Dinner
Dinner is served from 4:00pm to 9:00pm Sun-Thu, and 4:00pm-10:00pm Fri-Sat. Classic all-American comfort food you can enjoy at the Roadhouse or from your very own home! Product availability is subject to change and we apologize in advance if we run out of something you had your heart set on!
Starters
Order an appetizer to split or to enjoy yourself, a great way to try more of what our menu has to offer.
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Poutine
A classic dish from Quebec! Hand-cut, twicecooked fries, loaded with cheddar cheese curds and scallions. Beef gravy served on the side.
$15.00 -
Chili & Cheddar Cheese Fries
Our hand-cut, twice-cooked fries smothered in ancho beef chuck chili and topped with grated Cabot cheddar cheese and scallions.
$15.00 -
Ari's Pimento Cheese (V, GF)
A classic starter all over the South. A creamy spread of Cabot cheddar, Hellmann's mayonnaise and roasted red peppers. Served with celery.
$12.00 -
Sea Islands' Sweet Potato Fries (V)
Sweet potatoes hand-cut and twice-cooked, based on a traditional Sea Islands' recipe. Served with house-made spicy mayonnaise. Can be gluten-free. (GF)
Small $10.00 Large $14.00 -
Roasted Texas Pecans (V)
Millican pecans roasted to perfection with a wonderful aroma, vibrant texture, and delicious flavor!
$8.00 -
Buttermilk Biscuits (V)
Two of our delicious housemade buttermilk biscuits served with Vermont Creamery cultured butter and your choice of strawberry preserves from Blackberry Patch™ or Michigan honey. Please pick one! .50 each for additional sides.
$6.00
Salads
Farm-fresh local greens and produce make our salads a delicious option for a starter or an entrée! Dressings: red wine vinaigrette, ranch, Russian, cider vinaigrette, honey mustard vinaigrette, & cider balsamico
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Roadhouse Simple Salad (V)
Mixed greens from Blue Mitten Farms with Tantré Farm carrots and SarVecchio parmesan cheese, served with your choice of dressing.
Small $9.00 Large $14.00 -
Classic Caesar
Whole leaf romaine lettuce with house-made Caesar dressing, Sarvecchio parmesan cheese and salt-andpepper croutons. Our Caesar dressing is made with raw egg yolk and anchovies. Can be gluten-free.(GF)
Small $12.00 Large $16.00 -
Kale & Pinenut (V, GF)
Thinly shredded kale with dried cherries, pinenuts, garlic, lemon, extra virgin olive oil and SarVecchio parmesan cheese. This dish contains nuts!
Small $12.00 Large $16.00 -
Warm Spinach & Mushroom (V, GF)
Spinach lightly sautéed with Aged Goat Cheddar cheese, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, leeks, and fennel in a brown butter vinaigrette.
Small $18.00 Large $24.00
Soups
Our soups really do hit the spot!
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Ancho Beef Chuck Chili
Pasture-raised beef chuck with Camellia black beans in an ancho chili broth. Topped with scallions.
Cup $10.00 Bowl $13.00 -
Southwestern Vegetable (Vegan, GF)
Yellow corn and roasted red peppers in a rich sweet potato broth. Served with a side garnish of tortilla strips, avocado salad, and cilantro.
Cup $9.00 Bowl $12.00
Burgers & sandwiches
Our burgers are ground fresh every day! All burgers and sandwiches are served with handcut, twice-cooked fries unless otherwise noted. Your choice of toppings include lettuce, tomato, pickle, and/or onion. Add applewood smoked bacon for $3.00. Substitute sweet potato fries for $2. Any of our sandwiches or burgers can be enjoyed on gluten-free bread for an additional $3.00.
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Roadhouse Burger
Pasture-raised, dry-aged beef grilled over oak. Served on a Bakehouse brioche bun. Choose your favorite cheese from our all-American cheese list to add to your burger! Only $2-3.50 more. Our burgers are a Blue Plate special every Monday! Be sure to refer to our specials menu for the discount!
$20.00 -
New Mexico Black Bean & Hominy Burger (V)
No meat but plenty of flavor and texture! Spiced with roasted garlic, red peppers and onions. Topped with avocado salad and New Mexico green chiles on a Bakehouse brioche bun. This dish contains breadcrumbs and is not gluten free. Our burgers are a Blue Plate special every Monday! Be sure to refer to our specials menu for the discount!
$19.00 -
Fried Chicken Sandwich
A fried boneless chicken breast topped with pickles, and New Mexico green chili ranch on a Bakehouse brioche bun. Add cheese for $2.00- 3.50 more
$25.00 -
Pit-Smoked BBQ Pork Sandwich
Traditional whole-hog barbecue made with Red Wattle hogs raised by our friends from Bailey Terra Nova Farm in Kalamazoo. This pork is pit-smoked for 14 hours, hand-pulled, chopped, and seasoned with our Eastern North Carolina vinegar BBQ sauce. Served on a Bakehouse brioche bun with your choice of BBQ sauce and a side garnish of yellow mustard slaw.
$20.00 -
Pit-Smoked BBQ Beef Sandwich
Pit-smoked front quarter of beef, braised 'til tender, hand-pulled, and seasoned with Red Rage Tomato BBQ. Topped with more Red Rage BBQ and served on a Bakehouse brioche bun with a side garnish of yellow mustard slaw.
$24.00
Vegetarian
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Smothered Grits (V,GF)
Fresh corn, roasted red peppers, and caramelized onions sautéed in our cider vinaigrette on a bed of Anson Mill's grits. Topped with Cabot cheddar cheese and garnished with scallions.
$26.00 -
Mac & Three (V)
Roadhouse mac and cheese, roasted local vegetables, Anson Mills' grits and cheese, and sautéed spinach.
$28.00
Fish
Our relationship with fish stretches back over 30 years to Zingerman's co-founder Paul Saginaw's days as a partner of the local Monahan's Fish Market. Continuing with trusted purveyors on all three coasts, the Roadhouse focuses on serving full-flavored and sustainable fish. All our fish are served with mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach unless otherwise noted. All fresh fish is gluten-free. (GF)
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Bluefish
full-flavored fish with lots of healthful oils, great grilled
$38.00 -
Whitefish
Caught in the Great Lakes, best sautéed or broiled
$30.00 -
Georges Bank Sea Scallops
Sweet, nutty, great sautéed.
$48.00 -
Atlantic Salmon
Sustainably farm-raised in the Bay of Fundy
$34.00 -
Creole Pot Likker Fish Stew (GF)
Creole-seasoned fresh fish and mussels sautéed with pot likker (made with lots of bacon). Served atop Anson Mills' stone ground organic grits and bacon-braised greens.
$34.00
Macaroni & cheese
Voted Top Comfort Food by Alton Brown on the The Food Network Show "America's Best"! Macaroni made with our béchamel sauce contains onions. Substitute the Mancini Penne pasta on any of our Mac & Cheeses with gluten-free fusilli egg noodles and gluten-free béchamel! Additional $2.00 for a small, $3.00 for a large, and $1.00 for a side.
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Roadhouse Macaroni & Cheese (V)
Housemade béchamel sauce & lots of Cabot cheddar caramelized with Mancini pasta.
Small $16.00 Large $22.00 -
Pimento Cheese & Bacon Macaroni
All-out Southern comfort food. Mancini pasta caramelized with béchamel, Nueske's applewood-smoked bacon, and our housemade Southern pimento cheese. Want it vegetarian? Remove the bacon!
Small $22.00 Large $26.00 -
Fried Chicken Macaroni & Cheese
Our buttermilk fried chicken, chopped and tossed with house-made béchamel sauce & lots of Cabot cheddar cheese caramelized with Mancini pasta.
Small $22.00 Larage $26.00 -
Macaroni, Chicken & Monterey Jack
Our pit-smoked, freerange chicken, fresh-cut corn, New Mexico green chiles and fresh cilantro tossed with housemade béchamel sauce & lots of Ig Vella's Monterey Jack cheese caramelized with Mancini pasta. Garnished with cilantro.
Small $22.00 Large $26.00
Meat & three
We're bringing a southern tradition to you right here in Ann Arbor. You choose your meat and then pick your three sides to round out your plate. Our steaks are a pasture-raised old breed of cattle. All of the steaks are dry aged to approx. 5 weeks, which creates a complexity of flavor achieved no other way.
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Tenderloin
8 ounces
$49.00 -
Ribeye
10 ounces, boneless. Great served medium.
$47.00 -
New York Strip
10 ounces, boneless
$45.00 -
Top Sirloin
8 ounces
$42.00 -
Skirt Steak
6 ounces
$34.00 -
London Broil
6 ounce flank steak marinated with Worcestershire sauce, shallots, and garlic. Great served medium rare.
$35.00 -
Chicken Fried Steak
Tenderized sirloin breaded in our Tellicherry black pepper seasoned flour, then deep fried 'till golden brown and smothered with chicken gravy.
$32.00 -
Half Pit-Smoked Chicken
Amish raised half chicken smoked over oak and served with Anson Mills' grits, bacon-braised greens, sautéed spinach, and a side of our Red Rage tomato BBQ sauce. **Can be made Gluten Free** **Available Sunday-Thursday Only**
$34.00
Meat
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Build Your Own Fried Chicken Basket!
Please choose at least two pieces from the list below to build your basket. The price of each piece is in addition to the $6.00 charge for sides. Farm-raised Amish chicken, marinated in buttermilk and breaded in a Tellicherry black pepper seasoned flour, then deep-fried to golden brown. Served with mashed potatoes, a side of chicken gravy, and a garnish of yellow mustard coleslaw.
Breast $12.00 Thigh $7.00 Leg $6.00 Wing $5.00 GF Breast $16.00 GF Thigh $11.00 GF Leg $10.00 GF Wing $8.00 -
Ribeye Caesar Salad
Dry-aged ribeye grilled over oak. Served on top of our large Caesar salad. Can be gluten-free. (GF)
$45.00
Bbq meat
Inspired by BBQ pit-master Ed Mitchell and the work of the Southern Foodways Alliance, we prepare our BBQ following traditional methods, cooking on a wood-fired open pit and giving the meat the time it needs to be full-flavored.
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Roadhouse BBQ Plate
Pit-smoked pork spare ribs with Red Rage tomato BBQ sauce and pit-smoked pork with South Carolina mustard BBQ sauce. Served with bacon-braised greens and mashed potatoes.
$35.00 -
Pit-Smoked Spare Ribs
Niman Ranch St. Louis ribs, smoked over oak for nine hours. Served with Red Rage tomato BBQ sauce, mashed potatoes and a side garnish of mustard coleslaw.
Half Rack $35.00 Full Rack $58.00 -
South Carolina BBQ Ribs
Niman Ranch St. Louis ribs, topped with South Carolina mustard BBQ sauce. Served with Anson Mills' grits and a side garnish of mustard coleslaw.
Half Rack $35.00 Full Rack $58.00 -
Pit-Smoked BBQ Beef
Pit-smoked front quarter of beef, braised 'til tender, hand-pulled, and seasoned with Red Rage Tomato BBQ. Served with mashed potatoes, bacon-braised collard greens, and topped with even more Red Rage BBQ.
$30.00 -
Pit-Smoked BBQ Pork
Traditional whole-hog barbecue made with Red Wattle hogs raised by our friends from Bailey Terra Nova Farm in Kalamazoo. This pork is pit-smoked for 14 hours, hand-pulled, chopped, and seasoned with our Eastern North Carolina vinegar BBQ sauce. Served with mashed potatoes, bacon-braised collard greens, and topped with your BBQ sauce of choice.
$30.00
Sides
All our sides are full-flavored and traditionally made.
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Roasted Vegetables (V, GF)
Summer Squash & Zucchini!
$7.00 -
Anson Mills' Grits & Cheese (V)
Anson Mills' stone ground grits and Cabot cheddar cheese
$7.00 -
Bacon-Braised Collard Greens (GF)
Collard greens braised with bacon.
$7.00 -
Hand-Cut Fries (V)
$8.00 -
Carolina Gold Rice (V, GF)
Anson Mills' long grain rice, topped with butter.
$7.00 -
Roadhouse Mashed Potatoes (V, GF)
Made with lots of butter and cream.
$6.00 -
Side-o'-Mac-nCheese (V)
Mancini pasta, housemade béchemel and Cabot cheddar cheese.
$9.00 -
Yellow Mustard Slaw (V)
Chopped cabbage and carrots with Raye's yellow mustard and balsamic vinegar.
$6.00 -
Sauteed Spinach (Vegan, GF)
$6.00
Blue plate specials
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SUNDAY Grillades & Grits
The classic Sunday brunch and Sunday supper of New Orleans, a Creole smothered steak served over Anson Mills' grits and topped with Cabot cheddar cheese and scallions.
$19.00 -
MONDAY Burger Blue Plate
Choose either our pasture-raised, dry-aged beef or our New Mexico black bean and hominy burger, with your choice of cheese from our cheese list. Includes our twice-cooked French fries. Add a mini Roadhouse garden salad for $1.00, or a mini Caesar salad for $1.50.
$19.00 -
TUESDAY Blue Plate Chili
Our chili of the day is served with spider bread and a Roadhouse simple salad with your choice of dressing.
$19.00 -
WEDNESDAY Mama's Meatloaf
Our Wednesday night Blue Plate – our special recipe meatloaf made with beef and pork, served with mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach.
$19.00 -
THURSDAY Blue Plate BBQ
Best of the BBQ world! Eastern North Carolina pulled pork, BBQ beef, a side of bacon-braised greens and mashed potatoes.
$19.00