Early Girl Eatery - Downtown Asheville

Starters

• Quick BreadsUSD 5.00

  Served warm. Pumpkin Ginger or Banana

• Half Order House GranolaUSD 4.75

  A vegan specialty, topped with fresh fruit, served with organic soy milk, 2% milk, or yogurt

Breakfast

Served All Day!

• Egg Biscuit*USD 3.75

• Biscuit and GravyUSD 4.50

  Our homemade biscuit topped with vegetarian herb cream gravy or smoky bacon gravy

• Biscuit French ToastUSD 9.00

  Cinnamon battered biscuits, fresh whipped cream, seasonal fruit, with organic maple syrup

• Southern Breakfast*USD 8.50

  2 eggs any style with grits or homefries and toast or a homemade biscuit

• Multigrain PancakesUSD 11.00

  Three cakes with organic maple syrup

• Shrimp and GritsUSD 14.00

  Jumbo shrimp sautéed in a spicy brown gravy with peppers, green onions, tomato, and andouille sausage over stone-ground grits

• Vegan Tofu ScrambleUSD 11.00

  Marinated organic tofu with peas, red onions, mushrooms, tomato, and spinach, served with toast or a homemade biscuit

• Spinach Potato Cakes*USD 12.00

  Two cakes topped with tomato gravy, served with 2 eggs any style and choice of toast or biscuit

• Local Sausage & Sweet Potato ScrambleUSD 13.00

  Eggs scrambled with housemade sausage, shiitake mushrooms, sweet potatoes, bacon, and green onion, served with toast or a homemade biscuit

• Veggie Breakfast Bowl*USD 13.00

  Rice, black beans, sweet potatoes, fresh spinach, Cheddar cheese, and scrambled eggs, topped with salsa and avocado relish

• Porky Breakfast Bowl*USD 13.00

  Homefries, BBQ pork, scrambled eggs, and local aged Cheddar smothered in smoky bacon gravy

• House GranolaUSD 8.50

  A vegan specialty, topped with fresh fruit, served with organic soy milk, 2% milk, or yogurt

• Black Bean and Cheddar OmeletUSD 11.00

  Topped with salsa and sour cream, served with homefries and toast

• Cheese and Herb OmeletUSD 11.00

  Local aged Cheddar cheese and chopped fresh herbs, served with homefries and toast

Breakfast à La Carte

• Fresh FruitUSD 4.50

• One PancakeUSD 4.00

• One Egg*USD 2.00

• ToastUSD 2.00

• Gluten Free ToastUSD 2.00

• BiscuitUSD 2.00

• HomefriesUSD 3.00

• Stone-Ground GritsUSD 3.00

• Spinach Potato CakeUSD 2.00

• BaconUSD 3.00

• Local Pork SausageUSD 3.00

• Local Country HamUSD 3.00

• Baked Local TempehUSD 3.00

• Vegan Tomato GravyUSD 3.00

• Vegetarian Herb Cream Gravy.USD 3.00

• Smoky Bacon GravyUSD 3.00

• AvocadoUSD 3.00

• Pimento CheeseUSD 1.50

• Add CheddarUSD 0.75

Soup & Appetizers

• Soup of the Day

  • CupUSD 3.00
  • BowlUSD 4.50

• Seasonal Pickle & Local Cheese PlatterUSD 12.00

  Served with deviled eggs and crostinis

• Fried Green Tomato NapoleonUSD 11.00

  Fried green tomatoes layered with fresh basil and herbed fromage blanc, topped with salsa and balsamic dressing, served over grits

Meat & Two

Choose one protein and two vegetables. Dinners served with a homemade biscuit

• Vegetable PlateUSD 11.50

  Choose four vegetables with cornbread

Proteins

• Pan-Fried Free Range ChickenUSD 16.00

  With herb cream gravy

• Spinach Potato CakesUSD 14.00

  Three cakes topped with tomato gravy

• Pan-Fried CatfishUSD 15.00

  Topped with green tomato chutney

• MeatloafUSD 15.00

  Prepared with local, hormone-free beef, topped with tomato gravy

Vegetables

Each day's Special Vegetables are posted in the restaurant

• Cucumber Onion Salad

  • A La CarteUSD 3.00

• Stone-Ground Grits

  • A La CarteUSD 3.00

• Black-Eyed Peas

  • A La CarteUSD 3.00

• Ginger Coleslaw

  • A La CarteUSD 3.00

• Candied Yams

  • A La CarteUSD 3.00

• Mashed Potatoes

  • A La CarteUSD 3.00

• Collard Greens

  with ham

  • A La CarteUSD 3.00

• French Fries

  • A La CarteUSD 3.00

• Pickled Beets

  • A La CarteUSD 3.00

• CornbreadUSD 2.50

• Macaroni and Cheese

  • A La CarteUSD 3.00

Sandwiches

Served with cup of soup, French fries, or vegetable

• Grilled Tempeh SandwichUSD 11.00

  Chipotle-maple tempeh with roasted tomato, arugula, and black-eyed pea hummus on wheat bread

• Grilled Pimento Cheese SandwichUSD 9.50

  House pimento cheese grilled with arugula and tomato on whole wheat

• Cheeseburger*USD 12.00

  Locally raised hormone-free beef topped with local aged Cheddar, basil mayo, lettuce, tomato, and grilled red onions

• BBQ Pork SandwichUSD 11.00

  Chopped hormone-free pork with ginger coleslaw

• Tempeh ReubenUSD 11.00

  Baked local tempeh, sauerkraut, Russian dressing, and Swiss cheese

• Avocado and Sprout SandwichUSD 10.00

  On wheat toast with local sprouts, cucumber slices, tomato, and black-eyed pea hummus

• Grilled Chicken SandwichUSD 11.00

  With herbed fromage blanc, arugula, bacon, and tomato

• Catfish SandwichUSD 11.00

  Topped with house chipotle tartar, lettuce, and tomato

Salads

Homemade Dressings: Creamy Garlic, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Miso Poppyseed Tahini, Sweet Ginger, Cobb (Red Wine Vinaigrette), Caesar

• House Green Salad

  Topped with tomato, cucumber, organic carrots, and local aged Cheddar

  • SmallUSD 4.00
  • LargeUSD 7.00

• Toasted Almond and Ginger SaladUSD 10.00

  Greens tossed in a sweet ginger dressing with toasted almonds, sunflower seeds, celery, diced oranges, and red pepper

• Fried Chicken and Bacon SaladUSD 12.00

  Green leaf lettuce topped with local aged Cheddar, bacon, diced cucumber, tomato, grated carrots, fried chicken, and your choice of dressing

• Caesar SaladUSD 9.00

  Romaine tossed with Caesar dressing, topped with Parmesan cheese and grit croutons

• Apple Walnut SaladUSD 10.00

  A bed of fresh spinach topped with local apples, candied walnuts, and local feta cheese with your choice of dressing

• Cobb SaladUSD 12.00

  Tomato, boiled egg, bacon, grilled chicken, avocado, and local aged Cheddar, served with cobb dressing

Salad Additions

Add to any Salad:

• Grit CroutonsUSD 2.00

• Chopped BaconUSD 3.00

• Grilled Free Range ChickenUSD 5.00

• Grilled ShrimpUSD 6.00

• Baked Local TempehUSD 3.00

Children's Menu

For kids under 12. Served with choice of one vegetable

• Peanut Butter & JellyUSD 6.00

• Grilled CheeseUSD 6.00

• Chicken FingersUSD 6.00

• Vegetable PlateUSD 6.00

  Includes two veggies and a biscuit

Desserts

• DessertsUSD 5.75

  Ask your server about today's desserts! All made from scratch

Beverages

• Locally Roasted Organic CoffeeUSD 2.75

• San PellegrinoUSD 1.95

• Local MilkUSD 2.25

• Local Chocolate MilkUSD 2.25

• Iced TeaUSD 2.75

• Bloody MaryUSD 8.00

Soda

$2.75

• Coke

• Diet Coke

• Sprite

• Mello Yello

Juice

$2.75

• Orange

• Apple

• Lemonade

Pot of Hot Tea

$3 - from Asheville Tea Co.

• Asheville Grey

• Jasmine Gold

• Lemon Yaupon

• Chamomile Lavender