Mel's Diner

Mel's Diner Menu

(916) 928-1420
2057 Arena Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95834
$$$$$

Breakfast Favorites

Served with hash browns or our famous Mels potatoes, made with premium, baked red potatoes, diced and grilled with white and green onions and Mels special seasoning salt. Please tell your server if you prefer no onions. Substitute egg beaters at no charge. Turkey sausage is now available.
Bacon, Egg & Avocado Burrito
$12.49
A large, grilled flour tortilla stuffed with smoked bacon, scrambled eggs, tomato, avocado and cheese. Served with a side of salsa.
Mels San Francisco Scramble
$12.69
3 fresh eggs, ground beef, Mels seasoning salt, fresh mushrooms and spinach scrambled with green onions and topped with Parmesan cheese. Served with toast.
Corned Beef Hash & Eggs
$12.99
Housemade with bell peppers and onions, served with fresh fruit and toast.
Sunrise Sandwich
$10.99
Breakfast sandwich with 2 scrambled eggs and your choice of bacon, ham or country sausage and American cheese, served on grilled, thick sourdough bread.
Grilled Pork Chops & Eggs
$14.59
Two 6 oz. center-cut pork chops served with eggs and your choice of side.
Huevos Rancheros
$12.69
Two eggs with corn tortillas shredded Jack and cheddar cheese and topped with avocado, ranchero sauce and sour cream. Served with refried beans.
Chorizo & Eggs
$12.89
3 farm-fresh scrambled eggs with authentic chorizo. Served with refried beans topped with cheese, sour cream, fanned avocado, a sprinkle of green onions, salsa and corn tortillas.
Breakfast Quesadilla
$12.59
Scrambled eggs with authentic chorizo, green onion and ripe tomato with cheese stuffed into a large, flour tortilla and served with sliced jalapenos on the side.
Aidell's Grilled Smoked Sonoma Sausage
$12.69
Back by popular demand! Made with chicken, apples and sun-dried tomatoes with 2 eggs. Served with toast.
The Bomb
$14.29
Almost a pound of thick-sliced ham, served on our large platter with 2 eggs and all the usual suspects.
Wolfman Jack
$13.69
Two pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, 1 country sausage and ham with hash browns or Mels potatoes.
Breakfast Burrito
12.49
Tortilla filled with two eggs scrambled with cheese, country sausage, Mels potatoes, and a touch of country gravy. Comes with a side of sour cream and salsa.

$Specialty Mels Sandwiches

All Mels specialty sandwiches are served with choice of one side: MelFries, coleslaw, pasta salad, cottage cheese or salad with dressing.

Appetizers


Mels Classic Sampler
$12.99
Chicken strips, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, zucchini sticks and chicken wings on a bed of MelFries with ranch dressing and marinara sauce. Wings are a mix of drums and flats, no substitutions.
Mels Zesty Chicken Wings
$10.99
Mels Original or try them with Buffalo sauce. Served with ranch. 8 wings to order - a mix of drums and flats, no substitutions.
Mels Wings & Fries
$12.29
Wings on a bed of MelFries. Wings are a mix of drums and flats, no substitutions.
Beer Battered Onion Rings
$7.99
Sweet Spanish onions thick-cut, double dipped in beer batter and fried crispy.
Tempura Battered Zucchini Sticks
$8.29
Chicken Strips
$12.99
With your choice of ranch or barbeque sauce on a bed of MelFries.
Chicken Quesadilla
$11.49
Jack and cheddar cheese with green onion, tomato, guacamole, salsa and sour cream on a flour tortilla.
Vegetarian Quesadilla
$10.99
On a large, whole wheat tortilla with Jack and cheddar cheese, zucchini, sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes and onions.
Mozzarella Sticks
8.29
Battered, fried.

$Soups & Chili

Available 10am- 8pm daily.
Mels Chili Bowl
$7.99
With cornbread, melted cheddar cheese and onion.
Chicken Noodle Soup
4.49

$Mels Fries


Chili MelFries
$7.99
With cheddar and Jack cheese and chopped onions.
Gravy MelFries
$5.29
Our seasoned melfries topped with our brown gravy.
Garlic MelFries
$5.99
Sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
Cheese MelFries
$6.99
With mixed jack and cheddar.
Basket of MelFries
$4.99
Gourmet MelFries
$7.99
MelFries covered with chopped bacon, melted Jack and cheddar cheeses, diced green onions and a dollop of sour cream.
Curly MelFries
$5.49
Sweet Potato MelFries
5.99

$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 Mels French-style hamburger bun, lightly grilled with butter and dusted with Parmesan cheese. Melburgers are served on a platter with your choice of one of the following: a cup of soup, luncheon salad, fresh-sliced coleslaw, MelFries, housemade pasta salad or cottage cheese.
Classic Melburger
$10.49
Served with sliced tomato, lettuce, onion and Thousand Island dressing.
Hawaiian Melburger
$12.49
Cheddar cheese over our teriyaki glazed pineapple ring, lettuce and tomato on a Melburger patty.
San Francisco Melburger
$12.99
Grilled sourdough bread, a Melburger patty, cheddar cheese, bacon, avocado, grilled onion with Thousand Island dressing.
Muenster Melburger
$12.69
Our Melburger covered with thinly-sauteed red and green bell peppers with thin slices of onion. We add a slice of melted Muenster cheese. Served with a bleu cheese mayonnaise dressing.
Buffalo Bleu Melburger
$12.99
Beef patty in Buffalo sauce, topped with bleu cheese crumbles, deep-fried onion straws, shredded lettuce and tomato.
Bacon & Cheddar Melburger
$12.99
Draped with cheddar cheese, 2 strips of bacon, lettuce, tomato and onion, with Thousand Island dressing.
Bacon & Cheddar Turkey Melburger
$12.49
Mels turkey burger with mayo, topped with cheddar cheese and slices of bacon on our signature whole wheat bun.
Gourmet Chicken Melburger
$12.49
Our chicken breast dressed up with cheddar cheese, strips of bacon, lettuce, tomato and a creamy mustard sauce, served on our signature whole wheat bun.
Chicken Bacon Melburger
$12.49
Served on our signature bun with bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and onion straws.
Santa Fe Chicken Melburger
$12.49
Chicken breast with Jack cheese, Ortega chiles, lettuce, tomato, guacamole and salsa served on a wheat bun.
Hawaiian Chicken Melburger
$12.29
Mels teriyaki glaze on a grilled chicken breast with cheddar cheese and pineapple slices, served on our signature whole wheat bun.
Chili Melburger
$12.29
With chopped onions and melted cheese.
Jalapeno Melburger
$12.29
Topped with sliced tomato, jalapenos, lettuce, grilled onions, Thousand Island dressing and pepper jack cheese.
Veggie Melburger
$11.29
Served on our signature whole wheat bun with honey mustard dressing, lettuce, tomato and pickle.
Mushroom & Swiss Melburger
12.69
Fresh patty on our signature bun, brushed with mayonnaise stacked on top of golden onion straws, draped with Swiss cheese and smothered in sauteed mushrooms.

$Mels Shakes


Milk Shake
5.69

$Breakfast Eggs By The #

All breakfasts below served with choice of toast, muffin or biscuit, and country gravy, Mels potatoes or hash browns.
2 Eggs, Any Style
$9.69
2 Eggs, 3 Sausages
$11.99
2 Eggs, 3 Pieces of Bacon
$11.99
Diced Ham & Scrambled Eggs
$11.49
3 Eggs with 4 Pieces of Bacon
$13.49
3 Eggs with 4 Sausage Links
$13.49
2 Eggs with Country Sausage
$12.29
2 Eggs with Hamburger Patty
$12.29
2 Eggs with Ham Steak
$12.29
1 Egg, 2 Sausages
$10.59
1 Egg, 2 Strips of Bacon
10.59

$Mels Three Eggs Omelette

Omelettes served with hash browns or our famous Mels potatoes with a choice of toast, muffin or biscuit and gravy.
Denver Omelette
$12.99
3-egg omelette stuffed with ham, grilled peppers, onions and cheese mix. Served with hash browns or Mels potatoes and toast.
Fajita Omelette
$12.99
Sauteed onion, bell pepper, tomato and sizzling chicken breast topped with guacamole.
Meat & Cheese Omelette
$12.99
Choose from country ham, sausage or bacon with Jack and cheddar cheeses.
Tex-Mex Omelette
$12.99
3-egg omelette stuffed with Mels seasoned taco meat, Ortega chiles, diced tomato, chopped green onion, ranchero sauce, melted Jack cheese and sour cream.
Chili-Cheddar Omelette
$12.99
Mels famous chili with Jack and cheddar cheese.
Vegetarian Omelette
$12.49
A blend of Jack and cheddar cheese, green onions, sliced avocado, sauteed mushrooms, tomato and sour cream.
California Omelette
$12.99
Our big, 3-egg omelette stuffed with tomato, bacon, cheese and sliced avocado, topped with a dollop of sour cream.
Egg-White Omelette
12.99
Egg whites with Swiss cheese, fresh sauteed mushrooms, diced tomato, avocado and fresh spinach. Served with fresh fruit instead of potatoes.

$Eggs Benedicts

Served with hash browns or Mels potatoes and fresh fruit.
Eggs Benedict
$13.99
With your choice of ham, sliced avocado, or country sausage on a grilled English muffin, topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce.
California Benedict
$13.99
Grilled English muffin halves topped with 3 strips of bacon, grilled tomato slices, avocado, poached eggs and topped with hollandaise sauce.
Eggs Florentine
12.99
Grilled English muffin halves topped with sliced tomato, fresh spinach, poached eggs and topped with hollandaise sauce.

$Mels Steak


Rib-Eye Steak (10 oz. Regular Cut) & Two Eggs
$17.99
6 oz. New York Steak & Two Eggs
$13.49
Chicken-Fried Steak & Two Eggs
13.69

$From The Griddle


Hotcakes
$8.89
Strawberry Hotcakes
$11.49
Full stack, with whipped cream.
Two Plus Two
$11.99
Two hotcakes and 2 bacon or 2 sausage links and 2 eggs, any style.
Belgian Waffle
$9.99
Strawberry French Toast
$11.49
French toast topped with strawberries.
Strawberry Belgian Waffle
$11.79
With whipped cream.
Chicken & Waffles
$14.29
New. Our Belgian waffle served with your choice of chicken. Served with maple syrup and a dusting of powdered sugar.
French Toast
9.69
Batter-Dipped and grilled.

$Mels Skillets

Served over hash browns or our famous Mels potatoes with a choice of toast, muffin or biscuit and country gravy. Except the hangover and hangover ii.
Santa Fe Skillet
$12.99
Bacon and Ortega chiles scrambled with eggs and topped with avocado and melted cheese. Served with salsa and sour cream on the side.
Chorizo Skillet
$12.99
Mels potatoes with authentic chorizo, tomato, green onion and melted cheese. Topped with two, farm-fresh eggs any style, sliced fresh avocado and a dollop of sour cream. Served with corn tortillas or toast.
Alice's Western Skillet
$12.99
Ham, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, scrambled with eggs and topped with mixed cheese.
Country Skillet
$13.49
A combination of scrambled eggs, diced country sausage, link sausage and bacon, all covered with melted mixed cheese and our country gravy.
The Hangover
$13.29
We cover your choice of potatoes with 2 biscuits, 2 country sausages and country gravy and top it with 2 eggs any style.
Hangover II
14.69
Choice of potatoes, 2 biscuits, 2 sausage links, 2 pieces of bacon and ham steak. Smothered in country gravy and topped with 3 eggs, any style.

$Salads


Mels Cobb Salad
$13.29
Lettuce, chopped bacon, diced chicken, avocado, green onions, egg, tomato and bleu cheese crumbles.
Classic Caesar Salad
$10.49
Served with cheese toast.
Chef Salad
$12.49
An original Mels favorite with julienne strips of turkey, ham, cheese and hard-boiled egg over a bed of greens. Served with your choice of bleu cheese, Thousand Island or ranch.
Chicken Fajita Salad
$12.99
Breast of chicken, red and green peppers and sauteed onions, served over a bed of greens with salsa, guacamole and sour cream.
Mels Crispy Chicken Salad
$12.99
Fresh diced tomatoes, crumbled bacon, sliced hardboiled egg and shredded Jack and cheddar cheese on a bed of crisp lettuce and topped with crispy sliced chicken or Buffalo-style chicken dipped in our hot wing sauce.
Taco Salad
12.99
Crispy corn tortilla chips topped with Mels seasoned taco meat, refried beans, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, Jack and cheddar cheeses, diced green onion, a dollop of sour cream and guacamole.

$Hot Open-Faced Sandwiches

Hot sandwiches come with mashed potatoes, gravy, and a vegetable.
Fresh Oven Roasted Turkey
$11.49
Sliced oven roasted turkey with dressing and cranberry sauce.
Open Faced Meatloaf Sandwich
11.49
With gravy and mushrooms.

$Sandwiches

A classic is always a classic. And everybody loves them! Classic sandwiches served with your choice of a cup of soup, luncheon salad, coleslaw, MelFries, housemade pasta salad or cottage cheese.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
$9.59
With Jack, cheddar and American cheeses.
Mels Favorite Sandwich
$11.99
Aidell's grilled Sonoma sausage, jack cheese, red and green bell peppers mixed with grilled onion, served on a grilled hamburger bun.
Loaded Grilled Cheese Sandwich
$10.99
Monterey jack, cheddar and American cheese with bacon, tomato and onion.
Mels Monte Cristo Sandwich
$12.49
A combination of sliced turkey, ham and American cheese stacked with a pineapple ring, dipped in egg-battered Texas toast, deep-fried to a golden brown and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
BLT Sandwich
$10.49
Classic with bacon, lettuce and tomato. Add avocado or egg to make it a BLTA or BLTE.
Tuna Melt on Rye Sandwich
$11.99
With cheddar cheese and sliced tomato.
Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich
$11.49
With Jack, cheddar and American cheeses with sliced ham.
Tuna Salad Sandwich
$11.69
Albacore white tuna with mayonnaise, lettuceand tomato on rye bread.
Fresh Roasted Turkey Sandwich
11.99
With lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise served on a hamburger bun.

$Favorite & Classic 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: a cup of soup, luncheon salad, fresh sliced coleslaw, MelFries, housemade pasta salad or cottage cheese.
BBQ Crispy Chicken Melburger
$12.59
Chicken breast with cheddar cheese, bacon strips and onion rings topped with barbeque sauce and served on our signature bun.
Graffiti Melburger
$12.69
Thick, sourdough bread, buttered and grilled with melted Swiss cheese and sauteed onions.
Mels Big Bopper Burger
$12.99
Our classic Melburger with cheddar cheese, bacon strips and onion rings topped with barbecue sauce.
Deuce Coupe Burger
$13.89
Two large beef patties with choice of cheese, tomato, lettuce and onion with Thousand Island dressing.
Patty Melt Burger
$11.59
Grilled hamburger patty on rye bread with cheddar cheese, sauteed onion and tomato slices.
Chicken in the Buff Burger
$11.29
Our chicken breast served with lettuce, tomato, pickle and a creamy mustard sauce served on a wheat bun.
Classic Lean Turkey Melburger
$11.29
Served with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on a wheat bun.
Classic Crispy Chicken Melburger
11.69
Served on our signature bun with lettuce, tomato and onion with a side of mayo.

$Fish & Fry Baskets

Served with cocktail or tartar sauce, MelFries and coleslaw.
Beer Battered Cod Basket (3 Pieces)
$12.49
Shrimp Basket (5 Pieces)
$12.49
The Combo
13.49
With 3 pieces of shrimp and 2 pieces of cod.

$Mels Combos (Soup Available Noon-8Pm)


1/2 Sandwich & MelFries Combo
$10.99
Half sandwich, MelFries and choice of cup of chicken noodle soup, luncheon salad, fresh-sliced coleslaw, housemade pasta salad or cottage cheese. Soup available noon-8pm daily.
Soup & Salad
9.69
Bowl of chicken noodle soup and Mels house or Caesar salad with cornbread. Soup available noon-8pm daily.

$Dinner Blue Plates

Served with fresh-cut vegetables sauteed in butter and cornbread plus a choice of two sides: lumpy mashed potatoes and gravy, MelFries, coleslaw, pasta salad, petite dinner salad or cup of soup.
Prime Rib and Shrimp Plate
$17.99
8 ounces prime rib cut served with 4 pieces of our golden fried shrimp.
Steak & BBQ Chicken Plate
$14.99
6 ounces NY strip steak with grilled chicken breast smothered in barbeque sauce.
Rockin' Rib Eye Plate
$17.99
10 ounces rib eye steak with sauteed mushrooms.
Prime Rib Plate
$15.99
8 ounces prime rib cut.
Ground Beef Steak Plate
$14.69
10 ounces grilled and smothered with sauteed onions and mushroom gravy.
Chicken-Fried Steak Plate
$14.99
Made in house, buttermilk battered and dusted in panko breading, topped with country gravy, sauteed mushrooms and choice of biscuit or cornbread.
Shrimp Dinner Plate
$14.99
6 pieces of butterflied large shrimp with a light oriental panko breading with a side of cocktail sauce.
Fresh Carved Turkey Platter
$14.49
With dressing and cranberry sauce.
4 Pieces Deep Fried Chicken Dinner Plate
$15.99
Breaded and crisp on the outside, moist and tender inside.
Fisherman's Platter
$13.99
3 pieces of beer-battered Alaska cod battered in a blend of Brewer's yeast and natural hops flavor in a light, crispy batter.
Meat Loaf Dinner Plate
$13.99
Made in house with brown gravy and topped with mushrooms.
Grilled Pork Chops Plate
$15.59
Two 6 ounces center-cut pork loin chops, tender and juicy, topped with sauteed onions.
Steak & Shrimp Plate
$16.99
We pair a delicious 6 ounces New York strip steak and 4 pieces of our golden fried shrimp.
Love Me Tenders & Shrimp Plate
14.59
4 pieces of our golden fried shrimp with 3 juicy, deep-fried chicken tenders served with ranch dressing and cocktail sauce.

$Side Orders


One Egg
$1.99
Oatmeal
$5.99
Mels Potatoes
$3.99
Hash Browns
$3.99
Toasted Bagel
$3.29
Blueberry Muffin
$2.99
Bran Muffin
$2.99
Buttermilk Biscuits & Gravy(2)
$5.49
English Muffin with Jelly
$3.49
Toast with Jelly
$3.49
Side of Ham
$4.99
Side of Sausage
$4.99
Side of Bacon
$4.99
Side of Country Sausage
4.99

$Extras


Guacamole
$1.49
Sour Cream
$1.49
Sauces
$0.69
Chicken Breast
$4.99
Extra Cheese
$1.49
Avocado
$2.29
Sauteed Mushrooms
$1.69
Bacon (2 Slices)
2.99

$Sweet Treats


Pumpkin Pie
$4.59
Lemon Meringue Pie
$4.99
A sweet-tart lemony filling topped with light fluffy meringue; a true American tradition.
Mels Fresh-Baked Pie
4.59
Mels fresh-baked pies apple or berry.

$Mels Soda Fountain


Root Beer Float
$5.89
Root beer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Black Cow
$5.89
Cola with a scoop of premium vanilla ice cream.
Cherry Cow
$5.89
Cherry cola with a scoop of premium vanilla ice cream.
Root Beer Freeze
$5.89
Root beer blended with premium vanilla ice cream.
Coke Freeze
$5.89
Coke blended with premium vanilla ice cream.
Orange Freeze
5.89
Sprite blended with orange sherbet.

$Beverages


Coffee (20 oz)
$2.79
Coke
$2.79
Chocolate Milk
$3.29
Fresh Brewed Coffee (20 oz)
$2.79
Diet Coke
$2.79
Root Beer
$2.79
Sprite
$2.79
Fanta Orange
$2.79
Pibb Xtra
$2.79
Raspberry Iced Tea
$2.79
Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
$2.79
Orange Juice
$3.99
Apple Juice
$3.99
Cranberry Juice
$3.99

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