Dinner @ The Basics
Hours: mon -sat 5p-9p
BREAKFAST: MON. -FRI. 8A -10:30A
lunch: Mon. -fri. 11a -3p
WEEKEND BRUNCH: SAT. -SUN. 10A -3P
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.
**PLEASE INFORM US OF ANY ALLERGIES OR dietary RESTRICTIONS BEFORE ORDERING**
Tonight’s Specials
APPETIZER: steak and cheese flat bread with spinach, onions, and gouda cheese, topped with cheerwine BBQ sauce $14
Hook: bacon wrapped, garlic butter poached salmon topped with a pecan-dijon glaze and served with garlic mashed potatoes, SAUTÉED mushrooms and onions, and a house salad $25
entree: chicken fried steak topped with house gravy and served with mashed potatoes, green beans and a buttermilk biscuit $24
pasta: fettuccine topped with steak tips tossed in a black pepper-parmesan cream sauce with peppers, onions, & mushrooms, with garlic toast on the side $26
special side: roasted garlic mashed potatoes (+.75)
Drink Specials
wine by the glass: White -argiolas vermentino $9/ red-barnard griffin syrah $9
Beer specials: leland brewery’s ‘peach wheat ale’ $5 <0r> salty turtle’s ‘coastline’ kolsch $5
staff pick: hi thc seltzer <watermelon or peach> $8
sangria: red wine with apples, pears, STRAWBERRIES and a splash of LEMON vodka $8.50
APPETIZERS
crab cakes -ginger spiced local crab cakes topped with traditional tartar sauce $19.75
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES -with honey dijon and onion relish $12
FRIED OYSTERS - local oysters, cornmeal dusted with jalapeño aioli $18.75
Chicken wings - jamaican spices & creole dry rub with ranch for dipping $12
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
(VEGETARIAN WITHOUT CHICKEN $13.50)
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
ENTREES
fried catfish -6 ounce portion, cornmeal dusted local fish with traditional tartar sauce over jasmine rice and collard greens $19
THE BIRD -house smoked half chicken rubbed with sugar and spice, served with hoppin’ john and choice of one side $17
BOWL OF BRUNSWICK STEW - classic Carolina recipe with your choice of one side $14
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
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
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
AS A PLATTER WITH TWO SIDES $17.25 (GF)