Mara's Southern Kitchen

Appetizers

• Oysters on the Half Shell, dz

  • Market Price

• Char-grilled Oysters, dz

  • Market Price

• Live Cajun Crawfish Boil, lb

  • Market Price

• Gator Bites$12.00

  Louisiana alligator diced and marinated in a Cajun sauce, dusted with seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Remoulade sauce

• Crab Fingers$16.00

  No cracking required Louisiana crab fingers sautéed in a garlic butter sauce

• Cajun Wings

  A dozen jumbo wings dusted with seasoned flour, fried crisp, tossed with Mara's Cajun sauce, served with Ranch dressing

  • (6)$7.00
  • (12)$13.00

• Spicy Artichoke$8.00

• Spicy Shrimp Dip$10.00

  Gulf shrimp cooked in our Cajun boil, chopped and mixed with herbs and cream cheese. Served with crackers. (GF No Crackers)

• Artichoke Dip$9.00

  This baked dip has been a family favorite for generations. Served with crackers (GF No Crackers)

• Fried Frenzy$8.00

  Fried green tomatoes, fried pickles and hush puppies

• Hush Puppies$7.00

  Fried jalapeno cornbread served with Mara's herbed butter

• Fried Green Tomatoes$8.00

  Green tomatoes, sliced and dusted with our seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Mara's Remoulade sauce

• Fried Pickles$7.00

  Sliced dill pickles, dusted with seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Mara's Remoulade sauce

• Crawfish Stuffed Bread$16.00

  Crawfish tails and cheese, spiced and stuffed into a hollowed out French baguette, baked crisp and gooey.

• Crawfish Cheesecake$14.00

  Crawfish tails, Andouille sausage, cream cheese and more make this a spicy, savory, rich treat. A party in your mouth!

• Peel and Eat Shrimp

  Gulf shell-on shrimp cooked in our Cajun spicy boil then chilled

  • 1/4$8.00
  • 1/2$15.00
  • (1)$30.00

• Appetizer Sampler

  Peel and eat shrimp, Cajun wings, deviled eggs and fried green tomatoes

  • For 1$8.00
  • For 2$13.00
  • For 4$26.00

Salads

• Mara's House Salad$9.00

  Romaine, hard boiled egg, avocado and tomato tossed with Mara's Italian dressing

• Traditional Caesar Salad$9.00

  Romaine, shredded parmesan and croutons tossed with Mara's oil based anchovy Caesar dressing

• Spinach Oyster Salad$12.00

  Fresh baby spinach tossed with red onions, spiced pecans, blue cheese and Mara's Italian dressing, topped with cornmeal dusted fried Louisiana oysters

• Iceberg Wedge Salad$8.00

  Grape tomatoes, house cured and smoked bacon, house spiced and roasted pecans, crumbled blue cheese with Italian OR Ranch dressing

Salads Addition

• Grilled Shrimp$4.00

• Grilled Chicken$3.00

• Pulled Smoked Pork$3.00

• Chopped Brisket$3.00

• Poached Salmon$5.00

Sandwiches

• Po' Boys

  Dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, Crystal hot sauce and Mara's Remoulade, served in a French baguette with a side of No-Mayo Cole Slaw

  • Oyster$14.00
  • Shrimp$14.00
  • Crawfish$14.00
  • Catfish$14.00
  • Combo (1/2 and 1/2 of any two)$15.00

• Poached Salmon BLT$15.00

  Poached salmon, bacon, lettuce and tomato on a French baguette with Mara's homemade Creole honey mustard sauce

• Bacon Lettuce and Tomato$9.00

  House cured and smoked bacon with lettuce, tomato and honey mustard (GF No bun)

• Grilled Chicken$8.00

  Grilled and basted with a choice of our Texas, Arkansas or Cajun sauce, dressed on a sesame seed bun with tomato, pickles and lettuce

• Lobster Roll$20.00

  Served with choice of Creole onion rings OR no-mayo cole slaw (GF on lettuce leaves)

• Lobster BLT$20.00

  Mara's lobster salad, bacon, lettuce, tomato on herb buttered Texas toast, served with choice of Creole onion rings OR French fries OR no-mayo cole slaw

• Lobster Reuben$20.00

  Mara's lobster salad, Remoulade sauce, sauerkraut and Swiss on herb buttered grilled rye, served with choice of Creole onion rings OR French fries OR no-mayo cole slaw

Soups

• Okra Seafood Gumbo$11.00

  A spicy okra gumbo with Gulf shrimp and crab, served over rice

• Okra Chicken Andouille Gumbo (Seasonal)$11.00

  A spicy okra gumbo with chicken and Andouille sausage, served over rice

• Texas all-beef Chili$11.00

  Ground beef, onions and spices. Served with saltines and optional cheddar cheese and red onion (No cheese, GF No crackers)

• Soup of the Day

  • Price varies

Stuffed Jumbo Potatoes

Add one meat from the following ($2 each): House cured and smoked pork belly bacon, Smoked chopped brisket, Smoked pulled pork, Smoked diced sausage, Texas all-beef chili and red onions

• Plain Stuffed Potato$9.00

  Herbed butter, sour cream, parmesan and cheddar cheeses, chives

Seafood Selections

Ask about our Seasonal Fish Selections

• New Orleans BBQ Black Peppered Shrimp$27.00

  Jumbo, shell-on gulf shrimp marinated in black pepper and garlic, baked in butter, served with bread for dunking (GF No bread)

• Clambake$25.00

  1 lb. musssels, 1 dz Little Neck clams, potatoes, corn on the cob, mushrooms steamed in a wine, champagne and garlic broth with a "bite" of spice. OPTIONAL: Lobster at Market Price

• Blackened Redfish$26.00

  Gulf redfish fillet blackened with Josh's special blend of spices, served on a bed of sautéed collard greens (* Olive oil for the greens)

• Gulf Speckled Trout (seasonal)$18.00

• Red Snapper (seasonal)$18.00

• Andouille Crusted Tilapia (seasonal)$18.00

  Andouille sausage cooked, crumbled and mixed with bread crumbs, baked, then smothered with a Creole mustard, white wine and cream sauce. Served with roasted Brussels sprouts

• Catfish New Orlean$22.00

  Farm raised Southern catfish fillet sautéed with Creole seasonings, then baked, smothered with crawfish etouffee, served on a bed of white rice

• Creole Spiced Catfish$20.00

  Farm raised Southern catfish fillet baked with Creole seasonings, diced fresh tomatoes, red onions and white wine, served on a bed of sauteed collard greens (* olive oil for the greens)

• Pecan Crusted Catfish (seasonal)$24.00

  Farm raised Southern catfish fillet baked with a pecan and bread crumb crust, served on a bed of sweet potatoes, drizzled with a coulis made with Abita Pecan Harvest beer

• Catfish Josh (seasonal)$27.00

  Farm raised Southern catfish fillet dusted in comrnmeal, fried crisp, then smothered with a cheese, shrimp and crawfish tail sauce. Served with sauteed collard greens.

• Fisherman's Platter$21.00

  Fried Gulf shrimp, oysters and catfish, served with hush puppies, garlic mashed potatoes and Mara's Remoulade sauce (GF No hush puppies)

• Combination Platter$19.00

  Crawfish Etouffee, Jambalaya, Red Beans and Rice

Land Selections

• Chicken Fried Steak$17.00

  Round steak hand sliced, tenderized, dredged in seasoned flour, pan fried crisp then smothered with gravy, served with gravy smothered white rice OR garlic mashed potatoes. Choice of white or brown gravy. (No white gravy)

• Southern Fried Chicken$13.00

  A family favorite for generations! Half chicken served with cheese grits OR garlic mashed potatoes and brown gravy

• Quarter Fried Chicken

  Served with choice of garlic mashed potatoes OR cheese grits

  • Dark Meat$8.00
  • White Meat$9.00

• Rack of Lamb (seasonal)

  Four ribs rubbed with fresh garlic, baked in a Dijon mustard crust, served with roasted fresh garlic, grilled asparagus and a roasted cauliflower puree.

  • Market Price

• Smoked, Bourbon braised Short Ribs$21.00

  Seasoned and smoked, then braised in bourbon and molasses with carrots and onions, served over a bed of corn grits.

Cajun and Southern Sides

• Jambalaya$13.00

  Rice spiced and simmered with Andouille sausage and chicken

• Crawfish Etouffee$15.00

  Peeled Gulf shrimp or crawfish tails gently simmered in a buttery, spicy sauce, served over white rice

• Macaroni and Cheese$8.00

  Prepared with a blend of cheddar and parmesan cheeses

• Shrimp Grits$15.00

  Cheese grits topped with shrimp sauteed in garlic butter, garnished with chives and crumbled bacon

• Quarter Fried Chicken

  Dusted with seasoned flour, fried crisp, served with choice of cheese grits OR garlic mashed potatoes (* No mashed potatoes)

  • Dark$8.00
  • White$9.00

Arkansas Smoked Barbeque

Our meats are smoked. They are gluten and dairy free.

• Sandwiches

  Dressed with Mara's spicy sandwich slaw, served with a side of No-Mayo Cole Slaw. Choice of: Chopped Brisket, Pulled Pork, Sausage

  • Served on a Sesame Seed Bun$10.00
  • Served on a French Baguette$11.00

Platters

Served with choice of jalapeno cornbread OR Texas Toast PLUS choice of two sides. Cornbread and Texas Toast are NEITHER GLUTEN NOR DAIRY FREE.

• Quarter Chicken

  • Dark$9.00
  • White$10.00

• Half Smoked Chicken$14.00

• Half Smoked Duck$27.00

  Brined then smoked. Served with rice pilaf, grilled asparagus and jalapeno cornbread.

• Brisket, Pork OR Sausage$16.00

• Brisket and Pork$20.00

• Quarter Rack (3) St. Louis Ribs$11.00

• Quarter Rack (3) Baby Back Ribs$13.00

• Three Qtr Rack (9) St. Louis Ribs$21.00

• Three Qtr Rack (9) Baby Back Ribs$23.00

• Baby Back Ribs

  • Half Rack (6)$18.00
  • Full Rack (12)$27.00

• St. Louis

  • Half Rack (6)$16.00
  • Full Rack (12)$25.00

• Rib Combo - Half Rack of Each$28.00

• Angus Beef Ribs (3)$15.00

• Chicken and Ribs$15.00

  1/4 dark chicken, 1/4 rack St. Louis

• Chicken, Ribs and Meat$19.00

  1/4 dark chicken, 1/4 rack St. Louis ribs, Choice of: sliced brisket, pulled pork OR smoked sausage

• Stephen's Ultimate Combo$0.36

  3 St. Louis ribs, 3 baby back ribs, 1 beef rib, pulled pork, sliced brisket and smoked sausage

Side Dishes

• Fried Okra$7.00

  dusted with cornmeal, fried crisp

• Garlic Mashed Potatoes$7.00

• Sweet Potato Marshmallow Casserole$7.00

• Collard Greens$7.00

  cooked with Andouille sausage

• Black Eyed Peas$7.00

• Red Beans and Rice$7.00

• Cheese Grits$7.00

• Cajun Spicy Corn on the Cob$7.00

• Corn Pudding$7.00

• Creole Spiced Shoestring Onion Rings$7.00

• French Fries - Hand Cut$7.00

• Smoked "Levi" Beans$7.00

• Potato Salad$7.00

• No-Mayo Cole Slaw$7.00

• Mara's Homemade Hamburgers$7.00

  Half pound house ground Angus brisket or ground turkey blended with onions and garlic, seasoned, then char-grilled to order, served on a house made pretzel bun, mwith hand cut Yukon Gold French fries

• Mara's Mega Burger$18.00

  Char-grilled split hot dog, hamburger, Texas BBQ sauce, chili, cheddar, red onion on a sesame seed bun

• Old Fashioned$12.00

  Creole mustard, pickles and red onion

• Cheese burger$13.00

  Pickles, tomato, onion, lettuce. Choice of: cheddar, American, pepper jack, blue cheese, Swiss

• Bayou burger$13.00

  Mara's Remoulade sauce, Crystal, lettuce, tomato, pickle

• Chili burger$15.00

  Mara's chili, red onion, cheddar cheese

• Cajun burger$14.00

  Mara's wing sauce, fried carrot, blue cheese

• Mushroom burger$14.00

  Sauteed onions and mushrooms, Swiss

• BBQ burger$14.00

  Arkansas BBQ sauce, onion rings, blue cheese

• Pulled pork burger$15.00

  Texas BBQ sauce, topped with pulled pork, spicy sandwich slaw

• SoCal burger$15.00

  Guacamole, pepper jack cheese

Mara's All-Beef Hot Dogs

Char-grilled to order

• The dog$6.00

  A char-grilled hot dog with French's mustard, pickle relish and red onion

• Chili dog$9.00

  Mara's all-beef chili, cheddar and red onion