The Root Cafe menu - Little Rock AR 72202

Breakfast
- Root Benny $9.25
  
  Two farm-fresh poached eggs served over bed of local, seasonal greens with grass roots ham and topped with homemade hollandaise.
- Shiitake Benny $9.25
  
  Same as root benny but replace the ham with grilled shiitake mushrooms and feta cheese from white river creamery.
- Biscuits and Gravy with Two Eggs $8.75
  
  Two farm-fresh eggs cooked your way and served with a fresh buttermilk biscuit that's topped with our delicious homemade sausage gravy.
- Omelette $8.25
  
  A luscious two-egg omelette made with grilled onions and peppers, yellow cheddar and white river creamery feta. Comes with a small side salad.
- Breakfast Banh Mi $8.5
  
  Two farm-fresh fried eggs topped with housemade garlic mayo, pickled carrot and daikon radish, fresh jalapeno and cilantro, hoisin and sriracha. Served with toasted baguette and a small side salad.
- Eggs and Toast $6
  
  Two farm-fresh eggs any style served with fresh local whole-grain toast, butter, and our homemade muscadine wine jelly.
- Tofu Scrambler $7
  
  Organic tofu seasoned with turmeric and nutritional yeast and scrambled with grilled onions and peppers. Served with a small side salad.
- Buttermilk Pancakes $8.75
  
  Three fluffy pancakes served with butter and real maple syrup.

Breakfast Biscuits
- Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit $7
  
  A juicy rabbit ridge pork sausage patty, farm-fresh egg, and your choice of yellow cheddar or Wisconsin Swiss on a fresh, homemade buttermilk biscuit. Garnished with our muscadine wine jelly or seasonal jam.
- Ham, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit $7
  
  Sub grassroots smoked ham, farm-fresh egg, and your choice of yellow cheddar or Wisconsin Swiss on a fresh, homemade buttermilk biscuit. Garnished with our muscadine wine jelly or seasonal jam.
- Sausage Biscuit $5.25
  
  A juicy Rabbit Ridge pork sausage patty on a fresh, homemade buttermilk biscuit. Garnished with our muscadine wine jelly or seasonal jam.
- Ham Biscuit $5.25
  
  Sub grassroots smoked ham on a fresh, homemade buttermilk biscuit. Garnished with our muscadine wine jelly or seasonal jam.
- Egg and Cheese Biscuit $4
  
  Farm-fresh egg, and your choice of yellow cheddar or Wisconsin Swiss on a fresh, homemade buttermilk biscuit. Garnished with our muscadine wine jelly or seasonal jam.

Lunch Sides
- Root Parfait $5.5
  
  Layers of golden granola, organic yogurt, local honey, and homemade jam or jelly. Served in a half-pint mason jar.
- Bowla Granola $5
  
  Served with milk, soymilk, or almond milk.
- Side of Biscuits and Gravy $5
- Single Pancake $3.5
- Side of Rabbit Ridge Pork Sausage $3.25
- Side of Rabbit Ridge Pork Ham $3.25
- Donut Muffin $2
  
  Our delicious homemade buttermilk crumb muffin rolled in butter, sugar, and cinnamon.

Lunch Burgers

Our 1/3 lb. burgers are ground fresh and hand-pattied daily from local, small-farmed and pasture-raised beef simon farms, conway, from where we source one cow at the time. All burgers are served on a bun from arkansas fresh bakery and come with lettuce and tomato when in season, grilled onions, dill pickle, dijon mustard and housemade garlic mayo, plus a small side salad.
- Hamburger $10.5
- Cheeseburger $11.5
  
  With your choice of Wisconsin Swiss or yellow cheddar.
- Vegetarian Shiitake Mushroom Burger $10
  
  A beautiful Sweden creaks shiitake marinated in our homemade vinaigrette and grilled to perfection.
- Pimento Cheeseburger $13.5
  
  Homemade pimento cheese with house-made sweet pickles and garlic mayo.
- Old World Style Burger $9.5
  
  Our bratwursts are made from local, small farmed and pasture-raised pork rabbit ridge, bee branch, served on a bun from Arkansas fresh bakery, and come with a small side salad. Served with homemade sauerkraut, dijon mustard, and house mayo.
- State Fair Style Burger $9.5
  
  Our bratwursts are made from local, small farmed and pasture-raised pork rabbit ridge, bee branch, served on a bun from Arkansas fresh bakery, and come with a small side salad. Served with grilled onions and peppers, yellow mustard, and house mayo.

Lunch Sandwiches

All sandwiches are served with a small side salad made with local, organically grown spring mix, seasonal topper, and our house vinaigrette.
- Ham and Cheese Sandwiches $9.5
  
  Grassroots ham marshall, yellow cheddar, house mayo, and dijon mustard grilled on Arkansas fresh Bryant buttermilk white bread.
- Toasted Curry Chicken Salad Sandwich $9.5
  
  Our chicken salad is made with grassroots chicken marshall, homemade pickles, grilled carrots, and toasted curry, with local, organically grown spring mix on a toasted bun from Arkansas fresh bakery Bryant.
- Spicy Banh Mi $8.75
  
  Organic fried tofu, house-pickled carrot, and daikon radish, fresh cilantro and jalapenos seeded and thinly sliced, hoisin sauce, sriracha, and house mayo on a baguette hoagie from Arkansas fresh bakery, Bryant. Sub vegan mayo for vegan.
- Deviled Egg Salad Sandwich $8.5
  
  House egg salad made from farm fresh eggs, sprinkled with smoky ground chipotle and served with local, organically grown spring mix on a toasted bun from Arkansas fresh bakery Bryant.
- Grilled Cheese $7.5
  
  Made with yellow cheddar and Swiss on community bakery whole wheat bread with house garlic mayo.

Lunch Salads

All salads start with a bed of local, organically grown spring mix and are served with dressing on the side.
- Seasonal House Salad $11.25
  
  Spring mix topped with grilled seasonal vegetables and other delicious garden ingredients and house marinated local feta from white river creamery served with our house vinaigrette on the side. Substitute fried tofu or grilled shiitake mushrooms for vegan.
- Spiced Pecan Salad $9.5
  
  Spring mix topped with our spiced pecans Hardin farm, Grady, local seasonal fruit, and local cow's milk feta from white river creamery Elkins and served with our cumin vinaigrette on the side.
- Deviled Egg Salad $8.5
  
  Spring mix topped with our housemade egg salad made from local, farm-fresh eggs, sprinkled with ground chipotle and served with our creamy buttermilk dill dressing on the side.
- Chicken Salad Salad $9.5
  
  Spring mix topped with our toasted curry chicken salad chicken from grassroots, marshall and served with our homemade creamy buttermilk dill on the side.

Lunch Sides
- Hand Cut Sweet Potato Fries $3.5
  
  Basket of our local, hand-cut sweet potato fries served with our spicy homemade hickory chip mayo.
- Basket of Fries $3.5
  
  Basket of our delicious, local fries served with organic ketchup.
- Big half and half basket $6
  
  Half sweet potato fries, half french fries.
- Side Salad $5
  
  A bed of local, organically grown spring mix topped with local feta, seasonal fruit or vegetables, and our house vinaigrette on the side.

Lunch Kids

All of our kid's sandwiches are made with love and served with a side of seasonal fruit or sometimes pickles in the very, very winter.
- Everyday Dirt $5
  
  Peanut butter, cream cheese, and homemade jelly on boulevard bakery's 8-grain bread. Sub vegan cream cheese for vegan.
- Grilled Cheese $5
  
  Made with Wisconsin swiss or yellow cheddar and grilled on Arkansas fresh bakery's multi-grain bread.
- Ham and Cheese $6
  
  Grassroots ham and yellow cheddar grilled on Arkansas fresh bakery's multi-grain bread.

Dinner Appetizers
- Beer and Cheese Arancini $6.5
  
  Fried risotto with house buttermilk dill dipping sauce.
- Pimento Cheese $5.5
  
  Served with crostini.
- Purple Hull Pea Hummus $5.5
  
  Served with crostini.
- Seasonal Veggie Cracklin $4.5
  
  Like pork crackling but no pork.
- Spiced Arkansas Pecans $5
- Locally Sourced Deviled Eggs $6
  
  Made with farm fresh eggs and seasonal ingredients.

Dinner salads
- Seasonal House Salad $12.5
  
  Seasonal grilled vegetables, local feta, house garlic vinaigrette.
- Deviled Egg Salad Salad $9.5
  
  Deviled egg salad made with local eggs and served on a bed of spring mix and house buttermilk dill.
- Curry Chicken Salad Salad $10.5
  
  Delicious curry chicken salad made with grassroots chicken and served on a bed of spring mix and house buttermilk dill.
- Spiced Arkansas Pecan Salad $10.5
  
  Served with local feta and seasonal fruit.

Dinner Entrees
- Pork Carnitas $16
  
  Slow-braised rabbit ridge farms pork shoulder bee branch with war eagle mill grit cake, homemade tortilla slaw, herb mayo.
- Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes $15.75
  
  Homemade meatloaf with Simon farms beef Conway and served with a locally sourced side salad.
- Spicy Fried Chicken $15
  
  It can be made mild. Delicious berbere spice glaze, homemade mac, and cheese, house dill pickles.
- Country Fried Tofu with Vegan Gravy $13.75
  
  Organic marinated country fried tofu served with mashed potatoes and a side salad.
- Homemade Chicken and Dumplings $14
  
  Grassroots farmers cooperative chicken, black pepper and buttermilk dumplings served with a side salad.
- Smoked Shiitakes $14.5
  
  Marinated and smoked Sweden creek shiitakes, served with cornbread, purple hull pea relish, and braised greens.
- Purple Hull Peas and Cornbread $13
  
  Locally sourced peas, homemade cornbread, housemade sauerkraut, side salad add grassroots ham for an extra charge.

Dinner Burgers, Brats, Etc.
- Rabbit Ridge Pulled Pork Sandwich $12
  
  Rabbit ridge pork shoulder smoked for 24 hours, slaw, house BBQ sauce, side salad.
- Hamburger $11.75
  
  Fresh ground beef from Simon farms Conway served on a buttery bun from community bakery LR with local, organically grown spring mix, tomato when in season, grilled onions, dill pickles, dijon, and homemade garlic mayo. Served with a seasonal side salad.
- Cheeseburger $11.75
  
  Fresh ground beef from Simon farms Conway served on a buttery bun from community bakery LR with local, organically grown spring mix, tomato when in season, grilled onions, dill pickles, dijon, and homemade garlic mayo. Served with a seasonal side salad.
- Shiitake Mushroom Burger $11
  
  Same as the cheeseburger but replace the beef with Sweden creek grilled shiitake mushrooms. Sub mayo and multi-grain bread for vegan.
- Pimento Cheeseburger $14
  
  Homemade pimento cheese with house sweet pickles and garlic mayo.
- Chipotle Bacon Cheeseburger $14.5
  
  Grassroots bacon, chipotle mustard, stout braised onions, cheddar.
- The Hotmaker $13.75
  
  Fresh jalapenos, pepper jack, tortilla strips, red onion, hot sauce aioli.
- Old World Style Bratwurst $10
  
  With homemade sauerkraut, dijon, and house garlic mayo.
- State Fair Style Bratwurst $10
  
  With grilled onions and peppers, yellow mustard, and house garlic mayo.

Dinner Sides
- Side Salad $5.5
- Seasonal Braised Greens $4
- Homemade Mac and Cheese $5
- Mashed Potatoes $4
- Housemade Tortilla Slaw $4
- Cup of Purple Hull Peas $5
- Seasonal Grilled Vegetables $5
- Cornbread with Butter $4.5
- French Fries $4.5
- Sweet Potato Fries $4.5

Dinner Kids
- Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Fruit $5
- Ham and Cheese Sandwich with Fruit $6
- Everyday Dirt Sandwich with Fruit $5
- Fried Chicken with Mac and Cheese $6
- Kids Beans and Cornbread $5

Dinner Desserts
- Carrot Cake $6.5
- Bread Pudding with Brandy Hard Sauce $7
- Buttermilk Pie $5

Coffee and Coffee Drinks

All of our coffee drinks are made with coffee from airship coffee, Bentonville, AR.
- Coffee $3
- Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee $3.5
  
  16 oz.
- Cardamom Iced Coffee $4.25
  
  16 oz.
- Toasted Caramel Iced Coffee $4.25
  
  16 oz.

Sodas, Lemonades, Ciders
- Organic Iced Tea $3
- Honey Ginger Lemonade $4.25
- Sparkling Lavender Lemonade $4.25
- Mexican Chile Lime Soda $4.25
- Sarsaparilla Cream Soda $4.25
- Seasonal Italian Cream Soda $4.25
- Fresh Squeezed Oj $4
  
  8 oz. or 16 oz.
- Local Kombucha-Jun $4.75
- Mexican Sodas $2.75
- Diamond Bear Root Beer $2.75
- Can of Diet Coke $2.5
- Mt. Valley Spring Water $2.5

Tea
- Earl Grey $2.5
- Irish Breakfast $2.5
- Lapsang Souchong $2.5
- Yerba Matte $2.5
- Gunpowder Green $2.5
- Bengal Spice $2.5
- Masala Chai $2.5
- Throat Coat $2.5
- Moroccan Mint $2.5
- Ginger $2.5