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Appetizers

  • Nawlins’ Sweet and Spicy Shrimp
    14.95
    Sautéed and caramelized with layers of heat and sweet
  • Artichoke Fritters
    12.95
    Served with a lemon dipping sauce
  • Ahi Tuna
    17.95
    Sushi Grade, seared rare, dusted with togarashi
  • Szechwan Spicy Calamari
    14.95
    shaved onion flash fried tossed and served with wasabi mustard sauce. Taster size only 7.95
  • POPCORN SHRIMP
    14.95
    lightly battered in our homemade tempura with a Tabasco wine sauce
  • MUSHROOM BROIL
    12.95
    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
    17.95
    diced tuna lightly seasoned and flavored with sesame oil. served with wonton chips

Soup & Gumbo

  • Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
    8.95
  • Shot of Gumbo
    2.95
  • Baked French Onion Soup
    8.95
  • Shot of French Onion
    2.95

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

  • Rémoulade Salad
    8.95/12.95
    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!)
  • Key West Seafood Salad
    27.95
    Fresh lump crab meat and shrimp, avocados, tomatoes, crisp greens, chives, tossed in lemon vinaigrette 27.95 | small Seafood Salad 19.95 | extra Seafood 9.95
  • Southwest Salad
    12.95
    with roasted corn, gorgonzola, red onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, iceberg, romaine our pear balsamic vinaigrette
  • Bluegrass Salad
    9.95/11.95
    Radicchio, romaine red onion, Gorgonzola, and pine nuts, pear balsamic vinaigrette
  • Caesar Salad
    8.95/10.95
    Crisp romaine lettuce, seasoned croutons, grated parmesan and our Caesar dressing with anchovies make this one special.  add Parmesan encrusted chicken to this one for a real treat!
  • Teriyaki Salmon Salad
    19.95
    Romaine, tomato, scallions tossed in a light Asian dressing.
  • Blue Cheese Steak Salad
    23.95
    Crisp hearts of romaine lettuce and fresh radicchio topped with shaved red onions, crumbled Gorgonzola cheese. Finished with pear balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Tomato Mozzarella Salad
    9.95/14.95
    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.
  • Asian Salad
    12.95
    tossed with an Asian sesame dressing, water chestnuts, tomato, crispy wonton strips, sliced almonds and crisp romaine lettuce
  • 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.
  • Soup and Salad
    16.95
    Choice of Gumbo or French Onion Soup and Caesar or Bluegrass salad

Fresh Seafood Specials

  • Canadian Walleye
    26.95
    Flash fried with panko, our homemade tartar sauce, and fresh cut fries or pan seared with mashed potatoes
  • LOUISIANA BLACKENED GROUPER
    29.95
    set atop a creamy corn and crawfish risotto and drizzled with lemon beurre blanc.
  • Faroe Island Salmon
    27.95
    with a fresh dill beurre blanc, green beans and buttered orzo asiago. *or glazed in our homemade Bluegrass bbq sauce
  • Shrimp & Grits
    17.95
    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
    18.95
    southern style BBQ shrimp atop a creamy smoked cheddar grits with a sweet and spice pork belly candy
  • 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 | Andouille Sausage 17.95
  • Tilapia Sassafras
    17.95
    Pecan-coated Tilapia, flash-fried, topped with a wild mushroom sauce and white rice.
  • CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE
    16.95
    An authentic recipe. Crawfish smothered in the classic sauce of seafood stock and roux.
  • SHRIMP ETOUFFEE
    16.95
    Shrimp (popcorn size), smothered in the classic sauce of seafood stock and roux.
  • CHICKEN AND SHRIMP WITH DIRTY RICE
    16.95
    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
    17.95
    Hand battered, flash fried golden, with French fries, cocktail sauce and lemon.
  • Shrimp Carbonara
    18.95
    ancho rubbed shrimp, bacon, roasted garlic cream sauce, mushrooms, peas, sun dried tomatoes, Asiago cheese, rosemary & a touch of parsley

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
    31.95
    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 31.95 half slab 21.95

    Jambalaya & Real Pit Half Slab BBQ Ribs 27.95

               otherwise known as our “Cajun Combo”

  • Real BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich
    15.95
    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
    17.95
    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
    17.95
    A Cajun classic of Andouille and chicken, slow simmered with peppers and spices. Add Shrimp $6.95
  • Vegetable Jambalaya
    15.95
    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
    29.95
    4oz USDA top choice set in a red wine sauce. Served with mashed potatoes
  • Roasted Chicken Carbonara
    17.95
    ancho rubbed chicken, bacon, roasted garlic cream sauce, mushrooms, peas, sundried tomatoes, asiago cheese, rosemary & a touch of parsley
  • 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
    16.95
    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 Haystack 2.50 extra – Add Real Smoked Bacon 2.50 – Add Cheese (American, Gruyere, Cheddar), Jalapeños, or Avocado .95

  • 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
  • Fish Sandwich
    Grilled, blackened or fried. Add a light sauce of BBQ, Tartar or Lemon butter. Select your fish Florida Red Grouper 29.95 Faroe Island Salmon 27.95 or Tilapia 17.95
  • Crusty Blue BBQ Burger
    17.95
    Blue cheese crusted ½ pound burger topped with BBQ sauce & crispy onions
  • Bluegrass Burger
    15.95
    Certified Angus Beef ½ pound burger with crisp lettuce, onion, tomato and pickle
  • Giant Burger (as in HPHS)
    24.95
    Twin ½ pound Patty, cheddar cheese, & bacon dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickle,  red onion and onion haystack
  • Chicken Breast Rosemary Sandwich
    15.95
    marinated in olive oil, fresh rosemary & garlic, green onion mayo on the side.
  • The Beyond Burger
    16.95
    with sautéed jalapeno, onion, mushroom, corn and a light shmear of stone ground mustard
  • BBQ Skirt Steak
    19.95
    served open-face on garlic bread and with grilled onions
  • Ahi Tuna Sandwich
    21.95
    diced tuna lightly seasoned and flavored with sesame oil, our green onion mayonnaise, diced jalapeños, onions, avocado served on our toasted marbled rye bread
  • Jazzy Ruben
    19.95
    we use a smoked corned beef brisket, melted swiss cheese, sauerkraut spiked with andouille sausage, rémoulade & creole mustard on a toasted marble rye bread

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1636 Old Deerfield Rd
Highland Park, IL 60035

1-847-831-0595

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Hours of Operation

Sunday and Monday – Closed
Lunch:
Tue to Fri, 11:30am – 2:00pm
Dinner:
Tue to Thurs, 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday: 5pm – 8:30pm
Saturday: 4:30pm – 8:30pm

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