The menu including beloved bar food like burgers, wings and fries has fun twists, including a spicy Chamorro burger with Dinanche, wing nachos topped with bacon, cheese and ranch dressing, fries tossed in tonkatsu mayo and a poke bowl. We’re not expecting it to be crazy busy all the time just yet, but we want people to be comfortable when they’re here,” he said. “Our main purpose right now is for people to come in and feel the environment. While the pair don’t expect business to erupt quickly, Bolus said that’s not what they’re aiming for at current. “You would go and ask for the things we needed, but when we came back, we needed more things. “The hardest part was that everything we needed to do wasn’t all laid out easily,” said Bolus.
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The lease for the location was originally signed in September 2021, and the duo got the business license six months later, in March. Since the space was previously a massage parlor, a whole new kitchen had to be erected. Some of the roadblocks included a long renovation to the interior of the property and difficulty with business licensing and permitting. And, for me, the timing is laid out perfectly, even with all of our roadblocks.” “I’ve worked in the food and beverage industry for almost seven years. “I’ve always wanted to own a bar,” Orejola said. When I saw that someone was selling this, I asked Ken if he wanted to make this happen, and I said it’s now or never.” “Especially, with seeing so many young entrepreneurs, it’s very inspiring. “It’s always been something I wanted to do – starting a business here on Guam,” Bolus said. This is both of their first business ventures on island. Kenmark Orejola, the other co-owner, jumped at the chance to open when Bolus approached him. “Guam has a bunch of different cultures - Chamorro, Filipino, a bunch of military, Japanese, Chinese, Korean - and when you bring all of those different cultures and all of those different people into one location, that’s a melting point.” “For us, the vision for Melting Point comes from how we view Guam,” said Christopher Bolus, one of the co-owners of Melting Point. The 1,600 square-foot location can house about 50 to 60 customers. The Melting Point bar and lounge opened on March 26 in the Tumon Bay Shopping Center, near The Royal Orchid Guam Hotel. The Melting Point Co-Owners Christopher Bolus and Kenmark Orejola are shown in front of the live-music stage in the new bar and lounge.
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