The Original Mels

The Original Mels Menu

(775) 852-4357
189 Damonte Ranch Pkwy, Reno, NV 89521

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
$12.99
Almost a pound of thick-sliced ham, served on our large platter with 2 eggs and all the usual suspects.
Mels San Francisco Scramble
$10.99
3 fresh eggs, ground beef, mels seasoning salt, fresh mushroomsand spinach scrambled with green onions and topped with Parmesan cheese. Served with toast.
Corned Beef Hash & Eggs
$11.49
Housemade with bell peppers and onions, served with fresh fruit and toast.
Aidell's Grilled Smoked Sonoma Sausage
$10.99
Back by popular demand! Made with chicken, applesand sun-dried tomatoes with 2 eggs. Served with toast.
Breakfast Quesadilla
$10.49
Scrambled eggs with authentic chorizo, green onionand ripe tomato with cheese stuffed into a large, flour tortillaand served with sliced jalapenos on the side.
Sunrise Sandwich
$9.99
Breakfast sandwich with 2 scrambled eggs and your choice of bacon, ham or country sausage and American cheese, served on grilled, thick sourdough bread.
Chorizo & Eggs
$10.99
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.
Huevos Rancheros
$10.99
Two eggs with corn tortillas shredded jack and cheddar cheese and topped with avocado, ranchero sauce and sour cream. Served with refried beans.
Grilled Pork Chops & Eggs
12.99
Two 6 Oz. Center cut pork chops served with eggs and your choice of side.

$Mels Three Eggs Omelette

Omelettes served with hash browns or our famous mels potatoes with choice of toast, muffin or biscuit and gravy.
Meat & Cheese
$11.49
Choose from country ham, sausage or bacon with jack and cheddar cheeses.
California Omelette
$11.49
Our big, 3-egg omelet stuffed with tomato, bacon, cheese and sliced avocado, topped with a dollop of sour cream.
Tex-Mex
$10.99
3-egg omelet stuffed with Mel's seasoned taco meat, Ortega chiles, diced tomato, chopped green onion, ranchero sauce, melted jack cheese and sour cream.
Fajita
$11.49
Sauteed onion, bell pepper, tomato and sizzling chicken breast topped with guacamole.
Denver Omelette
$11.49
3-egg omelet stuffed with ham, grilled peppers, onions and cheese mix. Served with hash browns or Mel's potatoes and toast.
Egg-White Omelette
$10.99
Egg whites with Swiss cheese, fresh sauteed mushrooms, diced tomato, avocado and fresh spinach. Served with fresh fruit instead of potatoes.
Chili-Cheddar
$10.99
Mels famous chili with jack and cheddar cheese.
Vegetarian
10.99
A blend of jack and cheddar cheese, green onions, sliced avocado, sauteed mushrooms, tomato and sour cream.

$Eggs Benedicts

Served with hash browns or Mels potatoes and fresh fruit.
California Benedict
$12.49
Grilled English muffin halves topped with 3 strips of bacon, grilled tomato slices, avocado, poached eggs and topped with hollandaise sauce.
Eggs Benedict
$11.99
With your choice of ham, sliced avocado, or country sausage on a grilled English muffin, topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce.
Eggs Florentine
11.49
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 Egg, 2 Sausages
$9.29
3 Eggs with 4 Sausage Links
$11.99
3 Eggs with 4 Pieces of Bacon
$11.99
2 Eggs with Ham Steak
$10.69
Diced Ham & Scrambled Eggs
$9.99
1 Egg, 2 Strips of Bacon
$9.29
2 Eggs, 3 Pieces of Bacon
$10.49
2 Eggs with Country Sausage
$10.69
2 Eggs with Hamburger Patty
$10.69
2 Eggs, Any Style
$8.49
2 Eggs, 3 Sausages
10.49

$Mels Steak


Chicken-Fried Steak & Two Eggs
$11.99
10 oz. Regular Cut Rib-Eye Steak & Two Eggs
$15.99
6 oz. New York Steak & Two Eggs
11.49

$From The Griddle


Strawberry French Toast
$9.99
French toast topped with strawberries.
Strawberry Belgian Waffle
$10.49
With whipped cream.
Two Plus Two
$9.99
Two hotcakes and 2 bacon or 2 sausage links and 2 eggs, any style.
French Toast
$7.99
Batter-dipped and grilled.
Strawberry Hotcakes
$9.99
Full stack, with whipped cream.
Hotcakes
$7.29
Belgian Waffle
$8.49
Chicken & Waffles
10.49
New. Our Belgian waffle served with your choice of chicken. Served with maple syrup and a dusting of powdered sugar.

$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.
Country Skillet
$11.99
A combination of scrambled eggs, diced country sausage, link sausage and bacon, all covered with melted mixed cheese and our country gravy.
Alice's Western Skillet
$10.79
Ham, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, scrambled with eggs and topped with mixed cheese.
Hangover II
$13.49
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.
Chorizo Skillet
$10.99
Mel's 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.
Santa Fe Skillet
$10.99
Bacon and Ortega chiles scrambled with eggs and topped with avocado and melted cheese. Served with salsa and sour cream on the side.
The Hangover
11.99
We cover your choice of potatoes with 2 biscuits, 2 country sausages and country gravy and top it with 2 eggs any style.

$Appetizers


Tempura Battered Zucchini Sticks
$7.99
Mels Wings & Fries
$11.49
Wings on a bed of MelFries. Wings are a mix of drums and flats, no substitutions.
Chicken Quesadilla
$10.99
Jack and cheddar cheese with green onion, tomato, guacamole, salsa and sour cream on a flour tortilla.
Mels Zesty Chicken Wings
$9.99
Mels Original or try them with buffalo sauce. Served with ranch. 8 wings to an order - a mix of drums and flats, no substitutions.
Mels Classic Sampler
$12.49
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.
Beer Battered Onion Rings
$7.99
Sweet Spanish onions thick-cut, double dipped in beer batter and fried crispy.
Vegetarian Quesadilla
10.59
On a large, whole wheat tortilla with jack and cheddar cheese, zucchini, sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes and onions.

$Soups & Chili

Available until 8pm daily.
Mels Chili Bowl
$6.59
With cornbread, melted cheddar cheese and onion.
Chicken Noodle Soup
$4.29
Clam Chowder
4.49
Only on fridays.

$Salads


Taco Salad
$10.99
Crispy corn tortilla chips topped with Mel's seasoned taco meat, refried beans, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, jack and cheddar cheeses, diced green onion, a dollop of sour cream and guacamole.
Mels Crispy Chicken Salad
$11.49
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.
Mels Cobb Salad
$11.49
Lettuce, chopped bacon, diced chicken, avocado, green onions, egg, tomato and bleu cheese crumbles.
Classic Caesar Salad
$8.99
Served with cheese toast.
Chicken Fajita Salad
$11.49
Breast of chicken, red and green peppers and sauteed onions, served over a bed of greens with salsa, guacamole and sour cream.
Chef Salad
10.79
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.

$Hot Open-Faced Sandwiches

Hot sandwiches come with mashed potatoes, gravy, and a vegetable.
Fresh Oven Roasted Turkey
$9.99
Sliced oven-roasted Turkey with dressing and cranberry sauce.
Open Faced Meatloaf Sandwich
9.99
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
$9.99
With cheddar cheese and sliced tomato.
Mels Monte Cristo
$10.99
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
$8.99
Classic with bacon, lettuce and tomato. Add avocado or egg to make it a BLTA or BLTE.
Tuna Salad Sandwich
$9.99
Albacore white tuna with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato on rye bread.
Fresh Roasted Turkey
$9.99
With lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise served on a hamburger bun.
Loaded Grilled Cheese
$9.29
Monterey jack, cheddarand American cheese with bacon, tomatoand onion.
Mels Favorite
$9.99
Aidell's grilled sonoma sausage, jack cheese, redand green bell peppers mixed with grilled onion, served on a grilled hamburger bun.
Grilled Ham & Cheese
$9.69
With jack, cheddar and American cheeses with sliced ham.
Grilled Cheese
7.99
With jack, cheddar and American cheeses.

$Specialty Mels Sandwiches

All mels specialty sandwiches are served with choice of one side: melfries, coleslaw, pasta salad, cottage cheese or salad with dressing.
French Dip
$11.99
Sliced USDA choice oven roasted beef simmered in au jus on a French roll.
Hot Pastrami
$10.79
Juicy thin sliced pastrami with lettuce and tomato on the side, stacked on our special mels hamburger bun.
Deluxe Oven Roasted Turkey
$10.49
Served open-faced on a grilled French roll with avocado slices, melted jack and cheddar cheeses, sliced Turkey, sliced tomato and Thousand Island dressing.
Mels Vegetarian
$8.99
Vegetarian delight with iceberg lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, avocado, Muenster cheese, red onion and cucumber.
Mels Chili-Cheese Dog
$10.99
Mels hot dog with chopped onions and melted cheese.
Chicken Club
$11.49
Chicken breast served on our ciabatta bread, topped with jack cheese, avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.
Club Sandwich
$11.49
Carved breast of Turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on white bread.
Mels Fisherman's Sandwich
$10.69
Beer battered and deep-fried Alaskan cod to a golden brown, topped with American cheese, coleslaw, mayo, lettuceand tomato, served on a hamburger bun.
Meldog
$9.79
A full quarter-pound, 100% all-beef hot dog, sliced and grilled. Served on a steak roll with lettuce, tomato, pickles, avocado and sliced onions.
Beefy Cheddar
$10.99
Sliced USDA choice oven-roasted beef grilled, thick French bread topped, layered with cheddar cheese, green chiles and sliced tomato.
Turkey Dip
$11.99
Sliced Turkey breast simmered in au jus on a French roll.
Country V.I.P
$10.99
Swiss cheese, sliced breast of USDA choice oven-roasted Turkey, 2 crisp bacon strips and tomato slices on grilled sourdough.
Mels "Original Cheese Steak" Sandwich
$10.99
This 1 has it all! Served on our 12" hoagie-style bun with tender-sliced, grilled sirloin steak topped with sauteed mushrooms, grilled onions and layered with cheese sauce, topped off with Jalapeno and pepperoncini.
Reuben
10.99
Pastrami or corned beef with Swiss cheese, sauerkrautand Thousand island dressing on grilled rye.

$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.
Veggie Melburger
$9.49
Served on our signature whole wheat bun with honey mustard dressing, lettuce, tomato and pickle.
Bacon & Cheddar Melburger
$11.49
Draped with cheddar cheese, 2 strips of bacon, lettuce, tomato and onion, with Thousand Island dressing.
Chicken Bacon Melburger
$10.69
Served on our signature bun with bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaiseand onion straws.
Chili Melburger
$10.49
With chopped onions and melted cheese.
Hawaiian Melburger
$10.49
Cheddar cheese over our teriyaki glazed pineapple ring, lettuceand tomato on a Melburger patty.
Gourmet Chicken Melburger
$10.99
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.
Muenster Melburger
$10.99
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 & Cheddar Turkey Melburger
$10.59
Mels Turkey burger with mayo, topped with cheddar cheese and slices of bacon on our signature whole wheat bun.
Santa Fe Chicken Melburger
$10.99
Chicken breast with jack cheese, Ortega chiles, lettuce, tomato, guacamole and salsa served on a wheat bun.
Buffalo Bleu Melburger
$10.99
Beef patty in buffalo sauce, topped with bleu cheese crumbles, deep-fried onion straws, shredded lettuce and tomato.
Mushroom & Swiss Melburger
$10.99
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.
Jalapeno Melburger
$10.59
Topped with sliced tomato, Jalapenos, lettuce, grilled onions, Thousand Island dressing and pepper jack cheese.
Classic Melburger
$8.99
Served with sliced tomato, lettuce, onion and Thousand Island dressing.
Hawaiian Chicken Melburger
$10.59
Mels teriyaki glaze on a grilled chicken breast with cheddar cheese and pineapple slices, served on our signature whole wheat bun.
San Francisco Melburger
11.49
Grilled sourdough bread, a Melburger patty, cheddar cheese, bacon, avocado, grilled onion with Thousand Island dressing.

$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: cup of soup, luncheon salad, fresh sliced coleslaw, Melfries, housemade pasta salad or cottage cheese.
Patty Melt
$9.99
Grilled hamburger patty on rye bread with cheddar cheese, sauteed onion and tomato slices.
Classic Crispy Chicken Melburger
$9.99
Served on our signature bun with lettuce, tomato and onion with a side of mayo.
Chicken in the Buff
$9.99
Our chicken breast served with lettuce, tomato, pickle and a creamy mustard sauce served on a wheat bun.
Graffiti Melburger
$9.99
Thick, sourdough bread, buttered and grilled with melted Swiss cheese and sauteed onions.
Classic Lean Turkey Melburger
$9.99
Served with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on a wheat bun.
BBQ Crispy Chicken Melburger
$10.99
Chicken breast with cheddar cheese, bacon strips, onion rings topped with BBQ sauce and served on our signature bun.
Deuce Coupe
$11.99
Two large beef patties with choice of cheese, tomato, lettuce and onion with Thousand Island dressing.
Mels Big Bopper
11.49
Our classic Melburger with cheddar cheese, bacon strips and onion rings topped with BBQ sauce.

$Mels Fries


Basket of MelFries
$4.49
Garlic MelFries
$4.99
Sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
Cheese MelFries
$6.29
With mixed jack and cheddar.
Sweet Potato MelFries
$5.49
Gravy MelFries
$4.99
Our seasoned melfries topped with our brown gravy.
Gourmet MelFries
$7.59
MelFries covered with chopped bacon, melted jack and cheddar cheeses, diced green onions and a dollop of sour cream.
Curly MelFries
$4.99
Chili MelFries
7.59
With cheddar and jack cheese and chopped onions.

$Fish & Fry Baskets

Served with cocktail or tartar sauce, melfries and coleslaw.
The Combo
$11.99
With 3 pieces of shrimp and 2 pieces of cod.
Beer Battered Cod
$10.99
3 pieces.
Shrimp Basket
10.99
5 pieces.

$Mels Specialty

Some of our own, famous shake flavors!
Chocolate Lovers
$5.79
Chocolate with bananas or oreos.
Old-Fashioned Orange Creamsicle
$5.79
Tastes as good as it sounds.
Joey's Caramel Monkey Crunch
$6.99
Caramel, chocolate, banana, oreo and malt powder.
Cookie Monster
6.49
Oreos with cookie dough ice cream.

$Mels Combos


1/2 Sandwich & MelFries Combo
$9.49
Half sandwich, Mel fries and choice of a cup of soup, luncheon salad, fresh-sliced coleslaw, housemade pasta salad or cottage cheese.
Soup & Salad
8.49
Bowl of soup and Mels house or caesar salad with corn bread.

$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.
Prime Rib
$14.99
8 Oz. prime rib cut.
Grilled Pork Chops
$13.99
Two 6 Oz. center-cut pork loin chops, tender and juicy, topped with sauteed onions.
Chicken-Fried Steak
$13.49
Made in house, buttermilk battered and dusted in panko breading, topped with country gravy, sauteed mushrooms and choice of biscuit or cornbread.
Love Me Tenders & Shrimp
$12.99
4 pieces of our golden fried shrimp with 3 juicy, deep-fried chicken tenders served with ranch dressing and cocktail sauce.
4 Pieces Deep Fried Chicken Dinner
$13.99
Breaded and crisp on the outside, moist and tender inside.
Shrimp Dinner
$13.49
6 pieces of butterflied large shrimp with a light oriental panko breading with a side of cocktail sauce.
Steak & BBQ Chicken
$14.59
6 Oz. NY strip steak with grilled chicken breast smothered in BBQ sauce.
Prime Rib and Shrimp
$16.49
8 Oz. prime rib cut served with 4 pieces of our golden fried shrimp.
Fisherman's Platter
$12.49
3 pieces of beer-battered Alaska cod battered in a blend of Brewer's yeast and natural hops flavor in a light, crispy batter.
Rockin' Rib Eye
$16.99
10 Oz. rib-eye steak with sauteed mushrooms.
Fresh Carved Turkey Platter
$12.99
With dressing and cranberry sauce.
Meat Loaf Dinner
$12.49
Made in house with brown gravy and topped with mushrooms.
Ground Round Steak
$12.99
10 Oz. grilled and smothered with sauteed onions and mushroom gravy.
Steak & Shrimp
14.99
We pair a delicious 6 Oz. New York strip steak and 4 pieces of our golden fried shrimp.

$Mels Kiddie

For kids 10 and under.
Shake
3.99

$Side Orders


Mels Potatoes
$3.79
Buttermilk Biscuit & Gravy
$4.99
Hash Browns
$3.79
Toasted Bagel
$3.29
Side of Bacon
$4.69
Blueberry Muffin
$2.99
One Egg
$1.99
Bran Muffin
$2.99
Side of Sausage
$4.69
Side of Country Sausage
$4.69
Side of Ham
$4.69
English Muffin with Jelly
$2.99
Toast with Jelly
$2.99
Oatmeal
5.49

$Extras


Sauteed Mushrooms
$1.49
Chicken Breast
$4.49
Avocado
$1.29
Extra Cheese
$1.19
Bacon
$2.49
2 slices.
Sauces
0.50

$Sweet Treats


Lemon Meringue Pie
$4.29
A sweet-tart lemony filling topped with light fluffy meringue; a true American tradition.
Mels Fresh-Baked Pie
$4.29
Mels fresh-baked pies apple or berry.
Pumpkin Pie
4.59

$Mels Soda Fountain


Cherry Cow
$5.19
Cherry cola with a scoop of premium vanilla ice cream.
Orange Freeze
$5.19
Sprite blended with orange sherbet.
Coke Freeze
$5.19
Coke blended with premium vanilla ice cream.
Black Cow
5.19
Cola with a scoop of premium vanilla ice cream.

$Mels Shakes


Milk Shake & Malt
5.49

$Beverages


Orange Juice
$2.99
Root Beer
$2.79
Diet Coke
$2.79
Fanta Orange
$2.79
Raspberry Iced Tea
$2.99
Coke
$2.79
Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
$2.79
Cranberry Juice
$2.99
Apple Juice
$2.99
Sprite
$2.79
Pibb Xtra
$2.79

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