San Francisco: Mel's Drive In

[Sunny]

I don't know if they have these outside of SF - it's a 50's style diner with traditional American food. Not great, but not bad either.

If you can resist the milkshakes, candy and fries, they have a pretty nice low carb menu now. The prices are comparable to their regular food as well. I had the lettuce burger, and while I think it's a great idea, there was no way to eat a burger like it's got a bun with iceberg lettuce on the outside! But still, there was some salad, avocado I think, and cheese. I also had the Mexican Salad, which had greens (mostly iceberg unfortunately), chicken, bacon, sour cream, avocado, cheese and salsa. I think it would have been better with olives instead of bacon, but I'm not a big bacon eater.

They also have breakfast dishes, and offer splenda on the table. Most of what they offer is induction friendly. Not bad for the money, I think.

[GypsyLinda]

They have these in Sacramento (Roseville is the one we go to), but they are called Mel's The Original or something like that. I do believe they are the same chain but I could be wrong. It is all 50's style decor, American Food. Interestingly enough, they do not list Sacramento on their website. They only list SF and LA.

I have had the wings in there and they were pretty good. I am always hesitant though, it's hard to tell if they put breading on them or not at restaurants.

Most of the time, we stop in late night after going out for the evening, so I get a breakfast dish then. The last thing I want at midnight is hot wings. heh