We also have a gluten-free/vegan menu available 

appetizers

Thai Beef Tidbits      9

 Sautéed flank steak in a soy/butter sauce served with a creamy sweet Thai chili sauce.

Fried Green Tomatoes     8

Panko encrusted green tomatoes topped with a smoked paprika & crawfish cream sauce.

Spinach & Artichoke Dip     8

Our house recipe topped with asiago cheese & served with flour tortilla chips.

add crab meat  4

Edamame     7

Steamed soybean pods topped with Kosher salt.

Plantains 7

Sweet plaintains fried and served with a cilantro lime dipping sauce

Ahi Tuna     9

Seared & chilled sashimi-grade Ahi tuna served over fried wontons topped with Asian slaw

& dressed with our citrus-ginger vinaigrette.

Fried Calamari    8

Panko encrusted & lightly fried, served with basil aioli.

Crab Cake    9

Lump crab meat served over a basil aioli & topped with organic micro greens.

Pesto Flatbread     8

House-made flatbread with basil pesto & topped with chopped sun dried tomatoes, black olives, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers & mushrooms.  Topped with goat cheese & a balsamic reduction.  

Baked Brie      11

Served with house-made toast points &a raspberry coulis.

Bruschetta       8

A mélange of marinated tomatoes, onion, garlic & basil. Served on garlic toast points with goat cheese & finished with a Tuscan herb-infused olive oil.

soups

Crab & Red Pepper Bisque            Soup du  Jour 

         cup ~$4 /bowl~$6                    cup ~$3 /bowl ~$5

salads

add grilled/blackened chicken 4       add shrimp or crab cake 6       add salmon or tuna 7

Mediterranean Grilled Salmon     13

Baby spinach, black olives, artichoke hearts, tomato, red onion & goat cheese.

Wedge      8

Chilled organic iceberg topped with chopped bacon, red onions, diced tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles & our house-made blue cheese dressing.

Grilled Caesar     8

Grilled & chilled romaine heart topped with our signature Caesar dressing, croutons, anchovies & shaved parmesan.

Grilled Shrimp Salad      14

Grilled & chilled shrimp, bacon, baby spinach, strawberries, roasted corn & pecans tossed in a strawberry vinaigrette.

Black & Bleu        12

Romaine & spinach topped with marinated flank steak, red onions, granny smith apples, blue cheese crumbles & candied pecans. Served with our house made blue cheese dressing.

 entrées

       all entrées except shrimp & grits served with vegetables d’ jour

                                 Grilled  Filet         4 oz ~$19   /    8oz~$26

Beef Tenderloin topped with a sautéed wild mushroom, shallots, garlic & red wine reduction. Served with roasted fingerling potatoes tossed with Swiss chard.

 12 oz Rib-Eye         24

Grilled hand-cut black angus beef topped with blue cheese cream sauce & onion hay over mashed sweet potatoes.

   N.C. Trout         18   

N.C. Trout broiled with smoked paprika served with creamy cheddar cheese grits.

Veggie Plate  14 

Wilted Swiss chard, mushrooms & roasted garlic sautéed with our vegetable du jour served with mashed sweet potatoes & chopped romaine tossed in our house made white balsamic vinaigrette.

Potato Encrusted Tilapia      19

Tilapia with house made vegetable ravioli tossed in a baby spinach cream.

Curried Scallops      19

Curry rubbed sea scallops served with sautéed bell peppers & cabbage tossed with linguini & topped with a *spicy curry ginger sauce.

 Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs    16

Topped with lemon & butter served over roasted fingerling potatoes tossed with wilted Swiss chard.

                      Shrimp & Grits  *our signature dish     21

Jumbo shrimp, bacon, roasted red peppers, mushrooms & scallions sautéed with a Cajun gravy,

served over cheddar cheese grits.

Ravioli du Jour        16       

Featuring Pasta Wench’s locally made ravioli. Ask your server about this evening’s dish.

Lollipop Grilled Lamb     32   

Grilled New Zealand lamb topped with a mint & parsley pesto over wild rice.

      Wild Mushrooms & Linguini     16

A blend of wood ears, shiitakes & hen of the woods sautéed with spinach & tossed 

with linguini in a pimento cream sauce.

        add a char house salad to any entree for    $4

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We also have a  gluten-free/vegan menu available.  Please ask your server for details

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  Tazo Hot Tea   $2.25   •  San Pellegrino Sparkling Water $4

Expresso News Coffee     ·  Pepsi Products   •   Sweet and Unsweet Tea

 RedBull & Sugar Free Redbull   $4     •    Voss Artesian Still Water   $4  

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A Special Thanks to: 

Lett-Us-Produce · Boone Meat Center · New River Organic Growers ·  Sunshine Cove Farms  Zydeco Moone Farms. Art of Oil · Watauga Arts Council ·SOS Printing •Expresso News Coffee

Finally and most importantly, YOU, our GUEST.

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Char Restaurant ♦ Downtown Boone NC ♦ 179 Howard Street ♦ 828-266-2179

 Char uses locally grown and organic foods whenever possible
 

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