The Whistle Stop Café — menu & specials

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Appetizers

  • Fried Green Tomatoes

    Hand sliced green tomatoes battered in our secret seasonings, cooked to perfection, and served with a special sauce. Served with chips & dipping sauce.

  • Bangles

    Monster portion of colossal onion rings, battered in our favorite seasoning, fried to perfection, and accompanied with choice of sauce. Served with chips & dipping sauce.

  • Rooster Strips

    Fresh Georgia chicken tenders, your choice: fried or grilled, and served with sauce. Served with chips & dipping sauce.

    FULL: 12.95 | HALF: 7.50
  • Sweet Potato Stix

    Sweet potato fries, dusted in cinnamon sugar. Served with chips & dipping sauce.

  • Sampler Platter

    All our appetizers on one plate: Fried Green Tomatoes, Rooster Strips, Bangles, and Sweet Potato Stix, with dipping sauces.

  • Okra Basket
  • Bread Basket
  • Fries Basket

Baskets

  • Okra
  • Bread
  • Fries

Salads

  • Fried Green Tomato Salad

    Fried Green Tomato wedges on top of a bed of lettuce, cherry tomatoes, onion slices, sliced cheese with choice of bread and sauce. Add grilled or fried chicken $7.50. All served with choice of dressing (Bleu cheese, Cesar, Honey Mustard, Italian, Radish, Ranch, Sweet Vidalia Onion, Vinegar n' Oil).

  • Juliette Salad

    Salad greens with choice of grilled or fried catfish filet. All served with choice of dressing (Bleu cheese, Cesar, Honey Mustard, Italian, Radish, Ranch, Sweet Vidalia Onion, Vinegar n' Oil).

  • Porky Salad

    Salad greens topped with coleslaw, Bennett's BBQ, and served with ranch and homemade BBQ sauce. All served with choice of dressing (Bleu cheese, Cesar, Honey Mustard, Italian, Radish, Ranch, Sweet Vidalia Onion, Vinegar n' Oil).

    12.95
  • Yard Bird Salad

    Salad greens topped with your choice of fried or grilled chicken. All served with choice of dressing (Bleu cheese, Cesar, Honey Mustard, Italian, Radish, Ranch, Sweet Vidalia Onion, Vinegar n' Oil).

Sandwiches

  • Fried Green Tomato Sandwich

    Slices of Fried Green Tomatoes with lettuce, onion, swiss cheese, and country bacon on rye bread. Served with pickles and potato chips.

  • Bennett's BBQ

    6oz of slow cooked pulled pork with homemade BBQ sauce. Served with pickles and potato chips.

  • Toasted Top

    Fried or grilled catfish paired with coleslaw and tartar sauce. Served with pickles and potato chips.

  • Yard Bird

    Fried or grilled chicken tenders with lettuce, tomato, and onion. Served with pickles and potato chips.

  • Powerman's Burger

    Chargrilled electric 8oz black angus burger, served with lettuce, tomato, onion, and cheese. Served with pickles and potato chips.

  • FGT Burger

    Powerman's burger with Fried Green Tomatoes, swiss cheese, onion, and country bacon on rye bread. Served with pickles and potato chips.

Dinners

  • Southern Fried Chicken Breast

    Tender, juicy chicken fried to golden perfection. Served with choice of bread & 2 sides.

  • Yard Bird Tenders

    Fried or grilled. Served with choice of bread & 2 sides.

  • Fried Chicken Livers

    Served with choice of bread & 2 sides.

  • Catfish Filet

    A portion of tender catfish, grilled or fried to perfection. Served with choice of bread & 2 sides.

  • Pork Chop Plate

    Served with choice of bread & 2 sides.

  • Bennett's Pulled Pork

    Served with choice of bread & 2 sides.

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