Dinner @ The Basics
Hours: mon -sat 5p-9p
BREAKFAST: MON. -FRI. 8A -10:45A
lunch: Mon. -fri. 11a -3p
WEEKEND BRUNCH: SAT. -SUN. 10A -3P
PLEASE INFORM US OF ANY DIETARY ALLERGIES OR RESTRICTIONS BEFORE ORDERING
Here at The Basics, we make everything from scratch, and everything is cooked to order. We appreciate your patience as we prepare your food to our highest standards, and appreciate your understanding if we run low on certain items.
Tonight’s Specials
Crabcakes: <2> ginger spiced with traditional tartar sauce $21
appetizer: kale salad with crispy pork tenderloin, pickled onion, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, scallions, and sesame -cucumber dressing $17
Hook: ROASTED GARLIC SALMON WITH veggies [onion, tomatoes, mushrooms] AND A SPINACH -FETA JOHNNY CAKE $25
pasta: buffalo ranch garden rotini with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, bleu cheese crumbles and garlic texas toast $18
ADD CHICKEN - $6.75 ADD SHRIMP - $7.75 ADD STEAK* (5 oz) - $10 ADD SALMON* - $10
entree: andouille gumbo with veggies over white rice and your choice of grilled chicken or local shrimp $24
special side: loaded grit croquette with jalapeño slaw and sour cream (+.75¢)
staff pick: Salty turtle’s “la surfeza” mexican lager <Topsail, NC> ($5)
cocktail special: cranberry apple margarita $10
sangria: red WINE WITH blood oranges, apples, melon, cranberry vodka
wine by the glass: los dos <red> $7
APPETIZERS
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES -with honey dijon and onion relish $12.00
FRIED OYSTERS -local oysters, cornmeal dusted with jalapeño aioli $18.75
WARM SPINACH DIP -with crusty french bread for dipping $12.75
SPINACH SALAD -bed of fresh spinach with grilled chicken, spiced pecans, goat cheese, fresh apples & berries with balsamic tarragon vinaigrette $17.00
(VEGETARIAN WITHOUT CHICKEN $13.50)
grit fries -pimento cheese grit fries with warm tomato basil dipping sauce $12.00
SOUTHERN CANAPÉ -served with crackers and crudité <choose three> $12.75 (gf)
deviled eggs homemade bread and butter pickles
spiced pecans pimento cheese
fresh fruit guacamole
Herbed goat cheese
ENTREES
fried catfish -6 ounce portion, cornmeal dusted local fish with traditional tartar sauce over jasmine rice and collard greens $19.00
THE BIRD - house smoked half chicken rubbed with sugar and spice, served with hoppin’ john and choice of one side $17.00
BOWL OF BRUNSWICK STEW - classic Carolina recipe with your choice of one side $14.00
carolina cobb -smoked chicken on a bed of mixed field greens with cucumbers, tomatoes, bacon, bleu cheese crumbles, fresh guacamole, and deviled egg, with your choice of dressing $16.00
SHRIMP AND GRITS - local shrimp poached in a green tomato bacon cajun sauce over stone ground grits (ask for pork free or vegetarian version) $18.00
MEATLOAF - classic house recipe served with mashed potatoes & gravy and choice of one side (CONTAINS PORK) $16.75
SMOKED PORK BBQ - HOUSE SMOKED, HAND PULLED WITH EASTERN NC BBQ SAUCE & SLAW
AS A SANDWICH W/ ONE SIDE $16.00
AS A PLATTER WITH TWO SIDES $17.25 (GF)