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The Melting Pot at Foothills Mall Closes Indefinitely

The Melting Pot at Foothills Mall Closes Indefinitely

May 30, 20171 min read

Fondue lovers will need a moment.

Tampa, Florida-based fondue restaurant The Melting Pot has closed their Tucson location in the Foothills Mall at 7395 N. La Cholla Blvd., Ste 302 indefinitely as of Monday, May 29.

The Melting Pot’s Tucson website announced the following:

ā€œ[…] We appreciate the opportunity to have served the Tucson community for over 13 years at this location. While there are no confirmed plans to re-open this location, The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc., has a strong interest to return to the Tucson community in the future.

The franchisee plans to seek a new site in Tucson to better serve the market and bring The Melting Pot’s exciting new store concept design to the marketplace. No replacement site has been secured at this time.

We invite you to continue to enjoy fondue at the nearest Melting Pot locations in the Phoenix metro area, including Ahwatukee, Scottsdale and Arrowhead.

Diners seeking a local fondue option can visit Wild Garlic Grill for the Gilroy Garlic Swiss Fondue with Fresh-Baked Sourdough Bread orĀ DOWNTOWN Kitchen + Cocktails for theĀ Grilled Garlic + Mushroom BreadĀ with leek fondue.

For more information, visitĀ meltingpot.com.

Article written by:

Jackie Tran

Jackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon AppĆ©tit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.

An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.

Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.

If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.

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