Denny's
665 N Mollison Ave, El Cajon
(619) 447-2838
Customers' Favorites
Country Fried Steak & Eggs
Country-Fried Steak Dinner
Cheddar Cheese Hash Browns
Jr Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Beer-Battered Onion Rings
All You Can Eat Pancakes
Mile High Denver Omelette
French Toast Special
Double Cheeseburger
T-Bone Steak & Eggs
Beverages
Soft Drinks
22 oz. ice-cold soft drink
Signature Diner Blend Coffee
Our 100% Arabica beans are sustainably harvested.
Hot Tea
Lipton® Black Hot Tea
Hot Chocolate
Cup of hot chocolate
Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
22 oz. ice-cold Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
Minute Maid® Lemonade
Premium Minute Maid® lemonades are made with real lemons and natural flavors.
Smoothies
Made with fruit and nonfat vanilla yogurt
Juice
Glass of juice
Milk
Glass of Milk
Dasani® Bottled Water
Bottle of Dasani® water
Baconalia
Premium Bacon Loaded Pancake Breakfast
Two fluffy buttermilk pancakes loaded with diced bacon plus two strips of HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® Premium Cherrywood Smoked Bacon cooked into each pancake. Served with eggs* and hash browns.
Black Label® Bacon Slam®
Two fluffy buttermilk pancakes, four strips of HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® Premium Cherrywood Smoked Bacon. Served with eggs* and hash browns.
Sweet & Smoky BLT & E
Made with four strips of thick-cut HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® Premium Cherrywood Smoked Bacon, two eggs*, lettuce, sliced tomatoes and bacon jam spread on grilled artisan bread. Served with wavy-cut fries.
Bacon Obsession Burger™
Hand-pressed 100% beef patty topped with two slices of aged white cheddar cheese, two strips of thick-cut HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® Premium Cherrywood Smoked Bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickles and bacon jam on a brioche bun. Served with wavy-cut fries.
Triple Bacon Sampler™
Two strips of thick-cut HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® Premium Cherrywood Smoked Bacon, two strips of our traditional hickory-smoked bacon, two strips of turkey bacon and bacon jam on the side. Served with eggs*, hash browns and white toast.
What's Shakin' Bacon Milk Shake™
This thick, hand-dipped milk shake is a delicious blend of premium vanilla ice cream, maple-flavored syrup, diced bacon and topped with whipped cream.
Sweet Maple Bacon Sundae™
Two scoops of rich, premium vanilla ice cream topped with maple-flavored syrup and a generous sprinkle of diced hickory-smoked bacon.
Black Label® Bacon
Side of thick-cut HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® Premium Cherrywood Smoked Bacon
Burgers
Build Your Own Burger
Lettuce, tomato, red onions, pickles and a brioche bun included. Served with wavy-cut fries.
Double Cheeseburger
Choice of American, Swiss or aged white cheddar cheese with lettuce, tomato, red onions and pickles on a brioche bun.
Bacon Avocado Cheeseburger
Bacon, fresh avocado, aged white cheddar cheese, mayo, lettuce, tomato, red onions and pickles on a brioche bun.
Bourbon Bacon Burger
Aged white cheddar cheese, bacon, sautéed mushrooms, fire-roasted bell peppers & onions, bourbon sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onions and pickles on a brioche bun. Served with wavy-cut fries.
Slamburger™
Hash browns, an egg*, bacon and American cheese on a brioche bun. Served with wavy-cut fries
Flamin' 5-Pepper Burger
Aged white cheddar cheese, bacon, jalapenos, 5-pepper sauce, mayo, lettuce, tomato, red onions and pickles on a brioche bun.
Classic Breakfasts
Chicken Biscuit & Gravy Bowl
Two open-faced biscuits topped with premium golden-fried chicken tenders, country gravy, cheddar cheese and two eggs*
Moons Over My Hammy®
Ham and scrambled egg sandwich with Swiss & American cheeses on grilled artisan bread. Served with hash browns.
Grand Slamwich®
Scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, ham and American cheese on potato bread grilled with a maple spice spread. Served with hash browns.
Country Fried Steak & Eggs
A chopped beef steak smothered in country gravy. Served with two eggs* hash browns and choice of bread.
T-Bone Steak & Eggs
A 13 oz. seasoned T-Bone steak. Served with two eggs*, hash browns and choice of bread.
Santa Fe Skillet
Chorizo sausage, fire-roasted bell peppers & onions, mushrooms and seasoned red-skinned potatoes. Topped with Cheddar cheese and eggs*.
Desserts
New York Style Cheesecake
Plain or with strawberry topping and whipped cream.
Lava Cookie Skillet
Warm chocolate chip cookie filled with molten chocolate and topped with premium vanilla ice cream and salted caramel.
Cheesecake Pack
4 slices of New York-style cheesecake with a side of strawberry topping.
Family Pack
Grand Slam® Pack
8 buttermilk pancakes, 8 scrambled eggs, 4 bacon strips, 4 sausage links and hash browns. Serves 4-5.
Kids
Kid's Anniversary Pancakes
Buttermilk silver dollar pancakes filled with confetti sprinkles and topped with vanilla cream and more confetti sprinkles
Jr. Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Chocolate chips cooked inside buttermilk silver dollar pancakes. Pair it with any side you want-whatever, whenever.
Build Your Own Jr. Grand Slam®
Pick any 3 items and make it your own.
Jr. Premium Chicken Tenders
2 chicken tenders with choice of dipping sauce. Pair it with any side you want-whatever, whenever.
Jr. Cheeseburger
100% beef patty topped with American cheese. Pair it with any side you want-whatever, whenever.
Mac & Cheese
Kraft® Macaroni & Cheese. Pair it with any side you want-whatever, whenever.
Jr. Ice Cream
One scoop of ice cream
Jr. Milk Shake
Choose from Strawberry, Chocolate, or Vanilla.
Kids Beverage
Your choice of beverage served in a fun reusable kid-friendly cup.
Melts & Handhelds
Brisk-It-All Melt™
Slow-cooked brisket burnt ends, crispy diced bacon, two eggs*, aged white cheddar, Diner Q sauce and pickles on grilled artisan bread. Served with wavy-cut fries.
Cali Club Sandwich
Turkey breast, ham, bacon, Swiss cheese, fresh avocado, sun-dried tomato mayo, lettuce and tomato on toasted 7-grain bread. Served with wavy-cut fries.
Super Bird®
Turkey breast with Swiss cheese, bacon and tomato on grilled artisan bread. Served with wavy-cut fries.
Nashville Hot Chicken Melt
A golden-fried chicken breast tossed in Nashville Hot sauce with Swiss cheese, tomato, pickles and mayo on grilled artisan bread. Served with wavy-cut fries.
Slow Cooker Meaty Melt
Tender slow-roasted beef, caramelized onions and sharp white cheddar on grilled artisan bread. Served with wavy-cut fries.
Omelettes
Build Your Own Omelette
Pick up to FOUR items and make it your own. Served with hash browns and choice of bread.
Mile High Denver Omelette
Three-egg omelette with ham, fire-roasted bell peppers & onions and American cheese. Served with hash browns and choice of bread.
Ultimate Omelette®
Three-egg omelette with sausage, bacon, fire-roasted bell peppers & onions, sautéed mushrooms, tomatoes and cheddar cheese. Served with hash browns and choice of bread.
Philly Cheesesteak Omelette
Three-egg omelette with grilled prime rib, fire-roasted bell peppers & onions, sautéed mushrooms and Swiss cheese. Served with hash browns and choice of bread.
Loaded Veggie Omelette
Three-egg omelette with fresh spinach, sautéed mushrooms, fire-roasted bell peppers & onions, tomatoes and Swiss cheese. Served with hash browns and choice of bread.
Pancakes & Crepes
Cinnamon Roll Pancake Breakfast
Buttermilk pancakes cooked with cinnamon crumb topping and topped with cream cheese icing. Served with eggs,* hash browns, plus bacon strips or sausage links.
Double Berry Pancake Breakfast
Buttermilk pancakes cooked with blueberries and served with fresh seasonal berries and bananas on the side to keep the fruit fresh until you're ready to eat. Served with eggs,* hash browns, plus bacon strips or sausage links.
Hearty 9-Grain Pancake Breakfast
Multigrain wheat pancakes made with flaxseeds, cinnamon & brown sugar. Served with eggs,* hash browns, plus bacon strips or sausage links.
Choconana Pancake Breakfast
Chocolate chips cooked inside buttermilk pancakes and topped with more chocolate chips with fresh bananas on the side to keep the fruit fresh until you're ready to eat. Served with eggs,* hash browns, plus bacon strips or sausage links.
Berry Vanilla Crepe Breakfast
Folded with vanilla cream, topped with strawberry sauce and powdered sugar with fresh seasonal berries on the side until you're ready to eat. Berry selection based on seasonality. Served with two eggs,* hash browns plus two bacon strips or two sausage links.
Salads
House Salad
Cucumbers, grape tomatoes, Cheddar cheese and croutons atop a bed of iceberg mix. Served with choice of dressing.
Cobb Salad
Bacon, fresh avocado, grape tomatoes, Cheddar cheese, hard-boiled egg and potato sticks atop a bed of iceberg mix. Served with choice of dressing.
Slams
Build Your Own Grand Slam®
Pick any four items and make it your own.
Lumberjack Slam®
Buttermilk pancakes, grilled ham, bacon strips, sausage links, eggs*, hash browns and choice of bread
All-American Slam®
Three scrambled eggs with Cheddar cheese, bacon strips, sausage links, hash browns and choice of bread.
French Toast Slam®
Served with eggs,* bacon strips and sausage links.
Fit Slam®
Egg whites scrambled together with fresh spinach and grape tomatoes, plus turkey bacon strips, an English muffin and seasonal fruit.
Starters
Zesty Nachos
Tortilla chips freshly cooked and topped with Pepper Jack queso, cheddar cheese, seasoned nacho meat, fresh pico de gallo and sour cream on the side to keep chips crispy until you're ready to assemble & devour!
Boneless Chicken Wings
All-white-meat boneless wings, lightly breaded and tossed in BBQ, Buffalo or Nashville Hot sauce. Served with a choice of dipping sauce.
Classic Sampler
Boneless buffalo wings, Beer-battered onion rings, mozzarella cheese sticks and wavy-cut fries. Served with choice of dipping sauces.
Premium Chicken Tenders
5 Premium golden-fried chicken tenderloins with choice of dipping sauce.
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Eight golden-fried cheese sticks served with your choice of dipping sauce.
Strawberry Pancake Puppies
Made with strawberries and white chocolate chips, sprinkled with powdered sugar and served with cream cheese icing.
Sides
Slice of French Toast
Sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Stack of Pancakes
Add two pancakes to any meal.
Biscuit and Gravy
An open-faced biscuit covered in sausage gravy
Premium Bacon Loaded Pancakes
Two fluffy buttermilk pancakes loaded with diced bacon plus two strips of Hormel® Black Label® Premium Cherrywood Smoked Bacon cooked into each pancake.
Stack of Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Buttermilk pancakes cooked with cinnamon crumb topping and topped with cream cheese icing.
Stack of Choconana Pancakes
Chocolate chips cooked inside buttermilk pancakes and topped with more chocolate chips with fresh bananas on the side to keep the fruit fresh until you're ready to eat.
Stack of Double Berry Banana Strawberry Pancakes
Buttermilk pancakes cooked with blueberries and topped with fresh seasonal berries and bananas.
Strawberry Vanilla Crepe
Folded with vanilla cream and topped with fresh seasonal berries, strawberry sauce and powdered sugar.
Berry selection based on seasonality.
Hash Browns
Side of hash browns
Fresh Seasonal Fruit
Fresh Seasonal Fruit (Selection may vary.)
Slices of Toast
2 slices of toast
English Muffin
1 English Muffin
Buttermilk Biscuits
2 Buttermilk Biscuits
Egg
1 egg cooked to order
Bacon
Choose four bacon strips or turkey bacon strips.
Black Label® Bacon
Side of thick-cut HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® Premium Cherrywood Smoked Bacon
Sausage
New & improved flavor.
Grilled Ham Slice
1 Grilled Ham Slice
Wavy Cut French Fries
Side of wavy cut French Fries
Seasoned Fries
Side of Seasoned Fries
Beer-Battered Onion Rings
Crispy-fried onion rings
Seasoned Red-Skinned Potatoes
Side of Seasoned Red-Skinned Potatoes.
Garden Side Salad
Garden Side Salad with your choice of dressing
Sausage Gravy
Side of our sausage gravy
Sauces and Dressings
You can never have too much dressing or sauce. Order extra condiments here
Milk Shakes
Milk Shakes
Made with premium ice cream and topped with whipped cream.
Strawberry Shake Pack
Two milk shakes made with premium ice cream and topped with whipped cream.
Oreo Shake Pack
Two OREO® milk shakes made with premium ice cream and topped with whipped cream.
Cutlery
Fork
Knife
Spoon
Napkin
Condiments
Ketchup
Syrup
Salt
Pepper
Strawberry Jelly
Grape Jelly
Mustard
Honey
Sugar Free Syrup
Steak Sauce
Beverages
Straw
Half & Half
Vanilla Creamer
Sugar
Yellow Packet Sweetener
Blue Packet Sweetener
Pink Packet Sweetener
Stir Stick
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Recent Reviews
The charm here is off the charts—luminous, squeaky-clean, and humming with that timeless diner spirit, every surface practically sparkles. The servers excel, pointing you to pancakes and bacon that the cooks deliver hot and swift—pillowy pancakes with a toasty edge and bacon that crackles, landing fresh and steaming fast. The flawless space and the staff’s friendly, quick pace make this Denny’s a hit, and I’m already singing its praises. It’s the kind of joint you...
March 2025
This Denny's is a masterclass in what a diner should be
— walking in, you're hit with a warm, buzzing atmosphere, cozy booths, and a spotless shine that's everywhere, from gleaming tables to pristine floors. The team here is unreal: Jen and Karla greet you with smiles that light up the room, Stephanie charms families with crayons and care, and Eddie's friendly hustle makes every visit a breeze. The food comes out hot and fast, thanks to the kitchen...
— walking in, you're hit with a warm, buzzing atmosphere, cozy booths, and a spotless shine that's everywhere, from gleaming tables to pristine floors. The team here is unreal: Jen and Karla greet you with smiles that light up the room, Stephanie charms families with crayons and care, and Eddie's friendly hustle makes every visit a breeze. The food comes out hot and fast, thanks to the kitchen...
March 2025
This Denny’s in El Cajon, CA, on Mollison Ave, is pure joy—the atmosphere glows with a lively, feel-good buzz, and it’s so clean you’d think it’s brand new, with every surface shining bright. The servers are fantastic, suggesting pancakes and bacon that the cooks crank out hot and swift—fluffy stacks with a golden crunch and bacon that snaps, hitting your table fresh and fast. The seamless service and dazzling cleanliness elevate the whole experience, making it a spot...
February 2025
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