H O M E O F Mels The Original When you visit Mels, you’re experiencing part of the American dream. The first Mels was opened two days before Christmas in 1947. From that single store, Mels has endured changes in the economy, lifestyles and still it’s a place you can visit and feel connected to a simple, delicious, comforting lifestyle.

Over the years, Mels has become the place to go when you get the urge for great food and the nostalgia of “American Graffiti,” or the TV show “Alice,” both of which took place at Mels. Thank you for coming in today to take part in the Mels experience. We’ll do everything we can to make you glad you did! 0614-HVS-2 – SO57191-N. CA – SO57191-N. / 0614-HVS-2 Menu Works, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2014

Join us on Facebook at “Roaring out of the past facebook/OriginalMels www.originalmelsdiner.com and into the future” No Shoes- No Shirt- No Service- No Loitering We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. Minimum charge per person, $2.00.

Breakfast Favorites Please tell your server Served with hash browns or our famous Mels potatoes, made with premium, baked red if you prefer potatoes, diced and grilled with white and green onions and Mels special seasoning salt. no onions! Please tell your server if you prefer no onions. Substitute Egg Beaters at no charge. Favorites

Breakfast Burrito Mels Rib-eye Steak and Two Eggs Wolfman Jack Tortilla filled with two eggs 10 oz. Regular Cut 2 pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 strips of , scrambled with , country 1 country and ham with sausage, Mels potatoes and a touch Chorizo & Eggs hash browns or Mels potatoes of country gravy. Comes with a Three farm-fresh side of sour cream and salsa with authentic chorizo. Served Back By Popular Demand! with refried beans topped with Aidelle’s Grilled Smoked Huevos Rancheros cheese, sour cream, fanned Sonoma Sausage Two eggs with corn tortillas, avocado, a sprinkle of green Made with chicken, apples, and sun-dried shredded Jack and cheddar onions, salsa and corn tortillas tomatoes with two eggs. Served with cheese and topped with avocado, ranchero sauce and sour cream. The Bomb Breakfast Served with refried beans Almost a pound of thick-sliced ham, Scrambled eggs with authentic chorizo, served on our large platter with two green onion, and ripe with cheese Mels 6 oz. New York eggs and all the usual suspects stuffed into a large, flour tortilla and Steak and Two Eggs Mels San Francisco Scramble served with sliced jalapeños on the side Mels Homemade Corned Three fresh eggs, ground beef, Mels Bacon, Egg and Avocado Burrito Beef Hash and Eggs seasoning salt, fresh mushrooms A large, grilled flour tortilla stuffed Housemade with bell peppers and spinach scrambled with green with smoked bacon, scrambled and onions, served with onions and topped with Parmesan eggs, tomato, avocado and cheese. fresh fruit and toast cheese. Served with toast Served with a side of salsa. Mels Chicken-Fried Sunrise Add sausage and diced ham Steak and Two Eggs with two Grilled Chops and Eggs scrambled eggs and your choice of bacon, ham or country sausage

0114-HVS-3 – SO57191-N. Cal – SO57191-N. / 0114-HVS-3 Menu Works, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2014 and , served on Side Orders grilled, thick sourdough •Blueberry or Bran Muffin •Buttermilk and Gravy •English Muffin or Toast with Jelly •One Egg •Two Eggs From the •Oatmeal Griddle •Side of Ham, Sausage, Bacon Hotcakes French Toast or Country Sausage Full stack (3) Batter-dipped and grilled Short stack (2) •Mels Potatoes Strawberry French Toast Strawberry hotcakes French toast topped •Hash Browns Full stack, with with strawberries whipped cream • Toasted Strawberry Belgian Waffle Two Plus Two With whipped cream Two hotcakes and two bacon or two sausage links Belgian Waffle and two eggs, any style A waffle or French toast may be substituted for hotcakes.

Notice: Consuming raw or under-cooked meats or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions Please tell Mels All Day Breakfast your server if you prefer All day are served with hash browns or our famous Mels potatoes, made no onions! with premium, baked red potatoes, diced and grilled with white and green onions

Breakfast and Mels special seasoning salt. Substitute Egg Beaters at no extra charge. All Day

Served over hash browns or our famous Mels potatoes with choice of toast, Mels Skillets muffin or biscuit and country gravy. (Except The Hangover and Hangover II)

Santa Fe Skillet Alice’s Western Skillet The Hangover Bacon and Ortega chiles scrambled Ham, bell peppers, onions and We cover your choice of potatoes with eggs and topped with avocado tomatoes, scrambled with eggs with two biscuits, two country and melted cheese. Served with and topped with mixed cheese and country gravy and salsa and sour cream on the side top it with two eggs any style Country Skillet Add two slices of bacon or Chorizo Skillet A combination of scrambled diced ham for an additional Mels potatoes with authentic chorizo, eggs, diced country sausage, link tomato, green onion and melted sausage and bacon, all covered Hangover II cheese. Topped with two, farm- with melted mixed cheese and Choice of potatoes, two biscuits, two fresh eggs any style, sliced fresh our country gravy sausage links, two pieces of bacon and avocado and a dollop of sour cream. ham steak. Smothered in country gravy Served with corn tortillas or toast and topped with three eggs, any style

Deluxe Your Mels Potatoes or Hash Browns Mels Three-Egg Add mixed cheese, bacon, green, onions and sour cream. Omelettes served with hash browns or our famous Mels potatoes with choice of toast, muffin or biscuit and gravy. Add a side of fresh fruit

Denver Chili-Cheddar Louisiana Hot Links Three-egg omelette stuffed with Mels famous chili with Jack With sautéed onion, green and red ham, grilled peppers, onions and and cheddar cheese bell pepper and Muenster cheese cheese mix. Served with hash browns or Mels potatoes and toast Tex-Mex California Omelette Three-egg omelette stuffed with Mels Our big, three-egg omelette Three Cheese seasoned taco meat, Ortega chiles, diced stuffed with tomato, bacon, With cheddar, Jack and tomato, chopped green onion, ranchero cheese and sliced avocado, topped Muenster cheese sauce, melted Jack cheese and sour cream with a dollop of sour cream Chicken Fajita Vegetarian Sautéed onion, bell pepper, A blend of Jack and cheddar cheese, Who’s License

tomato and sizzling chicken breast green onions, sliced avocado, sautéed Cal – SO57191-N. / 0114-HVS-4 Menu Works, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2014 topped with guacamole mushrooms, tomato and sour cream Plate is That? Meat & Cheese Choose from , sausage or bacon with Jack and cheddar . Or have all three meats for an additional THX 138

The budget to make American Graffiti was $750,000.00 or about 83, 426 Vegetarian Omelettes! About 2 for the entire population of Modesto in 1960. Mels All Day Breakfast

Egg’s Benedict Served with hash browns or Mels potatoes and fresh fruit Eggs Benedict All Day With your choice of ham, sliced avocado or country sausage on a grilled English muffin, topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce California Benedict

Grilled English muffin halves topped with three strips Breakfast of bacon, grilled tomato slices, avocado, poached eggs and topped with hollandaise sauce Eggs Florentine Grilled English muffin halves topped with sliced tomato, fresh spinach, poached eggs and topped with hollandaise sauce

Breakfast Eggs by the # All breakfasts below served with choice of toast, muffin or biscuit and country gravy, Mels potatoes or hash browns.

1. Two eggs, any style 2. Two eggs, three sausages or three pieces of bacon 3. Diced ham and scrambled eggs 4. Three eggs with choice of four pieces of bacon or four sausage links 5. Two eggs with choice of country sausage, hot link sausage, or ham steak

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The movie American Graffiti was filmed at the

Original Mels. Can you know? you Did name some of the actors and actresses from the film? Mels Appetizers Shakes & Malts Mels Milk Shakes & Malts Served with the side tin. Shake or Malt Choose from: Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Mocha Java, Oreo, Mels Classic Sampler Chicken Strips Banana and Pineapple. Chicken strips, onion rings, mozzarella With your choice of ranch or BBQ Mels Deluxe Shakes sticks, zucchini sticks and chicken sauce on a bed of MelFries & Malts wings on a bed of MelFries with ranch Hand-dipped with dressing and marinara sauce Chicken Quesadilla Jack and cheddar cheese with green Breyer’s Premium Ice Mels Zesty Chicken Wings onion, tomato, guacamole, salsa Cream, Shake or Malt Mels original or try them with and sour cream on a flour tortilla Flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Buffalo sauce. Served with ranch Strawberry, Chocolate Vegetarian Quesadilla Chip Mint, Cookie Dough, Mels Wings & Fries On a large, whole wheat tortilla with Jack and Pralines and Cream Wings on a bed of MelFries and cheddar cheese, zucchini, sautéed Beer Battered Onion Rings mushrooms, tomatoes and onions Sweet Spanish onions fried crispy Mozzarella Sticks Mels Specialty Tempura Battered Zucchini Sticks Battered, fried and served with marinara sauce Shakes & Malts

Appetizers Some of our own, famous Mels Fries shake flavors! Make ita malt

Chili MelFries Private Reserve Old-Fashioned Orange With cheddar and Jack Seasoned MelFries Creamsicle cheese and chopped onions Gourmet MelFries Tastes as good as it sounds. Gravy MelFries MelFries covered with chopped Chocolate Lovers Our seasoned MelFries topped bacon, melted Jack and cheddar Chocolate with with our brown gravy cheeses, diced green onions bananas or Oreos. Garlic MelFries and a dollop of sour cream Joey’s Caramel Cheese MelFries Curly MelFries Monkey Crunch With mixed Jack and cheddar Sweet Potato MelFries Caramel, chocolate, banana, Oreo and malt powder. Cookie Monster Oreos with cookie Soup & Chili-Chili-Chili dough ice cream.

Mels Kiddie Cal – SO57191-N. / 0114-HVS-6 Menu Works, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2014 Two Fresh Hot Clam Chowder (Only on Fridays) Selections Everyday Cup with crackers Bowl with cornbread Cup with crackers Chili Bowl Shakes & Malts Bowl with cornbread With cornbread, melted cheddar cheese and onion For kids 10 and under Extra charge for malts Flavors: Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Oreo and Pineapple.

American Graffiti went on to gross more than $55 million; that’d buy more that 6.8 million Melburgers here at Mels. You’ll need a lot of friends to help you out with all of those. Salads Choose from Ranch, Bleu Cheese, Thousand Island, Balsamic Vinaigrette or Oil and Vinegar Dressings

Classic Caesar Salad Mels Crispy Served with cheese toast Fresh diced tomatoes, crumbled Add seasoned chicken for only bacon, sliced hard-boiled egg and shredded Jack and cheddar cheese on Chef Salad a bed of crisp and topped with An Original Mels favorite with julienne crispy sliced chicken or Buffalo-style strips of turkey, ham, cheese and chicken dipped in our hot wing sauce hard-boiled egg over a bed of greens. Served with your choice of Bleu Taco Salad Cheese, Thousand Island or Ranch Crispy corn tortilla chips topped with Mels seasoned taco meat, Chicken Fajita Salad refried beans, shredded lettuce, Breast of chicken, red and green diced tomatoes, Jack and cheddar peppers and sautéed onions, cheeses, diced green onion, a dollop Best Seller! Mels served over a bed of greens with of sour cream and guacamole Lettuce, chopped bacon, diced salsa, guacamole and sour cream *Low-Cal dressing served upon request. chicken, avocado, scallions, egg, tomato and bleu cheese crumbles Mels Combos Soup & Salad Bowl of soup and Mels house or Caesar salad with cornbread 1/2 Sandwich & MelFries Combo Half sandwich, MelFries and choice of cup of soup, luncheon salad, fresh-sliced coleslaw, house-made pasta salad or cottage cheese

Sandwich choices: turkey, tuna, ham, roast beef Salads or pastrami served on grilled sourdough bread. 0114-HVS-7 – SO57191-N. Cal – SO57191-N. / 0114-HVS-7 Menu Works, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2014

Much of the classic, iconic

movie, American Graffiti know? you Did was filmed at the original Mels in San Francisco Specialty All specialty sandwiches are served with choice of one side: MelFries, coleslaw, pasta salad, cottage cheese or salad with dressing. Substitute Curly MelFries or Sweet Potato MelFries

Sandwiches or Turkey Dip Reuben Classics sandwiches served with your Sliced roast beef or turkey breast Pastrami or corned beef with Swiss choice of a cup of soup, luncheon simmered in au jus on a French roll cheese, sauerkraut and Thousand salad, coleslaw, MelFries, house-made Order it Philly-style or double the meat Island dressing on grilled rye pasta salad or cottage cheese. Mels Vegetarian 12-Grain Carved breast of turkey, bacon, lettuce, Vegetarian delight with iceberg tomato and on white bread lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, With Jack, cheddar and American cheeses avocado, Muenster cheese, Doc’s Favorite Hot Pastrami red onion and cucumber With lettuce and tomato on the Aidelle’s grilled Sonoma Sausage, side, served on a hamburger bun Meldog Jack cheese, red and green bell A full quarter pound, 100% all-beef peppers mixed with grilled onion, Country V.I.P. hot dog, sliced and grilled. Served served on a grilled hamburger bun Swiss cheese, sliced breast of turkey, on a steak roll with lettuce, tomato, Loaded Grilled Cheese two crisp bacon strips and tomato pickles, avocado and sliced onions slices on grilled sourdough Monterey Jack, cheddar and American cheese with bacon, tomato and onion. Beefy Cheddar Mels Chili- Mels hot dog with chopped Mels Monte Cristo Grilled, thick French bread topped with onions and melted cheese sliced roast beef, layered with cheddar A combination of sliced turkey, ham cheese, green chiles and sliced tomato Deluxe Turkey Grill and American cheese stacked with a Served open face on a grilled pineapple ring, dipped in egg-battered Mels Fisherman’s Sandwich French roll with avocado slices, Texas toast, deep-fried to a golden brown Beer battered and deep-fried to a melted Jack and cheddar cheeses, and sprinkled with powdered sugar golden brown, topped with American sliced turkey, sliced tomato and BLT-BLTA- -BLTE cheese, coleslaw, mayo, lettuce and Thousand Island dressing tomato, served on a hamburger bun Classic with bacon, lettuce and tomato With avocado With over-hard egg Chicken Club Chili MelFries Served on our ciabatta bread, Tuna Melt on Rye topped with Jack cheese, avocado, Cheese MelFries With cheddar cheese

bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise Add: Gourmet MelFries and sliced tomato Garlic MelFries Grilled Ham & Cheese With Jack, cheddar, and American Curly MelFries cheese with sliced ham Sandwiches Sweet Potato Mel Fries Tuna Sandwich With mayonnaise, lettuce Hot Open-Faced Sandwiches and tomato on rye bread Hot sandwiches come with mashed Fresh Roasted Turkey potatoes, gravy and a vegetable With lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise

Specialty Fresh Roasted Turkey Mels Original recipe served on a hamburger bun With cranberry sauce Meat Loaf

With gravy and Cal – SO57191-N. / 0114-HVS-8 Menu Works, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2014 Double mushrooms the meat

Mels “Original Cheese Steak”Sandwich This one has it all! Served on our ‘Hoagie Style’ bun with tender-sliced, grilled Sirloin steak topped with sautéed mushrooms, grilled onions and layered with cheese sauce, topped off with jalapeño and pepperoncini Mels Famous Burgers Our famous Melburgers are prepared according to the time-honored recipe of the Original Mels. 7 oz. hamburger patty, sprinkled with Mels special seasoning, cooked medium-well and served on a fresh- baked bun. Melburgers are served on a platter with your choice of one of the following: cup of soup, luncheon salad, fresh-sliced coleslaw, MelFries, house-made pasta salad or cottage cheese.

Add a second patty to any burger Add an additional side Add onion straws to any burger

Classic Melburger Santa Fe Chicken Melburger Served with sliced tomato, lettuce, Grilled hamburger patty on rye Chicken breast with Jack onion and Thousand Island dressing bread with cheddar cheese, cheese, Ortega chiles, lettuce, With cheese sautéed onion and tomato slices tomato, guacamole and salsa San Francisco Melburger Grafitti Melburger served on a wheat bun Grilled sourdough bread, a Thick, sourdough bread, buttered Gourmet Chicken Melburger Melburger patty, cheddar cheese, and grilled with melted Swiss Our chicken breast dressed up with bacon, avocado, grilled onion cheese and sautéed onions cheddar cheese, strips of bacon, with Thousand Island dressing lettuce, tomato and a creamy mustard Chili Melburger sauce, served on a wheat bun Bleu Melburger With chopped onions With lettuce, tomato and melted bleu and melted cheese Hawaiian Chicken Melburger cheese crumbles on our beef patty Mels teriyaki glaze on a grilled with onion straws and mayonnaise Bacon & Cheddar Turkey Melburger chicken breast with cheddar Mels turkey burger with mayo, cheese and pineapple slices, Ranch House Melburger topped with cheddar cheese and served on a wheat bun Topped with cheddar cheese, two strips slices of bacon on a wheat bun of bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion and Classic Lean Turkey Melburger an over-hard egg with mayonnaise Veggie Melburger Served with lettuce, tomato and Served on our whole wheat bun mayonnaise on a wheat bun Buffalo Sauce Melburger with honey mustard dressing, Beef patty in Buffalo sauce, topped with lettuce, tomato and pickle Chicken Bacon Melburger bleu cheese crumbles, deep- Served on our signature bun straws, shredded lettuce and tomato Deuce Coupe with bacon, lettuce, tomato, Two large beef with choice of mayonnaise and onion straws Mels Big Bopper cheese, tomato, lettuce and onion Our classic Melburger with cheddar with Thousand Island dressing Classic Crispy Chicken Melburger cheese, bacon strips and onion rings Served on our signature bun topped with barbecue sauce Jalapeño Melburger with lettuce, tomato and Topped with sliced tomato, jalapeños, onion with a side of mayo Bacon and Cheddar Melburger lettuce, grilled onions, Thousand Island Draped with cheddar cheese, two dressing and Pepper Jack cheese BBQ Crispy Chicken Melburger strips of bacon, lettuce, tomato and Chicken breast with cheddar 0114-HVS-9 – SO57191-N. Cal – SO57191-N. / 0114-HVS-9 Menu Works, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2014 onion, with Thousand Island dressing Chicken in the Buff cheese, bacon strips and onion Our chicken breast served with lettuce, rings topped with BBQ sauce and Hawaiian Melburger tomato, pickle and a creamy mustard served on our signature bun Cheddar cheese over our teriyaki sauce served on a wheat bun glazed pineapple ring, lettuce and tomato on a Melburger patty Mushroom & Swiss Melburger Fresh patty on our signature bun, brushed with mayonnaise stacked on top of golden onion straws, draped with Swiss cheese and smothered in sautéed mushrooms

Chili MelFries Mels Cheese MelFries

Add: Gourmet MelFries Garlic MelFries Famous Curly MelFries Sweet Potato Mel Fries Burgers Notice: Consuming raw or under- cooked meats or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions Blue Plate Dinners Served with dinner vegetables and cornbread plus choice of two sides: lumpy mashed potatoes and gravy, MelFries, coleslaw, pasta salad, petite dinner salad or cup of soup. Add additional sides

Chicken-Fried Steak Fisherman’s Platter Old-fashioned chicken fried 3 pieces of beer-battered cod steak topped with country with tangy tartar sauce gravy, sautéed mushrooms and choice of biscuit or cornbread Mels Original Recipe Meat Loaf With brown gravy and topped Prime Rib and Shrimp Shrimp Dinner with mushrooms 8 oz. prime rib cut served with four Six pieces of battered golden fried pieces of our golden fried shrimp shrimp with a side of cocktail sauce Grilled Pork Chops Add more shrimp, extra charge Tender and juicy, topped Steak & BBQ Chicken with sautéed onions 6 oz. NY strip steak with grilled chicken Prime Rib breast smothered in BBQ sauce 8 oz. cut or our 10 oz. cut Steak & Shrimp We pair a delicious 6 oz. New York Rockin’ Rib Eye Fresh Carved Turkey Platter strip steak and four pieces of our 10 oz. rib eye steak with With dressing and cranberry sauce golden fried shrimp for only sautéed mushrooms Deep Fried Chicken Love Me Tenders and Shrimp Ground Round Steak Breaded and crisp on the outside, Four pieces of our golden fried 10 oz. grilled and smothered with moist and tender inside shrimp with three juicy, deep-fried sautéed onions and mushroom gravy chicken tenders served with ranch dressing and cocktail sauce

Fish & Fry Baskets Served with cocktail or tartar sauce, MelFries and coleslaw Five Piece Shrimp BasketWith three pieces Three Piece Beer of shrimp, two Battered Cod pieces of cod The Combo 0114-HVS-10 – SO57191-N. Cal – SO57191-N. / 0114-HVS-10 Menu Works, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2014 Dinners Blue Plate Beverages

Beer Wine More Drinks Beverages We offer imported, Our house wines Orange, grapefruit, V-8, apple domestic and micro by the glass or cranberry juice brewery beers. Coffee Regular Large Domestic Hot Tea Service Premium Mels Specially Iced Tea Add cherry, vanilla Blended Coffee Hot Chocolate or chocolate syrup Fresh Brewed Decaf to any drink Mimosa Soft Drinks Milk Jumbo Drink (Jumbo drink Chocolate Milk refills at no charge) Lemonade, Sprite, Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Root Beer or Mr. Pibb

Much of the classic, iconic movie, American Graffiti was filmed at 0114-HVS-11 – SO57191-N. Cal – SO57191-N. / 0114-HVS-11 Menu Works, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2014 P L A Y L I S T the original Mels in San Francisco Bill Haley and his Comets Rock Around the Clock- Sixteen Candles - The Crests Gee- The Crows Runaway- Del Shannon The Teenagers Why Do Fools Fall in Love? - That’ll Be the Day- Buddy Holly Fannie Mae- Buster Brown At the Hop- Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids She’s So Fine- Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids The Stroll- The Diamonds Surfin Safari-The Beach Boys Fleetwood Mac The Great Imposter- song? favorite your What’s Almost Grown- Chuck Berry The Platters Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Louie Louie- Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids Little Darlin’- The Diamonds Locations

* Reno at The Sands Hotel Folsom 13399 Folsom Blvd. * R o c k l i n 6 7 0 8 L o n e t r e e B l v d . * Brentwood 2523 Sand Creek Rd. * Roseville 1804 Douglas Blvd. (Locations marked with an *are open 24 hours) Placerville 232 Main Street * Vacaville 171 Nut Tree Parkway Walnut Creek 1394 N Main Street (open til 3am on weekends) North Natomas 2057 Area Blvd. Auburn 1730 Grass Valley Hwy * Pinole 1441 Fitzgerald Dr. * Sacramento Midtown 3000 J St. Sacramento 565 Howe Ave 0114-HVS-12 – SO57191-N. Cal – SO57191-N. / 0114-HVS-12 Menu Works, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2014