Dinner Menu

The following is an example of the really good American food served at the Roadhouse. Our chefs change the menu every day. If you'd like to know what we're cooking tonight, download our current dinner menu.

Appetizers

Chili and Cheddar Fries Our ancho beef chuck chili over hand-cut, twice cooked fries with our grated 2-year-raw-milk Vermont cheddar.   6.50

Real Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes Traditional recipe made with real Maryland jumbo lump blue crab meat, a touch of mayonnaise and spices. Served with Roadhouse tartar sauce. Additional crab cakes $6.25 each.   12.50

Roadhouse Corn Dogs Kosher, all-beef hot dogs dipped in a homemade batter of Anson Mills organic corn meal. Served with a selection of Zingerman's mustards.   6.50

Sea Islands Sweet Potato Fries Sweet and hand-cut, twice cooked and served with spicy mayo.   small $4.50 / large $6.50

Spicy Sweet Onion Rings Served with homemade spicy ketchup. A huge hit in these parts.   6.50

Ari's Pimento Cheese A classic starter all over the South. A creamy spread of aged Vermont cheddar, Hellmann's mayo, and chopped pimentos. Great way to start a meal. Big staff favorite!   5.75

Blue Hill Bay Mussels Steamed in white wine with shallots, tomatoes, lemon, and fresh herbs.   9.50

Cheese! Cheese! Cheese! See our extensive list of artisanal cheeses from all over the U.S. and put together a one-of-a-kind cheese board appetizer. Ask us what are favorites are today.   Market Price

*Iced Fresh Oysters Flown in from the East and West coasts. Served with our homemade cocktail sauce.   market price

*Wood Fired BBQ'd Fresh Oysters A recipe from Hogg Island off California's North Coast. Done on the grill, then served with spicy vinegar BBQ sauce. “Top 10 for 2006!” -- John T. Edge   market price

Salads

Roadhouse Garden Organic baby greens and local organic lettuce with fresh herbs, red onion, cucumbers, carrots and housemade salt-and-pepper croutons. Served with your choice of dressing. For gluten free, ask for no croutons.   5.00 mini/ $6.25 regular

Classic Caesar Whole-leaf baby romaine with really good Caesar dressing, aged Wisconsin Parmesan and salt and pepper croutons.   5.50

Warm Spinach & Wild Mushroom Salad Fresh spinach with goat cheddar, leeks and fennel in a brown butter vinaigrette.   7.75

Soup

Ancho Beef Chili Hand-cut Niman Ranch beef with black beans in ancho chile broth.   5.50 (cup) / $8.50 (bowl)

Specialty Entrees

Buttermilk-Fried Free-Range Chicken Amish free-range chicken dipped in buttermilk batter then deep fried, served with mashed local potatoes, real gravy and yellow mustard slaw.   4 pieces 19.50 / 2 pieces 14.50

Grilled Carolina White Grits Organic grits from Anson Mills, cooked, cooled, cut and then heated on the wood-fired grill. Topped with Zingerman's 2-year-old Vermont raw-milk cheddar, caramelized onions, roasted red peppers, roasted New Mexico green chilies, and freshly-cut corn sautéed in cider vinaigrette.   18.00

Pit Smoked Beef Brisket Niman Ranch beef, pit-smoked then braised till it's very tender. Served with Alex's Red Rage Tomato Sauce on the side along with our mashed potatoes (local, of course!) and Southern-style braised greens.   19.00

BBQ Pork Entree Now using Chef Alex's Cornman Farms hogs, direct from Dexter. Traditional whole hog barbeque made with local hogs delivered direct from the farm. It's pit smoked for 14 hours, hand pulled, chopped and blended with your choice of barbeque sauce. Served with mashed local potatoes and Southern-style braised greens. Choose from: Eastern North Carolina Vinegar BBQ Sauce Memphis Tomato BBQ Sauce South Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce   17.50

*Cornman Farms Chicken Fried Steak Lightly breaded and fried Cornman Farms grass-fed beef sirloin served with creamy homemade chicken gravy and sides.   22.50

Pit Smoked Spare Ribs Niman Ranch pork ribs, cooked for nine hours. Served with Alex's Red Rage Tomato BBQ Sauce, mashed local potatoes and yellow mustard slaw.   full rack 29.00 / half rack 19.00

*Plank-Roasted Fresh Fish Planking is a cooking style that dates back to Native American tribes. Fresh fillets are cooked to order on a real wood plank, which infuses the fish with the subtle flavor of the wood. Served with roasted potatoes and sautéed local mixed greens. See today's fresh fish list.   market price

Otto File Polenta Integrale Served with local vegetables, Pasolivo olive oil and Ig Vella Mezzo Secco cheese.   19.00

Cornman Farms Steak All Cornman Farms beev is grass-fed Angus and Whiteface Hereford, dry-aged for 4 weeks to intensify natural flavors.   market price

Farro Piccolo Served sauteed local vegetables and topped with Wisconsin parmesan cheese.   22.50

Macaroni

Roadhouse Macaroni & Cheese Homemade bechamel sauce and lots of 2-year old raw-milk Vermont cheddar caramelized with the Martelli family's artisanal macaroni from Tuscany (the best pasta in the world!). Check out the essay!   13.50

Pimento Cheese & Peppered Bacon Macaroni All-out Southern comfort food. Martelli pasta tossed with our housemade Southern pimento cheese and Arkansas peppered bacon. Total staff favorite! Want it vegetarian?  Ask us to remove the bacon! $16.00   18.50

Macaroni & 3 Peppercorn Goat Cheese Fresh, handmade goat cheese sauce caramelized with freshly-cracked black Telicherry, green, and white peppercorns, topped with a crispy fried round of Zingerman's Creamery cheese. Read Ari's essay! (Want the recipe? Check it out.)   17.00

Cal-Fiorentina Macaroni Fresh local greens and heirloom tomatoes caramelized with Ig Vella's Monterey Jack and topped with a crispy fried round of Zingerman's Creamery cheese. Read Ari's essay.   18.50

Macaroni, Smoked Chicken & Monterey Jack Real Monterey Jack handmade by the folks at Vella cheese (one of the last creameries in the country to make authentic Monterey Jack) with pit-smoked free-range chicken, freshly-cut corn, and fire-roasted New Mexico green chiles. Read Ari's essay.   18.50

Memphis Macaroni Alex's Red Rage BBQ sauce, applewood smoked bacon, Cornman Farms pulled pork, New Mexico green chiles and fresh cilantro caramelized with Martelli pasta.   18.50

Roadhouse Burgers

*Niman Ranch Burger Served with lettuce, onion and pickles on a Bakehouse onion roll. Served with hand-cut french fries. Make it a cheeseburger by selecting from our great American cheese list! (prices vary!)   9.95

New Mexico Black Bean & Hominy Burger No meat but plenty of flavor. Spiced with roasted garlic, red peppers and onion. It's served with avocado salad, lettuce, onion and pickles, on a Bakehouse onion roll. Comes with hand-cut french fries.   12.00

*5 Burger Super Sampler They are so darned cute you have to try them! Five mini-burgers topped with different cheeses - a delicious way to try our many great American cheeses. Served with lettuce, onion, pickles, and homemade spicy ketchup. Comes with hand-cut french fries.   19.50

Cornman Farms Burger All grass-fed beef, dry aged, ground and grilled over oak, served on a Bakehouse onion roll with lettuce, onion and pickles. Add Cheese! (prices vary)   12.95

Sandwiches

Chopped Pork BBQ Sandwich New using Chef Alex's Cornman Farms hogs, pasture-raised in Dexter. Seasoned with your choice of barbeque sauce on a Bakehouse onion roll. Served with mustard cole slaw. Choose from: Eastern North Carolina Vinegar BBQ Sauce Memphis Tomato BBQ Sauce South Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce   13.50

BBQ Pulled Chicken Pieces of pit-smoked free-range chicken in Alex's Red Rage Tomato BBQ sauce, on a Bakehouse onion roll. Comes with hand-cut french fries.   14.50

Sides

Carolina Gold Rice (aka "Charleston Ice Cream")   4.00

Roadhouse Mashed Potatoes   3.50

South Carolina White Grits with Vermont Cheddar Read Ari's essay.   4.50

Hand-Cut Fries   3.50

Southern Style Braised Greens (with lots of bacon) Read Ari's essay.   3.50

Sautéed Spinach   4.00

Side-O-Mac-n-Cheese   7.50

Roasted Cornman Farms Potatoes   5.00

* Can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. If you see this guy, the menu item is meatless. Gluten-free