Mel's Hard Luck Diner Menu and Prices
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Mel's Hard Luck Diner Menu
Last Update: 2025-03-14
Salads
Blue Suede Salad
$9.59
Fresh lettuce with ham, turkey, eggs, tomato, cheese, cucumber, fresh bacon and croutons
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Groovin Grilled Chicken Salad
$9.59
Grilled chicken breast, sliced almonds, eggs, tomato, cucumbers and croutons on a bed of fresh lettuce
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Garden Salad
$8.59
Fresh lettuce topped with tomato, red and green peppers, cucumbers, onions, carrots, croutons, cheese and sunflower seeds
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Sweet Sensations Salad
$9.59
Grilled chicken breast, almond slivers, strawberries and mandarin oranges on a bed of fresh lettuce with raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Add pecans, cashews, and a banana for $2.59
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Southwest Chicken Salad
$9.59
Your choice or grilled or fried chicken breast, sliced almonds, eggs, tomato, cucumbers and croutons on a bed of fresh lettuce
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Garden Salad
$8.59
Fresh lettuce topped with tomato, red and green peppers, cucumbers, onions, carrots, croutons, cheese and sunflower seeds
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Homemade Chicken Salad
$8.59
Chunky chicken salad on a bed of fresh lettuce, served with fruit and crackers
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Blue Suede Salad
$9.59
Fresh lettuce with ham, turkey, eggs, tomato, cheese, cucumber, fresh bacon and croutons
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Groovin Grilled Chicken Salad
$9.59
Grilled chicken breast, sliced almonds, eggs, tomato, cucumbers and croutons on a bed of fresh lettuce
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Sweet Sensations Salad
$9.59
Grilled chicken breast, almond slivers, strawberries and mandarin oranges on a bed of fresh lettuce with raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Add pecans, cashews, and a banana for $2.59 more
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Garden Salad
$8.59
Fresh lettuce topped with tomato, red and green peppers, cucumbers, onions, carrots, croutons, cheese and sunflower seeds
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Homemade Chicken Salad
$8.59
Chunky chicken salad on a bed of fresh lettuce, served with fruit and crackers
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Soups
Soup or Salad & Sandwich
$8.99
Your choice of a cup of soup or a salad, and half of a sandwich (ham, turkey, chicken salad or grilled cheese). Upgrade to a bowl of soup for 1.50 more
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Jimmy Cracked Corn Chicken Chowder
$5.99
A bowl of our famous creamy corn and chicken chowder served with a corn muffin and crackers
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Soup Of The Day
$5.99
A bowl of our special soup of the day with a corn muffin and crackers
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Ozark Hillbilly Chili
$5.99
A bowl of our hearty diner-style chili with loads of meat, beans, spices and comes with cheese and chopped onion served with a corn muffin and crackers
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Wraps
Southwest Grill Chicken Wrap
$9.59
Grilled chicken, peppers, jalapenos, onions and corn seasoned with our chipotle dressing in a tortilla wrap, served with fries. Add bacon 1.00 more
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All Wrapped Up
$9.59
Your choice of turkey, ham or chicken with lettuce, tomato, cheese and our special fat-free cream cheese spread in a tortilla wrap, served with fruit slices
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BurgersAdd an extra patty for $3.99. Add a house salad or cup of soup to any burger or sandwich for $3.99.
The American Burger
$9.99
Our original burger with American cheese served with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles on the side & served with fries
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Sixteen Tons Chili Burger
$10.99
Emmanuel Fountaninis favorite on his annual trip from Italy to Branson to Showcase and sign his familys nativity designs. Open-faced burger on a bun topped with tons of our nearly famous chili, che
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Hard Times Patty Melt
$10.99
Grilled marble rye, sautéed onions, two cheeses and our secret sauce, make this burger an old time favorite of our customers. Served with fries
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Hawaiian Burger
$11.99
Our delicious burger topped with grilled onion, bacon, Swiss cheese and grilled pineapple. Served with fries
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Burger Shake Combo
$14.99
Enjoy our American Burger and fries with your choice of one of our delicious hand dipped milkshakes
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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Burger
$10.99
Smoked bacon and cheddar cheese top our burger with BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle on the side. Served with fries
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Memory Maker Mushroom & Swiss
$10.99
Grilled mushrooms and Swiss cheese top your burger with lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion on the side. Served with fries
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Mels Hard Luck Pretzel Burger
$11.99
Our half pound patty topped with sautéed onions, bacon and nacho cheese on our pretzel burger bun. Served with fries
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Honky Tonk Hot Dog
$8.99
Our all beef Nathans world famous foot long hot dog with onion and relish on the side. Served with fries
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Honky Tonk Hot Dog with Chili and Cheese
$9.99
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Sandwiches
Romeo Reuben
$9.99
Our best selling sandwich. Our traditional corned beef Reuben with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and our own secret sauce on marble rye. Served with fries
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Romeo Reuben - Make it a Turkey Reuben
$10.99
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Grand Village Cheese Steak
$11.99
Tender slices of roast beef smothered with onions, peppers, mushrooms and cheddar cheese. Served on a sourdough hoagie roll with fries
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Chick-A-Boom Croissant
$9.99
This is our manager Brandons own family recipe. Its a tasty blend of grilled chicken, red grapes, green grapes, red onion, pineapple, apples and pecans salad served on a croissant with chips. Add f
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Cheese Release Me
$8.59
Hold on with both hands to the Great American Classic. Melted American cheese on Texas toast, grilled golden brown. Served with fries
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Cheese Release Me with Both Ham And Bacon
$9.59
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Cheese Release Me
$8.59
Hold on with both hands to the Great American Classic. Melted American cheese on Texas toast, grilled golden brown. Served with fries
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Cheese Release Me with Both Ham And Bacon
$9.59
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Sweet Surrender Club
$8.99
Surrender yourself to ham, turkey and bacon stacked on traditional white toast with lettuce, tomato, mayo and chips. Add fries $1.00
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Mels Peanut Butter, Banana, Raisin & Caramel Concoction
$9.99
Chunky peanut butter on toasted raisin bread with sliced bananas, caramel syrup and a sprinkle of brown sugar- and then layered again. Served with fries and caramel for dipping
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Hit The Road Jack Grilled Chicken
$10.99
Boneless seasoned grilled chicken breast topped with Swiss cheese and bacon on a whole wheat bun. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle on the side. Served with fries
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Hawaiian Grilled Chicken
$10.99
topped with grilled pineapple, our special seasoning, Swiss cheese and bacon on a whole wheat bun. Served with fries
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The BLT Classic
$8.99
Tons of smoked bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and mayo stacked between 3 slices of bread, served with chips
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The BLT Classic with Fries
$9.99
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SpecialsAdd a house salad or cup of soup for $3.99. Substitutions: granny lizs secret slaw, cottage cheese, chips, apple sauce, mashed potatoes, vegetable of the day. Premium sides: sweet potato bites add $1.99, fruit add $1.99, onion rings add $1.99, house sala
Sea Of Love Shrimp & Splish Splash Flounder
$16.99
The Ultimate Blue Plate Special! Our seafood combo with shrimp and flounder fried to perfection. Served with Granny Lizs secret slaw, fries and garlic Texas toast. Add one of our popular hand-breade
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Sea of Love Shrimp
$14.99
A generous portion of butterfly shrimp fried to perfection. Served with fries, Granny Lizs secret slaw, our own special cocktail sauce and grilled garlic Texas toast. Add one of our popular hand-bre
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Love Me Tender Fried Steak
$13.99
Our eight ounce tender chicken fried steak topped with our peppered country gravy. Served with mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetable of the day and grilled garlic Texas toast
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Splish Splash Flounder
$12.99
Peter Englers favorite at Mels Hard Luck Diner Fillets of succulent flounder fried to perfection, served with cole slaw, fries, garlic Texas toast, lemon and tartar sauce. Add one of our popular ha
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Chattahoochee Chicken Fingers
$11.99
Tender hand-breaded boneless fingers of fried chicken. Served with your choice of BBQ or honey mustard sauce, Granny Lizs secret slaw and fries
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Rockin Red Beans & Rice
$10.99
A bowl of red beans and rice, smoked sausage and special seasonings served with a grilled cheese sandwich on the side
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Sweet Dreams Spaghetti
$10.99
A generous portion of spaghetti and giant meatballs, smothered in marinara sauce. Served with grilled garlic Texas toast
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High Rollin Beef
$12.99
Our slow-cooked pot roast with carrots, celery and onions so tender itll pull apart with a fork. Piled high on a sourdough hoagie roll served with mashed potatoes topped with brown gravy and served
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Bakery
Devilish Chocolate Cake
$8.99
The chocolate layer cake is one youre sure to talk about! Layers of chocolate iced with fudge icing then drizzled with hot fudge and served with a scoop of chocolate or vanilla ice cream
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Say Cheese Cheesecake
$5.99
This will definitely put a smile on your face. Have it with any of your favorite toppings: strawberry, pineapple, hot fudge, chocolate or hot caramel.
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Classic Cobbler
$4.59
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Classic Cobbler - Ala Mode
$5.59
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Pies
$4.59
Luscious chocolate cream, coconut cream, lemon meringue, apple or no sugar added apple
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Pies - Ala Mode
$5.59
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Mels Favorite Carrot Cake
$8.99
This gourmet cake is loaded with coconut, pecans, pineapple, cinnamon, spices and topped with a cream cheese icing, then nestled next to a scoop of vanilla ice cream and topped with a drizzle of hot
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Sweet Things
Rock Around The Chocolate
$11.99
A fudge brownie, piled high with premium Blue Bunny vanilla and chocolate ice cream, thick hot fudge and marshmallow cream. All topped with whipped cream, M&Ms and cherries
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Krazy Kringle Kriter Kookie
$12.99
A holly jolly giant chocolate chunk kookie, piled high with premium Blue Bunny chocolate and vanilla ice cream, drizzled with hot fudge and hot caramel topping, snow drifts of whipped cream and brigh
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Climb Every Mountainice Cream Avalanche
$24.95
On a bed of 12 scoops of ice cream (2 of each of our six flavors) topped with cookies, bananas, brownie crumbles, pineapple, strawberries, hot fudge, hot caramel, marshmallow cream, chocolate syrup,
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Build Me Up, Banana Cup
$10.99
Old fashioned banana split with mountains of premium Blue Bunny vanilla, strawberry and chocolate ice cream, flooded with pineapple, chocolate and strawberries. All of this topped with peaks of whipp
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Mels Chocolate Nachos
$10.99
A huge portion of cinnamon sugar tortillas topped with M&Ms, marshmallow topping, chocolate and caramel syrup, vanilla ice cream, whipped topping, cherries and sprinkles
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Treats
Onion Rings
$7.99 - $17.99
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Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
$7.99 - $17.99
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Cream Cheese Jalapeno Poppers
$7.99 - $17.99
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Chili Cheese Fries
$7.99 - $17.99
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Fried Green Beans
$7.99 - $17.99
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Sweet Potato Bites
$7.99 - $17.99
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Kid's MenuAges 12 and under. Soft drink, lemonade or milk included. Substitute a kids shake for the drink for $1.99.
Corn Dog Bites And Fries
$3.99
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Kraft Macaroni & Cheese with Apple Sauce
$3.99
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Grilled Cheese And Fries
$3.99
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Cheeseburger Or Hot Dog & Fries
$3.99
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Spaghetti With Meatballs & Red Sauce
$3.99
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Chicken Fingers & Fries
$3.99
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Beverages
Iced Tea
$2.49
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Lemonade
$2.49
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Coffee
$2.49
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Decaf
$2.49
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Hot Tea
$2.49
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Milk
$2.59
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Chocolate Milk
$2.59
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Orange Juice
$2.59
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Apple Juice
$2.59
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Hot Chocolate
$2.99
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French Vanilla Cappuccino
$2.99
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