Hard Knox Cafe
Popular menu items
Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
Grilled boneless chicken breast, mixed greens, lettuce, tomatoes, and roasted peppers served on a toasted roll with house-made honey mustard sauce. Served with choice of one side.
$17.00Chicken & Waffle
Regular or spicy. Three pieces of our famous fried chicken served with a buttermilk Belgian waffle. Served with corn muffins.
$21.00 +Jambalaya
Pasta or rice. Linguini pasta or rice, shrimp, chicken, and beef sausage sautéed with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes in a Cajun tomato-based sauce. Served with corn muffins.
$21.00Sandwiches
Hamburger
Half pound fresh-ground chuck grilled on an open flame with mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles. Served with choice of one side.
$13.00 +Juicy Lucy
Half pound fresh-ground chuck with melted Sharp Cheddar cheese in the center with mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles served on a toasted bun. Served with choice of one side.
$17.50Po'Boy
Cornmeal-battered, fried catfish fillets or tiger prawns, mixed greens, lettuce and tomatoes served on a toasted roll with house-made spicy rémoulade sauce. Served with choice of one side.
$18.00Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Grilled spicy marinated thigh meat, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, and roasted peppers served on a toasted roll with house-made spicy rémoulade sauce. Served with choice of one side.
$17.00Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
Grilled boneless chicken breast, mixed greens, lettuce, tomatoes, and roasted peppers served on a toasted roll with house-made honey mustard sauce. Served with choice of one side.
$17.00Pulled Pork Sandwich
Slow-cooked BBQ pulled pork shoulder and coleslaw served on a toasted bun. Served with choice of one side.
$17.00Garden Burger
Meatless patty with mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles. Served with choice of one side.
$13.00Fried Chicken Breast Sandwich
Fried boneless chicken breast and coleslaw served on a toasted bun with house-made aioli sauce. Served with choice of one side.
$17.00Appetizers
Buffalo Wings
Eight Wings tossed in a tangy and spicy sauce served with ranch dressing, celery, and carrot sticks.
$14.00Pulled Pork Taco
Each taco. House-made pulled pork shoulder and coleslaw in a fresh crunchy taco.
$5.00Soups & Salads
Pear Salad
Mixed greens served with sliced pears, toasted walnuts, crumbled Blue cheese, and lightly tossed in a lemon dressing.
$13.00 +Cajun Shrimp Salad
Cajun shrimp served with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes with a house-made shallot dressing.
$20.00 +Cobb Salad
Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, hard-boiled egg, Applewood smoked bacon, grilled chicken and crumbled Blue cheese served with Brown Derby dressing.
$21.00 +Hard Knox Caesar Salad
Crisp hearts of romaine lettuce with shredded Parmesan cheese, croutons, and a house-made creamy Caesar dressing.
$12.00 +Southern Specials
Chicken & Waffle
Regular or spicy. Three pieces of our famous fried chicken served with a buttermilk Belgian waffle. Served with corn muffins.
$21.00 +Crawfish Étouffée
Crawfish and vegetables smothered in a thick, mildly spicy, tomato based sauce. Served with rice
$18.50Fried Chicken Pot Pie
Boneless fried chicken, roasted pearl onions, potatoes, carrots, and herb gravy topped with a house made puff pastry
$22.00Jambalaya
Pasta or rice. Linguini pasta or rice, shrimp, chicken, and beef sausage sautéed with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes in a Cajun tomato-based sauce. Served with corn muffins.
$21.00Entrées
Fried Chicken
Three pieces of our famous fried chicken. Served with choice of two sides and corn muffins.
$21.00 +Spicy Fried Chicken
Spicy version of our famous three piece fried chicken. Served with choice of two sides and corn muffins.
$21.00 +Cajun Meatloaf
Fresh ground chuck with Cajun seasoning served with gravy. Served with choice of two sides and corn muffins.
$19.00Catfish
Farm-raised catfish fillets, seasoned, then fried with a cornmeal batter or pan-fried on an iron skillet with blackening seasoning and butter. Served with choice of two sides and corn muffins.
$22.00BBQ Pork Spareribs
Oven-baked for tenderness, then barbecued and topped with a light mopping of BBQ sauce. Served with choice of two sides and corn muffins.
$22.00BBQ Chicken
Half chicken baked in the oven for tenderness, then barbecued and topped with a light mopping of BBQ sauce. Served with choice of two sides and corn muffins.
$21.50Country Fried Steak
Breaded cubed beef, fried, and served with country gravy. Served with choice of two sides and corn muffins.
$21.00Beef Short Ribs
Oven-baked tender ribs served with gravy. Served with choice of two sides and corn muffins.
$26.00Fried Pork Chops
Two center cut pork chops seasoned and fried to perfection. Served with choice of two sides and corn muffins.
$22.00Family-Style
Sides
Collard Greens
$7.00Coleslaw
$7.00Mixed Garden Salad
$7.00Red Beans & Rice
$7.00Stewed Cabbage
$7.00Potato Salad
$7.00Yam Fries
$7.00Rice & Gravy
$7.00Beverages
Coffee
$4.25Sweet Tea
$5.00Numi Hot Tea
$4.25Fountain Sodas
$5.00San Pellegrino
$4.00Fresh Lemonade
$5.00Brunch
Corned Beef Hash
House made corned beef hash served with two eggs any style and choice of toast
$19.50Crab Cake Benedict
House made crab cakes served with poached eggs, hollandaise on English muffins, and choice of hash browns or grits
$22.50Meat Lover's Scramble
Pork links, bacon, beef hot links, onions, spinach and Cheddar cheese served with hash browns or grits and choice of toast.
$18.00Veggie Scramble
Mushrooms, spinach, onions, tomatoes, and Swiss cheese, served with hash browns or grits and choice of toast.
$17.00Eggs Benedict
Poached eggs, Canadian bacon, and Hollandaise sauce on English muffins served with hash browns or grits.
$16.00Pulled Pork Eggs Benedict
Poached eggs, house-made BBQ pulled pork and Hollandaise sauce on English muffins served with hash browns or grits.
$18.00Eggs Florentine
Poached eggs, sautéed spinach, tomatoes, and Hollandaise sauce on English muffins served with hash browns or grits.
$16.00Hard Knox Omelet
With choice of sausage or bacon, spinach, tomatoes, and Cheddar cheese served with hash browns or grits and choice of toast.
$18.00Veggie Omelet
With spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, and Swiss cheese served with hash browns or grits and choice of toast.
$17.00Side Orders
Pork Link Sausages
$6.00Fried Catfish
Farm-raised catfish filets seasoned then fried with a cornmeal batter or pan-fried on an iron skillet with blackening seasoning and butter.
$14.00