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Our Lunch Menu

Whether you're stopping in for a quick lunch or meeting friends, you'll find grilled entrées, handcrafted sandwiches, fresh salads, homemade sides, and desserts.

Our menu features everyday favorites, plus rotating daily specials throughout the week. Stop in to see what's cooking today.

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Everyday Entrées

Served with your choice of any two side salads.

Mango Chicken

Grilled or crispy chicken breast topped with fresh mango salsa.

Fiesta Chicken

Grilled or crispy chicken breast topped with pico de gallo and chipotle crema.

Herb-Roasted Salmon

Herb-roasted salmon served with our house-made tzatziki.

Spanakopita

Flaky phyllo pastry filled with spinach, feta, Parmesan, and herbs.

Vegetarian

Protein Trio

Choose any two: Tarragon Chunky Chicken Salad, Albacore Tuna Salad, or Creamy Egg Salad.

Salad Trio

Choose any three homemade side salads.

Sandwiches & Wraps

Any sandwich can be prepared as a wrap. Gluten-free wraps and gluten-free buns are available for an additional charge.

Signature Sandwiches

Savannah

Crispy chicken breast topped with pimento cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red pepper relish, and honey on a brioche bun.

Upstate

Grilled or crispy Buffalo chicken with bacon, lettuce, tomato, provolone cheese, and ranch or blue cheese dressing in a spinach wrap.

Chipotle

Grilled or crispy chicken breast with pepper jack cheese, jalapeños, lettuce, tomato, and chipotle crema on a brioche bun.

Supreme

Grilled or crispy chicken breast topped with bacon, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, and garlic aioli on a brioche bun.

Pesto Chicken Panini

Grilled or crispy chicken breast with fresh mozzarella, roasted red peppers, arugula, tomato, and pesto on ciabatta.

El Diablo

Roasted turkey topped with bacon, pepper jack cheese, crispy jalapeños, lettuce, tomato, and chipotle ranch on a sub roll.

Frisco

Roasted turkey with Swiss cheese, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato, and pesto aioli on wheat bread.

Café Club

Roasted turkey, honey ham, bacon, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, and Dijonnaise on wheat bread.

Sicilian

Genoa salami, honey ham, capicola, pepperoni, provolone cheese, hot cherry peppers, house-pickled onions, lettuce, tomato, balsamic reduction, and Italian vinaigrette on a sub roll.

Caprese Panini

Fresh mozzarella, roasted red peppers, arugula, tomato, pesto, and balsamic glaze on ciabatta.

Vegetarian

Beltie

Roast beef, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, crispy onion straws, and garlic chive cream cheese on a sub roll.

Classic Favorites

Tarragon Chunky Chicken Salad

Our house-made chicken salad with fresh tarragon, lettuce, and tomato on wheat bread.

Albacore Tuna Salad

Our house-made albacore tuna salad with lettuce and tomato on wheat bread.

Tuna Melt

House-made albacore tuna salad with provolone cheese, bacon, baby spinach, and tomato on sourdough.

Egg Salad

Our house-made creamy egg salad with lettuce and tomato on wheat bread.

Vegetarian

More Favorites

BLT&A

Bacon, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and aioli on sourdough.

Reuben

Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing, and deli mustard on marble rye.

Tofu Sandwich

Seasoned tofu, avocado, cucumber, carrots, romaine lettuce, tomato, and house-made hummus on ciabatta bread.

VegetarianVegan

Veggie Wrap

Arugula, jalapeños, carrots, Black Bean & Corn Salad, provolone cheese, and chipotle crema wrapped in a spinach wrap.

Vegetarian

Vegan Wrap

Spinach, tomato, roasted red peppers, carrots, chickpeas, avocado, and house-made hummus wrapped in a sun-dried tomato wrap.

Vegan

Grilled Vegetable & Hummus Sandwich

Our house-made hummus, grilled vegetables, arugula, and hot pepper spread on multigrain ciabatta.

Vegan

Fried Green Tomato Sandwich

Crispy fried green tomatoes topped with pimento cheese, bacon, lettuce, and avocado on toasted sourdough.

Roast Beef Sandwich

Roast beef, horseradish crema, aged cheddar, house-pickled onions, arugula, and tomato on a Kaiser roll.

Garden Salads

All salads are served with dressing on the side unless otherwise noted. Add grilled chicken, crispy chicken, herb-roasted salmon, Tarragon Chunky Chicken Salad, Albacore Tuna Salad, or a hard-boiled egg.

Cobb Salad

Mixed greens topped with bacon, hard-boiled egg, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheddar cheese, and house-made croutons. Served with house balsamic vinaigrette.

Buffalo Chicken Salad

Mixed greens topped with grilled Buffalo chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheddar cheese, and red onions. Served with ranch dressing.

Greek Salad

Mixed greens topped with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, Kalamata olives, feta cheese, and pepperoncini. Served with our lemon-feta vinaigrette.

VegetarianGluten-Free

Strawberry Salad

Mixed greens topped with strawberries, feta cheese, walnuts, and cannellini beans. Served with raspberry walnut vinaigrette.

VegetarianContains Nuts

Caesar Salad

Crisp romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, house-made croutons, and Caesar dressing.

Vegetarian

Santa Fe Salad

Mixed greens topped with Black Bean & Corn Salad, cheddar-jack cheese, tomatoes, and tortilla strips. Served with chipotle ranch dressing.

Vegetarian

Kale Salad

Kale, cabbage, carrots, cranberries, lemon juice, and olive oil.

VeganGluten-Free

Teriyaki Chicken Salad

Mixed greens topped with teriyaki chicken, shredded carrots, red cabbage, cucumbers, and sesame dressing.

Homemade Side Salads

Black Bean & Corn Salad

Black beans, corn, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, and cilantro with a lime vinaigrette.

VegetarianVeganGluten-Free

Roasted Beets

Roasted beets with shallots and fresh parsley.

VegetarianVeganGluten-Free

Red Skin Potato Salad

Red skin potatoes with bread and butter pickles, celery, and seasonings.

VegetarianGluten-Free

Macaroni Pasta Salad

Cavatappi pasta tossed with peas, celery, carrots, scallions, and our house dressing.

Vegetarian

Spinach & Orzo Salad

Baby spinach and orzo pasta with green peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, and a sherry vinaigrette.

Vegetarian

Garbanzo & Tomato Salad

Garbanzo beans, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, red onion, cilantro, and a lemon vinaigrette.

VegetarianVeganGluten-Free

Bowtie Pesto Pasta Salad

Bowtie pasta tossed with our house-made pesto.

Vegetarian

Kale & Cranberry Salad

Kale, cabbage, carrots, cranberries, lemon juice, and olive oil.

VegetarianVeganGluten-Free

Seasonal Fruit Salad

Fresh seasonal fruit.

VeganGluten-Free

Classic Caesar Salad

Crisp romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, house-made croutons, and Caesar dressing.

Vegetarian

Tarragon Chunky Chicken Salad

Our house-made chicken salad with fresh tarragon and herbs.

Gluten-Free

Albacore Tuna Salad

Our house-made albacore tuna salad.

Gluten-Free

Creamy Egg Salad

Classic creamy egg salad.

VegetarianGluten-Free

House-Baked Treats

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Vegetarian

Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies

VegetarianContains Nuts

Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles

Vegetarian

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Vegetarian

Snickerdoodles

Vegetarian

Ghirardelli Brownies

Vegetarian

Bakery Cakes & Desserts

Selections vary daily.

Banana Pudding

Our famous Banana Pudding.

Vegetarian

Strawberry Cake

Vegetarian

Coconut Pineapple Cake

Vegetarian

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Vegetarian

Double Chocolate Cake

Vegetarian

Tiramisu

Vegetarian

Cheesecake with Strawberry Topping

Vegetarian

Beverages

Canned Drinks

Coke

Diet Coke

Coke Zero

Vanilla Coke

Cherry Float Coke

Ginger Ale

Dr Pepper

Diet Dr Pepper

Mountain Dew

Cheerwine

Fanta Orange

Fanta Grape

Fanta Strawberry

Fanta Pineapple

Bubly Sparkling Water

Manzanita Sol Apple Soda

Bottled Drinks

Mango Madness Snapple

Snapple Apple

Strawberry Kiwi Snapple

Fiji Water

San Pellegrino Sparkling Water

Arnold Palmer Lite

Assorted Jarritos

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Lunch Hours

Monday – Friday

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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Available before and after lunch hours by arrangement.

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