The Basics Menu

319 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401
  • Sandwiches

    • BLT

      With homemade mayonnaise on your choice of bread and your choice of side. Add pimento cheese, avocado or pickles for an additional charge.
      $16.50
    • Grilled Pimento Cheese

      Chilled Southern classic on warm toast with a side. Add pimento cheese, avocado or pickles for an additional charge.
      $15.50
    • Grateful Bread

      Vegan. Grilled zucchini, fresh mozzarella, tomato, romaine, tomato basil vinaigrette on ciabatta with one side. Add pimento cheese, avocado or pickles for an additional charge.
      $17.50
    • Oyster Po-Boy

      Local oysters cornmeal-breaded oysters on baguette with spicy aioli, pickles, lettuce, tomato and jalapeno aioli, served with one side. Add pimento cheese, avocado or pickles for an additional charge.
      $20.00
    • Fried Green Tomato Sandwich

      On ciabatta bread with lettuce, bacon and honey Dijon with your choice of side. Add pimento cheese, avocado or pickles for an additional charge.
      $17.50
    • Fried Chicken BLT

      Fried chicken breast on our BLT with choice of side. Add pimento cheese, avocado or pickles for an additional charge.
      $18.75
    • Basics Burger

      Please see our wesite for today's special ingredients. Please specify temperature.
      $20.00
  • Appetizers

    • Crab Cakes

      Ginger spiced with traditional tartar sauce.
      $23.00
    • Warm Spinach Dip

      With French baguette for dipping.
      $14.10
    • Fried Oysters

      Local oysters, cornmeal breaded, topped with jalapeño aioli.
      $21.00
    • Southern Canape

      Gluten-free. Deviled eggs, spiced pecans, and pimento cheese, and cucumbers.
      $11.70
  • Soups and Salads

    • Spinach Salad

      Gluten-free. Fresh spinach, sliced apples, spiced pecans, goat cheese, with balsamic tarragon vinaigrette. Add chicken, shrimp or steak for an additional charge.\n\n*This product is cooked to order and may be undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illnesses, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
      $14.40
    • Carolina Cobb

      Gluten-free. seasoned chicken on mixed greens with cucumber, bleu cheese crumbles, bacon, guacamole, deviled egg, fresh avocado, cukes, tomatoes. PLEASE SPECIFY DRESSING.
      $17.00
    • Veggie Salad

      Gluten-free, vegan. Lettuce, mixed field greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers, zucchini. add cheese, add mozzarella for an additional charge. Add chicken, shrimp, steak for an additional charge. PLEASE SPECIFY DRESSING.\n\n*This product is cooked to order and may be undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illnesses, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
      $14.50
    • Chicken Salad

      Contains nuts. Smoked chicken salad with mayo, almonds, celery on bed of greens. PLEASE SPECIFY DRESSING.
      $17.00
    • Chicken Salad Sandwich

      Contains nuts. smoked chicken salad with onion, mayo, almonds, celery on bed of greens on your choice of bread with one side.
      $18.00
    • Side Salad

      lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots, croutons.
      $5.10
    • Brunswick Stew

      family recipe of the Southern classic with one side.
      $14.50
    • Soup Of The Day

      Cup of chef's choice
      $5.25
  • Sides and Veggies

    • Side Salad

      Please specify dressing: ranch, honey mustard, balsamic tarragon vinaigrette, tomato basil vinaigrette, bleu cheese vinaigrette
      $5.10
    • Fried Okra

      Crispy okra, available with to-go packaging option.
      $6.50
    • Mashed Potatoes

      Gluten-free.
      $5.10
    • Stone-Ground Grits

      Gluten-free.
      $5.50
    • Coleslaw

      Gluten-free.
      $5.10
    • Jasmine Rice

      Gluten-free & vegan.
      $5.10
    • Hoppin’ John

      Gluten-free. Black-eyed peas and rice.
      $5.10
    • Cup Of Soup

      cup of day, brunswick stew.
      $5.50
    • Green Beans

      Gluten-free.
      $5.10
    • Collard Greens

      Vegan
      $5.10
    • Potato Cake

      with sour cream and bell peppers
      $5.50
    • Sautéed Spinach

      Gluten-free.
      $5.10
    • Fresh Fruit

      Assorted seasonal fruit, available with to-go packaging option.
      $6.50
    • Mac 'N' Cheese

      Creamy macaroni paired with rich cheese sauce. Optional to-go packaging available.
      $6.50
  • Southern Favorites

    • Meatloaf

      Classic house recipe served with ground beef and pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, and one side.
      $18.30
    • Shrimp & Grits

      Gluten-free. local shrimp poached in veggie and bacon Cajun sauce over stoneground grits.
      $19.20
    • Smoked Pork BBQ Sandwich

      On sesame seed bun with Eastern NC BBQ sauce, slaw, and one side.
      $17.50
    • Smoked Pork BBQ Platter

      With Eastern NC BBQ sauce, slaw, and two sides.
      $19.00
    • The Bird

      Half smoked chicken with hoppin john and your choice of side.
      $19.50
  • Desserts

    • Hummingbird Cake

      traditional spice cake with buttercream, pineapple, and banana spice cake with cream cheese icing.
      $8.00
    • Coca-Cola Cake

      milk chocolate cake with pecan frosting and vanilla ice cream
      $8.00
    • Cheesecake

      Chef's choice of homemade cheesecake
      $8.00
  • Beverages

    • Unsweet Tea

      Refreshing, chilled classic tea with no added sweetness.
      $3.75
    • Coke

      The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.
      $3.75
    • Sweet Tea

      Refreshing sweet tea brewed to perfection.
      $3.75
    • Mr. Pibb

      An intensely flavored, refreshing, spicy cherry alternative to regular cola.
      $3.75
    • Diet Coke

      A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.
      $3.75
    • Sprite

      The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.
      $3.75
    • Coffee

      Freshly brewed, aromatic blend to kick-start your day.
      $3.75
    • Pink Lemonade

      Refreshing, slightly tangy pink lemonade with a sweet, colorful twist.
      $3.75
  • Buttermilk Biscuits (Breakfast Sandwiches)

    • Bacon, Egg, Cheese Biscuit

      Crispy bacon, soft scrambled egg, melted cheese on a freshly baked buttermilk biscuit. Optional individual to-go packaging available.
      $8.25
    • Sausage, Egg, Cheese Biscuit

      Add pimento cheese 2.50
      $8.25
    • Ham, Egg, Cheese Biscuit

      Buttermilk biscuit sandwich with ham, egg, and cheese. Option for individual to-go packaging.
      $8.25
    • Egg & Cheese Biscuit

      Buttermilk biscuit filled with egg and cheese. Option for individual to-go packaging.
      $7.75
    • Biscuit & Sausage Gravy

      A buttermilk biscuit is split and generously covered with homemade sausage gravy.
      $9.75
    • The BELT

      Can be gluten-free. The classic BLT with homemade mayo and an over medium egg on your choice of bread, with 1 side.
      $17.00
    • Chicken Biscuit

      Fried chicken breast on a buttermilk biscuit with homemade mayo, lettuce, tomato.
      $12.50
  • Breakfast Sides

    • Grits

      Gluten-free. Add cheese with an additional charge.
      $5.75
    • Yogurt

      Gluten-free.
      $5.75
    • Blueberry Pancake

      With walnut butter and syrup.
      $7.00
    • Bacon

      Gluten-free.
      $5.75
    • Turkey Bacon

      Turkey bacon, served as a side. Optional to-go packaging available.
      $6.50
    • Granola

      Crunchy mix of oats and nuts. To-go option available.
      $5.75
    • Two Eggs

      Gluten-free.
      $5.75
    • Sausage

      Gluten-free.
      $5.95
    • Fruit

      Vegan, gluten-free.
      $7.00
    • Mac 'N' Cheese

      Creamy macaroni paired with rich cheese sauce. Optional to-go packaging available.
      $6.75
    • Potato Cake

      With sour cream and bell peppers
      $5.75
    • French Toast

      Full order of sweet texas toast with syrup and one side.
      $5.75
    • Big Biscuit

      A large, freshly baked biscuit, often enjoyed as an accompaniment to various breakfast dishes.
      $5.75
    • Toast

      White, wheat or gluten-free.
      $5.75
    • Sautéed Spinach

      Gluten-free. can be vegan.
      $5.75
  • Breakfast Entrées

    • Shrimp & Grits

      Gluten-free. Stoneground grits with shrimp poached in a veggie and bacon Cajun BBQ sauce.
      $20.00
    • Migas

      Traditional Mexican scramble with peppers, onions, tortillas, cheddar, and ranchero with one side.
      $17.50
    • Mediterranean Scramble

      Tomatoes, onions, spinach, and feta cheese with balsamic reduction with 1 side.
      $17.75
    • Southern Grits

      Stoneground grits topped with sautéed Vidalias, tomatoes, and feta cheese with 1 side. Add Shrimp with an additional charge.
      $18.00
    • Southern Benedict

      buttermilk biscuit, over-easy eggs, coca-cola house-smoked ham, sausage gravy with 1 side.\n\n*This product is cooked to order and may be undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illnesses, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
      $18.75
    • Two Eggs Any Style

      with your choice of two sides. Please specify in special instructions how you would like your eggs cooked.\n\n*This product is cooked to order and may be undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illnesses, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
      $16.00
    • Avocado Toast

      on wheat toast with scrambled eggs, tomato-basil vinaigrette, bell peppers, avocado fan, and bed of fresh spinach - 1 side.
      $19.00
  • Sweet Beginnings

    • French Toast

      full order of sweet Texas toast with syrup and one side.
      $16.50
    • Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes

      with maple syrup and walnut butter and one side.
      $18.50
    • Healthy Start

      yogurt, granola, fruit, sautéed spinach, and a pot of hot tea.
      $17.75
  • Beverages

    • Bottomless Cup Of Coffee

      Enjoy our bottomless cup of coffee, continuously served to keep your morning energized.
      $4.00
    • Coca-Cola

      The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.
      $4.00
    • Sprite

      The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.
      $4.00
    • Mr. Pibb

      An intensely flavored, refreshing, spicy cherry alternative to regular cola.
      $4.00
    • Pink Lemonade

      Refreshing, slightly tangy pink lemonade with a sweet, colorful twist.
      $4.00
    • Sundrop

      A citrus-flavored soda offering a tangy and refreshing taste.
      $4.00
    • Diet Coke

      A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.
      $4.00
    • Iced Tea

      Please specify sweet or unsweet
      $4.00
    • Pineapple Juice

      Tropical refreshment with a sweet tang, freshly squeezed.
      $4.50
    • Grapefruit Juice

      Tart and refreshing
      $4.50
    • Apple Juice

      Freshly squeezed apple nectar, packed with the tart and sweet essence of ripe apples.
      $4.50
    • Cranberry Juice

      Tangy cranberry delight, a refreshing concoction that will keep you craving more.
      $4.50
    • Orange Juice

      Classic citrus refreshment.
      $4.50
  • Appetizers

    • Spinach Dip

      Served warm with french bread.
      $16.50
    • Southern Canapé

      Gluten-free. Deviled eggs, spiced pecans, pimento cheese.
      $15.00
    • Crab Cakes

      Ginger spiced with traditional tartar sauce.
      $24.00
    • Fried Oysters

      local oysters, cornmeal-dusted, with jalapeño aioli
      $22.00
  • Soups and Salads

    • Spinach Salad

      Contains nut, gluten-free. Spiced nuts, spinach, fresh sliced apples, goat cheese, and balsamic tarragon vinaigrette Can be vegan.\n\n*This product is cooked to order and may be undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illnesses, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
      $17.00
    • Carolina Cobb

      Gluten-free. Chicken, guac, bleu cheese crumbles, bacon, tomatoes, cucumber, deviled egg, fresh avocado. Please specify dressing: \nranch\nhoney dijon\ntomato basil vinaigrette\nbalsamic vinaigrette\nbleu cheese vinaigrette
      $19.75
    • Chicken Salad

      Contains nut. Southern classic with smoked chicken, mayo, celery, and almonds over mixed field greens and your choice of dressing. Can be gluten-free. Please specify dressing:\nranch\nhoney dijon\nbalsamic vinaigrette\ntomato basil vinaigrette\nbleu cheese vinaigrette
      $17.75
    • Veggie Salad

      Gluten-free, vegan. Mixed field greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers, zucchini. Add, cheese, fresh mozzarella for additional charges. Please specify dressing:\nranch\nhoney dijon\ntomato basil vinaigrette\nbalsamic vinaigrette\nbleu cheese vinaigrette
      $15.50
    • Brunswick Stew

      Bowl. Classic Carolina family recipe with one side.
      $14.50
  • Sides

    • Hoppin’ John

      Gluten-free.
      $6.00
    • Mac And Cheese

      Please allow 12-15 minutes to cook.
      $7.00
    • Green Beans

      Gluten-free. Can be vegan.
      $6.00
    • Mashed Potatoes

      Gluten-free.
      $6.00
    • Collard Greens

      Vegan.
      $6.00
    • Fried Okra

      $6.50
    • Coleslaw

      Gluten-free.
      $6.00
    • Fruit

      Vegan, gluten-free.
      $7.00
    • Side Salad

      Can be vegan, can be gluten-free.
      $6.00
    • Mushroom Risotto

      Gluten-free.
      $7.00
    • Tomato Basil Risotto

      Gluten-free.
      $7.00
    • Potato Croquette

      $6.25
    • Grilled Asparagus

      Gluten-free. Can be vegan.
      $7.00
    • Sautéed Spinach

      Gluten-free. Can be vegan.
      $6.00
    • Grits

      Gluten-free.
      $6.00
    • Rice

      Gluten-free, vegan.
      $6.00
    • Cup Of Brunswick Stew

      $6.00
  • Southern Favorites

    • Meatloaf

      Housemade with mashed potatoes, gravy and one side.
      $20.00
    • Smoked Pork BBQ

      Gluten-free. Hand-pulled, house-smoked, slaw, Carolina BBQ sauce, two sides.
      $20.00
    • Shrimp And Grits

      Gluten-free. Local shrimp poached in a green tomato bacon cajun sauce over stone-ground grits.
      $21.00
  • Entrées

    • Pesto Encrusted Salmon

      Tomato basil risotto, grilled asparagus. Can be gluten-free.\n\n*This product is cooked to order and may be undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illnesses, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
      $29.40
    • Filet Mignon

      Crowned with herbed goat cheese, wild mushroom demi-glace, mashed potatoes, green beans. Can be gluten-free. Please specify temperature.\n\n*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illnesses, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
      $32.00
  • Desserts

    • Coca-Cola Cake

      Contains nuts. Milk chocolate cake with pecan frosting and ice cream.
      $8.50
    • Hummingbird Cake

      traditional spice cake with buttercream, pineapple, and banana spice cake with cream cheese icing.
      $8.50
    • Chef’s Special Dessert

      pecan spice cake trifle with bananas and strawberries.
      $8.50
  • Beverages

    • Coca-Cola Products

      Please specify:\nCoke\nDiet Coke\nMr. Pibb\nSprite\nPink Lemonade\nSundrop
      $4.75
    • Coffee

      $4.75
    • Iced Tea

      Please specify sweet or unsweet
      $3.75

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