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Mel's Drive-in

4.3 (1733)$$Diner

1670 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Mel's Drive-in

1670 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404

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Menu
Appetizers
Mozzarella Sticks
$12.95
Served with marinara sauce.
Buffalo Wings
$15.25
Red hot.
Chicken Tenders
$13.95
Served with bbq sauce. with fries for an additional charge
Short Rib Nachos
$14.75
Homemade tortilla chips topped with braised short ribs, beans, cheddar cheese, jalapeños, sour cream, salsa, and guacamole.
Chili Fries
$13.75
American fries topped with chili. “you gotta try them”
Garlic Parmesean Fries
$9.95
Bacon Ranch Cheese Fries
$11.50
Crispy mels fries topped with chopped thick cut bacon, plenty of melted cheese, and house made buttermilk ranch. great for sharing
Loaded Short Ribs Fries
$10.25
Crispy mels fries topped with chopped thick cut bacon, plenty of melted cheese, and house made buttermilk ranch. great for sharing
Arnold Menu
Impossible Burrito
$17.75
Impossible “meat”, avocado, pico de gallo, black beans, hash brown and vegan cheese topped with red and green salsa. served with your choice of fruit or potato.
High Protein Breakfast
$19.25
Scrambled egg whites, grilled chicken breast topped with sauteed mushrooms, asparagus spears & tomato slices
Arnolds Protein Shake
$9.50
Ladder chocolate plant-based protein, banana, almond milk, flax oil, organic peanut butter, glutamine.
Beverage
Iced Tea
$4.25
W/ whipped cream.
Arnold Palmer
$4.75
Mixed lemonade and iced tea.
Soy Milk
$3.50
Almond Milk
$3.50
Milk
$3.50
LG Evian/Panna
$6.25
SM Evian/Panna
$4.25
SM San Pellegrino
$5.25
LG San Pellergrino
$7.25
Lemonade
$4.75
SM Orange Juice
$5.95
LG Orange Juice
$6.95
Sm. Grapefruit Juice
$5.95
LG. Grapefruit Juice
$6.95
Soda Water
$0.75
Flavored Lemonade
$5.25
Breakfast
Jr Avocado Toast
$9.00
Avocado Toast
$16.95
Fresh avocado spread on multi-grain toast with three poached organic eggs, sea salt, and red pepper flakes. jr. order with only one egg will be lower in price.
Country Breakfast
$13.00
Diced Ham And Eggs
$15.50
Diced ham scrambled with eggs, potatoes and choice of bread toasted
Corn Beef Hash And Eggs
$17.25
Elvis Scramble
$16.50
Yuppie Joe Scramble
$17.00
Turkey Hash & Eggs
$17.25
Old Fashioned Buttermilk Pancakes
$12.50
In house made pancakes served the old fashioned way. add berries and bananas for an additional charge.
Short Stack
$10.00
Popular. two pancakes with syrup and butter.
Short Stack Combo
$14.50
Short stack of pancakes with one egg and choice of bacon, sausage, ham or turkey sausage
Waffle
$10.50
Waffle Combo
$14.50
Waffle with one egg and choice of meat, bacon, sausage, ham or turkey sausage
Fried Chicken And Waffle
$19.75
Mels fried chicken served with a bacon, cheddar cheese, and green onion stuffed waffle.
French Toast
$12.50
Thick sliced french toast served with syrup and butter.
French Toast Combo
$14.50
With one free-range egg & choice of bacon, turkey sausage or sausage .
Nutella French Toast
$16.95
Our classic favorite french toast with fresh strawberries, bananas and nutella drizzled on top .
Sirloin Steak And Eggs
$19.00
3 free-range eggs, any style with our special grilled potatoes.
New York Steak And Eggs
$24.00
Our new york steak served with grilled potatoes, 3 eggs your way, and your choice of toast
The Lumber Jack
$19.00
1/2 lb. ham steak with 3 country fresh eggs, 2 pancakes and grilled potatoes.
Rise And Shine Sandwhich
$15.50
Biscuits And Homemade Country Gravy
$12.00
Ham And Cheese Omlette
$17.05
Mushroom Omlette
$15.50
Veggie Omlette
$16.00
Denver Omlette
$18.75
Ham, Swiss, Mushrooms, and Onions
Stevens Omlette
$21.00
Hangover Omlette
$19.00
Cheese Omelette
$13.50
Served with special grilled potatoes, choice of toast, butter and jelly. gluten free possible. vegetarian.
Steel Cut Oatmeal
$7.50
Served with milk and raisins. available until 11am or until we run out
Bowl Fruit + Yogurt
$11.75
Granola +Yogurt (Or Milk) & Fruit
$11.75
El Rancho Breakfast Burrito
$18.00
Flour tortilla rolled with three scrambled eggs, chorizo and cheddar cheese, topped with pico de gallo, tomatillo salsa and sour cream. served with fruit or grilled potatoes.
Huevos Rancheros
$17.25
Sunrise Breakfast
$15.50
2 local organic eggs sunny side up over marin sun farm grass-fed beef patties and grilled potato rounds served with fresh fruit.
OneRepublic Omellete
$16.75
GF Waffle
$11.50
GF Pancakes
$14.75
Breakfast Sides
Side Ham
$5.50
Side Bacon
$5.50
Side Sausage
$5.50
Side Turkey Sausage
$6.25
Side CB Patty
$9.50
Side Turkey Bacon
$5.50
1/2 Side Bacon
$3.75
1/2 Side Sausage
$3.75
Grilled Potatoes
$5.50
Hash Browns
$5.25
Tomato Slices
$5.00
Bowl Fruit
$10.75
Cup Fruit
$4.00
Side Greek Yogurt
$4.00
Cottage Cheese
$4.00
One Egg
$3.00
S/ Toast
$3.50
Bagel
$3.85
With cream cheese for an additional charge.
Bagel W/Cream Cheese
$4.10
English Muffin
$3.25
One Cake
$3.00
S/ GF Pancake
$3.00
Burger
Melburger
$16.95
Sunset Burger
$22.00
Gluten-free possible. half-lb. grass-fed beef topped with melted cheddar cheese, crisp bacon, avocado, lettuce, sliced tomato and red onion on grilled sourdough.
Mels Patty Melt
$18.95
A juicy 1/3 lb grass fed-beef hamburger patty, melted swiss, grilled onions and 1000 island on grilled jewish rye.
R-66 Burger
$18.95
Shoestring fried onions piled high on our grass-fed beef, sharp cheddar cheese, fresh butter lettuce, beefsteak tomato, homemade mel’s thousand island. served on a soft brioche bun with american fries.
Turkey Burger
$18.75
Impossible Smash Burger
$20.00
Plant based vegan patty – tomato, onion, lettuce and pickle chips on a whole wheat bun- served with fries
Black Bean Veggie Burger
$16.50
Gluten-free possible. vegan. served with tomato, onions, sprouts, and pickles on a whole wheat bun.
Avocado Burger
$19.50
All that's in a mel burger with sliced avocado, onion, jack cheese & crisp bacon.
Mushroom Burger
$19.80
Chef's choice. this gourmet burger served with sautéed mushrooms & jack cheese.
Smash Burger
$14.25
Fast & Furious Burger
$17.50
Hollywood Burger
$16.25
Beef Slider
$5.50
Turkey Goat Cheese Slider
$6.25
Short Rib Slider
$6.00
Braised short rib served on a brioche bun, pickles, and horseradish aioli.
Goat Cheese & Turkey Slider
$5.75
Ground turkey topped with goat cheese, arugula, and caramelized onions served on a brioche bun with mel's sauce.
Slider Trio
$16.00
Melburger NO FRIES
$15.50
Smash Burger NO FRIES
$13.50
Chili Dog
$15.95
San Francisco Hot Dog
$14.50
Coffees & More
Coffee
$4.75
Mel's blend.
Decaf Coffee
$4.75
Cafe Americano
$4.75
Hot Tea
$4.00
Hot Chocolate W/ Whip Cream
$3.00
Espresso
$5.25
Milk shake
Cappuccino
$5.75
Cafe Latte
$5.25
Cafe Mocha
$5.75
Chocolate Milk
$9.25
Iced Cappucino
$5.75
Iced Coffee
$4.75
Ice Coffee Latte
$5.25
Dessert
Mels Sundae
$9.50
Hot Fudge Sundae
$10.50
Mels Belgian Waffle Sundae
$13.50
With vanilla ice cream and strawberries, whipped cream.
Banana Split
$11.75
“it’s been a long time”.
Root Beer Float
$6.75
Coke Float
$6.75
Hot Apple Pie
$8.00
Berry Pie
$8.00
A la mode (served with ice cream).
Cherry Pie
$8.00
Chocholate Fudge Cake
$6.75
Double Cream Cheesecake
$7.95
Special
Pumpkin Pie
$8.00
With whipped cream.
Strawberry Shortcake
$7.95
Open Faced Cookie Sandwhich
$9.50
1 Scoop IceCream
$3.00
2 Scoops Ice Cream
$5.50
Chocolate Chip Cookie
$3.00
Brownie Sundae
$11.75
Dinner
All American Meat Loaf
$20.50
Grass-fed individually baked loaf with a ketchup glaze. served with lumpy mashed potatoes and gravy, fresh vegetables, roll, and butter.
Homemade Turkey Dinner
$19.75
Served the old-fashioned way with stuffing, homemade gravy, lumpy mashed potatoes, fresh vegetables, roll, and butter.
New York Steak Dinner
$30.25
10 oz. broiled, served with green salad, mashed potatoes, fresh vegetables and roll.
Chicken Breast Dinner
$19.50
Gluten free possible. chicken breast seasoned with garlic and fresh herbs served with mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies, roll, and butter.
Slow Braised Short Rib Dinner
$21.00
Served with home-style creamy mash potatoes, fresh sautéed vegetables, and demi-glace (mel's specialty).
Grilled Atlantic Salmon
$27.50
Gluten-free possible. served with grilled asparagus and rice pilaf, roll and butter.
Southern Fried Chicken
$24.00
Fried, crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, with coleslaw, fries, roll, and honey.
Juices
Popeye Power
$9.00
Spinach, kale, parsley, celery, apple, lemon.
Roots
$9.00
Spinach, kale, celery, apple, beet, carrot, lemon, ginger.
Hangover Helper
$9.00
Orange, apple, turmeric, ginger, lemon.
Turn Up The Beet
$9.00
Beet, strawberry, apple, ginger.
#NoFilter
$9.00
Orange, strawberries, carrots.
Weiss Watermelon
$9.00
Watermelon, apple, mint, lime
Ginger/Lemon Shot
$5.00
Wellness Shot
$5.00
Ginger, lemon. apple cider and cayenne.
Pink Panther
$9.50
Sunrise Smoothie
$9.50
Orange juice, banana, strawberries.
Acai Smoothie
$9.50
Apple Juice
$3.75
Pineapple Juice
$4.00
Cranberry Juice
$4.00
SM Tomato Juice
$4.25
LG Tomato Juice
$6.75
Kids Menu
Kids Apple Juice
$1.75
Kids Oj
$2.25
Kids Milk
$1.75
Kids Chocolate Milk
$2.00
Kids Hot Chocolate
$2.00
Kids Two Eggs And Toast
$4.00
Kids French Toast
$7.75
Kids Pancakes
$3.50
Kids Oatmeal
$3.75
Kids Hamburger
$5.00
Kids Grilled Cheese
$4.25
Kids Ry-Hot Dog
$4.25
Kids Peanut Butter And Jelly
$3.75
Kids Cheese Quesadilla
$6.75
Kids Mac And Cheese
$5.50
Kids Meat Loaf Dinner
$6.75
Kids Turkey Dinner
$7.25
Kid Scrambled Egg/Pancake & Fruit
$5.25
Kids Bacon
$0.75
Kids Sausage
$0.75
Kids Side Fruit
$3.50
Kids French Fries
$3.50
Kids Side Veggie
$3.50
Kids Cup Chicken Soup
$5.50
Kids CAR Melburger & Fries
$6.75
Kids CAR Cheeseburger & Fries
$7.25
Kids CAR Grilled Cheese & Fries
$6.75
Kid CAR Chicken Nuggets/FF
$7.00
Kid CAR Hot Dog/Fries
$6.75
Kids Coke
$2.00
Kids Rootbeer
$2.00
Kids Sprite
$2.00
Kids Diet Coke
$2.00
Kids Milkshake
$4.00
Kids Ice Cream
$3.25
Kids Sundae
$4.75
Kids Lemonade
$2.25
Kids Fanta
$2.00
Milkshakes
Milkshake
$8.25
Popular.
The Penguin Shake
$9.25
Espresso Shake
$8.50
Vegan Oreo Shake
$10.50
RT'S Peanut Butter & Fudge
$9.50
Banana Foster Spiked Shake
$12.00
Caramel Dream Spiked Shake
$12.00
Gold Coffee Spiked Shake
$12.00
"The Grants" Banana & Nutella
$8.95
Vampire Vegan Shake
$10.50
Spooky Pumpkin Vegan Shake
$10.50
GIRL Scout Cookie Shake
$10.95

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Lana Del Rey Shake
$8.50
Retail Store
Grey Shirt
$25.00
Regular Pin
$4.00
Mels T-Shirt
$25.00
Magnet
$5.00
Metal Sign
$8.00
Postcard
$1.00
Route 66 Pin
$5.00
Mels Menu
$7.00
MELS Green HAT
$35.00
Beer Glass
$15.00
Mels Beige Sweater
$49.00
Mels Black And White Jacket
$80.00
LAUREN MOCHI TANK TOP
$98.00
New 75th Grey Shirt!
$35.00
MELS Blue/Beige Print Hat
$30.00
MELS Black Hat
$30.00
MELS Beige Plain HAT
$30.00
American Graffiti HAT
$30.00
CAMO HAT
$35.00
Mel's Coffee Pods
$22.75
OneRepublic HAT
$30.00
One Republic Tshirt
$25.00
Black Knit Hat
$25.00
New Lauren Moshi Sweatshirt
$150.00
New Black Jacket PINK LIPS
$150.00
Salad
Caeser Salad
$12.50
Santa Fe Salad
$19.25
Gluten-free. broiled marinated chicken breast, served mixed with crisp lettuce, with diced tomato, cucumber, avocado, egg, jack cheese, tortilla strips plus our own homemade pico de gallo salsa, mixed with our chipotle ranch or your choice of dressing
SM Santa Monica Salad
$9.50
LG Santa Monica Salad
$11.95
Taco Chicken Salad
$19.74
Charbroiled chicken breast on shredded lettuce, cheddar, black beans, guacamole, salsa and sour cream in a crisp taco shell.
Cobb Salad
$17.50
Chopped turkey breast on a bed of lettuce with tomatoes, avocado, bleu cheese, chopped egg, bacon, carrots, black olives and italian dressing
Very Berry Salad
$17.50
Fresh spinach, strawberries, and blueberries topped with feta cheese and candied walnuts served with honey-balsamic vinaigrette.
Tuna Salad
$14.85
Small Caesar Salad
$8.50
Chicken Caesar AVO Wrap
$16.75
Sandwich
Grilled Cheese
$13.00
Jack, swiss & cheddar on sourdough.
Short Rib Grilled Cheese
$19.00
Braised short ribs, jack, swiss and cheddar on grilled sourdough.
Tuna Melt
$16.25
On grilled rye with cheddar cheese and fries.
Club Sandwich
$21.00
Haven Sandwhich
$13.25
Meat Loaf Sandwich
$18.75
On toasted sourdough, you add the ketchup.
BLT Sandwhich
$14.75
French Dip
$17.50
Reuben Sandwhich
$19.95
Turkey Pesto Melt
$18.50
Fresh sliced turkey breast on grilled sourdough with melted mozzarella, roasted red peppers, and our homemade pesto. served with a choice of fries or salad.
Creole Fried Chicken Sandwhich
$18.75
Tuna Sandwhich
$15.50
Turkey Breast Sandwhich
$17.05
Charbroiled Chicken Breast Sandwhich
$18.75
Chicken PESTO Melt
$19.50
Sides
American Fries
$5.95
Twisty Fries
$6.00
Gluten-free and vegan.
Sweet Potato Fries
$7.00
Gluten free and vegan.
Onion Rings
$8.00
Vegan.
Onion Rings & Fries Combo
$7.70
Fresh Vegetables
$7.70
Mac And Cheese
$7.75
Lumpy Mash Potatoes W/ Gravy
$5.50
Hermans Potato Salad
$4.25
Gluten-free and vegetarian.
S/ Coleslaw
$4.25
Sweet Fries & French Fries Combo
$6.75
1/3 Lb Hamburger Patty
$6.50
1/2 Lb Hamburger Patty
$8.50
Corned Beef Patty
$9.50
S/ Yogurt
$4.00
1/2 Side Sausage
$2.75
Side Avocado
$2.75
Side Cottage Cheese
$4.00
One Pancake
$3.00
S/ New York Steak
$14.99
S/ Rice Pilaf
$4.00
S/ Asparagus
$4.00
Side Hashbrown
$5.25
Side Chicken
$5.50
Side Turkey Patty
$5.75
Scoop Of Tuna
$3.75
Side 6oz Sirloin
$7.25
Side Salmon
$9.00
S/ Berries
$4.75
S/ Nutella
$1.25
1/2 S/ FR. Toast
$5.95
S/ Gaucamole
$3.25
S/ Greek Yogurt
$4.00
Two Biscuits
$3.95
One GF Pancake
$3.75
S/ Spinach
$4.00
S/ Country Gravy
$1.75
One Biscuit
$1.95
S/ Peanut Butter
$1.25
One Biscuit W/ Gravy
$2.50
S/ Pico De Gallo
$0.75
1/2 Bacon 1/2 Sausage
$5.50
S/ Ranch
$0.75
1 (One) Egg
$3.00
2 (Two) Eggs
$5.25
1/2 Side Bacon
$2.75
S/Turkey Sausage
$5.50
S/ Impossible Patty
$7.00
Side Sweet Fries & Twisty Fries
$7.00
S/ Salsa
$0.75
Soda
Coke
$3.75
Diet Coke
$3.75
Sprite
$3.75
Dr Pepper
$3.75
Root Beer
$3.75
Orange Soda
$3.75
Soda Water
$1.50
Cherry Coke
$3.85
Cherry Sprite
$3.75
Soup
Cup Chicken Soup
$6.25
Bowl Chicken Soup
$8.00
Cup Texas Chili
$8.00
Bowl Texas Chili
$11.50
Bowl Tomato Soup
$8.00
Cup Tomato Soup
$6.25
Brunch Menu
Eggs Verde
$14.95
Short Rib BBQ Sandwich
$15.95
Avocado Eggs Benedict
$17.25
Eggs Florentine
$16.75
Huevos Rancheros
$16.95
Mels Breakfast Tacos
$14.95
Chicken Fried Chicken & Eggs
$17.25
Chocolate Lovers Pancakes
$14.25

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