MEL'S. - Jefferson City

Easy to order. Fried chicken is the bomb. Open 6a-3p. Izzy, Jay and Brooke were awesome and personable. Friendly conversation. Fried chicken, fries and catfish

Me and my husband came in today for the first time and absolutely loved it. The food was great and the service was great. I didn't catch any names but the hostess that was there this morning (4/1/25 @10) with the red hair was awesome! She definitely did her job well. We will definitely be returning in the future. Haven't tried their lunch yet but if it's anything like the breakfast I'm sure it's great!

If you are every going through Jefferson City, this is a must stop place. The people were great, food was amazing and the kept my coffee topped off which is a plus in my book.

The food was awesome. We had the big country bowl and the country fried steak. Both were very good and the kids also ordered hot chocolate which was huge and they love it. The place was busy but they still got our food out quickly and accurately. We will definitely be back again for Sunday breakfast. I even think I may have to take our employees here for our weekly lunch especially since it says breakfast all day. Thank for the great food and service.

My husband and I both had the big country bowl. He had hash browns and I had cubbed potatoes. They had great flavor. They were very busy but you wouldn’t know it by the service we had. The hostess and waitress were both very quick. Our wait time after putting in our order for our food was maybe 15 minutes. This was our first visit but we will definitely be back.

The biscuits and gravy were some of the best I have ever had. The breakfast bowls are enormous and very good. I will be back to try more items.

Stopped in for breakfast on our way to Rolla. The parking lot was packed so we knew we had chosen well. When we got in the doors we were greeted immediately and seated right away. The service was exceptional. Everyone worked together to make sure all the guests were served and taken care of promptly. The food was delicious.

I'm not from Jeff City, but was driving by and seen that the place was packed, so I stopped to eat. Super friendly staff, beyond reasonable prices. I don't normally like anybody's white gravy but my own, but my server recommended the Country Fried Steak. It came with 2 sides in addition to the mashed potatoes and gravy. The food came out fairly quickly even though they were busy. It was steaming hot and fresh. The steak was so tender and had great flavor. It was NOT dried out or hard, like some I've had other places. And the gravy wasn't too thick and had good flavor, I didn't even need to add salt or pepper. Which is surprising for me. Everybody made sure I was ok and topped off my coffee when needed. They all worked as a team. It was great to see. Also when cleaning the tables, they actually lifted the table tents to clean under those too. I almost never see anybody do that.... good job