Melt Gelato
1053 2^nd Ave (55^th and 56^th)
Time:  Weekdays, 11-3 Price: $7.99 for half panini, salad, fountain drink and small cup of gelato

There’s nothing better than great gelato, or even average gelato for that matter.  I didn’t even realize it was possible to make crappy gelato, until my trip to Melt.  Good thing it is “made exactly like they make it in Italy.”  Really.  I didn’t realize the gelato in Italy has artificial sweeteners and little bits of ice.  I ordered the vegetable panini, which turned out to be a limp tomato, basil and mozzarella.  Technically, tomatoes are fruits and basil is an herb.  Maybe there was something growing on the cheese that constituted ‘vegetable,’ but one can only hope.  The salad was a toddler’s handful of greens soaked in oil.  I had high hopes for this lunch special, but all my hopes were melted, in a bad way.

Tags: Gelato, Melt, tasteless, wah-wah

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