The Melting Pot
The Melting Pot is a fabulous fondue restaurant located at 814 15th Street. I went there last September for my friend Laura’s birthday and it was probably one of the best restaurants that I have ever been to. The menu consists of a four-course fondue meal, each of which is prepared fresh at the table. Everyone even gets their own color of fondue forks so that you will always know which tasty morsels are yours!
You begin with a selection of traditional cheese fondues. It is $16.00 per fondue for two people and $8.00 for each additional person. We had a large group of ten people so we chose two different fondues–the Cheddar Cheese and the Fiesta Cheese. They give you a wide selection of bread, fresh vegetables, and apple slices to dip it in. The next selection is a salad–which will run you $6.00 per person. You can choose from their Mushroom Salad, Chef’s Salad, Calfiornia Salad, and their new Athenian Salad. I had the Mushroom Salad which was pretty good. However, it did have a TON of mushrooms so be careful if that’s not really your thing.
For the entrée course, you first select your cooking style. We chose two different fondues–the Coq au Vin and the Mojo. The Coq au Vin combines fresh herbs, mushrooms, garlic, imported spices, and a rich burgundy wine. The Mojo Fondue is a Caribbean-themed bouillon with fresh garlic and citrus flavors. We also chose two entrée platters–the Signature Selection and the Surf & Turf. The Signature Selection consists of choice tenderloin, shrimp, teriyaki sirloin, marinated chicken breasts, fresh fish fillets, and fresh salmon. The Surf & Turf consisted of lobster tails, filet mignon, and Portobello mushrooms. All of the meat was very fresh and lean. They also served a variety of vegetables with this course including mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, and even onion slices. They also had a variety of things to dip your marinated tidbits in–the horseradish one was amazing.
The cap of the meal though was definitely the chocolate fondue. We again chose two selection. The Cookies ‘n Cream Marshmallow Dream was incredible. It is dark chocolate covered in marshmallow cream and chopped oreos. It was flambéed at the table too which was a pretty neat touch. We also chose the Yin & Yang–a combination of white and dark chocolate made to look like the Yin & Yang symbol. It was very elegant and creative…and, more importantly, it was absolutely delicious. They provided us with an incredible array of delectables to dip in the fondue as well including strawberries, bananas, pineapple, cheesecake, marshamllows rolled in nuts and coconut, pound cake, and brownies. It is basically Heaven personified for those of us with a sweet tooth!
Right now, they are also doing a wide variety of summer specialties. The first is their new Mediterranean Cheese Fondue. It is made from a combination of Fontina and Gruyère cheeses. They are specially blended with roasted garlic, dates, shallots, and white truffle oil. As I mentioned earlier, they also have a new Athenian Salad. It is comprised of crisp romaine and iceberg lettuces, ham, pepperoni, roasted red pepper, Kalamata olives, and Feta cheese tossed in a light white balsamic vinaigrette dressing. They also have new selections of entrées such as Balsamic-Marinated Sirloin, garlic and herb chicken,citrus pork tenderloin, roasted red pepper rigatoni, wild mushroom raviolis, and succulent white shrimp. The most mouth-watering itme on the new menu though is defintiely the Raspberry Dark Chocolate Fondue. It is a decadent swirl of dark chocolate and raspberry purée with just a hint of hazelnut.
The only drawback is the price, which can quickly become ridiculous. For our group we ended up paying $50.00 per person. However, if you can afford it you should at least try it out once. The food is incredible and the service is fabulous. It is one of those places where you will certainly leave feeling that you have gotten your money’s worth…
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August 3rd, 2007 at 6:23 pm
yes I am back…and omg I want to go there when are you taking me?
August 3rd, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Come and visit me…we can go just the two of us and then it won’t be quite as expensive…won’t be as many choices either but it’ll still be amazing. You should go to their main webpage. There’s a picture ad that loads that shows the raspberry fondue. It looks just amazing! =)