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    The Blue Chair Tavern

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    Brunch

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    Sharables & Small Plates

    • Deviled eggs

      Deviled Eggs "Blue Chair Style" (GF) Topped with crispy country ham and pickled mustard seeds.
      $9.00
    • Pimento Cheese & Corn Bread

      Pimento Cheese & Griddled Cornbread (GF Option) House-made palmetto roasted pepper pimento cheese served with warm, flat-top griddled cornmeal cakes.
      $12.00
    • Holy Smokin Wings

      Hickory-smoked wings tossed in our signature dry rub or house sauce. 87-8 wings
      $14.00
    • Chips and Queso

      $9.00

    Soups Greens

    • GUMBO

      Authentic dark-roux gumbo made from scratch every morning. Featuring a rotating cast of smoked meats, fresh seafood, and local seasonal vegetables. Served with rice and crusty bread. Ask for the details
      $11.00+
    • Caesar

      Crisp hearts of Romaine, signature creamy dressing, aged Parmesan, and cracked black pepper. Topped with house croutons
      $13.00
    • Roasted Beet and Feta

      roasted beets feta greens
      $12.00
    • Tavern Chili

      beef chili /cup or bowl
      $9.00

    Handhelds

    • PO BOY - Shrimp

      Half-pound of Gulf shrimp, beef tallow fries, slaw, and hushpuppies.
      $18.00
    • PO BOY - Catfish

      $17.00
    • PO BOY - Oyster

      OUT OF STOCK
      $18.00
    • PO BOY - Lost Vegan TOM

      fried green tomatoes po boy
      $16.00
    • Sewanee Smash Burger

      Two 3oz patties, caramelized onions, sharp cheddar, and LTO on toasted brioche.
      $12.50
    • American Burger

      6 ounces of ground chuck, cooked to order , LTO ,dill pickle on toasted brioche
      $14.50
    • Corn Dog

      Cron Dog
      $11.00
    • Fried chicken sandwich

      fried chicken breast , house slaw pickles on brioche
      $15.00
    • Pork Sandwich

      house smoked pulled pork
      $14.50
    • Patty Melt

      $15.00

    Baskets

    • CATFISH BASKET

      Cornmeal-dredged catfish, beef tallow fries, hushpuppies, and house-made tartar sauce.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $17.00
    • SHRIMP BASKET

      Half-pound of Gulf shrimp, beef tallow fries, slaw, and hushpuppies.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $18.00
    • Chicken Tenders

      4 Hand Breaded Chicken Tenders with Fries
      $14.00

    BIG Plates

    • Tennessee Catfish Plate

      $17.00
    • Cod

      $14.50
    • Big Easy Fried Shrimp Plate

      $18.00
    • Crab Cakes

      Two pan seared crab cakes, tavern remoulade, and okra-corn succotash. Great for sharing.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $19.00
    • Creole - Pasta Night

      OUT OF STOCK
      $48.00
    • Flounder

      OUT OF STOCK
      $19.00
    • Lost Mushroom - Pasta Night

      OUT OF STOCK
      $48.00
    • Smoked Pork - Pasta Night

      OUT OF STOCK
      $48.00
    • Pesto - Pasta Night

      OUT OF STOCK
      $48.00
    • Smoked Turkey

      House Smoked Turkey w/Potato salad , cole slaw
      OUT OF STOCK
      $13.95

    AddOnSides

    • Hushpuppies

      House made hushpuppies
      $4.00
    • VEG FRIES

      $6.00
    • Tallow Fries

      $6.00
    • Pimento cheese cup

      $8.00
    • VINEGAR SLAW

      $5.00
    • Oysters

      OUT OF STOCK
      $6.00+
    • Xtra 1 Shrimp

      $3.00
    • Xtra 3oz Chicken

      $3.00
    • Xtra 1 Oyster

      OUT OF STOCK
      $2.00
    • chicken fingers

      side of breaded chicken tenders
      $6.00

    Dirty Sodas

    • Order of the Gown

      $3.95
    • Angels Protection

      $3.95
    • Vice-Chancellor

      $4.25
    • Fog on the MT

      $4.25
    • The Cross Sunset

      $3.95
    • The Cheston Plunge

      $3.95

    Deli

    • Delta Club

      $14.50
    • Cajun Philly

      sliced steak pepper jack peeprs onions
      $15.50
    • Big Sexy Grilled Cheese|

      $14.00
    • Lost Vegan (Deli Edition)

      $13.00
    • Creole Potato Salad

      $4.50+

    Brunch

    FOR THE TABLE

    • Cinnamon-Sugar Donut Holes

      Fried to order and tossed in warm spiced sugar. Served with a salted caramel dipping sauce.
      $9.00
    • Roasted Beet Salad

      Roasted Beets , feta, field greens
      $12.00
    • cinnamon roll

      big Cinnamon Roll
      $6.50
    • Holy Smokin Wings

      Hickory-smoked wings tossed in our signature dry rub or house sauce. 87-8 wings
      $14.00

    GRIDDLE & FRYER SPECIALS

    • Morning After Smash Burger

      Two 3oz custom-blend beef patties, melted American cheese, griddled onions, and house pickles topped with a medium fried egg and our signature "Tavern Sauce" on a toasted brioche bun. Served with house fries.
      $12.50
    • New Orleans Style Pain Perdu

      Thick-cut Gambino’s French bread soaked in an Irish whiskey custard and griddled until golden brown. Served with smoked sausage, whipped butter, and warm maple syrup.
      $16.00
    • Hot Honey Chicken & Waffles

      Double-fried buttermilk chicken breast tossed in our house-made honey hot sauce. Served over a crisp Belgian waffle with a side of savory sausage gravy for dipping.
      $14.00
    • Loaded Breakfast Burrito

      Scrambled eggs, seared chorizo, crispy potatoes, and Monterey Jack cheese tucked into a flour tortilla and toasted on the griddle. Served with a side of sharp salsa verde.
      $15.00
    • Country Fried Steak & Eggs

      A Southern powerhouse. Prime cube steak, double-dredged and fried until shatteringly crisp. Smothered in velvety, cracked-pepper sausage gravy and served with two eggs of any style and house fries.
      $14.00
    • Sourdough Avocado Toast

      Thick-cut sourdough seared on the griddle with garlic butter, topped with smashed avocado, pickled red onions, and two over-easy eggs. Served with a side of mixed greens.
      $14.00
    • Tavern Standard

      two farm eggs hashbrowns , bacon or sausage toast
      $13.00
    • Butter Milk Pancake s

      fluffy pancakes
      $12.00
    • Sewanee Smash Burger

      Two 3oz patties, caramelized onions, sharp cheddar, and LTO on toasted brioche.
      $12.50
    • American Burger

      6 oz ground chuck bacon brioche
      $14.50
    • Big sexy morning melt

      house pimento cheese , bacon,fried egg tomatoes and sourdough
      $15.50
    • Cajun Philly

      sliced steak pepper jack peeprs onions
      $15.50
    • Delta Sunrise

      turkey ham bacon sourdough egg
      $14.50
    • chicken fingers basket

      chicken tenders and fries
      $14.00
    • state fair corndog basket

      two classic corndogs and fries
      $11.00
    • big easy po boy shrimp

      extra large shrimp
      $18.00
    • tennesse catfish po boy

      catfish po boy
      $17.00
    • Lost Vegan Po boy

      fried green tomatoes
      $16.00
    • Oysters po boy

      Deep fried plump oyster po boy
      $18.00

    SIDES & EXTRAS

    • 2 slices of Bacon

      $5.00
    • 2 Sage Sausage Patties

      $5.00
    • Homestyle Breakfast Potatoes

      $6.00
    • Sourdough toast

      $4.00
    • Simple Greens w/ Vinaigrette

      fresh greens
      $5.00
    • Single Egg (Any Style)

      $3.00
    • Hushpuppies

      House made hushpuppies
      $4.00
    • COLE SLAW

      Crisp shredded green cabbage and carrots folded into a sweet, tangy southern-style sweet cream dressing.
      $3.00
    • Hashbrowns

      golden hashbrowns
      $4.00

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    Restaurant info

    If the University is the heart of the Mountain, The Blue Chair Tavern is its living room. Tucked right in the center of downtown Sewanee, "The Chair" (as locals call it) is the quintessential village gathering spot where the line between "gown" and "town" happily blurs.

    Location

    41 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37375

    Directions

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    333 Summer Street
    Boston, MA 02210

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