Mel's gained fame when the sign appeared in the 1970s TV series "Alice," where the phrase "Kiss my grits" was coined. TripAdvisor reviewers gave Mel's diner scores of 4 out of 5 for food and 4.5 ...

The diner’s sign, the story goes, was spotted a few years later by a location scout who persuaded Harris to change the name from Chris’s Café to Mel’s Diner. (In the movie, the diner is ...

The retro diner illuminated by neon signs on U.S. 41 will soon disappear. The cheap meals already have. Mel's Diner has closed its Venice restaurant, leaving it with just five Southwest Florida out… ...

Going to Mel’s Diner is like walking into nostalgia you can feel. The iconic eatery on Fremont’s north side looks like a diner from the 1950s. Black- and white-checkered floors and shiny red ...

The opening of Mel’s Drive-In diner on Wednesday in the landmark Parasol building in Seal Beach sparked that nostalgia, she said. “It reminds me of the old days,” the 68-year-old Bellflower ...

The Blade newspaper of Toledo reports the sign inspired the similar one for Mel's Diner on "Alice." The series, which ran from 1976 to 1985, starred Linda Lavin in the title role, ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — Mel's Diner in Lafayette announced on Monday that it will be reopening its restaurant on Johnston Street in August 2021. According to a post on its Facebook page, work has begun ...