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Mels the Original When You Visit Mels, You’Re Experiencing Part of the American Dream 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 0117-HVS-2 – SO 67810-Pinole 0117-HVS-2 everything we can to make you glad you did! © 2017 MenuWorks, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 / MenuWorks, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2017 Join us on Facebook at “Roaring out of the past facebook/OriginalMels and into the future” www.originalmelsdiner.com No Shoes- No Shirt- No Service- No Loitering We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. Minimum charge per person, $2.00. Breakfast Breakfast Favorites Please tell Served with hash browns or our famous Mels potatoes, made with premium, your server if you prefer baked red potatoes, diced and grilled with white and green onions and Mels special no onions! seasoning salt. Please tell your server if you prefer no onions. Substitute Egg Favorites Beaters at no charge. Turkey bacon and turkey sausage now available. Breakfast Burrito Mels Rib-eye Steak and Two Eggs Wolfman Jack Tortilla filled with two eggs scrambled 10 oz. Regular Cut 15.49 2 pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, with cheese, country sausage, 1 country sausage and ham with hash Mels potatoes and a touch of Chorizo & Eggs browns or Mels potatoes 11.49 country gravy. Comes with a side Three farm-fresh scrambled eggs of sour cream and salsa 10.49 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 onions, Made with chicken, apples, and shredded Jack and cheddar salsa and corn tortillas 10.99 sun-dried tomatoes with two cheese and topped with avocado, eggs. Served with toast 10.49 ranchero sauce and sour cream. The Bomb Served with refried beans 10.59 Almost a pound of thick-sliced ham, Breakfast Quesadilla served on our large platter with two Scrambled eggs with authentic Mels 6 oz. New York Steak eggs and all the usual suspects 12.29 chorizo, green onion, and ripe 0117-HVS-3 – SO 67810-Pinole 0117-HVS-3 and Two Eggs 10.99 Mels San Francisco Scramble tomato with cheese stuffed into a Mels Homemade Corned Three fresh eggs, ground beef, Mels large, flour tortilla and served with Beef Hash and Eggs seasoning salt, fresh mushrooms sliced jalapeños on the side 9.89 Housemade with bell peppers and spinach scrambled with green Bacon, Egg and Avocado Burrito and onions, served with fresh onions and topped with Parmesan A large, grilled flour tortilla stuffed fruit and toast 10.79 cheese. Served with toast 10.69 with smoked bacon, scrambled Sunrise Sandwich eggs, tomato, avocado and cheese. Mels Chicken-Fried Steak Served with a side of salsa. 10.69 and Two Eggs 11.69 Breakfast sandwich with two scrambled eggs and your choice Add sausage and diced ham, 2.29 of bacon, ham or country sausage Grilled Pork Chops and Eggs 12.49 and American cheese, served on Side Orders grilled, thick sourdough bread 9.79 © 2017 MenuWorks, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 / MenuWorks, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2017 •Blueberry or Bran Muffin2.69 •Buttermilk Biscuit and Gravy 4.99 •English Muffin or Toast with Jelly 2.79 From the Griddle •One Egg 1.99 Hotcakes French Toast •Oatmeal 4.99 Full stack (3) 7.99 Batter-dipped and grilled 7.99 •Side of Ham, Sausage, Bacon Short stack (2) 7.29 Strawberry French Toast or Country Sausage 4.49 Strawberry hotcakes French toast topped with •Mels Potatoes 3.49 Full stack, with strawberries 9.89 whipped cream 9.89 •Hash Browns 3.49 Strawberry Belgian Waffle Two Plus Two With whipped cream 9.59 • Toasted Bagel 2.99 Two hotcakes and two bacon or two sausage links Belgian Waffle8.29 and two eggs, any style 9.99 A waffle or French toast may Chicken and Waffles be substituted for hotcakes. Our Belgian waffle served with your choice of 5 chicken wings 9.99, 4 chicken tenders 10.59 or 1/2 deep-fried chicken 11.99, a dusting of maple syrup, butter and powdered sugar. Notice: Consuming raw or under-cooked meats or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions Mels All Day Breakfast Please tell All day breakfasts are served with hash browns or our famous Mels potatoes, made with premium, your server if you prefer baked red potatoes, diced and grilled with white and green onions and Mels special seasoning salt. no onions! Breakfast Substitute Egg Beaters at no extra charge. Turkey bacon and turkey sausage now available. 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 and with two biscuits, two country and melted cheese. Served with salsa topped with mixed cheese 10.49 sausages and country gravy and top and sour cream on the side 10.69 it with two eggs any style 11.49 Country Skillet Add two slices of bacon or diced Chorizo Skillet A combination of scrambled ham for an additional 2.29 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-fresh with melted mixed cheese and Choice of potatoes, two biscuits, eggs any style, sliced fresh avocado our country gravy 11.69 two sausage links, two pieces of and a dollop of sour cream. Served bacon and ham steak. Smothered with corn tortillas or toast 10.69 in country gravy and topped with three eggs, any style 12.99 Deluxe Your Mels 0117-HVS-4 – SO 67810-Pinole 0117-HVS-4 Potatoes or Hash Browns Mels Three-Egg Omelettes Add mixed cheese, bacon, green, onions and sour cream. 2.69 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 1.69 Denver Omelette Chili-Cheddar California Omelette Three-egg omelette stuffed with ham, Mels famous chili with Jack and Our big, three-egg omelette stuffed grilled peppers, onions and cheese cheddar cheese 10.69 with tomato, bacon, cheese and mix. Served with hash browns or sliced avocado, topped with a Mels potatoes and toast 10.89 Tex-Mex dollop of sour cream 10.99 Three-egg omelette stuffed with Chicken Fajita Mels seasoned taco meat, Ortega Egg-White Omelette / MenuWorks, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2017 Sautéed onion, bell pepper, chiles, diced tomato, chopped green Egg whites with Swiss cheese, fresh tomato and sizzling chicken breast onion, ranchero sauce, melted Jack sautéed mushrooms, diced tomato, topped with guacamole 10.99 cheese and sour cream 10.99 avocado and fresh spinach. Served with fresh fruit instead of Meat & Cheese Vegetarian potatoes 10.49 Choose from country ham, A blend of Jack and cheddar cheese, sausage or bacon with Jack and green onions, sliced avocado, sautéed cheddar cheeses. 10.99 mushrooms, tomato and sour cream 10.69 Or have all three meats for Who’s License an additional 2.49 Plate is That? THX 138 The budget to make American Graffiti was $750,000.00 or about 79,159 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 11.49 California Benedict Grilled English muffin halves topped with three strips Breakfast of bacon, grilled tomato slices, avocado, poached eggs and topped with hollandaise sauce 11.99 Eggs Florentine Grilled English muffin halves topped with sliced tomato, fresh spinach, poached eggs and topped with hollandaise sauce 10.99 Breakfast Eggs by the # All breakfasts below served with choice of toast, muffin or biscuit and country gravy, Mels potatoes or hash browns. 0117-HVS-5 – SO 67810-Pinole 0117-HVS-5 1. Two eggs, any style 7.99 2. Two eggs, three sausages or three pieces of bacon 9.99 3. Diced ham and scrambled eggs 9.99 4. Three eggs with choice of four pieces of bacon or four sausage links 11.49 5. Two eggs with choice of country sausage, © 2017 MenuWorks, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 / MenuWorks, Greenville, SC, 1-864-877-7007 © 2017 hamburger patty or ham steak 10.29 6. One egg, two sausages or two strips of bacon 8.69 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.
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