 Bonita Springs, Fla. – The
smell of fresh, buttery biscuits and the crackle of sizzling bacon is
enough to get just about anyone out of bed, and since Mel’s Diner added
a classic car club to its Saturday morning breakfast, the restaurant
chain has become an even friendlier family hangout.
Founded in 1989, Mel’s is a traditional family diner setting that hosts
the laid-back, mouth-watering, family-friendly home cooking, all made
from scratch. Though the food itself is enough to keep plenty of
diners coming back morning after morning, Mel’s thought more
interaction was necessary to fully serve its community. Thus, the
Dunlop Breakfast Club was born.
Started in May of this year, the car club allows car enthusiasts to
spend Saturday mornings gazing at antiques and dream cars, chatting
about memorable car moments and enjoying a delicious, home-cooked meal,
all in the relaxed Mel’s environment. Each of the breakfast club’s
gatherings take place at one of the 10 Mel’s locations. The
three-hour event kicks off at 9 a.m. and includes:
Car shows featuring classic and high-end automobiles
Demonstrations by experts offering proper car care and repair tips
Speeches and meet-and-greets with racing legends, auto executives and high-end car mechanics
Displays of mechanical ingenuity by area experts
Founded by Chris Karakosta in San Carlos, FL in 1989, Mel’s Diner,
affectionately known as “Southwest Florida’s kitchen,” originally set
out to mimic the look and feel of Karakosta’s first eatery, the
Chicago-based family style diner, Dimitri’s. Before Mel’s, Karakosta
owned and operated two other establishments in the southwest Florida
area, the upscale steak-and-seafood spot, The Green Onion, and Stevie
Tomato’s Sports Page, one of the region’s first sports bars.
Currently, the chain boasts 10 locations throughout southwest Florida
and plans to add at least four more stores by 2007, including spots in
Naples, Cape Coral and two in Sarasota. While its reach may be
widespread, each store continues to pride itself on the family friendly
service, high value and made-from-scratch comfort foods that made the
original location such a success.
For more information, visit www.melsdiners.com
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