This place has been on my bucket list for a long time. I grew up watching the Alice TV Show and sort of forgot Mel's Diner really is in Phoenix. I didn't expect great culinary wonders here after all it's MEL'S DINER but the food REALLY was better than I expected.
I looked at the menu and it was pretty basic so I thought grilled cheese or hamburger and went with hamburger. To my surprise they gave us cups of chicken noodle soup. The soup was home made and had fresh carrots and celery in it and the noodles were surprisingly fresh and not gooey.
My hamburger ($5.99) was 7 oz. of fresh hand packed meat. I did need to add salt and pepper to it but it was very juicy and tasted very fresh. It was better than I thought it would be. The fries were just your average frozen fries just a tad better than Burger King.
For $5.99 I think they deserve an AOK plus a Childhood Memory was fulfilled.