An original meals favortite with julienne strips of turkey, ham, cheese and hard-boiled egg over a bed of greens. Served with choice of bleu cheese, thousand island or ranch.
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Chicken Fajita Salad
Breast of chicken, red and green peppers and sauteed onions, served over a bed of greens with salsa, guacamole and sour cream.
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Mels Crispy Chicken Salad
Fresh diced tomatoes, crumbled bacobm sliced hard-boiled 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 ho
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Taco Salad
Crispy, corn tortilla chips topped with mels seasoned taco meat, refried beans, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, jack and cheddar cheese, diced green onion, a dollop of sour cream and guacamole.
Bowl of soup and mels house or caesar salad with cornbread.
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1/2 Sandwich and 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 or pastrami served on
Aidelles grilled sonoma sausage, jack cheese, red and green bell peppers mixed with grilled onion, served on a grilled hamburger bun.
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Loaded Grilled Cheese
Monterey jack, cheddar and american cheese with bacon, tomato and onion.
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Mels Monte Cristo
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.
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BLT-BLTA-BLTE
Classic with bacon, lettuce and tomato with avocado with over hand egg
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Tuna Melt on Rye
With cheddar cheese and sliced tomato.
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Grilled Ham and Cheese
With jack, cheddar and american cheese with sliced ham.
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Tuna Sandwich
With mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato on rye bread.
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Fresh Roasted Turkey
With lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise served on a hamburger bun.
Served with sliced tomato, lettuce, onion and thousand island dressing with cheese.
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San Francisco Melburger
Grilled sourdough bread, a melburger patty, cheddar cheese, bacon, avocado, grilled onion with thousand island dressing.
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Bleu Melburger
With lettuce, tomato and melted bleu cheese crumbles on beef patty with onion straws and mayonnaise.
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Ranch House Melburger
Topped with cheddar cheese, two strips of bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion and an over-hard egg with mayonnaise.
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Buffalo Sauce Melburger
Beef patty in buffalo sauce, topped with bleu cheese crumbles, deep-fried onion straws, shredded lettuce and tomato.
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Mels Big Bopper
Classic melburger with cheddar cheese, bacon strips and onion rings topped with barbecue sauce.
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Bacon and Cheddar Melburger
Draped with cheddar cheese, two strips of bacon, lettuce, tomato and onion, with thousand island dressing.
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Hawaiian Melburger
Cheddar cheese over teriyaki glazed pineapple ring, lettuce and tomato on a melburger patty.
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Patty Melt
Grilled hamburger patty on rye bread with cheddar cheese, sauteed onion and tomato slices.
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Grafitti Melburger
Thick, sourdough bread, buttered and grilled with melted swiss cheese and sauteed onions
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Chili Melburger
With chopped onions and melted cheese.
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Bacon and Cheddar Turkey Melburger
Mels turkey burger with mayo, topped with cheddar cheese and slices of bacon on a wheat bun.
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Veggie Melburger
Served on whole wheat bun with honey mustard dressing, lettuce, tomato and pickle.
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Deuce Coupe
Two large beef patties with choice of cheese, tomato, lettuce and onion with thousand island dressing.
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Jalapeno Melburger
Topped with sliced tomato, jalapenos, lettuce, grilled onions, thousand island dressing and pepper jack cheese
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Chicken in the Buff
Chicken breast served with lettuce, tomato, pickle and a creamy mustard sauce served on a wheat bun.
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Mushroom and 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 sauteed mushrooms
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Santa Fe Chicken Melburger
Chicken breast with jack cheese, ortega chiles, lettuce, tomato, guacamole and salsa served on a wheat bun
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Gourmet Chicken Melburger
Chicken breast dressed up with cheddar cheese, strips of bacon, lettuce, tomato and a creamy mustard sauce, served on a wheat bun.
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Hawaiian Chicken Melburger
Mels teriyaki glaze on a grilled chicken breast with cheddar cheese and pineapple slices, served on a wheat bun.
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Classic Lean Turkey Melburger
Served with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on a wheat bun.
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Chicken Bacon Melburger
Served on signature bun with bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and onion straws.
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Classic Crispy Chicken Melburger
Served on signature bun with lettuce, tomato and onion with a side of mayo.
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BBQ Crispy Chicken Melburger
Chicken breast with cheddar cheese, bacon strips and onion rings topped with BBQ sauce and served on signature bun.
Sliced roast beef or turkey breast simmered in au jus on a french roll order it philly-style or double the meat.
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Club Sandwich
Carved breast of turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on white bread.
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Hot Pastrami
With lettuce and tomato on the side, served on a hamburger bun.
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Country V.I.P
Swiss cheese, sliced breast of turkey, two crisp bacon strips and tomato slices on grilled sourdough.
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Beefy Cheddar
Grilled, thick french bread topped with sliced roast beef, layered with cheddar cheese, green chiles and sliced tomato.
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Mels Fishermans Sandwich
Beer battered and deep-fried to a golden brown, topped with american cheese, coleslaw, mayo, lettuce and tomato, served on a hamburger bun.
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Chicken Club
Served on ciabatta bread, topped with jack cheese, avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.
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Reuben
Pastrami or corned beef with swiss cheese, sauerkraut and thousand island dressing on grilled rye.
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Mels Vegetarian 12 Grain
Vegetarian delight with iceberg lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, avocado, muenster cheese, red onion and cucumber.
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Meldog
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.
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Mels Chili Cheese Dog
Mels hot dog with chopped onions and melted cheese.
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Deluxe Turkey Grill
Served open face on a grilled french roll with avocado slices, melted jack and cheddar cheeses, sliced turkey, sliced tomato and thousand island dressing.
Cherry cola with a scoop of premium vanilla ice cream
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Root Beer Freeze
Root beer blended with premium vanilla ice cream
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Coke Freeze
Coke blended with premium vanilla ice cream
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Orange Freeze
Sprite blended with orange sherbet
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