Great Southern Cafe Compliant Version
About Great Southern Cafe
"I believe our histories are told by the food we cook and eat. This restaurant tells the story of my history, of the great food and people I’ve met along the road. Here at Seaside, Florida, I mix my taste for international cuisines with Southern cooking and local food — fresh produce from nearby farms and fresh seafood from the Gulf of Mexico. I hope you find the flavors of my life and cooking to your liking. We’ll be looking for you." - Jim Shirley, Chef and Owner of Great Southern Cafe
Menu
BREAKFAST
CAFE BREAKFAST
Scrambled eggs and your choice of breakfast meat and a breakfast side. Served with a fresh hot biscuit
VEGGIE FRITTATA
An open-faced omelet made with fresh eggs, zucchini, yellow squash, red onion, and red pepper. Finished with Romano cheese
GRITS A YA YA
A saute of applewood-smoked bacon, portobello mushrooms, and spinach over smoked Gouda cheese grits, spiced shrimp, and sweet potato hay
GRITS AND GRILLADES
A Southern classicÑslow-roasted beef in a natural rich wine broth, laden with vegetables, on a bed of Gouda cheese grits
STEAK AND EGGS
Grilled shoulder tenderloin steak, scrambled eggs, smoked Gouda cheese grits, and a fresh-baked biscuit
THE FISHERMAN
Today's fresh catch, char grilledÑtopped with your choice of fresh salsa, Creole hollandaise, or olive tapenadeÑand scrambled eggs, smoked Gouda cheese grits, and a fresh-baked biscuit
CAFE BENEDICT
Poached organic eggs, applewood-smoked bacon. Served over English muffins and graced with sauce Hollandaise; served with smoked Gouda cheese grits.
FRIED GREEN TOMATO BENEDICT
A new Southern tradition. Served over English muffins and graced with sauce Hollandaise; served with smoked Gouda cheese grits.
CRAB CAKE AND FRIED GREEN TOMATO BENEDICT
Our great crab cakes astride a few fried green tomatoes. Served over English muffins and graced with sauce Hollandaise; served with smoked Gouda cheese grits.
EGGS SARDOU BENEDICT
With a creamy Gouda, collard, and artichoke heart sauce
CORNED BEEF HASH BENEDICT
House-made hash. Served over English muffins and graced with sauce Hollandaise; served with smoked Gouda cheese grits.
FRUIT PLATE
Fresh fruit, granola and Ocheesee pourable yogurtÑtodayÕs fruit puree
BISCUITS AND GRAVY
Hot biscuits covered in house-made sausage gravyÑa giant helping of love
PANCAKE PLATE
Three large vanilla-scented pancakes with scrambled eggs and your choice of breakfast meat. Pancakes only, $6.00
KIDS PANCAKE PLATE
Eggs Benedict is a traditional American brunch or breakfast dish that consists of two halves of an English muffin each of which is topped with Canadian bacon, ham or sometimes bacon, a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce.
WAFFLES
Eggs Benedict is a traditional American brunch or breakfast dish that consists of two halves of an English muffin each of which is topped with Canadian bacon, ham or sometimes bacon, a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce. Add chopped bacon and local pecans $9.50.
BEIGNETS!
Our friends in New OrleansÕ answer to doughnuts. Covered in powdered sugar! Half order $4.50
Side Items
House-made sage sausage
Chorizo
Applewood-smoked bacon
Chicken and apple sausage
Hashbrowns
Side of gravy
Side of fruit
Smoked Gouda cheese grits
Fresh salsa
Beverages
BLOODY MARY
A dash of horseradish, spiced beans, pickled okra
MIMOSA
You're on vacation!
Amavida coffee and Ceylon iced tea
Juice: apple, orange, cranberry
Milk
Local milk from Ocheesee Farms. Great chocolate milk.
LUNCH
Appetizers
Soup
Order a cup for $5.00, a bowl for $8.00
New Orleans-style seafood gumbo
Order a cup for $6.00, a bowl for $9.00
Flash-fried calamari
Romano cheese and tomato garlic sauce
Baked oyster trio
Acadian, Rockefeller, Bienville
Buffalo chicken wings
Our favorite bar grub
Blue crab claws
Garlic, cream, sherry, butter and Romano Cheese with warm pita bread for dipping. Order it with cracker meal-crusted with cocktail sauce for $12.00
Duck Calls
Duck confit, poblano, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and crisp wrapper with BillyÕs spicy mustard and pepper jelly
Crab cakes & fried green tomatoes
With roasted red pepper remoulade
Soul rolls
Chicken, collard greens, crisp wrapper, peach chutney, and Creole mustard-horseradish
Crisp frog legs
CAESAR Side salad
Butler salad
Olives Angelina
Cured olives, extra virgin olive oil, herbs, and Vidalia onions
Fresh oysters
Dozen on the half shell. Order a half dozen on the half shell for $8.00.
Shrimp remoulade
Collard & artichoke dip
A Southern twist on the spinach classic; served with warm pita wedges
Black-eyed pea hummus
Served with warm pita wedges
PIMENTO CHEESE
Served with warm pita wedges
West Indies "Crab Martini"
Jumbo lump crabmeat, tomato and avocado
Lunch Entrees
Grits a ya ya
Blackened shrimp, saute of applewood-smoked bacon, spinach, portobello mushrooms, and cream on a bed of smoked Gouda cheese grits
Fish of the day
Your choice of pecan-crusted, blackened, or grilled with two Southern sides and two hush puppies
Fried oysters
Served with two Southern sides and two hush puppies
Gulf white shrimp
Your choice of blackened, grilled, or fried and served with two Southern sides and two hush puppies
Seafood celebration
Grilled fish, blackened shrimp, and fried oysters with two hush puppies, smoked-corn tartar sauce, and two Southern sides
Ginger Chicken
Ginger and panko breadcrumb-crusted chicken breast, Jezebel sauce (horseradish-spiked marmalade), and two Southern sides
Grits and grillades
Slow-roasted beef in rich Shiraz stew over our smoked Gouda gritsÑor over mashed potatoes and we'll call it braised beef
Balsamic salmon
Fresh grilled salmon, balsamic glaze, feta-caper relish, sauteed green beans, and mashed potatoes
Vegetable Plate
Your choice of four Southern sides and a corn muffin
Balsamic Grilled Salmon Salad
Balsamic vinegar-brushed salmon fillet over spring greens with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, roasted vegetables & Balsamic Vinaigrette
Black and Blue Salad
Spiced & seared beef shoulder tenderloin over crisp romaine tossed with our garlic dressing and capped with blue cheese crumbles
Mediterranean Salad
Herbed feta cheese timbale, fresh greens, marinated artichoke hearts and cucumbers, pepperoncini, kalamata olives, grape tomatoes
Sides
Fried Green Tomatoes
Smoked Gouda Cheese Grits
Ma's Collard Greens
Mashed Potatoes
Coleslaw
Black-eyed Peas
French Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Sauteed Green Beans
Fried Okra
DINNER
Appetizer
Soup
Order a cup for $5.00, a bowl for $8.00
New Orleans-style seafood gumbo
Order a cup for $6.00, a bowl for $9.00
Flash-fried calamari
Romano cheese and tomato garlic sauce
Baked oyster trio
Acadian, Rockefeller, Bienville
Buffalo chicken wings
Our favorite bar grub
Blue crab claws
Garlic, cream, sherry, butter and Romano Cheese with warm pita bread for dipping. Order it with cracker meal-crusted with cocktail sauce for $12.00
Duck Calls
Duck confit, poblano, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and crisp wrapper with BillyÕs spicy mustard and pepper jelly
Crab cakes & fried green tomatoes
With roasted red pepper remoulade
Soul rolls
Chicken, collard greens, crisp wrapper, peach chutney, and Creole mustard-horseradish
Crisp frog legs
CAESAR Side salad
Butler salad
Olives Angelina
Cured olives, extra virgin olive oil, herbs, and Vidalia onions
Fresh oysters
Dozen on the half shell. Order a half dozen on the half shell for $8.00.
Shrimp remoulade
Collard & artichoke dip
A Southern twist on the spinach classic; served with warm pita wedges
Black-eyed pea hummus
Served with warm pita wedges
PIMENTO CHEESE
Served with warm pita wedges
West Indies "Crab Martini"
Jumbo lump crabmeat, tomato and avocado
Dinner Entrees
Grits a ya ya
Blackened shrimp, saute of applewood-smoked bacon, spinach, portobello mushrooms, and cream on a bed of smoked Gouda cheese grits
Fish of the day
Your choice of pecan-crusted, blackened, or grilled with two Southern sides and two hush puppies
Fried oysters
Served with two Southern sides and two hush puppies
Gulf white shrimp
Your choice of blackened, grilled, or fried and served with two Southern sides and two hush puppies
Seafood celebration
Grilled fish, blackened shrimp, and fried oysters with two hush puppies, smoked-corn tartar sauce, and two Southern sides
Bacon-wrapped filet mignon
8-ounce grass-fed beef wrapped with applewood-smoked bacon with mashed potatoes and sauteed green beans
Meat & three
TonightÕs slow-roasted meat served with three Southern sides
Grits and grillades
Slow-roasted beef in rich Shiraz stew over our smoked Gouda gritsÑor over mashed potatoes and we'll call it braised beef
Mac & cheese with bacon & shrimp
Havarti, aged Cheddar, and Grand Cru cheeses tossed with house-made pasta, bacon, corn maque choux and spiced shrimp
Balsamic salmon
Fresh grilled salmon, balsamic glaze, feta-caper relish, sauteed green beans, and mashed potatoes
Balsamic Grilled Salmon Salad
Balsamic vinegar-brushed salmon fillet over spring greens with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, & roasted vegetables
Black and blue
Spiced & seared beef shoulder tenderloin over crisp romaine tossed with our garlic dressing and capped with blue cheese crumbles
Sides
Fried Green Tomatoes
Smoked Gouda Cheese Grits
Ma's Collard Greens
Mashed Potatoes
Coleslaw
Black-eyed Peas
French Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Sauteed Green Beans
Fried Okra
Side salad
Additional $4.00
WINE LIST
Pinot Noir, Wild Hills, Oregon 13
Red, by the glass
Pinot Noir, Smoke Tree, Sonoma, CA 14
Red, by the glass
Malbec, Tilia, Mendoza, Argentina 15
Red, by the glass
Cabernet Sauvignon, Kenwood, Sonoma, CA 12
Red, by the glass
Cabernet Sauvignon, Uppercut, Napa, CA 13
Red, by the glass
Merlot, Milbrandt, Columbia Valley, WA 12
Red, by the glass
Kenwood, Sonoma, CA 12
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cartlidge & Browne, North Coast, CA 13
Cabernet Sauvignon
Uppercut, Napa, CA 13
Cabernet Sauvignon
Eberle, Paso Robles, CA 13
Cabernet Sauvignon
Mario Pirelli Minetti, Napa, CA 08
Cabernet Sauvignon
Turnbull, Napa, CA 12
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bello, Megahertz, Napa, CA 10
Cabernet Sauvignon
Elyse, Morisoli, Napa, CA 09
Cabernet Sauvignon
Lail, Blueprint, Napa, CA 13
Cabernet Sauvignon
Blue Rock, Best Barrels, Sonoma, CA 10
Cabernet Sauvignon
Kamen, Sonoma, CA 10
Cabernet Sauvignon
Saint Helena Winery, Napa, CA 09
Cabernet Sauvignon
Arkenstone, NVD, Napa Valley, CA 10
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ramey, Napa, CA 12
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ladera, Howell Mountain, Napa, CA 10
Cabernet Sauvignon
O'Shaughnessy, Howell Mountain, Napa, CA 10
Cabernet Sauvignon
Michael Mondavi, M., Napa, CA 07
Cabernet Sauvignon
Espelt, Spain 13
Garnacha
Alto Moncayo, Campo De Borja, Spain 12
Garnacha
Milbrandt, Columbia Valley, WA 12
Merlot
Nelms Road, Washington 14
Merlot
Shafer, Napa Valley, CA 10
Merlot
Wild Hills, Oregon 13
Pinot Noir
Smoke Tree, Sonoma, CA 14
Pinot Noir
Siduri, Chehalem Mountains, OR 13
Pinot Noir
Lemelson, Thea's, Willamette Valley, OR 12
Pinot Noir
Elk Cove, Willamette, OR 13
Pinot Noir
Sanglier, Russian River Valley California 12
Pinot Noir
Inman Family, Russian River Valley, CA 11
Pinot Noir
Roar, Santa Lucia, CA 14
Pinot Noir
Sea Smoke, Southing, Sta. Rita, CA 14
Pinot Noir
DuMOL, Russian River Valley, CA 12
Pinot Noir
Marietta Old Vine, Sonoma Valley, CA NV
Zinfandel
Elyse, Korte Ranch, Napa, CA 10
Zinfandel
Marietta Cellars, Angeli Cuvee, Sonoma, CA 11
Red blend
Elyse, C'est Si Bon, Napa Valley, CA 11
Red blend
Tikal, Patriota, Argentina, 12
Red blend
Chappellet, Mountain Cuvee, Napa, CA 12
Red blend
Blue Rock, Baby Blue, Sonoma, CA 13
Red blend
Cheval des Andes, Terrazas, Argentina 10
Red blend
Malbec, Tilia, Mendoza, Argentina 15
Other reds
Syrah, Boom Boom!, WA 13
Other reds