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    Sweet Lou's Restaurant and Bar - Ponderay

    477272 Hwy 95

    Ponderay, ID 83852


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    Featured Items

    • Tailgate Egg Rolls

      Egg rolls stuffed with cream cheese, jalapenos, and mixed cheese. Served with homemade jalapeno jelly.
      $10.99
    • Cobb Salad

      Chicken, tomatoes, bacon, eggs, avocado and blue cheese crumbles. Served with you favorite Litehouse dressing.
      $19.99
    • Boneless Wings

      Your choice of dry or wet. Dry: Salt & Pepper, Cajun or Lemon Pepper. Wet: House BBQ or Buffalo.
      $15.99

    Appetizers

    • Ahi Poke App

      Half pound of Ahi tuna tossed with poke sauce and avocado. Served with toasted pita bread.
      $17.99
    • Birria Egg Rolls

      Slow-stewed Mexican seasoned beef with jack cheese, cilantro and onion. Served with consommé for dipping.
      $13.99
    • Bone-in Wings

      Your choice of dry or wet. Dry: Salt & Pepper, Cajun or Lemon Pepper. Wet: House BBQ or Buffalo.
      $15.99
    • Boneless Wings

      Your choice of dry or wet. Dry: Salt & Pepper, Cajun or Lemon Pepper. Wet: House BBQ or Buffalo.
      $15.99
    • Calamari

      Hand battered ring and tentacles served with Sriracha mayo and a cilantro lime aioli.
      $13.99
    • Potato Skins*

      Thick potato skins topped with cheese, bacon, sour cream and green onions
      $10.99
    • Queso Dip

      A Texas favorite with melted cheese, tomatoes, green chilies and spices served with a giant Bavarian pretzel.
      $16.99
    • Selkirk Nachos

      House fried chips, topped with smoked pulled pork, cheddar and jack cheese, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, sour cream and refried beans.
      $16.99
    • Tailgate Egg Rolls

      Egg rolls stuffed with cream cheese, jalapenos, and mixed cheese. Served with homemade jalapeno jelly.
      $10.99

    Salads

    • Caesar Salad

      Chopped romaine, parmesan and croutons tossed with creamy Caesar and topped with chicken.
      $13.99
    • Cobb Salad

      Chicken, tomatoes, bacon, eggs, avocado and blue cheese crumbles. Served with you favorite Litehouse dressing.
      $19.99
    • Greek Salad

      Marinated chicken breast served over romaine with grape tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese, red onions and kalamata olives. Served with dill dressing and toasted pita.
      $17.99
    • Steelhead Peach Salad

      Seared Atlantic salmon served over mixed greens tossed in mango vinaigrette with grilled peaches, goat cheese, grape tomatoes and sliced almonds.
      $23.99
    • Seared Ahi Salad

      Thinly sliced seared ahi, served over mixed greens, tossed in our toasted sesame dressing with cucumbers, avocado, green onions, shredded carrots and mandarin oranges.
      $18.99
    • Spinach Salad

      Dried cranberries, avocado, feta, tomatoes, candied walnuts
      $13.99
    • Side Caesar

      Chopped romaine, parmesan and croutons tossed with creamy Caesar
      $5.00
    • Side Salad

      Crisp greens with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion
      $5.00

    Burgers

    • 60/40 Burger

      We ground beef and bacon together in harmony for the ultimate bacon cheese burger. Topped with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato an onion.
      $19.99
    • Beef Cheeseburger*

      Ground Certified Angus Beef topped with lettuce, onion and tomatoes.
      $15.49
    • Bison Burger

      7 oz. hand formed ground bison topped with Havarti cheese, grilled onions, garlic mayo, lettuce and sliced tomato.
      $21.99
    • Bleu & Mushroom Burger

      Grilled Certified Angus Beef with sauteed mushrooms melted blue cheese crumbles, lettuce, tomato and onions.
      $17.99
    • California Burger

      Ground steak burger with pepper jack cheese, avocado lettuce, tomato and onions.
      $16.99
    • Jalapeño Burger

      Ground steak burger topped with fire roasted jalapenos, pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomato and onions.
      $15.99
    • Mushroom & Swiss Burger

      Ground Certified Angus Burger with sauteed mushroom, melted Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and onions.
      $16.99
    • Portabella Burger

      Grilled portabella mushroom topped with sauteed zucchini noodles, fire roasted red peppers and topped with a tomato basil aioli. Available Vegan.
      $14.99
    • Tailgate Burger

      Ground Certified Angus Beef with our tailgate egg roll filling, pepper jelly and fried wonton strips.
      $15.99
    • Triple Bacon Burger

      Our 60/40 burger patty topped with melted havarti, bacon jam and sliced bacon on a Hawaiian bun.
      $22.99
    • Western Burger

      Ground steak burger with BBQ pulled pork, fried onions and jack cheese.
      $16.99

    Sandwiches

    • BBQ Chicken Sandwich

      House BBQ along with jack cheese, red onions and bacon toasted on a Tuscan roll
      $15.99
    • Caprese Chicken Sandwich

      Sliced chicken breast topped with melted mozzarella, sliced tomatoes and basil mayo spread. Served on a toasted French roll.
      $16.99
    • Chicken Banh Mi

      Grilled chicken breast with pickled onions, cucumbers and carrots along with fresh sliced jalapenos, pesto and Sriracha mayo on our Tuscan roll.
      $16.99
    • Classic Steak Sandwich

      Marinated charbroiled top sirloin topped with melted blue cheese crumbles and sauteed mushrooms with a garlic aioli spread on a toasted Tuscan roll.
      $20.99
    • Cuban Sandwich

      Braised citrus pulled pork with sliced ham, pickles, Swiss cheese and mustard on a grilled Tuscan roll.
      $15.99
    • Grown Ups' Grilled Cheese

      Melted havarti and cheddar cheeses along with tomatoes, bacon, basil spread and mayo sandwiched between toasted sourdough bread
      $13.99
    • Roasted Pep & Chic Sandwich

      Grilled chicken breast topped with fire roasted red and jalapeno peppers, bacon, pepper jack cheese, grilled onions and Sriracha mayo on a toasted Tuscan roll.
      $16.99
    • Steelhead BLT

      Cold smoked salmon on honey wheat bread with bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and mayo.
      $19.99
    • Shrimp Po Boy

      Hand breaded prawns with shredded lettuce, tomatoes and Cajun remoulade on a French roll.
      $17.99
    • Turkey Sandwich

      Herb roasted turkey breast served warm with melted Swiss cheese, sliced tomatoes, lettuce, mayo and topped with a cranberry spread on a toasted French roll.
      $15.99
    • 1/2 BBQ Chicken Sandwich & Soup

      House BBQ along with jack cheese, red onions and bacon toasted on a Cuban roll
      $9.99
    • 1/2 BTLA & Soup

      A = avocado and awesome, served on wheat bread
      $9.99
    • 1/2 PB&J & Soup

      Locally made huckleberry jam with chunky peanut butter and bacon on wheat bread
      $9.99
    • 1/2 Turkey Club & Soup

      Herb roasted turkey, cheddar and jack cheese, lettuce, onion, tomatoes, mayo, bacon, served on wheat bread
      $9.99

    Tacos

    • Ahi Poke Tacos

      Ahi tuna tossed with poke sauce and avocado over coleslaw in fried flour tortillas.
      $14.99
    • Mahi Tacos

      Three pan fried Mahi tacos served over coleslaw and topped with our cilantro lime aioli.
      $15.99
    • Chicken Tacos

      Grilled chicken breast with our house pico and sliced avocado on toasted corn tortillas.
      $13.99

    Entrees online

    • 12oz Ribeye

      12 oz. Hand-cut Certified Angus Beef Ribeye, seasoned and cooked to your desired temperature.
      $43.99
    • 16 oz Ribeye

      16 oz. Hand-cut Certified Angus Beef Ribeye, seasoned and cooked to your desired temperature.
      $59.99
    • 6oz Top Sirloin

      Hand-cut Certified Angus Beef top sirloin. Grilled to your desired temperature.
      $21.99
    • Baby Back Ribs

      Half rack of slow smoked pork ribs. Caramelized with your choice of BBQ sauce: house or bourbon Smoked fresh daily. So when they are gone, they're gone!
      $25.99
    • Bacon Mac & Cheese

      Bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms in a cheddar and jack cheese sauce. Served with garlic bread. No sides with this entree.
      $17.99
    • Beer Battered Fish

      Hand-battered wild Alaskan cod in our house beer batter. Served with your choice of one side.
      $17.99
    • Bison Ribs

      Tender ribs glazed with our bourbon BBQ sauce. Fred Flintstone would be jealous.
      $39.99
    • Bleu & Mush Sirloin

      Melted bleu cheese crumbles and sauteed mushrooms top our hand cut 6 oz top sirloin.
      $23.99
    • Bruschetta Chicken

      Grilled chicken breast topped with blistered tomatoes, garlic, melted parmesan cheese and fresh basil.
      $14.99
    • Cajun Prawns

      Hand breaded Creole prawns served with Cajun remoulade for dipping.
      $18.99
    • Chicken Fried Steak

      No explanation necessary
      $19.99
    • Filet Mignon

      6oz hand cut Certified Angus Beef filet wrapped in bacon.
      $40.99
    • Grilled Prawns

      Grilled prawns brushed with garlic butter and grilled to perfection
      $18.99
    • Pork Ribeye

      Extremely tender and juicy pork ribeye, grilled and topped with an apple and cranberry compote.
      $18.99
    • Steelhead

      Pan seared fresh steelhead trout
      $23.99
    • Steak & Prawns

      Our 6oz hand cut Certified Angus Beef top sirloin, grilled to your desired temp and served with a skewer of grilled prawns.
      $29.99
    • Southwest Chicken Alfredo

      A mix of chicken, black beans, grilled corn and peppers tossed in a creamy Alfredo sauce with radiatore pasta. Topped with diced red onions and cilantro. Served with garlic bread. (no addtional side)
      $19.99

    Lou's Pals

    • Kids' Chicken Tenders

      Two jumbo chicken tenders with you choice of dipping sauce.
      $5.99
    • Kids' Grilled Cheese

      Grilled honey wheat bread with cheddar cheese.
      $5.99
    • Kids' Mac & Cheese

      A version of the adult entrée but toned down for tiny palates.
      $5.99
    • Kids' PB&J

      Honey wheat bread with huckleberry jelly and peanut butter.
      $5.99
    • Kids' Plate

      One hard boiled egg, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, pita triangles.
      $5.99
    • Kids' Cheeseburger

      1/4 pound burger topped with cheddar cheese.
      $6.99
    • Kids' Ribs

      Three smoked pork ribs with your choice of BBQ sauce.
      $8.99
    • Kids' Ice Cream

      $1.99

    Desserts

    • Brownie Skillet

      Ghirardelli triple chocolate brownie topped with ice cream, caramel and chocolate sauce.
      $9.99
    • Cheesecake of the Day

      Homemade cheesecake. Flavor varies by day.
      $7.99
    • Choc Chip Cookie

      Cooked when you order (plan for 10 minutes) & topped with vanilla ice cream
      $8.99
    • GF Choc Chip Cookie

      Our famous cookie skillet but without the gluten.
      $9.99
    • Huckleberry Cobbler

      It’s back…sweet cake cobbler with huckleberries and vanilla bean ice cream.
      $9.99
    • Peach Cobbler

      Peaches baked with a sweet biscuit topping, served with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.
      $9.99

    Sides

    • Baked Beans - Side Order

      $2.99
    • Baked Potato - Side Order

      $5.99
    • Cole Slaw - Side Order

      $1.99
    • French Fries - Side Order

      $4.99
    • Garlic Bread - Side Order

      $1.50
    • Guacamole - Side Order

      $2.50
    • Loaded Mash - Side Order

      $4.50
    • Mashed Potato - Side Order

      $3.50
    • Potato Chips - Side Order

      $3.99
    • Swt Potato FF - Side Order

      $7.99
    • Veggies - Side Order

      $2.99
    • Wild Rice Pilaf - Side Order

      OUT OF STOCK
      $2.99

    Beverages

    • Coca-Cola

      Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
      $2.99
    • Dr. Pepper

      $2.99
    • Diet Coke

      Take a Diet Coke break with this refreshing, no-calorie soft drink
      $2.99
    • Lemonade

      $2.99
    • Coca-Cola Zero Sugar

      Enjoy the great taste of Coca-Cola with zero sugar, zero calories
      $2.99
    • POWERADE

      $2.99
    • Root Beer

      $2.99
    • Sprite

      Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
      $2.99
    • Arnold Palmer

      $2.99
    • Shirley Temple

      $2.99
    • Roy Rogers

      $2.99
    • Ginger Ale

      $2.99
    • Ice Tea

      $2.99
    • Evans Brothers' Coffee

      $2.99
    • Evans Brothers' Decaf

      $2.99
    • Kids' Soda

      $0.99
    • Kids' Apple Juice

      $0.99
    • Kids' Milk

      $0.99
    • Kids' Choc Milk

      $0.99
    • Kids' Grapefruit Juice

      $0.99
    • Kids' Huckleberry Lemonade

      $1.99
    • Kids' OJ

      $0.99
    • Kids' Pineapple Juice

      $0.99
    • Ginger Beer

      $2.99
    • Hot Apple Cider

      $2.99
    • Hot Chocolate

      $2.99
    • Kids' Strawberry Lemonade

      $1.99
    • Huckleberry Lemonade

      $3.99
    • Strawberry Lemonade

      $3.99
    • Milk

      $2.99
    • Red Bull

      $3.50

    All hours
    Sunday11:00 am - 9:45 pm
    Monday11:00 am - 9:45 pm
    Tuesday11:00 am - 9:45 pm
    Wednesday11:00 am - 9:45 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 9:45 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 9:45 pm
    Saturday11:00 am - 3:30 pm
    Restaurant info

    Located at the base of Schweitzer Mountain Resort you will find home-style comfort food, made with high-quality ingredients, served in generous portions, all at a reasonable price. Add 20 (4K) televisions for great game viewing and a full bar and you’ve found the recipe for Sweet Lou’s success.

    Location

    477272 Hwy 95, Ponderay, ID 83852

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