Mel's Hard Luck Diner

Thick cut onions, lightly breaded and flash fried. Served with Ranch Dressing for dipping.

Dusted with seasoned bread crumbs, deep fried, served with marinara sauce.

Breaded jalapeno stuffed with cheese and flash fried for a great crunch. Served with Ranch Dressing for dipping.

Crispy fries topped with a generous portion of chili and cheese.

Crispy fried green beans, lightly battered and fried to a golden crisp. Served with Chipotle Ranch for dipping.

A bowl of our creamy corn chicken chowder, served with a roll and crackers.

A bowl of our diner style chili with loads of meat and beans. Served with cheese, onion, roll and crackers.

Served over spaghetti noodles, with cheese, and chopped onions. Served with a roll.

A bowl of the soup of the day, served with a roll and crackers.

A bowl of your choice of soup, served with half of a sandwich on white toast. Your sandwich choices are a cold cut Turkey OR Ham with lettuce, tomato, and mayo. Homemade Chicken Salad, or a whole Grilled Cheese.

Mixed greens with your choice of grilled or fried chicken, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, jalapenos, and our fiesta corn mix with red and green peppers, onion, and fiesta seasoning. Topped with tortilla strips and chipotle ranch dressing.

Mixed greens with diced ham, turkey, bacon, sliced boiled egg, tomato, and cucumbers. Topped with shredded cheese and croutons. Your choice of dressing on the side.

Mixed greens with diced grilled chicken, almonds, sliced boiled egg, tomato, cucumbers, and croutons. Your choice of dressing on the side.

Seasonal: March-November. Mixed greens with diced grilled chicken, sliced almonds, strawberries, mandarin oranges. Your choice of dressing on the side.

With added pecans, cashews, and a banana.

Mixed greens with sliced tomato, cucumbers, onion, diced green and red peppers, sunflower seeds, and croutons. Your choice of dressing on the side.

A tasty blend of chopped grilled chicken, grapes, yellow onion, mayonnaise, pecans, and apples. Served with a side of mandarin oranges and club crackers.

Tender slices of roast beef smothered in grilled onions, red and green peppers, mushrooms, and cheese. Served on a sourdough hoagie with fries.

Boneless seasoned grilled chicken breast with Swiss cheese and bacon. All the fixins' on the side. Served on a wheat bun with fries.

A very generous portion of smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise. Stacked between two slices of white Texas toast. Served with fries.

Traditional thin sliced corned beef with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and our house made secret sauce. Served on grilled marble rye with fries.

Hot melted American, Cheddar, and Swiss cheese with grilled ham and bacon on grilled white bread. Served with fries.

An 8 oz. lightly breaded tender chicken fried steak. Deep fried to a golden brown, served on Texas toast. All the fixins' on the side. Served with fries.

Layers of ham, turkey, and bacon, stacked on white Texas toast with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise. Served with fries.

A tasty blend of chopped grilled chicken breast, grapes, apples, yellow onion, mayonnaise, and pecans on a large flaky croissant. Served with fries.

Boneless seasoned diced chicken breast with lettuce, tomato, shredded cheddar, and fiesta corn mix with red and green peppers, and onion. Topped with chipotle dressing in a flour tortilla. Served with fries.

Our original burger with American cheese. All the fixins' on the side. Served with fries. Half pound burger cooked to well-done.

An open faced burger on a bun, topped with tons of our delicious chili, melted shredded cheddar. Chopped onions on the side. Served with fries.

Grilled marble rye bread, sauteed onions, and American and Swiss cheese. Our special secret sauce is served on the side for dipping. Served with fries.

Topped with bacon and melted sliced cheddar. Served with barbeque sauce and all the fixins' on the side. Served with fries.

Topped with fresh grilled mushrooms and Swiss cheese. All the fixins' on the side. Served with fries.

Our vegetable patty topped with Cheddar cheese. All the fixins' on the side. Served with fries.

Our all beef Nathans footlong hot dog. Relish and onion on the side. Served with fries.

Our all beef Nathans footlong hot dog with chili and cheese. Relish and onion on the side. Served with fries.

A generous portion of fried butterfly shrimp, cocktail sauce, bread, and fries

An 8 oz tender chicken fried steak, topped with peppered white gravy, served with mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetable of the day, and bread

Filets of succulent battered and fried catfish. Served with tarter sauce, bread, and fries

Our tender and juicy chicken fingers, served with fries. A choice of dipping sauce on the side

A generous portion of spaghetti and two giant meatballs, smothered in marinara sauce. Served with bread and parmesan on the side

Our tender pot roast piled high and served open face on bread. Smothered in brown gravy. Served with mashed potatoes and gravy, and the vegetable of the day

Classic golden fried corn dog bites with two juicy chicken fingers. Served with your choice of dipping sauce and fries

white or brown

Mixed Greens, Croutons, Cheese, Sliced Onion, Cucumber, and Tomato, and your choice of dressing on the side

Heaping scoops of ice cream in a waffle cone or dish. Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry, Orange Sherbet, Cookies & Cream, Birthday Cake, No Sugar Added Vanilla, or Today's Special Flavor. 1 Scoop $5.99 2 Scoops $6.99

Hand dipped & served the old-fashioned way in a shake tin and frosted glass! Shake OR Malt: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Root Beer, Orange Dreamsicle, Cookies & Cream, Birthday Cake, Hot Fudge, Caramel, Peanut Butter, Pineapple, Banana, Cherry, or Today's Flavor.

Seltzer mixed with Chocolate, Strawberry, Cherry, or Vanilla syrup, topped with vanilla ice cream, whipped topping and a cherry.

A choice of: Hot Fudge, Hot Caramel, Pineapple, or Strawberry. All sundaes served with whipped topping, chopped peanuts, sprinkles and a cherry. 1 scoop $7.99 2 scoops $8.99 (additional toppings $.75 each)

Your favorite fountain soda in a frosted mug, topped with ice cream, whipped topping and a cherry.

Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla Chips served with vanilla and chocolate ice cream. Topped with chocolate and caramel syrup, marshmallow cream, m&m's, whipped topping, sprinkles, and cherries.

Fudge brownies piled with chocolate and vanilla ice cream. Topped with m&m's, hot fudge, marshmallow cream, whipped topping, cherries, and brownie pieces.

A huge old-fashioned banana split with vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream. Topped with chocolate, pineapple, and strawberries, whipped topping, chopped peanuts, sprinkles, and cherries.

A large chocolate chip cookie topped with one scoop of chocolate ice cream and 2 scoops of vanilla, drenched in hot fudge and hot caramel, topped with whipped cream, cherries, sprinkles, and cookie pieces.

12 double scoops of ice cream (2 of each flavor) Topped with brownies, cinnamon chips, bananas, all of our ice cream toppings, whipped cream, nuts, sprinkles, m&m's, and cherries.

Layers of chocolate cake, drizzled with hot fudge, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

A large hunk of cheesecake topped with strawberry, hot fudge, chocolate, or caramel.

Gourmet cake loaded with coconut, pecans, spices, pineapple, and cream cheese frosting; a scoop of vanilla ice cream drizzled with caramel.

$6.99/ a la mode $7.99