The Root Cafe Menu Prices

Chill cafe with a patio offering sandwiches & salads made with locally sourced ingredients.

At The Root Cafe, we offer breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch using fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients sourced from small farms in Arkansas. Highlights include biscuits & gravy, buttermilk pancakes, burgers, brats, spicy fried chicken plus multiple salads and sandwiches. We have vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. 100% of the meat and bread and the majority of the vegetables we use are locally grown or produced. We also offer scratch made desserts, locally-roasted coffees, house made lemonades, craft cocktails plus the best of Arkansas beer and wine. We have indoor seating or sit outside on the porch or the courtyard (pets welcome). We are in the SOMA district of Downtown Little Rock. Hope to feed you soon!

  4.6 – 2 reviews  $$ • American restaurant

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Breakfast
Sausage (or Ham), Egg and Cheese Biscuit
Housemade sausage (pork from Rabbit Ridge, Bee Branch) or sub Rabbit Ridge ham, farm fresh egg, and your choice of Swiss or cheddar on a homemade buttermilk biscuit.
$7.25
Sausage or Ham Biscuit $5.50
Egg and Cheese Biscuit – V $4.50
Make it a Mountain (cover it with gravy!) $3.50
Biscuits & Gravy with Two Eggs
Two farm fresh eggs cooked your way and served with a homemade buttermilk biscuit, topped with our delicious homemade sausage gravy.
$9.25
Root Benny
Two farm fresh poached eggs, local seasonal greens, Rabbit Ridge ham, topped with homemade hollandaise, and served with toasted baguette slices.
$9.50
Shiitake Benny – V
Same as the Root Benny but replace ham with grilled Plethora Farms shiitake mushrooms and feta from White River Creamery (Elkins).
$9.50
Omelette
A luscious two-egg omelette made with grilled onions and peppers, yellow cheddar, and White River Creamery feta. Served with a small side salad. *Add Rabbit Ridge sausage or ham + $2.50
$8.75
Eggs & Toast – V
Two farm fresh eggs any style served with whole-grain toast, butter, and homemade jelly. *Add local sausage or ham +$2.50
$6.75
Tofu Scrambler – (V)
Organic tofu seasoned with turmeric and nutritional yeast, scrambled with grilled onions and peppers. Served with a small side salad.
$7.50
Breakfast Banh Mi – V
Two farm fresh eggs, shipwrecked and topped with house carrot-daikon pickle, fresh jalapeno and cilantro, house garlic mayo, hoisin, and sriracha. Served with toasted baguette slices and a small side salad. *Sub tofu scrambler for eggs for (V)
$8.75
Buttermilk Pancakes – V
Three fluffy homemade buttermilk pancakes served with butter and real maple syrup (Little Man Farm, Wisconsin) *Add fruit, chocolate chips, or pralines +$1
$9.25
Root Parfait – V, GF
Layers of homemade golden granola, organic yogurt, and housemade jelly, topped with seasonal fruit and local honey
$6.00
Sides
Bowla Granola – V or (V)
Homemade granola with milk, soy milk, or yogurt
$5.50
Side of Biscuits & Gravy $6.50
Rabbit Ridge Pork Sausage or Ham $3.25
Add an extra egg to anything $1.50
Single Buttermilk Pancake $3.50
Biscuit or Toast with butter & jelly $4.25
Gluten-free toast (Dempsey Bakery, LR) with butter & jelly $6.50
Sub gluten-free toast for bread or biscuit $3.00
Lunch
BURGERS
Hand-pattied, fresh-ground, pasture-raised beef from Simon Farms (Conway). With local spring mix, tomato (when in season), grilled onion, dill pickle, dijon mustard, and house garlic mayo on a local housemade butter bun. Served with a small side salad made with local, organically grown greens, seasonal salad topper, and our homemade garlic vinaigrette. *Extra cheese +$1, **Double meat & cheese +$5, Sub Dempsey Bakery gluten-free bun +$3, No bun (salad style)- just ask! **Consuming raw or undercooked meat may increase rise of foodborne illness**
Hamburger $11.50
Cheeseburger
Swiss or Cheddar
$12.50
Vegetarian Shiitake Burger – V
Sweden Creek shiitakes marinated in our homemade garlic vinaigrette and grilled to perfection. *Add cheese – +$1 – Sub Vegan mayo and multigrain bread for (V)
$10.75
Pimento Cheeseburger
Simon Farms burger patty with homemade pimento cheese, house sweet pickles, and garlic mayo
$14.25
Chapman’s Cousin
Simon Farms burger patty with grilled, thick-cut ham, cheddar cheese, beer glazed onions, and chipotle mustard
$14.25
The Hotmaker
Simon Farms burger patty with fresh jalapeños, pepper jack, tortilla strips, sliced red onion, and hot sauce aioli
$14.25
The Jamn Skippy
Simon Farms burger patty with feta, sumac onions, spring mix, and seasonal jam
$14.25
BRATS
Made in house with pork from Rabbit Ridge Farms (Bee Branch) and served on a local housemade buttery brat bun. Served with a small side salad made with local, organically grown spring mix, seasonal salad topper, and our homemade garlic vinaigrette.
Old World Style Brat
With homemade sauerkraut, dijon mustard, and our house garlic mayo.
$10.25
State Fair Style Brat
With grilled onions and peppers, yellow mustard, and our house garlic mayo.
$10.25
SANDWICHES
All sandwiches served with a small side salad made with local, organically grown spring mix, seasonal salad topper, and our homemade garlic vinaigrette.
Crispy PBT- V
Organic pickle brined tofu (PBT), breaded and fried, served with fresh cucumber pickles, smashed chickpea and spring onion salad, and house chipotle tahini on a butter bun. *Sub baguette for (V) or Dempsey bun for GF
$13.00
Ham & Cheese
Rabbit Ridge ham, yellow cheddar, house garlic mayo, dijon mustard, grilled on country white bread.
$10.50
Curry Chicken Salad Sandwich
Rabbit Ridge Farm chicken, homemade sweet pickles, grilled carrots, local apples, toasted curry. Served with local, organically grown spring mix and house garlic mayo on a toasted local housemade butter bun.
$10.25
Spicy Banh Mi – V
Fried organic tofu, house carrot-daikon pickle, fresh cilantro and jalapenos from Arkansas Natural Produce (Malvern), hoisin, sriracha, and house garlic mayo on a fresh baguette hoagie *Sub vegan mayo for (V)
$9.50
Deviled Egg Salad Sandwich – V
Local farm fresh eggs, house garlic mayo, homemade sweet pickles, local dill, dijon, toppled with a sprinkle of ground chipotle. Served with local, organically grown spring mix and house garlic mayo on a toasted Community Bakery bun (LR).
$9.25
Grilled Cheese
Made with yellow cheddar, Swiss and house garlic mayo on Community Bakery whole wheat bread
$7.50
Kimcheese Sandwich- V
Napa kimchi from Armstead Mountain Farm, bulgogi mayo, and yellow cheddar cheese on buttermilk white bread
$9.50
Sub gluten-free bread or bun (Dempsey Bakery, LR) $3.00
SALADS
Served on a bed of local, organically grown spring mix with homemade dressing on the side.
Deviled Egg Salad Salad – V, GF
Homemade egg salad (Local farm fresh eggs, house garlic mayo, homemade sweet pickles, local dill, dijon, ground chipotle) on a bed of spring mix. Served with our creamy buttermilk dill dressing on the side.
$9.50
Spiced Pecan Salad- V, GF
Local pecans spiced in house, local seasonal fruit, White River Creamery feta (Elkins) on a bed of spring mix. Served with our cumin vinaigrette on the side.
$10.50
Curry Chicken Salad Salad- GF
Homemade chicken salad (chicken from Rabbit Ridge Farm, homemade sweet pickles, grilled carrots, local apples, toasted curry) on a bed of spring mix. Served with our creamy buttermilk dill dressing on the side.
$10.50
Seasonal House Salad – V, GF
Grilled, farm fresh vegetables and other delicious garden ingredients, house-marinated local feta (White River Creamery, Elkins), assorted homemade pickles. Served with our house garlic vinaigrette on the side. *Sub marinated fried tofu or grilled shiitakes for (V).
$12.25
SIDES
Sweet Potato Fries- V, GF
Hand cut and served with our hickory chip spicy mayo. *Sub vegan spicy mayo for (V) **Not GF, fried in the same oil as gluten products**
$3.75
French Fries- (V)
Hand cut and served with organic ketchup. **Not GF, fried in the same oil as gluten products**
$3.75
Large Half & Half Fries- V
Half sweet potato fries, half french fries *Sub vegan spicy mayo for (V)
$6.50
Side Salad- V, GF
Local organically grown spring mix, White River Creamery feta (Elkins), seasonal fruit or veggies, house vinaigrette on the side.
$5.50
Soup of the Day – cup
Made with fresh, seasonal ingredients.
$4.50
Soup of the Day – bowl $6.50
Soup of the Day – Quart (to-go only) $16.00
KIDS SANDWICHES
Served on local homemade whole wheat bread with a side of seasonal fruit. *Big kids sandwiches served with a small side salad.
Everyday Dirt – V
Organic, fresh-ground peanut butter, homemade jelly, cream cheese. Sub vegan cream cheese for (V)
$5.00
Grilled Cheese – V
Made with yellow cheddar and house garlic mayo
$5.00
Ham & Cheese
Ham from Rabbit Ridge Farm, yellow cheddar, house garlic mayo, grilled
$7.00
Desserts
Chocolate chip cookies $2.25
Spicy vegan gluten-free brownies- (V), GF $2.25
Buttermilk Pie $6.00
Carrot Cake $6.00
Bread Pudding $7.00

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Contact The Root Cafe

Address: 1500 Main St, Little Rock, AR 72202

Phone: (501) 414-0423

Website: http://www.therootcafe.com/

Hours

Wednesday 8AM–8PM
Thursday 8AM–8PM
Friday 8AM–8PM
Saturday 8AM–8PM
Sunday 9AM–2PM
Monday Closed
Tuesday 8AM–8PM

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