The Back Burner American

The Back Burner Menu

(302) 239-2732
425 Hockessin Cors, Hockessin, DE 19707
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Entrees


Omelet Du Jour
$9.00
Chef's selection of the day.
Fresh Herb Crusted Ahi Tuna
$12.00
Pan seared and served over sweet and sour cucumber, with tomato and red onion salad.
Chicken Salad on Croissant
$8.00
With lettuce, tomato and chips.
Back Burner Junior Club
$8.00
Choose ham, turkey or roast beef on multi grain, marble rye or white bread, with lettuce, tomato, bacon and mayonnaise.
The Classic Tuna Melt
$8.00
Open-faced tuna salad, finished with melted baby swiss cheese, served on a kaiser.
Crab Imperial on Croissant
$12.00
With a creamy hollandaise sauce, lettuce and tomato, accompanied by rice salad.
Quiche Du Jour
$10.00
Chef's selection of the day.
Grilled Salmon & Baby Spinach Salad
$12.00
With toasted pine nuts, crumbled feta, cherry tomatoes and roasted shallot vinaigrette.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
$9.00
With Roasted red peppers, fresh mozzarella and roasted garlic aioli on a toasted kaiser.
Three Cheese Grilled Cheese
$9.00
Fresh mozzarella, cheddar and swiss served with mixed greens.
Back Burner Burger
$9.00
Toasted kaiser with lettuce and tomato add bleu cheese, american, cheddar or swiss, $1 add applewood smoked bacon $1.
Grilled Portobello Sandwich
$10.00
Kennett square portobello mushrooms with asparagus, charred red onions, brie cheese, and a roasted garlic aioli.
Back Burner Crab Cake
13.00
Made with jumbo lump crabmeat and served with tartar sauce or enjoy your crab cake as a sandwich on a kaiser roll.

$Starters

Add to any salad: chicken $5.00, shrimp $6.00, salmon $7.00, crab cake $8.00
Our Famous Shrimp Lejon
$9.00
Jumbo shrimp stuffed with horseradish, wrapped in Applewood smoked bacon, served with a tangy dill dipping sauce.
The Classic Wedge
$7.00
Crisp iceberg lettuce, red onions, crumbled bacon, tomatoes and bleu cheese dressing.
Back Burner House Salad
$7.00
Mixed baby field greens, spiced walnuts, dried cranberries, cherry tomatoes, crumbled bleu cheese, and our house-made balsamic vinaigrette.
Caesar Salad
6.00
Fresh romaine hearts tossed in our house-made caesar dressing with asiago cheese and fresh herb croutons.

$Soups


Pumpkin Mushroom Soup
$4.00-6.00
Our signature dish, a back burner tradition
Soup Du Jour
$4.00-6.00
An ever-changing selection of the freshest ingredients.

Gourmet - Cafe - Kids Corner


Chicken Fingers & Fries
Grilled Hot Dog & Fries
Grilled Cheese & Chips

Desserts


Chocolate Fudge Gateau
$7.50
Toasted marshmallows, coffee creme anglaise chocolate ice cream.
Caramel Almond Tuile
$7.50
Filled with amaretto cream & Chocolate covered bananas.
Grand Marnier Scented Creme Brulee
$7.50
With pecan coconut biscotti.
Deconstructed Carrot Cake
$7.50
Walnut financier with vanilla or honey poached carrots, sweet whipped ricotta & cinnamon creme anglaise.
Chef's Selection
$7.50
Woodside Farm Ice Cream
$5.50
Vanilla and chocolate
Parfaits
$7.00
Two scoops of vanilla ice cream drizzled with Creme de Menthe
Parfaits
$7.00
Two scoops of vanilla ice cream drizzled with creme de cacao
Parfaits
7.50
Two scoops of vanilla ice cream drizzled with kahlua

$Dessert Cocktails


Raspberry Truffle
$8.00
Kahlua, creme de cacao, vodka, chambord, & mil
Chocolate Raspberry Delight
7.50
Godiva chocolate and chambord

$Gourmet - Cafe - Salads


Cafe Salad
Mixed green salad with dried cranberies, crumbled bleu cheese, spiced walnuts, and grape tomatoes. Served with our house-made balsamic vinaigrette
Caesar Salad
Crispy romaine hearts with grated aged asiago and crispy spiced crouton, tossed with back burners own caesar dressing.

Gourmet - Cafe - Soups


Our Famous Pumpkin Mushroom Soup
Served daily
Chef's Daily Soup Selections

Gourmet - Cafe - Sandwiches

All sandwiches served with our freshly made potato chips, dill pickle spear, and fresh fruit.
Reuben on Marble Rye
Prepared in the traditional style with sliced corned beef, swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and russian dressing.
Crab Cake on Kaiser Roll
With fresh mixed greens, sliced tomato, and tartar sauce.
Roasted Turkey Wrap
Roasted turkey, double cream brie, roasted red peppers, snow pea shoots, sliced tomato, and fresh quacamole in a tortilla wrap.
Fresh Chicken Salad, Egg Salad or Tuna Salad
Served with mixed greens and sliced tomato. Available on white, multigrain, sourdough, marble rye, croissant, or kaiser roll.

Gourmet - Domestic Artisan Cheeses

We also feature a variety of spreads made by our chefs.
Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog
Grafton Five Star Cheddar
Cypress Grove Goat Cheddar
Shalbark Hollow Fresh Chevre

Gourmet - Imported Cheeses


French
Italian
British

Gourmet - Specialty Groceries


Good Wives Hors D'oeurves
Stonewall Kitchens Sauces
Preserves, crackers and specialty condiments
Robert Rothschild Farm Pretzel Dips
Vegetable dips, dessert sauces, jams, preserves, sauces and syrups.
White Oaks Farm Macaroons
Bittersweet Bakerty Tarts
Pellman Cakes, Pies, Tortes and Cheesecakes
Virginia Diner Nuts
Plockey's Tortilla Chips
Seattle's Best Coffee
Republic of Tea Tea Bags and Bottled Iced Tea
Carnegie Deli Cheesecakes
Cakewalk Cupcakes
Regenie's Pita Chips
Palazzo Foods Appetizer Toasts
American Vintage Wine Biscuits
Madison's Mouthwatering Pecan Crunch
California Wine Wafer
Crane's Real French Dressing
Lisa's Gone Nuts Nut Blend
Scott's Carolina-Dtyle Bbq Sauce
D.l. Jardine's Bbq Sauces and Salsas
Anna's Thins
Woodside Farm Ice Cream
D'artagnan pate
E. Molinari and Sons Dry-Cured Salami
Divina Olives

Appetizers


Our Famous Shrimp Lejon
$9.00
Jumbo shrimp stuffed with horseradish, wrapped in applewood-smoked bacon, and served with a tangy dill sauce.
Fried Calamari
$8.00
Lightly breaded and fried, served with warm tomato basil sauce.
Presentation of Fine International Cheeses
$10.00
Served with 3 house-made garnishes.
Fried Eggplant
$8.00
Herb and goat cheese stuffed eggplant with a tomato basil sauce, toasted pine nuts and shaved asiago cheese.
Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
$10.00
Local mushrooms topped with jumbo lump crab imperial and finished with creamy Bearnaise sauce.
Mussels
$8.00-13.00
Sauteed with minced garlic, chorizo sausage, cherry tomatoes, flat leaf parsley in a white wine broth. Served with a toasted baguette
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
$10.00
Served with toasted pita points and small crudites with crumbled feta and black olives.
Duck
10.00
Pan fried duck and ginger pot stickers served with sweet and spicy dipping sauce.

$Salads

Add to any salad: chicken $5.00, shrimp $6.00, salmon $7.00, crab cake $8.00, tuna $7.00, lobster tail $9.00
Back Burner House Salad
$7.00
Mixed baby field greens, spiced walnuts, dried cranberries, cherry tomatoes, crumbled bleu cheese, and a house-made balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Arugula Salad
$8.00
Fresh arugula with diced tomatoes, fresh basil, toasted pine nuts, cabernet cranberry, artichoke hearts and shaved pecorino romano cheese, with a roasted shallot and orange vinaigrette.
Caesar Salad
$6.00
Romaine hearts tossed with house-made caesar dressing and garlic croutons.
Classic Wedge
$7.00
Crisp iceberg lettuce, red onions, crumbled bacon, tomatoes, and bleu cheese dressing.
Roasted Beet Carpaccio
9.00
Roasted red and yellow beets, mesclun mix, candied walnuts, crumbled gorgonzola, and fresh grapefruit served with a citrus beet dressing.

$Soups


Pumpkin Mushroom
$4.00-6.00
Our signature dish, a back burner tradition.
Soup Du Jour
4.00-6.00
An ever-changing selection featuring the freshest ingredients.

$Off The Grill

Cooked to your liking and paired with your choice of 1 vegetable, 1 starch and a sauce.
6 oz. Center Cut Filet Mignon
$29.00
10 oz. Flat Iron Steak
$21.00
4 or 8 oz. Filet Tails
$14.00-18.00
Lollipop Lamb Chops
$23.00
18 oz. Premium Gold Angus Porterhouse bone-in
$34.00
20 oz. 23 Day Dry Aged Frenched Cowboy Cut Ribeye
$37.00
Starch Options
Saffron risotto, foie gras roasted fingerlings, whipped pomme puree, cracked sage & piave vecchio polenta.
Vegetable Options
Grilled asparagus, wilted baby bok choy, cranberry blossom pattypan squash, grilled zucchini, haricot verts wrapped in applewood smoked bacon shiitake, goat cheese, roasted red pepper & spinach strudel.
Sauce Options
Black cherry & feta compound butter,grand cru demi, whole grain mustard cream, burgandy butter dressing back burner style add $2.50 en croute style add $2.50.

Out of The Sea


Back Burner Crab Cake
$13.00-23.00
Lump crab folded with shrimp mousse, roasted almond basmati rice, sauteed zucchini & squash nest, red pepper oil.
Pan-Seared Chilean Sea Bass
$25.00
Horseradish risotto, grilled asparagus, caramelized onion/thyme butter sauce.
Scallops
$22.00
Sweet potato rosti, sweet corn souffle, herbed beurre blanc.
Sockeye Salmon
$23.00
Dijon pomme puree, grilled micro zucchini and a whole grain mustard sauce.
Ahi Tuna
25.00
Peruvian white sweet potato puree, champagne braised rainbow chard, blackberry gastrique.

$Off The Farm


Surf and Turf
$29.00
4 oz. Petite filet mignon and 6 oz. butter braised lobster tail served with a white truffle pomme puree, sauteed spinach, accompanied by grand cru demi and drawn butter.
Braised Beef Short Ribs
$12.00-21.00
Herb infused gnocchi tossed in gorgonzola demi, toasted pine nuts and watercress.
Eggplant Napoleon
$11.00-19.00
Herbed ricotta & mozzarella cheeses, tomato basil sauce and fried basil
Kangaroo Loin
$26.00
6 oz Grilled medium rare served with parsnip pureee, wilted baby bok choy and black cherry truffled butter.
Braised Chicken
$24.00
Smoked tomato and burgundy braised leg and thigh, foie gras roasted fingerlings, foraged mushrooms and black garlic, burgundy cream sauce.
Roasted Mushroom Risotto
$11.00-19.00
Cremini, shiitake, hedgehog, portobello, and pecorino toscano.

Starters


Lobster Martini
$14.00
Mixed micro greens, sweet chili aioli.
Caesar Salad
$6.00
Crisp romaine tossed with herbed croutons, asiago cheese and our house-made caesar dressing. Served in a crisp parmesan basket.
Artisan Cheese Plate
$12.00
Chef selection of 3 cheese, accompanied by grilled baguette and dried fruits.
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
$10.00
Served with toasted pita points and small crudites with crumbled feta and black olives.
Pumpkin Mushroom
$4.00-6.00
A back burner tradition
Roasted Beet Carpaccio Salad
$9.00
Red and yellow beets, baby mixed greens, candied walnuts, Gorgonzola cheese and fresh grapefruit. Finished with a citrus or beet vinaigrette.
Seasonal Fruit
$8.00
Drizzled with clover honey.
Back Burner House Salad
7.00
Mixed greens, crumbled blue cheese, cherry tomatoes, candied walnuts, and house made balsamic dressing.

$Entrees


Filet and Eggs
$15.00
4oz Filet, goat cheese and basil scrambled eggs, thyme roasted fingerling potatoes.
Back Burner Eggs Benedict
$11.00
Poached eggs, grilled maple smoked ham, fresh english muffin, hollandaise sauce, southwestern hash.
Quiche Lorraine
$9.00
Apple smoked bacon, onion, and swiss cheese.
Jumbo Lump Crab Cake
$12.00
Folded with shrimp mousse, firm parmesan polenta, wilted baby spinach, and cipollini onion sauce.
Savory Crepes
$9.00
Local mushroom and bacon filled served with browned sausage and a sage shallot sauce.
Stuffed French Toast
$10.00
Stuffed french toast granny smith apples, cinnamon cream, apple coulisse and fresh whipped cream.
Smoked Salmon
$12.00
Potato pancakes, caviar, and dill cream.
Eggs to Order
$8.00
2 Eggs prepared to your liking, grilled asparagus, bacon, and potato hash.
Macerated Berry Pancakes
9.00
Strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, served with brown sugar creme fraiche.

$Children's Menu

Additional sides: apple smoked bacon, southwestern hash browns, toast, english muffin, house-made scrapple, breakfast sausage
Scrambled Eggs & Bacon
$6.00
French Toast
$6.00
Hot Dog & Fries
$6.00
Chicken Fingers & Fries
$6.00
Pancakes
$6.00

Private Dinning - Lunch - Desserts


Chef's selections

Private Dinning - Dinner - Desserts


Chef's selections

Private Dinning - Lunch - Beverages


Coffee
Hot Tea
Iced Tea and Soda

Private Dinning - Dinner - Beverages


Coffee
Hot Tea
Iced Tea and Soda

Private Dinning - Dinner - Entrees


Back Burner Crab Cake
Lump crab folded with shrimp mousse, roasted almond basmati rice, sauteed zucchini & squash nest, red pepper oil.
Scallops
Sweet potato rosti, sweet corn souffle, herbed beurre blanc.
Braised Chicken
Smoked tomato and burgundy braised leg and thigh, foie gras roasted fingerlings, foraged mushrooms and black garlic, burgundy cream sauce.
Eggplant Napoleon
Herbed ricotta & mozzarella cheeses, tomato basil sauce and fried basil.
Braised Beef Short Ribs
Herb infused gnocchi tossed in Gorgonzola demi, toasted pine nuts and watercress.

Private Dinning - Lunch - Entrees


Herb Crusted Ahi Tuna
Pan seared and served over sweet and sour cucumber, with tomato and red onion salad.
Crab Imperial on Croissant
Served with rice salad.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
With roasted red peppers, buffalo mozzarella and roasted garlic aioli on a toasted kaiser.
Quiche
Daily selection.

Light Fare

Spreads all our spreads are made fresh in house from quality cheeses and fresh herbs boursin, lemon, kalamata, and feta, sun-dried tomato and chevre, curry dip, bleu cheese spread, bacon and horseradish.
Better Cheddar
Our signature spread made from Vermont sharp cheddar cheese.
Cheese Trays
All our cheese trays are custom designed for each customer's needs.
Crudites Trays
A bite size assortment of fresh vegetables accompanied by a choice of dips. Three sizes available.
Phyllo Cups
Some of our most popular fillers curried chicken salad roasted pepper bruscetta and parmesan shrimp, orange, and wild rice salad st. agur and brandied cherries
Canapes
Toppped with decadent combinations herbed chevre and cucumber smoked salmon, sour cream, and dill duck proscuitto and orange zest roast beef and horseradish.
Tea Sandwiches
Cucumber and boursin cheese lemon, feta, and kalamata olive peanut butter and jelly smoked salmon, cream cheese, and dill our famous chicken salad peanut butter and bacon.

Quiche

9 inch diameter made to your specifications some popular combinations include
Bacon, Onion, and Swiss Cheese
Crab, Asparagus, and Cheddar
Broccoli, Mushroom, and Swiss
Ham, Provolone, and Broccoli
Chicken, Spinach, and Cheddar

Desserts

Our wide selection of desserts options including
Bite Size Desserts Trays
Fresh Pies and Tarts
Fresh Layer Cakes
Bar Cookies
Fresh Cookies
Bread Pudding

Private Dinning - Lunch - Starters


Pumpkin Mushroom Soup
Soup du Jour
Caesar Salad
Back Burner House Salad

Private Dinning - Dinner - Starters


Pumpkin Mushroom Soup
Soup du Jour
Caesar Salad
Back Burner House Salad

Green Salads

All green salads available with grilled marinated chicken or blackened chicken.
Cafe Salad
Mixed greens, grape tomatoes, crumbled bleu cheese, caramelized walnuts, and dried cranberries. Served with our signature balsamic vinaigrette.
Caesar Salad
Chopped romaine hearts, grated asiago, and freshly made croutons. Served with our Caesar dressing.

Cold Specialty Salads


Back Burner Chicken Salad
All white chicken breast meat with mayonnaise, mustard, and celery.
Egg Salad
Egg, mayonnaise, salt, pepper.
Red Bliss Potato Salad
Red bliss potatoes with hard boiled eggs, sour cream, mayonnaise, and green onion.
Fresh Fruit Salad
Just the freshest fruit available. No sugar added.
Rice Salad
Wild rice with artichokes, red onion, red pepper, and a light creamy curried dressing.
Tuna Salad
Made from white albacore tuna with red onion.
Bleu Cheese Cole Slaw
Red cabbage, crumbled bleu cheese, and our secret dressing.
Traditional Cole Slaw
Made fresh daily

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