Mel's Drive-In Reopens Hollywood & Highland Location

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Mel's Drive-In's location at Hollywood and Highland officially returned Wednesday, joining the Hollywood Museum with a long-delayed reopening in the wake of the pandemic. Mel's had been closed for a year and a half due to coronavirus-mandated closures.

The restaurant paid homage to the Hollywood Museum with the "Hollywood Museum burger," which includes two patties, grilled onions, tomatoes and secret sauce.

"Mel's Drive-in Hollywood and Highland is having a Grand Re-Opening August 4th," the restaurant said at the time of the announcement last week. "It will be finally open after a year and a half closed from the pandemic! It's a real Hollywood comeback story. We are so happy to open our doors once again to all our great customers!"

Mel's Sunset Boulevard location reopened in February, offering 40 cent burgers for one day as a tribute to its early days in 1947. With the reopening of its Highland Boulevard location, all four restaurants have returned to operation since the pandemic.