- Order an appetizer to split or to enjoy yourself, a great way to try more of what our menu has to offer.
- Mussels and 'Ndujasmall: $17.00large: $28.00Blue Hill Bay mussels sautéed with spicy Calabrian 'Nduja sausage, fresh tomatoes, and white wine, served with grilled Bakehouse sourdough. Our 'Nduja comes from Tempesta Market in Chicago, winner of a 2018 Good Food Award!
- Chili & Cheddar Fries$12.00Our hand-cut, twice-cooked fries smothered in ancho beef chuck chili and topped with grated Cabot cheddar cheese and scallions.
- Poutine$12.00A classic dish from Quebec! Hand-cut, twice-cooked fries, loaded with Widmer's cheese curds and scallions. Beef gravy served on the side.
- Ari's Pimento Cheese (V, GF)$9.00A classic starter all over the South. A creamy spread of Cabot cheddar, Hellmann's mayonnaise and roasted red peppers. Served with celery.
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- Sea Islands' Sweet Potato Fries (V)Small: $8.00Large: $10.00Sweet potatoes hand-cut and twice-cooked, based on a traditional Sea Islands' recipe. Served with house-made spicy mayonnaise.
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- Buttermilk Biscuits (V)$4.00Two of our delicious house-made buttermilk biscuits served with your choice of Blackberry Patch preserves, butter, or honey.
- Roasted Texas Pecans$5.00Millican pecans roasted to perfection with a wonderful aroma, vibrant textures, and delicious flavor!
- Farm-fresh local greens and produce make our salads a delicious option for a starter or an entrée! Dressings: red wine vinaigrette, ranch, blue cheese, Russian, cider vinaigrette, honey mustard vinaigrette, & cider balsamico
- Warm Spinach & Mushroom Salad$17.00$23.00Spinach lightly sautéed with aged goat cheddar cheese, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, leeks and fennel in a brown butter vinaigrette.
- Kale & Pinenut (V, GF)Small: $12.00Large: $16.00Thinly shredded kale with dried cherries, pinenuts, garlic, lemon, extra virgin olive oil and SarVecchio parmesan cheese. This dish contains nuts!
- Roadhouse Garden (V)Mini: $5.50Small: $9.00Mixed greens with cucumbers, carrots, and house-made salt-and-pepper croutons served with your choice of dressing. Can be gluten-free.
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- Classic CaesarSmall: $10.00Large: $14.00Whole leaf romaine lettuce with house-made Caesar dressing, Sarvecchio parmesan cheese and salt-and-pepper croutons. Our Caesar dressing is made with raw egg yolk and anchovies. Can be gluten-free.(GF)
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- Our soups really do hit the spot! Ask about our new & improved vegan soup!
- Ancho Beef Chuck ChiliCup: $8.00Bowl: $12.00Pasture-raised beef chuck with Camellia black beans in an ancho chili broth.
- Southwestern Vegetable (V, GF)Cup: $8.00Bowl: $10.00Yellow corn and roasted red peppers in a rich sweet potato broth. Served with a side garnish of tortilla strips, avocado salad, and cilantro.
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- Our burgers are ground fresh every day! All burgers and sandwiches are served with hand-cut, twice-cooked fries unless otherwise noted. Your choice of toppings include lettuce, tomato, pickle, and/or onion. Add applewood smoked bacon for $3.00. Substitute sweet potato fries for $1. Any of our sandwiches or burgers can be enjoyed on gluten-free bread for an additional $3.00.
- Fried Chicken Sandwich$22.00A fried boneless chicken breast topped with pickles, and New Mexico green chili ranch on a Bakehouse brioche bun. Add cheese for $2.00-3.50 more.
- Pit-Smoked BBQ Beef Sandwich$22.00Pit-smoked front quarter of beef, braised 'til tender, hand-pulled, and seasoned with Red Rage Tomato BBQ. Topped with more Red Rage Tomato BBQ sauce and served on a Bakehouse brioche bun with a side garnish of yellow mustard slaw.
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- Pit-Smoked BBQ Pork Sandwich$19.00Traditional whole-hog barbecue made with hogs delivered direct from a local farm. It's pit-roasted for 14 hours, hand-pulled, and chopped. It is seasoned with our Eastern North Carolina vinegar sauce and topped with your choice of barbecue sauce.Served on a Bakehouse brioche bun with a side garnish of yellow mustard slaw. Can be gluten-free; leave off the bread.
- *Roadhouse Burger$19.00Pasture-raised, dry-aged beef grilled over oak. Served on a Bakehouse brioche bun.Choose your favorite cheese from our all-American cheese list to add to your burger! Only $2-3.50 more.
- New Mexico Black Bean & Hominy Burger (V)$16.00No meat but plenty of flavor and texture! Spiced with roasted garlic, red peppers and onions. Topped with avocado salad and New Mexico green chiles on a Bakehouse brioche bun. This dish contains breadcrumbs and is not gluten free.
- Smothered Grits (V,GF)$26.00Fresh corn, roasted red peppers, caramelized onions and jalapeños sautéed in our cider vinaigrette on a bed of Anson Mill's grits. Topped with Cabot cheddar cheese and garnished with scallions.
- Our relationship with fish stretches back over 30 years to Zingerman's co-founder Paul Saginaw's days as a partner of the local Monahan's Fish Market. Continuing with trusted purveyors on all three coasts, the Roadhouse focuses on serving full-flavored and sustainable fish. All our fish are served with mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach unless otherwise noted. All fresh fish is gluten-free. (GF)
- Georges Bank Sea Scallops$40.00Sweet, nutty, great sautéed.
- Bluefish$37.00Ari's favorite! From the Pamlico Sound in North Carolina, best grilled
- Rainbow Trout$31.00Locally raised in Michigan, great sautéed
- Whitefish$29.00Caught in the Great Lakes, best sautéed or broiled.
- Acadian Redfish$25.00Delicate filets, great blackened.
- Herb-Crusted Whitefish$33.00Pan-fried whitefish, crusted with Dijon mustard, herbs, and bread crumbs. Served with Carolina Gold rice and sautéed spinach.
- Creole Pot Likker Fish Stew (GF)$29.00Creole-seasoned fish sautéed with potlikker (made with lots of bacon), Anson Mills' grits, and bacon-braised greens.
- Voted Top Comfort Food by Alton Brown on the The Food Network Show "America's Best"! Macaroni made with our béchamel sauce contains onions. Substitute the Mancini Penne pasta on any of our Mac & Cheeses with gluten-free fusilli egg noodles and gluten-free béchamel! Additional $2.00 for a small, $3.00 for a large, and $1.00 for a side.
- Roadhouse Macaroni & Cheese (V)Small: $14.00Large: $18.00House-made béchamel sauce & lots of Cabot cheddar caramelized with Mancini pasta.
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- Pimento Cheese & Bacon MacaroniSmall: $18.00Large: $22.00All-out Southern comfort food. Mancini pasta caramelized with béchamel, Nueske's applewood-smoked bacon, and our house-made Southern pimento cheese. Want it vegetarian? Remove the bacon!
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- Fried Chicken Macaroni & CheeseSmall: $18.00Large: $22.00Our buttermilk fried chicken, chopped and tossed with house-made béchamel sauce & lots of Cabot cheddar cheese caramelized with Mancini pasta.
- Macaroni, Chicken & Monterey JackSmall: $19.00Large: $25.00Ig Vella's Monterey Jack tossed with pit-smoked free-range chicken, freshly cut corn, New Mexico green chiles and fresh cilantro in our housemade béchamel sauce caramelized with Mancini pasta. Garnished with cilantro.
- We're bringing a southern tradition to you right here in Ann Arbor. You choose your meat and then pick your three sides to round out your plate. Our steaks are a pasture-raised old breed of cattle. All of the steaks are dry aged to approx. 5 weeks, which creates a complexity of flavor achieved no other way.
- Tenderloin$47.008 ounces
- *Ribeye$45.0010 ounces, boneless, marinated in olive oil
- *New York Strip$43.0010 ounces, boneless
- *Top Sirloin$40.008 ounces
- *Skirt Steak$32.006 ounces
- Chicken Fried Steak$30.00Tenderized, lightly breaded sirloin fried and smothered with chicken gravy.
- London Broil$30.006 ounce flank steak marinated with Worcestershire sauce, shallots and garlic, best medium rare.
- Ribeye Caesar Salad$47.00Dry-aged ribeye marinated in olive oil and grilled over oak. Served on top of our large Caesar salad.
- Build Your Own Chicken Basket $6.00+Breast: $12.00Thigh: $6.00Wing: $5.00Leg: $5.00Please choose at least two pieces from the list below to build your basket. The price of each piece is in addition to the $6.00 charge for sides. Our fried chicken can also be made gluten-free (GF), using Anson Mills' rice flour and our gluten-free fryer. Farm-raised Amish chicken, marinated in buttermilk and breaded in a Tellicherry black pepper seasoned flour, then deep-fried to golden brown. Served with mashed potatoes, a side of chicken gravy, and a garnish of yellow mustard coleslaw.
- Inspired by BBQ pit-master Ed Mitchell and the work of the Southern Foodways Alliance, we prepare our BBQ following traditional methods, cooking on a wood-fired open pit and giving the meat the time it needs to be full-flavored.
- South Carolina BBQ RibsHalf Rack: $35.00Full Rack: $58.00Niman Ranch St. Louis ribs, topped with South Carolina mustard BBQ sauce. Served with Anson Mills' grits and a side garnish of mustard coleslaw.
- Pit-Smoked Spare RibsHalf Rack: $35.00Full Rack: $58.00Niman Ranch St. Louis ribs, smoked over oak for nine hours. Served with Red Rage tomato BBQ sauce, mashed potatoes and a side garnish of mustard coleslaw.
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- Pit-Smoked BBQ Beef$29.00We pit-smoke the front quarter of our beef, braise it 'til it's tender, hand-pull and season it with Red Rage tomato BBQ. Served with Red Rage Tomato BBQ sauce, mashed potatoes and bacon-braised collard greens.
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- Pit-Smoked BBQ Pork$28.00Pit-Smoked BBQ Pork $28.00 Traditional whole-hog barbecue made with hogs delivered direct from a local farm. It's pit-roasted for 14 hours, hand-pulled, and chopped. It is seasoned with our Eastern North Carolina vinegar sauce and topped with your choice of barbecue sauce. Served with mashed potatoes and bacon-braised collard greens. Can be gluten-free. (GF)
- Roadhouse BBQ Plate$33.00Pit-smoked pork spare ribs with Red Rage tomato BBQ sauce, pit-smoked beef with Red Rage tomato BBQ sauce, and pit-smoked pork with South Carolina mustard BBQ sauce. Served with bacon-braised greens and mashed potatoes.
- Whole Smoked Pit Chicken$21.00Whole Amish raised chicken seasoned with salt and Tellicherry black pepper and smoked over oak for 3 hours. ***Available to-go only Monday-Thursday***
- All our sides are full-flavored and traditionally made.
- Sautéed Spinach (V, GF)$6.00Fresh spinach sautéed with garlic, shallots, salt, and pepper.
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- Carolina Gold Rice (V, GF)$6.00Anson Mills' long grain rice, topped with butter.
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- Anson Mills' Grits & Cheese (V)$6.00Anson Mills' stone ground grits and Cabot cheddar cheese.
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- Hand-Cut Fries (V)$6.00Can be gluten-free (GF).
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- Roadhouse Mashed Potatoes (V, GF)$6.00Made with lots of butter and cream.
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- Side-o'-Mac-n-Cheese (V)$8.00Mancini pasta, housemade béchemel and Cabot cheddar cheese.
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- Yellow Mustard Slaw (V)$6.00Chopped cabbage and carrots with Raye's yellow mustard and balsamic vinegar.
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- Bacon-Braised Collard Greens (GF)$6.00Collard greens braised with bacon.
- Roasted Veggie$6.00Roasted Carrots
- MONDAY Burger Blue Plate Special$16.95Try a pasture-raised beef or New Mexico black bean and hominy burger with your choice of cheese from our cheese list. Includes our twice-cooked French fries. Add a mini Roadhouse garden salad for $1.00, or a mini Caesar salad for $1.50.
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- MONDAY Burger Blue Plate Special: New Mexico Black Bean & Hominy Burger (V)$16.95Try a New Mexico black bean and hominy burger! No meat but plenty of flavor and texture! Spiced with roasted garlic, red roasted peppers, New Mexico green chiles, and onions. Topped with avocado salad and New Mexico green chiles on a Bakehouse bun. This dish contains breadcrumbs and is not gluten free. Add your choice of cheese from our cheese list. Includes our twice-cooked French fries. Add a mini Roadhouse garden salad for $1.00, or a mini Caesar salad for $1.50.
- TUESDAY Blue Plate Chili$16.95Our chili of the day is served with spider bread and a Roadhouse garden salad with your choice of dressing.
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- WEDNESDAY Mama's Meatloaf$16.95Our Wednesday night Blue Plate - our special recipe meatloaf made with beef and pork, served with mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach.
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- THURSDAY Blue Plate BBQ$16.95Best of the BBQ world! Eastern North Carolina pulled pork, BBQ beef, a side of bacon-braised greens and mashed potatoes.
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