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In [[1972]] the restaurant was selected as a feature location by [[George Lucas]] in the American film [[American Graffiti]], saving the company from possibly going out of business. The restaurants have since been featured in other media such as Melrose Place (1996, season 5, episode 1), Doonesbury comics (December 18, 1989), and the book ''The American Drive-in'' by Mike Witzel. |
In [[1972]] the restaurant was selected as a feature location by [[George Lucas]] in the American film [[American Graffiti]], saving the company from possibly going out of business. The restaurants have since been featured in other media such as Melrose Place (1996, season 5, episode 1), Doonesbury comics (December 18, 1989), and the book ''The American Drive-in'' by Mike Witzel. |
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Some of the locations, such as the one at 4th and Mission in San Francisco, are not actually drive-ins, but rather diners (the sign still says "Mel's Drive-In," however). |
Some of the locations, such as the one at 4th and Mission in San Francisco, are not actually drive-ins, but rather diners (the sign still says "Mel's Drive-In," however). No San Francisco locations actually serve food to your car. |
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Revision as of 23:37, 25 May 2006
Mel's Drive-In (not to be confused with Mel's Diner) is the name of a restaurant chain founded in 1947 by Mel Weiss and Harold Dobbs in San Francisco, California.
In 1972 the restaurant was selected as a feature location by George Lucas in the American film American Graffiti, saving the company from possibly going out of business. The restaurants have since been featured in other media such as Melrose Place (1996, season 5, episode 1), Doonesbury comics (December 18, 1989), and the book The American Drive-in by Mike Witzel.
Some of the locations, such as the one at 4th and Mission in San Francisco, are not actually drive-ins, but rather diners (the sign still says "Mel's Drive-In," however). No San Francisco locations actually serve food to your car.