JULY 03, 2009

FIRST COURSES

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

HAM SAUSAGE & PEPPER 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

CHEESE PLATE – a selection of local cheeses from Chapel Hill Creamery  

       & Celebrity Dairy – 8.95

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

       topping – 8.50

TOMATO-WATERMELON SALAD w/ red onions & red wine vinegar   – 5.75

SUMMER BEAN VINAIGRETTE w/ cucumbers & tomatoes served w/ a mustard vinaigrette – 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 – 2.00 

ESPRESSO – 2.00; CAPPUCCINO – 2.95 CAFFE LATTE – 2.95;

 ICED CAPPUCCINO – 2.95; HOT CHOCOLATE – 3.50

 

 

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.

Thank You.

CROOK’S CORNER

MAIN COURSES

GRILLED DENVER CUT STEAK w/ bourbon brown sauce, served w/ mashed potatoes & saut้ed mixed vegetables – 21.95

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

BILL’S TOMATO TART w/ a cornmeal crust served w/ saut้ed mixed vegetables – 15.50

PAN SEARED TUNA w/ lemon juice, capers & browned butter served on fris้e w/ baked cheese grits – 17.95

CROOK’S PICNIC PLATE – cold fried chicken, potato salad, cukes & onions & a wedge of watermelon – 16.50

PAN-FRIED CAJUN CHICKEN LIVERS w/ onions & Cajun salt served w/ rice & saut้ed spinach – 13.95

BBQ ST. LOUIS RIBS w/ grilled corn-on-the-cob & purple slaw – 18.50

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 – 1.75; grilled onions – 1.00; saut้ed 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, CUKES & ONIONS or COLLARD GREENS w/ Parmesan – 2.95

FRENCH FRIES – fresh, never frozen – 4.50

 

 

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.

 

 

WINES BY THE GLASS

SPARKLING WINE

Marquis de la Tour – Sparkling Ros้ – Loire, France                                          7.00

Gruet – Brut – New Mexico – glass                                                                            8.00

Chandon – Brut – Napa – split                                                                                      9.50

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

WHITE WINE

Cielo – Pinot Grigio – Italy – 2007                                                                              6.00

Leese-Fitch – Chardonnay – California – 2006                                                      7.00

Five H – Riesling – Columbia Valley – 2006                                                           7.00

Sherwood – Sauvignon Blanc – New Zealand – 2007                                          7.50

Michel  Girard – Sauvignon Blanc – Sancerre, France – 2007                         9.00

Sonoma Cutrer – Chardonnay – Russian River – California – 2007                9.50

Louis Latour – Chassagne-Montrachet – “Les Chevenottes”

                         – Chardonnay – Burgundy, France – 2003                                    12.00

ROSE’ WINE

Frias – Syrah blend – Napa Valley – 2008                                                                                6.50

R้my Pannier – Ros้ d’Anjou – 2007                                                                        6.50

Casabianca – Sangiovese Ros้ – Italy – 2008                                                        7.00

Peyrassol – Cotes Du Provence Ros้ – France – 2008                                        9.50

RED WINE

Arbanta – Tempranillo – Rioja, Spain – 2007                                                         6.00

Sur de los Andes – Cabernet Sauvignon – Argentina – 2007                             7.00

Vieux Clocher – Grenanche blend – Vacqueyras, France – 2006                    8.50

Viridian – Pinot Noir – Oregon – 2006                                                                       9.00

Chateau Trimoulet – St. ษmilion Grand Cru – Bordeaux, France – 2003    12.00