char
modern american restaurant
Lunch Menu

 

 

appetizers

  

Edamame       7

Soybean pods steamed and topped with kosher salt.

 

 

Fried Sweet Plantains    7.5

Served with cilantro lime dipping sauce.

                           

             

Bruchetta    8

House-made French bread crostini spread with goat cheese topped with melange of marinated tomatoes, onion, garlic & basil & balsamic reduction.

 

 

    Spinach & Artichoke Dip    8 

Our house recipe topped with parmesan cheese, baked and served with house made  flour tortilla chips

                                                                            

             

             Pesto Flatbread    8.5   

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

                         

 

  soups 

   Crab & Red Pepper Bisque                       Soup du jour

                     cup  $4        bowl  $6                                   cup  $3      bowl  $5

 

salads   

 

 The Wedge    8

 Chilled iceberg lettuce topped with bacon, red onions, diced tomatoes

blue cheese crumbles & our house made blue cheese dressing

 

 

Grilled Caesar      8

Grilled and chilled hearts of romaine topped with our signature Caesar dressing & croutons,

anchovies & shaved parmesan

 

 

Black & Blue     12

Romain & spinach topped with marinated & grilled flank steak, red onions, granny smith apples, blue cheese crumbles & candied pecans served with our house-made blue cheese dressing.

 

 

Chef Salad     9

Sliced ham, turkey, bacon, onion & tomato over crispy romaine with a hard boiled egg & a shredded cheddar jack blend.

 

 

Mediterranean Grilled Salmon     13

Grilled Salmon, black olives, artichoke hearts, tomato, red onion and goat cheese over baby spinach with our house-made white balsamic vinaigrette.

                                         

 

sandwiches & entrees

 

     Turkey & Brie    7.5

            Sliced turkey served on toasted house-made sourdough with sliced granny smith apples & brie.

 

 

Chicken Salad Sandwich   7.5

Chopped hormone-free chicken breast with grapes, onion, celery & pecans

on toasted house-made hoagie.

 

 

Fried Green Tomato BLT    8

Panco encrused fried green tomatoes with bacon, lettuce, goat cheese, and tomato aioli on toasted house-made sourdough bread.

 

 

Crab Cake    9

Lump crab cake with lettuce, tomato, onion & basie aioli on Italian bread.

 

 

N.C. Trout Sandwich    9   

NC Trout broiled with smoked paprika & served on toasted Italian bread with lettuce, tomato and mayo.

 

 

Chili Rubbed Chicken Wrap     8

Hormone-free sliced chicken breast rubbed with a sweet & spicy chili powder based rub topped with tomatoes, carmelized onions, romaine & sour cream.

 

 

Mediterranean Chicken Sandwich    8.5

Hormone free chicken breast with pesto, red onion, tomatoes, spinach, buffalo mozzarella & a balsamic reduction. Served on Italian Bread

 

 

Fish & Chips     9

Beer battered Cod served with served with cole slaw, tartar sauce & seasoned french fries.

 

 

 Shrimp and Grits      12

Bacon, mushrooms, roasted red peppers & scallions sauteeed with a Cajun gravy served over creamy cheddar cheese grits

 

 

Fish Tacos (3)      9

Seasoned white fish, spicy cumin cream cheese, topped with a m melange of bell pepper, cilantro, cabbage & scallions.  Served with mango & pineapple salsa on flour tortillas.

 

 

 Pulled Pork Tacos (3)    9

With a spicy chili rojo sauce, cabbage, cilantro, bell peppers & onion. Served on flour tortillas.

 

 

 Original Burger       8

angus beef with lettuce, tomato, onions & pickle served on ciabatta bread

add cheese .75/ bacon 1.25

 

 

Blackened Goat Cheese Burger    9

With carmelized onions, roasted garlic spread & goat cheese served with a chili dill mayo.

Served on Italian Bread.

 

  

Tomato Mozzarella

With basil pesto, balsamic reduction & spinach on a toasted house-made hoagie bread.

 

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

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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

Finally and most importantly, YOU, our GUEST.

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**charcooks with 0 trans fat oil** we proudly use local and organic produce when available

we only serve USDA choice grade hormone free beef and hormone /antibiotic free poultry 

 

 

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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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