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Lunch Menu
served Mon-Sat 12-4
* gluten free  * dairy free
Please alert us of food allergies when ordering

Appetizers
                                           Half Order    Full Order
Gator Bites * *                    $6            $11
Louisiana alligator diced and marinated in a Cajun sauce, dusted with seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Remoulade sauce
Crab Fingers
*                    $7            $14
No cracking required Louisiana crab fingers sautéed in a garlic butter sauce
Cajun Wings                        $5           $10
A dozen jumbo wings dusted with seasoned flour, fried crisp, tossed with Mara's Cajun sauce, served with Ranch dressing
Artichoke Dip
*                    $4            $8
This baked dip has been a family favorite for generations.  Served with crackers
Shrimp Dip *                        $5            $9
Chilled spicy Gulf shrimp, blended with cream cheese and herbs, served with crackers
Hush Puppies                      $3            $6
Fried jalapeno cornbread served with Mara's herbed butter
Fried Green Tomatoes
* *     $4            $8
Green tomatoes, sliced and dusted with our seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Mara's Remoulade sauce
Fried Pickles
* *                    $3            $6
Sliced dill pickles, dusted with seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Mara's Remoulade sauce

Salads

Add Grilled Shrimp $4
Add Grilled Chicken $3
Add Pulled Smoked Chicken or Pork $3
Add Chopped Brisket $3

Mara's House Salad * *        $ 8
Romaine, hard boiled egg, avocado and tomato tossed with Mara's Italian dressing
Traditional Caesar Salad      $ 8
Romaine, shredded parmesan and croutons tossed with Mara's oil based anchovy Caesar dressing
Spinach Oyster Salad *        $11
Fresh baby spinach tossed with red onions, spiced pecans, blue cheese and Mara's Italian dressing, topped with cornmeal dusted fried Louisiana oysters

Sandwiches

Po' Boys *
Dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, Crystal hot sauce and Mara's Remoulade, served in a French baguette with a side of No-Mayo Cole Slaw

Oyster                                    $10
Shrimp                                    $10
Crawfish                                  $10
Catfish                                    $10
Combo - 1/2 and 1/2 of any two  $12

Muffulata                                 $10
Prosciutto, mortadella, Genoa salami, provolone, Swiss, pepper jack layered with Mara's homemade olive salad on a French baguette
Grilled Chicken *                       $ 8
Grilled and basted with a choice of our Texas, Arkansas or Cajun sauce, dressed on a sesame seed bun with tomato, pickles and lettuce
Lobster Roll                            $20
Served with Creole Onion Rings OR No-Mayo Cole Slaw

Soups

Okra Seafood Gumbo *                 $9
A spicy okra gumbo with Gulf shrimp and crab, served over rice
Okra Andouille Chicken Gumbo *    $9
A spicy okra gumbo with Andouille sausage and chicken, served over rice

Cajun and Southern

Jambalaya * *                            $10
Rice spiced and simmered with Andouille sausage and chicken
Shrimp OR Crawfish Etouffee       $12
Peeled Gulf shrimp or crawfish tails gently simmered in a buttery, spicy sauce, served over white rice
Shrimp Creole *                          $12
Peeled Gulf shrimp gently simmered in a tomato based sauce with a "bite" of spice, served over white rice
Macaroni and Cheese                  $ 8
Prepared with a blend of cheddar and parmesan cheeses
Add Crawfish OR Smoked Sausage$ 4
Shrimp Grits *                             $12
Cheese grits topped with shrimp sauteed in garlic butter, garnished with chives and crumbled bacon
Quarter Fried Chicken *       Dark    $8    White    $9
Dusted with seasoned flour, fried crisp, served with potato salad

Arkansas Smoked Barbeque

Sandwiches *
Dressed with Mara's spicy sandwich slaw, served with a side of No-Mayo Cole Slaw

Served on a Sesame Seed Bun    $  8
Served on a French Baguette      $10
Choice of:
Chopped Brisket
Pulled Pork
Sausage

Platters * *
Add a 1/4 Rack Smoked Ribs      $ 6

Quarter Chicken        Dark        White
                                  $8          $9
Brisket, Pork OR Sausage           $12
Two Meats                                $15
                            Half Rack    Full Rack
Baby Back Ribs            $16        $25
St. Louis                      $14        $23
Rib Combo - Half Rack of Each    $26