There seem to be a few dozen of these around, in Sacramento, Los Angeles, or San Francisco, and they’re all named slightly differently: Original Mel’s, Mel’s Original, Original Mel’s Drive-In, Mel’s Original Drive-Thru, etc. Some are related and some are not. They’re all pretty much the same and offer the same diner fare. This one was no exception.
I called in my order and they were very polite with my requests. I couldn’t decide between the Reuben or the hot pastrami. She talked me into the Reuben and I’m glad she did. It was really good. All the components were what you’d expect: the pastrami was good, the Swiss was good, the sauerkraut was good, and the rye was good. The fries were actually better than I would’ve expected.
