The Original Mels Diner

The Original Mels Diner Menu

(510) 878-1144
15011 Hesperian Boulevard, San Leandro, CA 94578

Appetizers


Beer Battered Onion Rings
$9.29
Sweet Spanish onions thick-cut, double dipped in beer batter and fried crispy.
Tempura Battered Zucchini Sticks
$9.49
Mozzarella Sticks
$9.49
Battered, fried.
Chicken Quesadilla
$12.69
Jack and cheddar cheese with green onion, tomato, guacamole, salsaand sour cream on a flour tortilla.
Mels Zesty Chicken Wings
$12.29
Mels Original or try them with buffalo sauce. Served with ranch. 8 wings to an order - a mix of drums and flats and no substitutions.
Mels Wings and Fries
$13.49
Wings on a bed of MelFries. Wings are a mix of drums and flats and no substitutions.
Vegetarian Quesadilla
$12.19
On a large, whole wheat tortilla with jack and cheddar cheese, zucchini, sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes and onions.
Mels Classic Sampler
13.99
Chicken strips, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, zucchini sticksand chicken wings on a bed of MelFries with ranch dressing and marinara sauce. Wings are a mix of drums and flats, no substitutions.

$Mels Fries


Gravy MelFries
$5.29
Our seasoned melfries topped with our brown gravy.
Chili MelFries
$7.99
With cheddar and jack cheese and chopped onions.
Curly MelFries
$5.79
Basket of MelFries
$5.29
Gourmet MelFries
$7.99
MelFries covered with chopped bacon, melted jackand cheddar cheeses, diced green onions and a dollop of sour cream.
Cheese MelFries
$6.99
With mixed jack and cheddar.
Sweet Potato MelFries
$5.99
Garlic MelFries
5.99
Sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

$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: cup of soup, luncheon salad, fresh-sliced coleslaw, melfries, housemade pasta salad or cottage cheese.
Santa Fe Chicken Melburger
$12.49
Chicken breast with jack cheese, ortega chiles, lettuce, tomato, guacamole and salsa served on a wheat bun.
Jalapeno Melburger
$12.49
Topped with sliced tomato, jalapenos, lettuce, grilled onions, Thousand island dressing and pepper jack cheese.
Veggie Melburger
$11.49
Served on our signature whole wheat bun with honey mustard dressing, lettuce, tomatoand pickle.
Classic Melburger
$10.69
Served with sliced tomato, lettuce, onionand Thousand island dressing.
Chicken Bacon Melburger
$12.69
Served on our signature bun with bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and onion straws.
Mushroom and Swiss Melburger
$12.89
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.
Muenster Melburger
$12.89
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.
Bacon and Cheddar Melburger
$12.99
Draped with cheddar cheese, 2 strips of bacon, lettuce, tomatoand onion, with Thousand island dressing.
Buffalo Bleu Melburger
$12.99
Beef patty in buffalo sauce, topped with bleu cheese crumbles, deep-fried onion straws, shredded lettuce and tomato.
San Francisco Melburger
$12.99
Grilled sourdough bread, a Melburger patty, cheddar cheese, bacon, avocado, grilled onion with Thousand island dressing.
Hawaiian Melburger
$12.49
Cheddar cheese over our teriyaki glazed pineapple ring, lettuce and tomato on a Melburger patty.
Gourmet Chicken Melburger
$12.69
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.
Hawaiian Chicken Melburger
$12.49
Mels teriyaki glaze on a grilled chicken breast with cheddar cheese and pineapple slices, served on our signature whole wheat bun.
Chili Melburger
$12.49
With chopped onions and melted cheese.
Bacon and Cheddar Turkey Melburger
12.49
Mels turkey burger with mayo, topped with cheddar cheese and slices of bacon on our signature whole wheat bun.

$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 and 3 Pieces of Bacon
$11.69
2 Eggs with Ham Steak
$12.69
3 Eggs with 4 Sausage Links
$13.49
2 Eggs with Country Sausage
$12.69
2 Eggs with Hamburger Patty
$12.69
2 Eggs and 3 Sausages
$11.99
1 Egg and 2 Strips of Bacon
$10.59
Diced Ham and Scrambled Eggs
$11.69
3 Eggs with 4 Pieces of Bacon
$13.49
2 Eggs, Any Style
$9.69
1 Egg and 2 Sausages
10.59

$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 now available.
The Bomb
$14.59
Almost a pound of thick-sliced ham, served on our large platter with 2 eggs and all the usual suspects.
Chorizo and Eggs
$13.99
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.
Corned Beef Hash and Eggs
$13.29
Housemade with bell peppers and onions, served with fresh fruit and toast.
Breakfast Quesadilla
$12.69
Scrambled eggs with authentic chorizo, green onionand ripe tomato with cheese stuffed into a large, flour tortillaand served with sliced jalapenos on the side.
Breakfast Burrito
$12.79
Tortilla filled with 2 eggs scrambled with cheese, country sausage, mels potatoesand a touch of country gravy. Comes with a side of sour cream and salsa.
Grilled Pork Chops and Eggs
$14.59
Two 6oz Center Cut Pork Chops served with eggs and your choice of side.
Huevos Rancheros
$12.99
Two eggs with corn tortillas, shredded jackand cheddar cheeseand topped with avocado, ranchero sauceand sour cream. Served with refried beans.
Mels San Francisco Scramble
$12.99
3 fresh eggs, ground beef, mels seasoning salt, fresh mushroomsand spinach scrambled with green onions and topped with Parmesan cheese. Served with toast.
Sunrise Sandwich
$11.99
Breakfast sandwich with 2 scrambled eggs and your choice of bacon, ham or country sausageand American cheese, served on grilled, thick sourdough bread.
Aidell's Grilled Smoked Sonoma Sausage
12.99
Back by popular demand! Made with chicken, applesand sun-dried tomatoes with 2 eggs. Served with toast.

$Mels Three Eggs Omelette

Omelettes served with hash browns or our famous mels potatoes with choice of toast, muffin or biscuit and gravy.
Denver Omelette
$13.49
3-egg omelette stuffed with ham, grilled peppers, onionsand cheese mix. Served with hash browns or Mels potatoes and toast.
California Omelette
$13.49
Our big, 3-egg omelette stuffed with tomato, bacon, cheeseand sliced avocado, topped with a dollop of sour cream.
Vegetarian
$13.49
A blend of jack and cheddar cheese, green onions, sliced avocado, sauteed mushrooms, tomatoand sour cream.
Meat and Cheese
$13.49
Choose from country ham, sausage or bacon with jack and cheddar cheeses.
Chili-Cheddar
$13.49
Mels famous chili with jack and cheddar cheese.
Egg-White Omelette
$13.49
Egg whites with Swiss cheese, fresh sauteed mushrooms, diced tomato, avocadoand fresh spinach. Served with fresh fruit instead of potatoes.
Fajita
$13.49
Sauteed onion, bell pepper, tomatoand sizzling chicken breast topped with guacamole.
Tex-Mex
13.49
3-egg omelette stuffed with Mels seasoned taco meat, Ortega chiles, diced tomato, chopped green onion, ranchero sauce, melted jack cheeseand sour cream.

$Eggs Benedicts

Served with hash browns or Mels potatoes and fresh fruit.
Eggs Florentine
$13.69
Grilled English muffin halves topped with sliced tomato, fresh spinach, poached eggsand topped with hollandaise sauce.
California Benedict
$14.49
Grilled English muffin halves topped with 3 strips of bacon, grilled tomato slices, avocado, poached eggsand topped with hollandaise sauce.
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.

$Mels Steak


6 oz. New York Steak and Two Eggs
$13.49
Chicken-Fried Steak and Two Eggs
$13.89
Rib-Eye Steak (10 oz. Regular Cut) and Two Eggs
17.99

$From The Griddle


Strawberry French Toast
$11.49
French toast topped with strawberries.
Strawberry Hotcakes
$11.49
Full stack, with whipped cream.
French Toast
$9.99
Batter-dipped and grilled.
Hotcakes
$8.99
Strawberry Belgian Waffle
$12.29
With whipped cream.
Two Plus Two
$12.29
Two hotcakes and 2 bacon or 2 sausage links and 2 eggs, any style.
Chicken and Waffles
$14.49
New. Our Belgian waffle served with your choice of chicken. Served with maple syrup and a dusting of powdered sugar.
Belgian Waffle
9.99

$Mels Skillets

Served over hash browns or our famous mels potatoes with choice of toast, muffin or biscuit and country gravy. (except the hangover and hangover ii.
Chorizo Skillet
$13.49
Mels potatoes with authentic chorizo, tomato, green onionand melted cheese. Topped with two, farm-fresh eggs any style, sliced fresh avocadoand a dollop of sour cream. Served with corn tortillas or toast.
The Hangover
$13.89
We cover your choice of potatoes with 2 biscuits, 2 country sausagesand country gravy and top it with 2 eggs any style.
Alice's Western Skillet
$13.49
Ham, bell peppers, onionsand tomatoes, scrambled with eggs and topped with mixed cheese.
Country Skillet
$13.89
A combination of scrambled eggs, diced country sausage, link sausageand bacon, all covered with melted mixed cheese and our country gravy.
Santa Fe Skillet
$13.49
Bacon and Ortega chiles scrambled with eggs and topped with avocado and melted cheese. Served with salsa and sour cream on the side.
Hangover II
14.99
Choice of potatoes, 2 biscuits, 2 sausage links, 2 pieces of baconand ham steak. Smothered in country gravy and topped with 3 eggs, any style.

$Soups and Chili

Available until 8pm daily.
Chicken Noodle Soup
$4.99
Mels Chili Bowl
6.99
With cornbread, melted cheddar cheese and onion.

$Salads


Chef Salad
$12.89
An original mels favorite with julienne strips of turkey, ham, cheeseand hard-boiled egg over a bed of greens. Served with your choice of bleu cheese, Thousand island or ranch.
Chicken Fajita Salad
$13.49
Breast of chicken, red and green peppersand sauteed onions, served over a bed of greens with salsa, guacamoleand sour cream.
Taco Salad
$13.29
Crispy corn tortilla chips topped with mels seasoned taco meat, refried beans, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, jackand cheddar cheeses, diced green onion, a dollop of sour creamand guacamole.
Mels Cobb Salad
$13.49
Lettuce, chopped bacon, diced chicken, avocado, green onions, egg, tomatoand bleu cheese crumbles.
Classic Caesar Salad
$10.99
Served with cheese toast.
Mels Crispy Chicken Salad
13.29
Fresh diced tomatoes, crumbled bacon, sliced hardboiled eggand 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.

$Hot Open-Faced Sandwiches

Hot sandwiches come with mashed potatoes, gravy, and a vegetable.
Fresh Oven Roasted Turkey
$12.89
Sliced oven roasted turkey with dressing and cranberry sauce.
Open Faced Meatloaf Sandwich
12.89
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.
Tuna Melt on Rye
$11.99
With cheddar cheese and sliced tomato.
BLT
$10.49
Classic with bacon, lettuceand tomato. Add avocado or egg to make it a BLTA or BLTE.
Mels Monte Cristo
$12.69
A combination of sliced turkey, hamand American cheese stacked with a pineapple ring, dipped in egg-battered Texas toast, deep-fried to a golden brownand sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Mels Favorite
$12.29
Aidell's grilled sonoma sausage, jack cheese, redand green bell peppers mixed with grilled onion, served on a grilled hamburger bun.
Tuna Salad Sandwich
$11.89
Albacore white tuna with mayonnaise, lettuceand tomato on rye bread.
Grilled Cheese
$9.69
With jack, cheddarand American cheeses.
Loaded Grilled Cheese
$11.29
Monterey jack, cheddarand American cheese with bacon, tomato and onion.
Grilled Ham and Cheese
$11.69
With jack, cheddarand American cheeses with sliced ham.
Fresh Roasted Turkey
11.99
With lettuce, tomatoand mayonnaise served on a hamburger bun.

$Specialty Mels Sandwiches

All mels specialty sandwiches are served with choice of one side: melfries, coleslaw, pasta salad, cottage cheese or salad with dressing.
Club Sandwich
$13.29
Carved breast of turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomatoand mayonnaise on white bread.
Hot Pastrami
$12.49
Juicy thin sliced pastrami with lettuce and tomato on the side, stacked on our special mels hamburger bun.
Country V.I.P
$12.79
Swiss cheese, sliced breast of USDA choice oven roasted turkey, 2 crisp bacon stripsand tomato slices on grilled sourdough.
Meldog
$10.99
A full quarter pound, 100% all-beef hot dog, slicedand grilled. Served on a steak roll with lettuce, tomato, pickles, avocadoand sliced onions.
French Dip
$13.99
Sliced USDA choice oven roasted beef simmered in au jus on a French roll.
Chicken Club
$13.49
Chicken breast served on our ciabatta bread, topped with jack cheese, avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomatoand mayonnaise.
Mels Chili-Cheese Dog
$12.49
Mels hot dog with chopped onions and melted cheese.
Mels Fisherman's Sandwich
$12.69
Beer battered and deep-fried Alaskan cod to a golden brown, topped with American cheese, coleslaw, mayo, lettuceand tomato, served on a hamburger bun.
Deluxe Oven Roasted Turkey
$12.89
Served open face on a grilled French roll with avocado slices, melted jackand cheddar cheeses, sliced turkey, sliced tomatoand Thousand island dressing.
Mels Vegetarian
$10.99
Vegetarian delight with iceberg lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, avocado, Muenster cheese, red onionand cucumber.
Reuben
$13.49
Pastrami or corned beef with Swiss cheese, sauerkrautand Thousand island dressing on grilled rye.
Beefy Cheddar
$12.99
Sliced USDA choice oven roasted beef grilled, thick French bread topped, layered with cheddar cheese, green chilesand sliced tomato.
Turkey Dip
$13.99
Sliced turkey breast simmered in au jus on a French roll.
Mels "Original Cheese Steak" Sandwich
13.29
This 1 has it all! Served on our 12" hoagie-style bun with tender-sliced, grilled sirloin steak topped with sauteed mushrooms, grilled onionsand layered with cheese sauce, topped off with jalapeno and pepperoncini.

$Favorite and 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: cup of soup, luncheon salad, fresh sliced coleslaw, Melfries, housemade pasta salad or cottage cheese.
Mels Big Bopper
$12.99
Our classic Melburger with cheddar cheese, bacon stripsand onion rings topped with barbecue sauce.
Deuce Coupe
$13.99
Two large beef patties with choice of cheese, tomato, lettuceand onion with Thousand island dressing.
BBQ Crispy Chicken Melburger
$12.69
Chicken breast with cheddar cheese, bacon strips and onion rings topped with Barbeque sauce and served on our signature bun.
Chicken in the Buff
$11.49
Our chicken breast served with lettuce, tomato, pickleand a creamy mustard sauce served on a wheat bun.
Classic Lean Turkey Melburger
$11.49
Served with lettuce, tomatoand mayonnaise on a wheat bun.
Patty Melt
$11.59
Grilled hamburger patty on rye bread with cheddar cheese, sauteed onionand tomato slices.
Classic Crispy Chicken Melburger
$11.99
Served on our signature bun with lettuce, tomatoand onion with a side of mayo.
Graffiti Melburger
12.69
Thick, sourdough bread, butteredand grilled with melted Swiss cheese and sauteed onions.

$Fish and Fry Baskets

Served with cocktail or tartar sauce, melfries and coleslaw.
Shrimp Basket (5 Pieces)
$12.69
The Combo
$13.89
With 3 pieces of shrimp and 2 pieces of cod.
Beer Battered Cod (3 Pieces)
12.69

$Mels Combos (Soup Available Noon-8Pm)


Soup and Salad
$9.89
Bowl of chicken noodle soup and Mels house or caesar salad with corn bread. Soup available noon-8pm daily.
1/2 Sandwich and MelFries Combo
11.29
Half sandwich, MelFriesand choice of cup of chicken noodle soup, luncheon salad, fresh-sliced coleslaw, housemade pasta salad or cottage cheese. Soup available noon-8pm daily.

$Dinner Blue Plates

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

$Side Orders


English Muffin with Jelly
$3.49
One Egg
$1.99
Side of Sausage
$4.99
Blueberry Muffin
$2.99
Side of Country Sausage
$4.99
Bran Muffin
$2.99
Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy(2)
$5.49
Mels Potatoes
$4.29
Side of Ham
$4.99
Side of Bacon
$4.99
Hash Browns
$4.29
Toasted Bagel
$3.29
Toast with Jelly
$3.49
Oatmeal
5.99

$Extras


Sauces
$0.75
Sauteed Mushrooms
$2.69
Avocado
$1.89
Extra Cheese
$1.30
Chicken Breast
$4.69
Bacon (2 Slices)
2.49

$Sweet Treats


Lemon Meringue Pie
$5.29
A sweet-tart lemony filling topped with light fluffy meringue; a true American tradition.
Mels Fresh-Baked Pie
5.29
Mels fresh-baked pies apple or berry.

$Mels Soda Fountain


Root Beer Freeze
$5.99
Root beer blended with premium vanilla ice cream.
Coke Freeze
$5.99
Coke blended with premium vanilla ice cream.
Orange Freeze
$5.99
Sprite blended with orange sherbet.
Black Cow
$5.99
Cola with a scoop of premium vanilla ice cream.
Root Beer Float
$5.99
Root beer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Cherry Cow
5.99
Cherry cola with a scoop of premium vanilla ice cream.

$Beverages


Apple Juice
$3.29
Diet Coke
$2.89
Fanta Orange
$2.89
Cranberry Juice
$3.29
Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
$2.99
Coke
$2.89
Sprite
$2.89
Raspberry Iced Tea
$2.99
Pibb Xtra
$2.89
Root Beer
$2.89
Orange Juice
$3.29

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