Shopping at The Streets at South Pointe in Durham is exhausting - especially during Christmas season. Collapsing for a break, we discovered American Meltdown, specifically a melted Cubano - and it was such a pleasant surprise! Buttered and toasted sourdough housed smoked pork, Swiss cheese,...More

The Cuban sandwich is one of my favorites and I've eaten them all over. Consequently, I have a high tolerance for variances, but the one I had at the American Meltdown was so far out that Cuba should not have been used in it's name....More

A great addition to the food court, a responsible choice, and a tasty local one, too. Perfectly toasted grilled sandwiches, golden, toasty, yummy. And amazing fried Brussels sprouts. So good!

Kudos to Southpoint for bringing in non-chain stands into their food court. The menu at American Meltdown had a number of items tempting me. I ended up with the Pigs 'n' Figs with black figs, speck, goat cheese, and a balsamic reduction. It was on...More

My boyfriend has the cubano and I got the grilled Rachel. The sandwiches were super tasty. I got an order of the onion rings that were great. The red pepper aioli was the star! Dipping the onion rings in that delicious sauce. Awesome. The service...More

Had a nice grilled pesto and Gouda sandwich with the fried Brussels sprouts. I thought both were good but ,all told, with a bottle of water we were at $15. Sounds a little pricey for a food court but it was good!

I liked the alternative of fried Brussels sprouts. I appreciated that they made my husband's sandwich to order. My sandwich was delicious (Pigs N Figs). I was absolutely put off by the generic fountain diet cola. If I go back I will definitely order water.

Tried the French Onion (as in French Onion Soup on bread) and it was incredible. Really flavorful wine-simmered onions and herbs with muenster cheese on rustic bread. YUM with a capital Y!