Checkerboard Tavern

Checkerboard Tavern Menu

(765) 838-8301
1521 Kossuth Street, Lafayette, IN 47905

The Appetizers


Battered Mushrooms
$6.99
Battered button mushrooms deep fried to a golden brown and served with spicy chipotle ranch.
Catfish Nuggets
$6.49
These nuggets don't lie about who they are, we promise. Tender pieces of catfish, battered and breaded in our special blend of flour, then deep fried to a golden brown. You won't even have to call Neve for these.
Loaded Fries
$7.99
Your choice of steak fries or waffle fries, smothered in nacho cheese, bacon crumblesand green onions with a side of sour cream.
Chicken Tenders
$7.99
Highway to the safety zone! 5 all white meat chicken strips, beer battered and deep fried to a golden brown goodness. Always made fresh to order and served with dipping sauces.
Steak Quesadilla
$11.99
A 12" flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with a blend of cheeses, sauteed onions, redand green peppersand of course, marinated strips of sirloin. We serve it with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and a side of sour cream.
Popcorn Chicken
$6.49
The old standby. Battered and breaded all-white meat chicken, served with wing sauce or dressing.
Shrimp Cocktail
$9.49
6 seasoned jumbo shrimp, chilled and served with some of our zesty cocktail sauce. You can also try 'em fried if you like, we won't judge.
Onion Rings
$6.99
Some call them "ol' number 1", but we just call them battered rings of onion, deep fried to a golden brown perfection. We'll give you a side of spicy bistro sauce.
Pretzel Bites
$7.49
Bite-sized pretzel balls lightly coated with butter and salt. Served with a side of nacho cheese.
Chili Cheese Nachos
$8.99
We deep fry an order of tortilla chips and then pile it high with chili, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, fresh sliced jalapenos and finished off with a side of sour cream and salsa. Aye caramba!
Potato Skins
$6.99
Always good in a jam. Deep fried potato boats, filled with cheddar cheese, bacon crumblesand chopped green onion. We serve 'em with a side of ranch.
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
$6.29
Pretty straight forward here. Mozzarella sticks, covered in batter, deep fried, and served with your choice of marinara sauce or ranch.
Fried Pickles
5.99
12 pickle slices, served up deep fried to a golden brown and with a side of our spicy chipotle ranch.

$Checkerboard Wings

Choose from the following sauces: house pub, checkerboard pub, Asian BBQ, sweet BBQ, spicy garlic, hot, habanero buffalo, Parmesan garlic, white pepper bourbon.
The Wings (20)
$18.99
The Wings (12)
$12.99
The Wings (9)
9.99

$Salads


Chef Salad
$10.49
You know what this is. House salad blend with diced egg, cheddar cheese, tomatoesand julienne strips of ham and turkey.
Grilled Chicken Pasta
$10.49
A hearty portion of cavatappi pasta blended with Italian dressing, tomatoes, cucumbersand a grilled chicken breast with Parmesan cheese on top. Served with 2 pieces of garlic toast.
Delta Cobb Salad
$11.99
Crisp romain lettuce with cheddar cheese, bacon pieces, diced eggand tomato, topped with a generous portion of our popcorn chicken or sriracha chicken bites.
Grilled Chicken Caesar
$9.99
This salad comes with tender chicken breast, tossed with a healthy portion of crisp Romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, croutonsand our creamy Caesar dressing.
Grilled Chicken Garden
$9.99
A heartier spin on our house salad, we blend tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, cheddar cheeseand tender strips of chicken breast.
Black & Bleu Steak Salad
12.99
Crisp bed of romaine lettuce piled high with chopped peppers, onions, tomatoes, cucumbersand bleu cheese crumbles. Served with 6 Ounces of Cajun steak on top.

$Deli Sandwiches

All deli sandwiches are served on sourdough bread with a pickle spear and one side of choice.
The Kossuth St. Melt
$8.99
Yeah, it's that famous. Our premium smoked turkey breast grilled with strips of bacon and melted swiss cheese, served with mayo, lettuceand tomato.
The Blockade
$8.99
Slow roasted succulent roast beef warmed in our homemade au jus with melted cheddar cheese and topped with our homemade horseradish sauce.
The Righteous Reuben
$8.99
Thinly sliced corned beef, grilled to perfection with a heaping portion of sauerkrautand then we top it with swiss cheeseand Thousand island spread, served on grilled rye bread.
The Lafayette - New Yorker
$9.49
The Flying King
$7.99
Thinly sliced black forest ham with melted swiss cheese, topped with mayo, lettuceand tomato.
The Checkerboard Club
9.49
A generous portion of black forest ham, smoked turkey breast and prime roast beef. We then warm it and top it with strips of bacon, swiss cheese and cheddar cheese. Served with mayo, lettuce and tomato on the side.

$Chicken Sandwiches

All of our chicken sandwiches are served grilled or fried with garden toppings and on a honey Kaiser bun with a pickle spear and choice of one side.
Chicken Breast Club
$8.99
The 1 that started it all, or so we think. A chicken breast topped with crisp strips of Applewood bacon and Swiss cheese. Then we top it with lettuce, tomatoand mayo.
Chicken Cordon Bleu
$8.99
Black Forest ham, Swiss cheeseand our homemade Dijon honey mustard all sits on top of our chicken breast. Oui oui!
Buffalo Chicken
$8.49
Less messy as wings, but just as good, our Buffalo Chicken sandwich is battered and fried, or grilledand then dipped in your choice of wing sauce.
Smothered Chicken Sandwich
8.99
Smothered, but in a good way, with sauteed mushrooms, onionsand mozzarella cheese.

$The Burgers

Our patties are always half-pounders and hand-spanked! We dress them with garden toppings and serve them with your choice of one side.
The Checkerboard Bacon Burger
$8.99
It's got our name on it, so we make it good! Flame broiled burger, cooked to your liking and topped with crispy strips of applewood bacon and served with your choice of cheese.
Mushroom Swiss Burger
$8.49
A burger, grilled to perfection and topped with thinly sliced sauteed mushrooms and swiss cheese.
Black Jack Burger
$8.49
Rubbed in Cajun seasoning and topped with pepper jack cheese for a spicy kick that will have you doubling down on your drink of choice!
The "Big Kick" Burger
$8.99
This one's rubbed down with Sriracha seasoning and grilled to perfection before it's topped with freshly sauteed jalapeno slices, crispy strips of baconand cream cheese. You're welcome.
Patty Melt
8.49
Served on rye bread with sauteed onions, swiss cheese and topped with Thousand island spread.

$The Other Guys


Pork Tenderloin
$7.99
Catfish Filet
$7.99
Grilled or seasoned in your choice of blackened, Cajun, sriracha, lemon pepper, or just good ol' fashioned breading and deep fried to a golden brown.
PBLT
$8.99
Your choice of grilled or fried pork tenderloin, topped with 3 strips of bacon, lettuce, tomatoand our special bistro sauce.
Double Decker BLT
8.99
6 crispy strips of bacon, nestled lovingly between 3 pieces of your choice of bread, topped high with lettuce, tomato and mayo.

$Skillet Dinners

We serve our skillets hotter than a frog on a hot plate and way less cruel to animals too.
The Cheese Steak Skillet
$13.99
Tender pieces of sirloin sauteed with sliced mushrooms, onions and peppers in a sizzling skillet garnished with our homemade au jus and melted mozzarella. Served with warm tortillas and our homemade creamy horseradish sauce.
Vegetarian Pasta Bowl
$10.99
A heaping portion of our cavatappi pasta with sauteed mushrooms, peppers and onions tossed in our delicious marinara sauce and sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese and served with 2 slices of garlic bread.
Beef & Broccoli Bowl
$13.99
Tender pieces of sirloin sauteed with broccoli, onionand peppers in our spicy Asian Barbeque sauce, all sitting atop a bed of rice pilaf.
Fajitas - Steak
$14.99
Tender pieces of marinated beef served on a sizzling hot skillet and tossed with sauteed onions and peppers. Served with lettuce, tomato, salsa, cheddar cheese, sour cream and warm tortillas.
Fajitas - Chicken
14.99
Tender pieces of marinated chicken served on a sizzling hot skillet and tossed with sauteed onions and peppers. Served with lettuce, tomato, salsa, cheddar cheese, sour cream and warm tortillas.

$Dinners

Our dinners come with your choice of two sides.
Chop Steak Dinner
$12.99
10 ounces of flame broiled, perfectly cooked, sauteed shroom and onion smothered bliss.
Chicken Breast Dinner
$12.99
Your choice of grilled or fried and seasoned to perfection. So good that you could serve it at a wedding!
Salmon
$14.99
Our chilean salmon is lightly seasoned with lemon pepper and flame broiled.
Chicken Alfredo
$13.99
This 'fredo won't break your heart. Cavatappi pasta tossed with grilled chicken strips, broccoli, tomatoes, and bacon in a creamy alfredo sauce. Then we top it off with Parmesan cheese and served with two pieces of garlic bread.
Catfish Dinner
14.99
This dish won't leave you feeling lied to. Two big pieces of catfish, grilled or fried (your choice, not ours), then seasoned to perfection.

$Extra Add-Ons


Bacon
$3.00
Extra Patty
$2.25
Chicken Breast
$2.25
Dressings
$0.50
Tomato
$1.00
Wing Sauces
$0.50
Lettuce
$1.00
Mushrooms
$1.00
Sandwich Meat
$2.25
Onion
$1.00
Steak
6.25

$The Side Pieces

Our sides are so good, you won't mind getting caught with them. On your plate of course.
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
$2.65
Loaded Baked Potato
$4.25
This baby is definitely baked and definitely loaded up with all the familiar fixins.
Cottage Cheese
$2.25
Cole Slaw
$2.25
A staple of basic meals since 1644 AD.
Side Caesar Salad
$2.65
Cup O' Soup
$2.00
Side Salad
$2.65
Old faithful.
Garlic Bread (2 Pieces)
$2.00
Most places, you have to pay double for this kind of action, but we're generous.
Sauteed Baby Carrots
$2.65
Yeah, we know your momma had to dress up your veggies when you were little, so we did too. It's just easier this way.
Rice Pilaf
$2.65
Baked Potato
$2.25
Steak Fries
$2.65
We cut 'em fat and serve 'em hot.
Waffle Fries
$2.65
Steamed Broccoli
$2.65

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