Mel's Country Cafe is in Tomball TX. This is the second time I have written a post about Mel's but some things are just SO GOOD they are worth posting on more than once. That would be Mel's Country Cafe!
Mel's is on the outskirts of Tomball on Stanolind Rd. It is on a country road that I use as a short cut over to Tomball so I drive by quite often. It is amazing no matter what time of the day you drive by it is ALWAYS busy. I have learned to slow down as I drive by as there are so many trucks I'm always afraid a car will be hidden behind one and not see me. The picture to the left was taken about 3:30 PM on a Sunday afternoon. I wrote this prior to going to take the picture so this just validates my point.
Mels Country Cafe is nothing in the looks department but the food is GREAT and the help are Texas friendly. This restaurant is all about good old country cooking. Lunch time is normally packed as it is a quick place to get a home cooked meal at a reasonable price in a
short amount of time. They have a steam table with 3 different daily lunch specials, Tuesday through Friday. The prices are reasonable; the steam table is $7.00 and that includes your meat and two sides along with your drink. Our daughter's favorite day is Tuesday as that is chicken and dumpling day. Our daughter commutes and is here on an occasional basis (with no rhyme or reason) but if she happens to be here on a Tuesday you can bet she will be on her way to Mel's. If I can't go with her she drives over and gets her meal to go.
As you come in you will probably wonder what all the names on the wall are about. That would have to do with the Mel's Mega 
Burger. If you can eat the Mega Mel Burger within 2 hours your name goes on Mel's Mega wall of fame. The burger contains 1½ pounds of ground beef, 1 pound of bacon, and a ¼ pound of American cheese. Personally I have never seen anyone eat the Mega Burger but I had some friends who moved here and the first time they visited they saw someone eat the mega burger within the time frame. Note that someone ate it in 9 minutes. Mel's has all different sizes of hamburgers ranging in price from $2.95 to the Mega Mel Burger at $15.95. I have trouble finishing the smallest size hamburger so I can't even fathom eating the Mega Burger.
Within the last couple of years Mel's started opening on Sundays and are now closed on Mondays. It is always so strange to drive by on a Monday and see an empty lot as that is the ONLY TIME I see an empty parking lot. Evenings are busy also. I called in an order for pick up recently and noticed they had a waiting line. They are known for their catfish and chicken fried steak. Friday evening is all you can
eat catfish and pop corn shrimp.
My parents love Mel's Country Café. They fly in to visit us once or twice a year and prior to their visit my Mother is making arrangements to visit Mel's. The owner was gracious enough to tell her how he made his cabbage. He was gracious on three different visits as she would forget and have to ask him again. The third time she finally wrote it down.
To find Mel's take FM 2920 to the east of Tomball. Go north on FM 2978 and then make a left on Hufsmith. Take a right on Stanolind Rd.; go over the railroad tracks and you will see it on your right hand side. You won't be able to miss it you will see all the cars and trucks (well mainly trucks) lined up in front and over to the side.
To see my prior post on Mel's Country Cafe please click here.
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