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Cinco de Mayo 2021

Celebrate with us through Wednesday, May 5th
Great Margarita’s to go, by the pint or quart
Now offering Freshie Tequila Seltzer

Cinco de Mayo Appetizers

  • Chicken Tortia Soup
    8.95
    Served with cilantro, sour cream and topped with tortilla chips.   Taster only 1.95
  • Fresh Jalapeno Pepper
    7.95
    Stuffed with homemade Italian sausage, AKA: Chef Dave’s Rattoos wrapped in bacon and dusted with Parmesan cheese (2 per order)
  • Guacamole
    9.95
    This classic appetizer is served with fresh tortilla chips.
  • Quesadillas
    8.95
    Flour Tortillas filled with shredded Chihuahua cheese, topped with guacamole, sour cream and salsa. (add shrimp 7.95  add chicken 6.95 add skirt steak 10.95)

Cinco de Mayo Especiales

  • Carne Asada
    18.95
    Cilantro garlic marinated skirt steak grilled and served with re-fried bean & Spanish rice.
  • Smoked Duck Tacos
    16.95
    with shaved cabbage, tomatillo sauce with re-fried beans & Spanish rice.
  • Ancho Chili Shrimp Tacos
    15.95
    with shaved cabbage, tomatillo sauce with refried beans & Spanish rice.
  • LOUISIANA GROUPER Tacos
    19.95
    tempura battered, shaved cabbage, tomatillo sauce with refried beans & Spanish rice.
  • Southwestern Salad
    11.95
    mixed greens, studded with Ancho roasted tomatoes, topped with a roasted corn, red onion & Jalapeno relish, finished with Gorgonzola and tossed with a pear balsamic vinaigrette

Appetizers

  • Szechwan Spicy Calamari
    14.95
    shaved onion flash fried tossed and served with wasabi mustard sauce. Taster size only 7.95
  • Nawlins’ Sweet and Spicy Shrimp
    14.95
    Sautéed and caramelized with layers of heat and sweet
  • Artichoke Fritters
    10.95
    Served with a lemon dipping sauce
  • Ahi Tuna
    16.95
    Sushi Grade, seared rare, dusted with togarashi
  • POPCORN SHRIMP
    11.95
    lightly battered in our homemade tempura with a Tabasco wine sauce
  • MUSHROOM BROIL
    11.95
    A combination of domestic and wild mushrooms and set atop grilled crusty Italian bread with melted Gruyere cheese
  • ORANGE SESAME SHRIMP
    13.95
    flash fried, with orange zest and chilies, in a light orange sauce
  • TUNA TARTAR
    16.95
    diced tuna lightly seasoned and flavored with sesame oil. served with wonton chips

Soup & Gumbo

  • Baked French Onion Soup
    8.95
  • Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
    8.95
  • Shot of Gumbo
    1.95

Salads

Salad options: grilled chicken 6.95 | parmesan crusted chicken 6.95 | shrimp 7.95 | salmon 7.95 | skirt steak 10.95 | pulled pork 7.95 | corned beef brisket 8.95 | fried crawfish tails 7.95

  • Key West Seafood Salad
    25.95
    Fresh lump crab meat and shrimp, avocados, tomatoes, crisp greens, chives, tossed in lemon vinaigrette 25.95, small Seafood Salad 18.95, extra Seafood 9.95
  • House Chop Salad
    12.95
    Crisp salad greens chopped and tossed with ripe tomatoes, scallions, Gorgonzola, crisp bacon, avocado, toasted sunflower seeds and shaved sweet red onion. Tossed in a fresh herb vinaigrette.
  • Blue Cheese Steak Salad
    21.95
    Crisp hearts of romaine lettuce and fresh radicchio topped with shaved red onions, crumbled Gorgonzola cheese. Finished with pear balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Rémoulade Salad
    8.95/10.95
    Iceberg lettuce with scallions, tomatoes, bacon and topped with a creamy Rémoulade dressing. Add fresh Lump Crabmeat 10.95, add shrimp 7.95, add fried Crawfish Tails 7.95 (recommended!)
  • Tomato Mozzarella Salad
    8.95/12.95
    vine ripened tomatoes layered with homemade mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, and sea salt dressed with Academia Barilla extra virgin olive oil, and a splash of rice wine vinegar small 8.95 large 12.95
  • Caesar Salad
    7.95/10.95
    Crisp romaine lettuce, seasoned croutons, grated parmesan and our Caesar dressing with anchovies make this one special. 7.95 large 10.95 add parmesan encrusted chicken to this one for a real treat!
  • Bluegrass Salad
    8.95/11.95
    Radicchio, romaine red onion, Gorgonzola, and pine nuts, pear balsamic vinaigrette. small 8.95 large 11.95
  • Teriyaki Salmon Salad
    16.95
    Romaine, tomato, scallions tossed in a light Asian dressing.
  • Southwest Salad
    12.95
    with roasted corn, gorgonzola, red onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, iceberg, romaine our pear balsamic vinaigrette
  • Asian Salad
    11.95
    tossed with an Asian sesame dressing, water chestnuts, tomato, crispy wonton strips, sliced almonds and crisp romaine lettuce
  • Soup and Salad
    12.95
    Choice of Gumbo or French Onion Soup and Caesar or Bluegrass salad

Fresh Seafood Specials

  • Canadian Walleye
    17.95
    Flash fried with panko, our homemade tartar sauce, and fresh cut fries or pan seared with mashed potatoes
  • Faroe Island Salmon
    21.95
    with a fresh dill beurre blanc, green beans and buttered orzo asiago. *or glazed in our homemade Bluegrass bbq sauce
  • LOUISIANA BLACKENED GROUPER
    24.95
    set atop a creamy corn and crawfish risotto and drizzled with lemon beurre blanc.
  • Shrimp & Grits
    16.95
    southern style BBQ shrimp atop a creamy smoked cheddar grits with a sweet and spice pork belly candy. *The winning dish at the 2014 Wagner Farms Baconfest (Trophy is on the back bar!)
  • Shrimp & Grits with Grilled Andouille Sausage
    17.95
    southern style BBQ shrimp atop a creamy smoked cheddar grits with a sweet and spice pork belly candy
  • Tilapia Sassafras
    16.95
    Pecan-coated Tilapia, flash-fried, topped with a wild mushroom sauce, grilled shrimp, rice, and green beans. half-portion $19.95
  • CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE
    14.95
    An authentic recipe. Crawfish smothered in the classic sauce of seafood stock and roux.
  • SHRIMP ETOUFFEE
    14.95
    Shrimp (popcorn size), smothered in the classic sauce of seafood stock and roux.
  • CHICKEN AND SHRIMP WITH DIRTY RICE
    14.95
    A great item, lightly dusted and blackened chicken breast and shrimp rested on a mound of dirty rice and a Jim Beam Sugar cane glaze
  • Fried Shrimp
    16.95
    Hand battered, flash fried golden, with French fries, cocktail sauce and lemon.

Real Texas Style BBQ Pit

Our sauce and rub are always Gluten Free (We cook daily and do sell out!) *Ribs dry rubbed and smoked daily for 3 hours, available while they last…(Not fall off the bone style!)

  • Baby Back Ribs
    28.95
    Dry rub dusted, hickory smoked 1 ¾ pound baby back ribs, the secret of Wyllie Texas, where cactus grow tall, the jackalope run free, and the children are slightly above average. Slow cooked with hickory and mesquite woods, with peanut brittle baked beans and tater 6’ers 26.95 half slab 18.95

    Jambalaya & Real Pit Half Slab BBQ Ribs 25.95

  • Real BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich
    14.95
    Slow Smoked Pork, (12 hours after dry rubbed and marinated overnight) lightly pulled and topped with our homemade BBQ Sauce and a touch of sliced red onions.
  • Smoked Corned Beef Brisket Sandwich
    15.95
    Beef Brisket Corned, dry rubbed and then Hickory smoked for over 12 hours, covered with our homemade B.B.Q. sauce, Topped with red onions

Signature Entrees

  • Jambalaya
    15.95
    A Cajun classic of Andouille and chicken, slow simmered with peppers and spices. Add Shrimp $6.95
  • Vegetable Jambalaya
    14.95
    new spin on a classic of a slow simmered holy trinity with carrots and a vegetable stock thickened with corn starch. (Vegan, Gluten Free) add the Beyond Sausage $5.00
  • Petite Filet
    25.95
    4oz USDA top choice set in a red wine sauce. Served with mashed potatoes
  • Roasted Chicken Carbonara
    13.95
    ancho rubbed chicken, bacon, roasted garlic cream sauce, mushrooms, peas, sundried tomatoes, asiago cheese, rosemary & a touch of parsley 13.95 substitute shrimp 3.00
  • Fettuccini Alfredo
    11.95
    Fettuccini noodles topped with a traditional Parmesan sauce. add Chicken 6.95 add shrimp 7.95 add artichokes 4.00
  • Fresh Tomato Basil Penne
    12.95

    A light fresh tomato basil sauce tossed with Parmesan cheese.  add Grilled Chicken 6.95  add shrimp 7.95 add Artichokes 4.00 add Parmesan Crusted Chicken 6.95 add Parmesan Crusted Chicken with fresh Mozzarella 7.95 add fresh Mozzarella 1.50

  • Orange Sesame Chicken
    14.95
    flash fried and tossed with orange zest, in a traditional light orange sauce with white rice

Sandwiches

Your choice fries or Caesar salad with our sandwiches, or a Bluegrass salad for an additional dollar. Onion Rings 2.50 extra – Add Real Smoked Bacon 2.50 – Add Cheese (American, Gruyere, Cheddar), Jalapeños, or Avocado .95

  • Jazzy Ruben
    17.95
    we use a smoked corned beef brisket, melted swiss cheese, sauerkraut spiked with andouille sausage, rémoulade & creole mustard on a toasted marble rye bread
  • Crusty Blue BBQ Burger
    15.95
    Blue cheese crusted ½ pound burger topped with BBQ sauce & crispy onions
  • Bluegrass Burger
    14.95
    Certified Angus Beef ½ pound burger with crisp lettuce, onion, tomato and pickle
  • Giant Burger (as in HPHS)
    22.95
    Twin ½ pound Patty, cheddar cheese, & bacon dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion and onion rings
  • Fish Sandwich
    domestic and wild mushrooms set atop grilled crusty Italian bread with melted Gruyere cheese, grilled, blackened or fried. Add a light sauce of BBQ, Tartar or Lemon butter. Select your fish Florida Red Grouper 19.95 Faroe Island Salmon 18.95 or Tilapia 15.95
  • Chicken Breast Rosemary Sandwich
    13.95
    marinated in olive oil, fresh rosemary & garlic, green onion mayo on the side.
  • The Beyond Burger
    15.95
    with sautéed jalapeno, onion, mushroom, corn and a light shmear of stone ground mustard
  • BBQ Skirt Steak
    18.95
    served open-face on garlic bread and with grilled onions
  • Ahi Tuna Sandwich
    19.95
    diced tuna lightly seasoned and flavored with sesame oil, our green onion mayonnaise, diced jalapeños, onions, avocado served on our toasted marbled rye bread
  • PO’ Boys
    All Dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and a Po’ Boy dressing, the real McCoy here!  Fried Shrimp 17.95 * Fried Crawfish 17.95 * Blackened Chicken 17.95

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