Tag: Irvine Spectrum Center

The Melt – A Restaurant Review

By Svara Jayasinghe

Picture by the Jayasinghe Family

On Saturday August 8th my family and I went to the Irvine Spectrum Center. We went to many places there including The Melt which is a restaurant that serves grilled cheese, fresh burgers, fries, soups, Mac n’ Cheese, ice cream and more delicious foods. We ordered one cheddar bacon ranch fries and some regular fries to share. The cheddar bacon ranch fries were amazing and we all loved them and ended up ordering two more. Then we ordered our separate dishes. Both my dad and my mom ordered the Spicy Chicken Mission and they both loved it. It has tomato, onions, lettuce, chicken and has a delicious flavor. Kiran and I both ordered the Melty Mac which is mac and cheese with bread crumbs sprinkled on top. Overall it was pretty good but was lacking some flavor and was a little bland. Simran ordered the Mac Daddy Cheese which is basically a grilled cheese sandwich except its mac and cheese instead. She thought it was okay. It wasn’t amazing but it wasn’t bad either.

Overall the food was pretty good and I recommend trying it if you haven’t before.

85 Degrees Bakery Cafe – A Restaurant Review

By Svara Jayasinghe

On Saturday August 8th my family and I went to the Irvine Spectrum Center. We went to many places there including the 85 Degrees Bakery Cafe which is a bakery/ cafe that sells bread, cakes, drinks, pastries, and merchandise. When you go inside you grab a tray and tongs and then pick what you would like from the display cases. You can order other items and drinks at the counter.

Picture taken by the Jayasinghe Family

My family and I ordered 4 cheese dogs, 3 spicy sausages, 1 sugar cream cheese pastry, 1 cranberry cream cheese pastry, and one chocolate bun. The staff are very helpful and nice, there are many pastries and other items to choose from, and the food is amazing! My family and I love 85 degrees and definitely recommend trying it.