JULY 24, 2008

FIRST COURSES

SHRIMP & CORN BISQUE – cup – 3.95; bowl w/ house salad – 9.50

COLD BAKED TOMATO SOUP – cup – 3.95; bowl w/ house salad – 9.50

JALAPENO-CHEDDAR HUSHPUPPIES w/ cocktail sauce – 5.50

CRACKER PLATE – pimento cheese & hot pepper jelly w/ cream cheese served w/ an assortment of vegetables & crackers – 6.95

LOCAL CHEESE PLATE – a selection of cheeses from Chapel Hill Creamery & Celebrity Dairy – 8.95

CRAB CLAWS ST. CHARLES – broiled w/ a garlic butter bread crumb

       topping – 8.50

FRESH FIGS BELLEVUE – figs w/ country ham & a mint sauce – 8.50

GREEN BEAN VINAIGRETTE – Walter Atwater’s green beans & field peas tossed w/ a mustard sesame dressing – 6.95

BETSEY’S HEIRLOOM TOMATO PLATE w/ fresh basil, olive oil & mayonnaise – 7.50

SUMMER VEGETABLE SALAD – cucumbers, tomatoes & pole beans tossed w/ olive oil & sea salt – 6.95

TOMATO-WATERMELON SALAD w/ red onion & red wine vinegar – 6.50

CAESAR SALAD – a bed of Romaine w/ traditional Caesar dressing made w/ anchovy & served w/ black olives & garlic toast – 8.50

CROOK'S HOUSE SALAD – mixed greens w/ mustard vinaigrette, Caesar, spicy buttermilk ranch, blue cheese, sherry-shallot vinaigrette or our House dressing – 4.95

NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

FOUNTAIN SOFT DRINKS – 1.95; CHEERWINE – 2.00;

ABITA ROOT BEER – 2.50; LURISIA SPARKLING WATER – 3.50

FRESH ORANGE JUICE – 2.75; MILK – 1.50; TEA – 1.75 

COUNTER CULTURE COFFEE – 1.50 

ESPRESSO – 1.95; CAPPUCCINO – 2.50 CAFFE LATTE – 2.95;

 ICED CAPPUCCINO – 2.95; HOT CHOCOLATE – 2.75

 

Bill Smith’s Seasoned in the South, Recipes from Crook’s and from Home is available here. We also have Remembering Bill Neal by Moreton Neal and Southern Cooking & Biscuits, Spoonbread & Sweet Potato Pie by Bill Neal.

CROOK’S CORNER

MAIN COURSES

GRILLED BEEF SHOULDERLOIN w/ a brown sauce & mushrooms served w/ mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables – 23.50

SHRIMP & GRITS – shrimp sautιed w/ bacon, mushrooms & scallions & served over cheese grits – 18.95

SUMMER SQUASH TART w/ a curry crust & a red sauce served w/ spinach – 13.95

CROOK’S PICNIC PLATE – ½ cold fried chicken w/ potato salad, watermelon & cukes & onions – 16.75

BBQ ST. LOUIS RIBS w/ grilled corn-on-the-cob, purple slaw & grilled pineapple – 18.95

PINK SNAPPER w/ a fennel/white wine butter sauce served w/ cheese grits & fried okra – 19.95

SANDWICHES & PLATES

CAROLINA SAMPLER – North Carolina hickory smoked, pit cooked, pork barbecue served w/ hoppin’ John, collard greens & black pepper cornbread – 16.50

CROOK’S HAMBURGER – char-grilled to medium well w/ lettuce, tomato & onion on a toasted roll – 6.50; bacon – 1.00; New York Cheddar – 1.00; pimento cheese – 175;   grilled onions – 1.00; sautιed mushrooms – 1.00; Cajun spice – 1.00

SIDE DISHES

HOPPIN’ JOHN – a bed of rice & black-eye peas flavored w/ bacon, topped w/ tomato, scallions & cheddar cheese – 6.75

BLACK PEPPER CORNBREAD – 2.25

CHEESE GRITS, RICE, PURPLE SLAW, MASHED POTATOES,  COLLARD GREENS w/ Parmesan or CUKES & ONIONS – 2.95

FRENCH FRIES – fresh, never frozen – 4.50

 

 

Please, no more than four split checks per party.

 An 18% gratuity may be added to parties of six or more.

Some Main Course substitutions available for a $1.00 surcharge.

Due to the potential for accidents, children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult when away from their seat at the table. Infants & toddlers must be carried by an adult.

 

WINES BY THE GLASS

 

 

SPARKLING WINE

Luna Argenta – Prosecco – Italy – glass                                                                   6.00

Cava Avinyσ Rosado Reserva – Spain – glass                                                        9.50

Chandon – Brut – Napa – split                                                                                      8.50

Gruet – Blancs de Noir – New Mexico – half bottle                                                           16.00

 

WHITE WINE

Cielo – Pinot Grigio – Italy – 2007                                                                              6.00

Montinore – Riesling – Semi-Dry – Willamette Valley, Oregon – 2006         7.00

Sonoma Cutrer – Chardonnay – Russian River – 2006                                        9.00

Patient-Cottat – "Vielles Vignes" – Sancerre – 2005                                             9.50

 

ROSΙ WINE

Vieux Clocher – Cotes du Rhone Rosι – France – 2006                                      6.00

Elk Cove – Rosι – Willamette Valley – Oregon – 2007                                        8.25

Gurrutxaga Txakoli – Rosasdo – Spain – 2007                                                       9.00

Peyrassol – Cotes Du Provence Rosι – France – 2007                                        9.50

                                               
RED WINE

Montalto – Nero d' Avola/Cabernet Sauvignon – Sicily, Italy – 2006              6.00

Mark West – Pinot Noir – California – 2006                                                            7.00

Ramsay – Merlot – Napa Valley – 2005                                                                    7.50

Joseph Drouhin – Laforet – Pinot Noir – Burgundy – 2006                                8.00

Rodney Strong – Cabernet Sauvignon – Sonoma – 2005                                    8.00

Il Poggiolo – Rosso di Montalcino – Sangiovese – Italy – 2005                      10.00