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Breakfast/Brunch
- Biscuits & Jam$5.00
Two house-made biscuits with butter and house mixed berry jam
- Taco Plate$13.00
Two breakfast tacos with your choice of side.
- Down House Benedict$14.00
House-made biscuit, poached eggs, heirloom tomato, sliced ham, hollandaise, side salad
- Green Chili Pork Benedict$14.00
House biscuit, smoked green chili pork, tomato, poached eggs, hollandaise, green sauce, side salad
- Darwin's Breakfast Sandwich$13.00
Egg, sausage or bacon, arugula lemonette, and aioli on a brioche bun with your choice of side. Add an avocado!
- Chicken & Waffles$14.00
One of our best sellers. Whole grain waffle with a leg and a thigh fried with spicy honey. Waffle served with whipped cream and maple syrup.
- Bacon Egg & Cheese Taco$4.00
Thick cut bacon, fresh scrambled eggs, and shredded cheddar cheese. Comes with our house-made salsa.
- Potato Egg & Cheese Taco$4.00
Seasoned potatoes, fresh scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese. Comes with our house-made salsa!
- Green Chile Pork Taco$4.00
- Waffle$9.00
Our famous whole-grain waffle. Served with whipped cream and hot syrup.
- Build Your Own Brunch!
Build your own brunch! Choose from eggs, sides, meats, toast, and other items!
Starters
Burgers & Sandwiches
- Havarti Grilled Cheese$12.00Out of stock
Dill Havarti, pesto aioli, and tomato on grilled sourdough. Add bacon or an avocado! Comes with your choice of side.
Havarti Grilled Cheese
Dill Havarti, pesto aioli, and tomato on grilled sourdough. Add bacon or an avocado! Comes with your choice of side.
Entrees
- House Salad$11.00
Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, candied walnuts, house mustard vinaigrette dressing. Add chicken or shrimp!
- Wedge Salad$11.00
Everybody loves a wedge! Iceberg wedge, house ranch dressing, everything seasoning, thick cut bacon, fresh red onions, chives. Add chicken or shrimp!
- Carnitas Tacos$13.00
Smoked carnitas braised in salsa verde with onions and cilantro. Your choice of side!
- Gumbo Bowl$15.00
- Fried Chicken Dinner$15.00
Two piece fried chicken dinner with your choice of two sides.
- Fried Chicken Dinner for Two$27.00
Four piece fried chicken dinner with your choice of four sides.
- Fried Chicken Dinner for Four$48.00
Eight piece fried chicken dinner with your choice of eight sides.
Sides
- Fries$5.00
Twice-cooked fries with jalapeno aioli and ketchup!
- Side Salad$5.00
Side salad with cherry tomatoes and mustard vinaigrette
- Mac & Cheese$6.00
Gotta love mac n cheese. Macaroni noodles with melty cheese and breadcrumbs
- Waffle$9.00
Our famous whole-grain waffle. Served with whipped cream and hot syrup.
- Jalapeno Slaw$5.00
- Grits$5.00
- Sauces and Dressings
Add sauces or dressings here!
HOUSE COCKTAILS
- French 75$8.00
Gin, Lemon, Simple, Bubbles, Lemon Twist
- Old Old Fashioned$8.00
Bourbon, Turbo, Angostura Bitters, Orange Peel
- Ranchwater$9.00Out of stock
- Boozy Hot Chocolate$10.00
- Mimosa$6.00
Bubbles and juice!
- Carafe Mimosa$20.00
A full bottle of bubbles and juice!
- Margarita$8.00
Margarita 2 Tequila .75 Agave .75 Lime 3 dashes Salt Tincture Shake / Dump into Salted Rocks Glass Garnish with Lime Wedge
- Buy a Round for the Kitchen - Beer$15.00
This crew works hard for your enjoyment. Buy 'em a round of brews for shift's end!
- St Germain Spritz$8.00
- Michelada$6.00
- Peach Bellini$8.00
BEER
Draft Beer
Canned Beer
- Lone Star Tall Boy$4.00
- Montucky Cold Snacks Can$5.00
- New Magnolia Redwood IPA$6.00
- Modelo Especial Can$4.00
Super fresh and crispy. Goes great with anything!
- Shiner Bock Can$4.00
- Buffalo Bayou Wake n Bake$5.00
- EH Buckle Bunny Can$5.00
- EH Fruity Hazy$5.00
- 8W Weisstheimer Can$5.00
- 8w TEX Blonde$5.00
- Austin Eastciders Dry Can$5.00
- Austin Eastciders Pineapple Cider Can$5.00
Chris's favorite. Goes great with a shot of tequila.
- Austin Eastciders Cranberry Can$5.00
- Sierra Wild Little Thing$6.00
- Sierra Hazy Little Thing$5.00Out of stock
- St Arnold Art Car Can$5.00
- St Arnold Lawnmower$5.00
- BBA Pumpkinator$12.00
- Stesti Tractor Juice$5.00
- Stesti Pivo Pils Can$5.00
- SA FRENCH PRESS$7.00
WINE
White
- BTL Chardonnay - Bulletin$15.00
Bulletin comes from SE Australia and they make great straightforward wines at an unbeatable price. Unoaked chard, decent acidity. As the tattoo says, no ragerts.
- BTL White Cliff Sauv Blanc$18.00
- BTL Dry Riesling - Kuentz Bas$24.00
- BTL Pinot Grigio - Gradis Ciutta$19.00
We're in Texas so that means it's time to smash some pinot grigio. Goes great as a start to a great meal, with firm cheese, or with spicier foods. Straight outta Italy with peach and apple on the nose and a hug of the taste buds on your palate.
- BTL Vermentino - Duchman$28.00
- BTL White Blend Domaine Vordy "Les Pegounels"$20.00
- BTL Ercole White Blend$21.00
Imported by the Piedmont Guy, this white blend is Cortese (80%), Chardonnay (15%) & Sauvignon Blanc (5%) and it pairs well with our cheese/charcuterie board and listening to 70s Italian punk rock. A liter!
- BTL Gruner Veltliner "Christina"$22.00
- BTL Organic Viognier - Yalumba$25.00
- BTL Sav Blanc - Gaspard$28.00
- BTL Chenin Blanc, Broc Cellars$40.00
- BTL Gregoletto Manzoni Bianco$18.00
- BTL Domaine Philippe Tessier$42.00
- Half BTL Chardonnay - Savary Chablis$12.00
A half bottle of an amazing 2012 French Chablis from Kermit Lynch! Hit me in the head with a hammer it's only $12.
- BTL Diatom Chardonnay$18.00
- BTL Ercole Moscato D'Asti$19.00
Red
- BTL Cab Sauvignon - Bulletin (Australia)$15.00
Australian Cab, good for what ails ya. Take it to pound town with a steak--or better yet, our Lone Star Burger.
- BTL Pinot Noir - Boen$16.00
Grapes from Monterey, Sonoma, and Santa Barbara Counties--aromas of dark plum and white pepper, this wine is well-structured and pops with blackberry bramble and touches of maraschino cherry in the mid-palate.
- BTL Gamay Domaine Dupeuble Beaujolais Nouveau$28.00
- BTL Gamay MORGON Beaujolais$60.00
- BTL Craggy Range Pinot Noir$44.00
- BTL Ercole Barbera, Italy$21.00
The Piedmont guy brings us another banger from... you guessed it, Piedmont. Great Barbera--big acid, big body. In a liter!
- BTL Garnacha - Flor de Goda$19.00
- BTL - Grenache Blend - Chateauneuf-du-Pape - la Vielle Julienne - "les Trois Sources," 2013$66.00
This wine is something special: Grenache, cinsault, syrah, counoise, mourvedre, muscardin, terret noir, vaccarese, white grenache, bourboulenc, clairette, picardan. Woah. Fine tannins, laserlike acidity, big ol finish. Worth it.
- BTL Primativo di Manduria$19.00
- BTL FIGUE Cotes du Rhone$26.00
- BTL Malbec, Clos Siguier$21.00
- BTL Pfluger Cuvee Noir$22.00
- BTL Grgich Cabernet 2016$59.00
- BTL Matthiasson Cabernet No. 2$31.00
- BTL Tempranillo - Alfredo Maestro Almate$18.00
Big ol' Spanish Tempranillo over here, baybay. Bold, tannins, low end of acidity. Got some cherry, some leather, dark fruits going on.
- BTL Syrah - Presqu'ile$46.00
- BTL Red Blend - Trefethen Double T$20.00
Back in the old days when people used to eat in restaurants we sold a ton of this wine. Ah, memories (*weeps audibly*). Anyway this is a super fun wine. Five grapes bring all the Napa Valley boys to the yard: Cab Sav brings depth, Merlot brings spiciness, Petit Verdot adds rich color, Malbec's got the silkiness and Cab Franc contributes hints of violet. So good.
- BTL Bordeaux - Chateau Le Bergey$22.00
Sparkling/Rose
- BTL Honoro Vera Rose$15.00
Tempranillo and Syrah--big ol watermelon bomb with a lil strawberry thrown in there. Drink one, drink a bunch, get on in there.
- BTL Ameztoi Rubentis Rose$21.00
- BTL Chateau Fontanes Rose 2018$18.00
A blend of Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault and Grenache, aged in older oak, this is a fantastic French rose. Mixed berry fruit, ample weight on the palate, a ripe, silky mouthfeel and plenty of citrus and spice on the long finish.
- BTL Les Rascasses Rose$27.00
- BTL Stein Sparkling Rose 2019$35.00
- BTL Paul Chevalier Sparkling Wine$20.00
French brut bubbles! Whatta deal!
- BTL Vouvray Brut, Domaine Brut$23.00Out of stock
- BTL Sparkling Riesling "Markus"$22.00
- BTL Prosecco Gregoletto$25.00
- BTL Avinyo Cava$24.00
- BTL Lumassina Frizzante$24.00
Great stuff. Bubbly, light, crisp, light hint of sweetness. Get it while it's here.
- BTL Monmousseau Brut Etoile$22.00
- BTL Lambrusco Lini 910$19.00
- BTL Edi Kante "Dossagio Zero"$35.00