I'm always up for a new spot versus a huge chain so a friend took me to Melt Bar & Grilled, a gourmet grilled cheese joint that serves beer and booze. Menus were on the flipsides of old vinyl's and you there's a plethora of sammiches with plain cheese or stacked with meat between. The Texas style toast was a bit much but my BBQ topped sando was pretty good. The Gun Slinger, their take on a Whiskey Ginger, was excellent. Smooth and refreshing. For you bottomless pit types, there's an eating challenge with a triple decker sandwich containing 13 varieties of cheese along with fries and coleslaw for a final tally of 5 gooey pounds...
You know what I learned while preparing for my trip? That central Ohio has it's own regionally exclusive grub in the form of style of pizza, shredded chicken sandwiches and Trail Bologna. The pizza is square cut with crust that isn't too thin or thick, with toppings piled high. If you let it cool a minute it congeals into a warm brick of dense cheesy goodness. I never knew Trail Bologna was specific to my hometown area because it's so delicious I can't understand why the rest of the state, country and world wouldn't want it. You ever had summer sausage? That super hard, greasy and salty stuff to eat with cheese and crackers? Yeah it's way better than that. The Troyer family has been cranking out meaty links since 1912 of the U.S. raised and processed beef with no fillers. It's savory, tender, not too salty and oh so tasty. You could say Trail Bologna helped change my life. When I started getting educated about training and nutrition in college, many a meal freshman year consisted of trail bologna, Swiss cheese and a couple of crackers. I did learn how to eat better from there...
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