxious to eat it! The patty was like a "smash" burger and super yummy! A bit messy, but worth it. We also ordered garlic fries, which were on point. There are kiosks on the side to order, but we placed our order with the cashier, who was very nice and helpful when asking questions about the menu. She even came around with some samples of their chocolate chip cookie that was delicious. I love the garage door opening!

AVOCADO BACON MELT
Carolyn P.

Good place for sandwiches and fries. I wish they had more sauces or something because the avocado bacon sandwich I got felt like it was lacking some flavor. Their sweet potato fries were nice and crispy. The service was also really friendly since you order at the counter and they hand you a buzzer. The tables are pretty close together, but there's a lot of seating for tables of 4 and 2.

Tomato Soup
Da Kat A.

I've been here many times and always have a great experience eating here. The staff works here are friendly and helpful. When I had trouble ordering from the kiosk, Liz was very patient and helped me out with my customization. We ordered the Patty Melt, Swiss and Shroom Meltburger and they were both delicious. The garlic fries is the bomb! The regular fries are good and crispy too. The tomato soup is good but a bit too sour to my taste. They have limited selection on their milkshakes and they're good and thick. Overall their food is great. The place is clean overall and they close late. It's great for late night dining when everywhere else is closed. It also has a nice open indoor-outdoor dining environment. There is a garage door that opens up to the outside during a nice day or closes up when it's cold and windy. I'd say they need to improve the software in the kiosk to let us customize certain menu items such as Patty Melt. It's very strange they let you customize burgers but not Patty Melts.

PATTY MELT WITH GARLIC PARMESAN FRIES
Rudy D.

The patty melt is my go to here. Burger was fantastic with the grilled onions. Tried the tomato soup which was very good! My wife who is a tomato soup connoisseur loved it. Wasn't happy that the garlic Parmesan fries were cold. Not sure how that happens since the burger and soup were hot. They made new fries, but it took awhile.

Solaris M.

I just love the double melt burger here. Although I usually have it delivered, I have also eaten here and have found the staff friendly and of course the double melt burger Great!

SWEET POTATO FRIES And Oreo Shake

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Melt hit the spot fast service clean establishment welcoming staff we will come again

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I've heard of this burger spot online and had to try it! When we arrived on a Saturday evening, the…read morerestaurant was empty and quiet. After a while, more guests started eating but overall there is a lot of space, so I wouldn't worry about not finding a table. After ordering, we waited for our food for 15 minutes. We ordered 2 Macho Crispy Chicken Sandwiches and Curly Fries. The chicken was crispy and flavorful, but the portion was small. The sandwiches were on the pricey side, compared to sandwiches you can find at chains. We ate the curly fries to complement our sandwiches. The fries were crispy and comparable to those at Jack in the Box. To conclude, I would probably come here again because I like the texture and taste of crispy chicken sandwiches. I would recommend this spot to foodies looking for an Asian-flavored burger spot.

Lots of parking and very spacious dining room. Great for big parties…read more Love the simple and easy ordering system, the food came out very fresh and the staffs were very nice. The fried chicken sandwich itself was pretty great, you have to love breading because the breading is very very heavy, but the meat itself was just as juicy. Very very fair pricing for such a huge burger and in a very nice location as well. The tender beef wrap was not so great at all, the beef was far from tender and more chewy than anything. The sauce and the wrapper itself did not really go together. It felt like two cultures trying to mix and nothing really worked out here.

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4.0
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This is an awesome place to watch sports! There are multiple screens showing many different games…read morethat are on. The food is wonderful! There are so many options from burgers to sandwiches to fries and more! I couldn't help myself, so I had to keep ordering

I've been coming to St. John's for years. I lived nearby from 1998 to 2010 and used to eat there…read morealmost every week for their specials. I live in San Jose now, so I don't make it over as often, but I've always considered it one of my favorite places for a great burger. In fact, I was just telling a coworker this week how good their burgers were, which is what convinced me to stop in for lunch today. Unfortunately, this visit was a huge disappointment. I ordered a burger, my wife had the chicken tenders, and we shared an order of cheese fries. The burger arrived completely undercooked. The pictures don't even do it justice--it wasn't just rare, it was raw. After a few bites I realized the meat wasn't even warm in the center. Since they use pre-formed patties, I'd think cooking them consistently would be one of the easier things to get right. By the time I realized how raw it was, I'd already eaten a few bites, and the meal was ruined. We ended up spending about $50 on a lunch that was essentially inedible. It was also 1:00 p.m. on a Saturday, and the restaurant was surprisingly empty. Maybe that's a sign that things have changed, but it's sad to see. As a longtime customer, this wasn't the experience I expected from a place I used to recommend without hesitation.

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Nokori

4.1
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4.4 mi

Want whisky? This is your spot! Whisky flights available with four different tiers ranging from $25…read moreto $225. Lots of whisky based drink options as well as several beers on draft and select wines. Lots of specialty drinks too to tickle your fancy as yours truly isn't a big whisky drinker. Give me vodka or gin please. Anyway, ambiance is cool with several lounge tables to communal tables and bar seating. Bar bites from chicken karaage to agadashi tofu to burger! Can also order from the full menu of Adrestia, official restaurant of hotel. Service is friendly and efficient. Prices for drinks range from $14-20- going rate nowadays. Cheers to 2026! Let's go and make it epic and elite, friends!

Went to Nokori to check it out end of last year, was impressed, but somehow keep forgetting to post…read morethe review. It was featured on KQED local station as an elegant late night hotel bar with izakaya style bites. Nokori is an elegant modern Japanese whisky bar nested inside the modern chic Sunnyvale TETRA Hotel (a stylish boutique hotel, right next to Marriott's AC). It opens late into midnight at times. A signature drink is the Japanese whisky highball. It offers well selected whiskey, and cocktails with shoju with Japanese / Asian inspired flavors. This place has great Japanese-style impeccable attention to details: crystal clear Japanese style ice , extra sparkling fizz for the high balls. Even the non-alcoholic highball is dozed with extra sparkling fizz. We enjoyed it. This location is in the heart of Silicon Valley among Google Cloud buildings and famous tech companies. The customers range from hotel goers, tech workers, Googlers, Bay Area startup people discussing IPOs (overheard during our visit) and apparently food writers (from KQED). It way exceeds the standard of a Marriott hotel bar, and is worth a dedicated visit. Park at the parking garage opposite side of the hotel, shares the same parking structure. It offers izakaya style menu, serves small bites, tapas / dishes in the style of Japanese drinking bars. There is a limit number of intimate counter spaces at the bar, but plenty of tables further away from the bar, a spanning view of the lobby and its modern designs. There's also a glass window view of the garden pathway (the winter Christmas decoration was visible from the window was quite pretty). The bar specializes in fancy Japanese whiskeys and highball cocktails, flavored with modern craft cocktail choices and some Japanese inspired choices - shiso, cucumber. We tried Torched Hokkaido Scallops,  Nokori Chicken Karaage, Chowa Highball, Far East Side, Marsuret Brut. All pretty good. The cocktails are strong.  A highball cocktail is basically whisky / shoju, soda water and ice. It is notable they have a soda pump (dispenser) so the bubbles (extra fizzy) are strong (great) and the ice is crystal clear - Japanese cocktail style beautiful, clear ice, melts slowly, tastes good. KQED explains that a highball is made of Japanese whisky soda water and ice. I have noticed the soda was extra extra fizzy and indeed KQED explains that it installed special Japanese soda dispensers. Even when I didn't know, I thought the drinks were excellently fizzy - for someone who likes sparkling water and fizzy drinks, it was immediately notable! And the ice is crystal clear Japanese style cocktail ice. This highball experience is impressive. We ordered the scallops, delicious, the sauce was miso but a bit too salty. The famous chicken karaage fried chicken is golden, light, crispy, needed a bit more seasoning, but it's hard to find good chicken kaarage that's not oily these days so I can definitely see why the food writers liked it. Overall the menu is worth a try. Love the design, ambience, the modern interiors, beautiful selection of whiskeys, reminds me a lot of Tokyo. They carry a good, high end selection of Japanese whiskeys, though I don't know much about it, I can see there are various vintages present, and some of them with a good age / vintage. There are also wines available, and sparkling by the glass. The non alcoholic options are also sophisticated

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