Café Américain Restaurant and Catering
225-924-9841 | 225-927-1626
cafeamrest@yahoo.com
7521 Jefferson Highway | Baton Rouge LA 70806

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Dinner Menu

Southern Family Recipes with a Touch of Classic Flair

Dinner Menu

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*Call for our Off the Board dinner specials
(225) 927-1626

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Appetizers

Baked Sweet Potato Hushpuppies
$ (6) 5.99 (12) 11.99

Creamy on the inside, crispy on the outside

Boudin Balls
$ 8.99
Homemade Onion Rings
$ 7.99
Fried Cheese
$ 10.99
Boudin Eggrolls
$ 10.99
Fried Catfish Fingers
$ 11.99
Seafood Stuffed Jalapeños
$ 13.99
Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Melba Toast
$ 13.99
Crab Cakes
$ 15.99

Jumbo lump crabmeat

Fried Green Tomatoes with Grilled Shrimp
$ 15.99
Broiled Seafood Stuffed Mushrooms
$ 15.99
Coconut Shrimp
$ 12.99

6 Large

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Praline Mustard Glaze
$ 15.99

Sides

French Fries
$ 3.99
Sautéed Potatoes
$ 4.99
Baked Potato
$ 3.99
Dirty Rice
$ 4.99
Stuffed Potato
$ 4.50
Angel Hair Pasta
$ 3.99
Baked Sweet Potato
$ 3.99
Sautéed Green Beans
$ 3.99
Sweet Potato Fries
$ 3.99
Fresh Steamed Vegetables
$ 4.99
Steamed Asparagus (Seasonal)
$ 4.99
Steamed Broccoli
$ 4.99
Crab Cake Appetizer
Crab Cake Appetizer with Jumbo Lump Crabmeat

Soups & Salads

Coconut Almond Salad
$ 16.99

Romaine lettuce topped with mandarin oranges and chicken or shrimp fried in our crispy coconut almond batter

Mandarin Salad
$ 10.99

Romaine topped with mandarin orange slices and slivered almonds

With grilled or fried chicken $14.99
With grilled or fried shrimp $14.99

Classic Caesar
$ 12.99

Romaine lettuce tossed in our homemade Caesar dressing topped with croutons and Parmesan cheese

With grilled or fried chicken $16.99
With grilled or fried shrimp $16.99
With grilled steak $18.99
With grilled or blackened salmon $18.99

Double House Salad
$ 9.99

Romaine topped with purple onions, sunflower seeds and a mixture of Parmesan, Romano, and Bleu cheese, tossed in our Sensation dressing

Grilled or blackened chicken $14.99
Grilled or blackened shrimp $14.99
Grilled garlic pepper encrusted tuna $17.99
Grilled or blackened salmon $17.99
 
Coconut Almond Salad with Fried Chicken
Coconut Almond Salad with Fried Chicken
Seafood Gumbo
$ 7.00

Cup $7.00 | Bowl $13.50

Du Jour

Ask Your Server

Cream of Jumbo Lump Crab and Asparagus or Broccoli (Seasonal)
$ 7.00

Cup $7.00 | Bowl $13.50

Cole Slaw
$ 3.50

With peanuts

Green Salad
$ 4.50

Romaine with shredded carrots, and tomatoes

Side Caesar
$ 5.99

Romaine tossed in homemade Caesar dressing, topped with Parmesan and croutons

House Salad
$ 4.99

Romaine topped with purple onions, sunflower seeds, and a mixture of Parmesan, Romano, and Bleu cheese, tossed in our Sensation dressing

Shrimp Remoulade
$ 13.99

Boiled shrimp on a bed of shredded iceberg topped with our homemade Remoulade sauce and garnished with boiled egg, tomato, and lemon

Salad American
$ 10.99

Romaine with shredded carrots, tomato, and a boiled egg with your choice of dressing

With grilled, blackened or fried chicken $14.99
With grilled or fried shrimp $14.99
With grilled garlic pepper encrusted tuna $17.99

Dressings: Sensation, Thousand Island, Bleu Cheese, Honey Mustard, Oil and Vinegar, Marianne, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Ranch, Chambord Vinaigrette, Greek Feta Vinaigrette, Remoulade

Sandwiches

*Served with French fries or sweet potato fries; white or wheat for sandwiches 

Grilled Chicken Club
$ 15.99

Grilled chicken and bacon on three slices of bread with choice of French fries, sweet potato fries or onion rings

Club Sandwich
$ 15.99

Ham, bacon, and turkey stacked high on three slices of bread with choice of French fries, sweet potato fries or onion rings

Grilled Cheese Sandwich
$ 6.99
Grilled Chicken Breast
$ 11.99

Add cheese (American, Cheddar, Swiss, Pepper Jack, or Smoked Gouda), jalapeños, bacon, grilled mushrooms or grilled onions for an additional charge.

Gourmet Burgers

Burgers served on Brioche Bun, French fries included
{Sweet Potato Fries add $1.00 | Onion Rings add $1.00}
 

Black & Bleu Burger
$ 13.99

Ground Beef or Ground Turkey - blackened and topped with cheddar cheese, grilled onions, bleu cheese crumbles dressed with lettuce and tomato

Gouda Burger
$ 13.99

Ground Beef or Ground Turkey - Grilled onions, mushrooms and smoked Gouda cheese dressed with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise

Café Burger
$ 11.99

8 oz. patty topped with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayonnaise

Bacon Cheddar BBQ Burger
$ 13.99

Ground Beef or Ground Turkey - Bacon and cheddar dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayonnaise. BBQ sauce, on the side

Turkey Burger
$ 12.99

Ground Turkey dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayonnaise

Above dressed with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and pickles

Cafe Burger with Onion Rings
Café Burger with Onion Rings

Poboys

*Poboys served on New Orleans style French Bread and dressed with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and pickles with French fries

Fried Catfish
$ 15.99
Fried Shrimp
$ 15.99
Fried Oyster
$ 17.99
Half & Half | Seafood Only
$ 17.99
Hot Roast Beef Poboy with Gravy
$ 17.99
Fried Seafood Platter with Sweet Potato Fries
Fried Seafood Platter with Sweet Potato Fries

Fried Platters

*Served with sweet potato hushpuppy, garlic bread, side salad and a choice of
baked potato, sweet potato, French fries or sweet potato fries
Extra charge: Bacon, cheese
 

Shrimp (12)
$ 22.99
Oyster (12 - 15)
$ 25.99
Catfish | 2 Fillets
$ 23.99
Catfish Fingers | 2 Fillets cut into strips
$ 25.99
Combination: Choose 2 of the above 4
$ 25.99
Stuffed Shrimp Platter (4)
$ 25.99
Seafood Platter | Fried or Broiled
$ 31.99

(Fried or broiled) stuffed shrimp, oysters, shrimp, catfish, and crab claws, served with a cup of gumbo

Cafe Specialties

*All (except Seafood Pasta and Fish of the Day) served with your choice of 2 sides: salad, steamed vegetables, or a potato (baked, sweet, French fries, sweet potato fries), with hushpuppy and garlic bread.

Grilled Catfish | 2 Fillets
$ 23.99
Grilled Shrimp (12)
$ 22.99

Served with lemon butter basil sauce

Ahi Tuna
$ 24.99

8 oz of sashimi tuna pepper encrusted or plain with lemon butter basil sauce

Grilled or Blackened Salmon
$ 26.99

8 oz. ,topped with a creole mustard dill sauce

Seafood Pasta
$ 27.99

Shrimp, crawfish and jumbo lump crabmeat in our homemade cream sauce over your choice of pasta (angel hair, fettuccini, bowtie), served with garlic bread

Crab AuGratin
$ Seasonal

Jumbo Lump Crabmeat

Pecan Redfish
$ 29.99
Crawfish Stuffed Tenderloin
$ Seasonal

Pork Tenderloin stuffed with a crawfish stuffing & Italian bread crumbs topped with a smoked crawfish Gouda sauce

Cafe Redfish
$ 34.99

Lightly blackened topped with crab meat, sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, and lemon butter basil sauce

Blackened Redfish with Jumbo Lump Crabmeat over Asparagus
Blackened Redfish with Jumbo Lump Crabmeat over Asparagus
New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp
$ 24.99

12 large shrimp with dipping bread

Grilled or Blackened Fish of the Day
* Ask Your Server
Shrimp Orleans
$ 29.99

Two shrimp stuffed with crabmeat and wrapped in thin cut catfish, deep-fried and topped with seafood sauce

Crabcake Bogart
$ 32.99

Topped with a seafood sauce, served with asparagus and a side salad

Chops, Steaks, and Chicken

All served with your choice of 2 sides:
Salad, steamed vegetables, sautéed green beans, steamed asparagus, angel hair pasta or a potato (baked, stuffed, sautéed, French fries, sweet potato fries), with hushpuppy and garlic bread. Extra charge: Bacon, cheese

French Cut Pork Chops (2)
$ 26.99

8 oz. pork chop grilled to perfection

Chicken Kabobs (2)
$ 17.99

Mushrooms, bell peppers, onion, and tomatoes

8 oz Chicken Breast Grilled or Blackened
$ 16.99
16 oz CAB Ribeye Steak
* Market Price

Richly marbled, robustly flavored and aged in house, this classic Certified Angus Beef brand steak is sure to satisfy.

Chicken Marsala
$ 25.99

Served with pasta or vegetables and a side salad

8oz Filet Mignon
* Market Price

Certified Angus Beef tenderloin, natural aged 28 days for melt-in-your-mouth quality and flavor

Steak Kabobs (2)
$ * MARKET PRICE

Mushrooms, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes

Ribeye Steak topped with Grilled Shrimp
Ribeye Steak topped with Grilled Shrimp

Create Your Own Pasta

*Made to order: please allow a few extra minutes to prepare. All topped with Parmesan Cheese and served with garlic bread

Create Your Own Pasta with 5 Vegetables
Create Your Own Pasta with 5 Vegetables

PASTAS:  Angel Hair | Bowtie | Fettuccini 

SAUCES:  Scampi Butter | White Cream | Pesto

VEGETABLES:  Mushrooms | Carrots | Green Onions | Zucchini | Tomato | Squash | Spinach | Cauliflower | Broccoli | Purple Onions

Pasta & Sauce
$ 11.99
Pasta & Sauce | With 5 Vegetables
$ 16.99
Grilled or Blackened Chicken | With 3 Vegetables
$ 21.99
Grilled Shrimp | With 3 Vegetables
$ 23.99
Crawfish | With 3 Vegetables
* SEASONAL

Kids Menu

*For Kids 12 and Under ONLY

Sides: French Fries, Green Beans, Mandarin Oranges

Grilled Chicken Fingers with one side
$ 10.99
Fried Chicken Fingers with one side
$ 10.99
Bowtie Pasta with white cream sauce
$ 6.99
Fried Shrimp with one side
$ 10.99
Fried Catfish served with one side
$ 10.99
Cheese Pizza
$ 6.99
Grilled Cheese Sandwich with one side
$ 6.99

Desserts

Award Winning Bread Pudding
$ 6.50

Topped with pecans and Bailey’s Irish Cream and Chocolate Rum Sauce

Cheesecakes
$ 7.00

Served with whipped cream and your choice of topping

Lemon Ice Box Pie
$ 5.00
Mississippi Mud Pie
$ 5.00
Café Juban
$ 8.50

Cheesecake topped with our Bailey’s Irish Cream, chocolate, rum sauce

Drinks

*Free Refills

Milk
$ 4.00
Orange, Cranberry, or Pineapple Juice
$ 4.75
Cherry Coke or Cherry Sprite
$ 3.50
*Coffee
$ 3.50
*Soft Drinks
$ 3.50

Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Minute Maid Lemonade, Barq's Root Beer

*Tea
$ 3.50

Sweet or Unsweet

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