Mel's Kitchen

Name: Mel's Kitchen
Address: 1050 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94109, US
Telephone: +14152926357
Price range: $$

American$$Silicon Valley

$$ · Moderate
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1050 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94109
+14152926357
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Best nowAmerican Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
4x on up to $50,000 of eligible spend a year
≈$6.00
6%
With Upside: ≈$12.00 · 12%
4x Membership Rewards on dining
400 Membership Rewards · ≈$6.00 at 1.5¢ each (valuation from Aug 2025)
After you join Upside and link this card
Upside, Upside user tier: 6% back
$6.00 cash back
6% back, up to $10 · Upside's public offer, yours may differ
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40
5.4%
With Upside: ≈$11.40 · 11%
3x Chase Ultimate Rewards on dining
300 Chase Ultimate Rewards · ≈$5.40 at 1.8¢ each (valuation from Jan 2026)
After you join Upside and link this card
Upside, Upside user tier: 6% back
$6.00 cash back
6% back, up to $10 · Upside's public offer, yours may differ
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Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40
5.4%
With Upside: ≈$11.40 · 11%
3x Chase Ultimate Rewards on dining
300 Chase Ultimate Rewards · ≈$5.40 at 1.8¢ each (valuation from Jan 2026)
After you join Upside and link this card
Upside, Upside user tier: 6% back
$6.00 cash back
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Best now≈6%American Express Gold Card

About

American restaurant in Silicon Valley.

Mel's Kitchen is at 1050 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco. Listed with AAdvantage Dining, TrueBlue Dining, Eat Around Town, SkyMiles Dining, MileagePlus Dining, Rapid Rewards Dining, Atmos Rewards Dining, Hilton Honors Dining, IHG Dine & Earn, Bilt Dining, Upside, Rakuten Dining as of 2026-10-10.

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Hilton Honors Dining2–8 points per $1
IHG Dine & Earn1–8 points per $1
Eat Around Town4–6 points per $1
AAdvantage Dining1–5 miles per $1
SkyMiles Dining0.5–5 miles per $1
MileagePlus Dining0.5–5 miles per $1
Atmos Rewards Dining0.5–5 points per $1
Rakuten Dining5% back
TrueBlue Dining1–3 points per $1
Rapid Rewards Dining0.5–3 points per $1

Upside
6% back
Upside · Every day
6% back, up to $10 · Upside's public offer, yours may differ
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Bilt Dining
1 point per $1
Bilt Rewards · Every day
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Hours

Monday	6:30 AM – 11 PM
Tuesday	6:30 AM – 11 PM
Wednesday	6:30 AM – 11 PM
Thursday	6:30 AM – 11 PM
Friday	6:30 AM – 11 PM
Saturday	6:30 AM – 11 PM
Sunday	6:30 AM – 11 PM

Location

1050 Van Ness Ave · Silicon Valley, San Francisco

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Details

Features

Vegan options
Vegetarian friendly

Good for

Breakfast · Brunch · Dinner · Lunch

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up to16%
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up to12%
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up to12%
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up to12%
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American Express Gold Card + Upside
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Nearby restaurants

Ike's Love & Sandwiches - San Francisco (Polk St)

Kuma Sushi + Sake (Polk St)

House of Thai

Cadet Wine & Beer Bar

Ping Yang

Lers Ros Thai