Mels Drive-in

Mel's Drivein is located at 833 Mission St, San Francisco, CA..

If you want to go all out, have the lumberjack breakfast, a hearty mix of eggs, pancakes, potatoes and ham served all day.

The Extras: If you want to go all out, have the lumberjack breakfast, a hearty mix of eggs, pancakes, potatoes and ham served all day.

“Take the kids” to this ’50s-era chain for “good, old-fashioned” American diner food (including “breakfast anytime”) served in a “retro drive-in atmosphere” complete with “jukeboxes at the tables”, burgers, “frothy floats” and “fast” service; while the “basic” fare is “nothing special”, these links are “open late and early in the morning” making them “dependable” spots “for a casual meal.”

In Short It's not the original Mel's that was featured in "American Graffiti" but this vintage-style '50s diner has enough kitsch appeal to keep any nostalgia-hungry baby boomer happy. Blow-up movie stills paper the walls and…

Steven Weiss and partner Donald Wagstaff opened the first of the "Next Generation" Mel's Drive-ins in September of 1985. The restaurant, located at 2165 Lombard Street in San Francisco, appealed to families wanting to share the tastes, sights, and sounds of the 1950s drive-in era with their children. A little over two years later, a second location was established on Geary Boulevard, also in...

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