Big E's Soulfood American

Big E's Soulfood Menu

(612) 870-7685
1831 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403
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Soup Of The Day


Soup Of The Day
6.50-8.50

$Salads


House Salad
$6.95
iceberg lettuce, sliced cucumbers, sliced tomatoes, green bell peppers, shredded carrots and chef e 's parmesan and garlic cornbread croutons. side salad $4.00.
La Traditionelle Salad Caesar
$7.95
garnished with anchovies, parmesan and cornbread croutons. add blackened chicken $2.00, add fried oysters $4.00.
House Of Soul Salad
$8.95
mixed green lettuce, remoulade dressing, sliced onions, 3 fried green tomatoes, 6 firecracker shrimp and 2 banana peppers.
Blackened Catfish Nicoise
11.95
featuring grilled asparagus, olives, boiled egg, potato, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, red onion, carrots ranch dressing and jalapeno tartar.

$Soul Sandwiches

Come with choice of any one side and shack fries.
Philly Style Soul Steak Sandwich
$11.50
8 oz. of marinated inside round of beef sheet steak grilled in it's own semi-spicy marinade with green and red peppers, onions and philly style aged cheddar cheese sauce on a toasted hoagie bun.
Memphis Style Barbequed Pork Shack
$9.95
4 oz. of pork cushion meat, pulled and barbequed, topped with homemade coleslaw on a toasted onion bun.
Delta Pride Blackened Catfish
$9.95
one cajun spiced catfish filet, blackened in an iron skillet and a squeeze of lemon juice with lettuce and tomato on a toasted hoagie bun.
Soul Burger #1
$8.50-6.00
1/4 pound burger that mama said was better than mcd's , with lawry's seasoning, diced onions and bell pepper. topped with house colored ketchup and mustard sauces, and then we drag it through the garden. kid size.
Ol' Country Dog
$7.50-5.50
jumbo beef hotdog, skillet fried in a grilled bun and topped with shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, chopped red onion, banana peppers, sweet pickle slices and house colored ketchup and mustard sauces.
Soul Wings
$8.50
only - 8 pieces seasoned floured and deep-fried until crispy and golden brown.
Buffalo Wings
$8.50
only - 8 pieces seasoned floured and deep-fried and tossed in buffalo sauce served with ranch dressing.
Chef E's Teri Wings
$8.95
only - 8 pieces seasoned floured and deep-fried ; smother cooked again in chef e's honey teriyaki.
Caribbean Jerk Wings
$8.95
only - 8 pieces floured and deep-fried and smother cooked in chef e's secret jerk sauce.
New Orleans Style Fire Cracker Shrimp Po' Boy
$11.50
6 oz. shrimp marinated in buffalo sauce, breaded and deep-fried until crispy and golden brown, with lettuce, tomato and remoulade sauce on a toasted hoagie bun.
Texas Style BBQ Chicken
$9.95
mesquite seasoned and floured deep-fried breast of chicken and smother cooked again in texas sauce topped with pepper-jack cheese, lettuce, tomato onion and peppers on a toasted onion bun.
Southern Baptist Whiting Fish
$8.95
two breaded whiting filet with grilled green tomatoes and lettuce on a toasted hoagie bun.
Crispy Fried Catfish Sandwich
9.95
1 breadcrumb covered catfish filet, deep-fried until golden brown served with jalepeno tartar sauce.

$Vegetarian Soul Sandwiches


Soul (Not) Burger #2
$7.50
creole seasoned soy burger, grilled then placed on a toasted bun. then we drag it through the garden.
Baked Rosemary Portabella
$8.95
with roasted red pepper and caramelized onions on garlic and herb texas toast.
Breaded Fried Eggplant
9.95
with cheddar grilled onions and smoked tomato barbeque sauce on a hoagie bun.

$Do The Funky Chicken


The Bob Marley
$9.95
sweet and spicy jerk breast of chicken topped with colby-jack cheese, peppers and onions on a toasted bun, served with curry fries and a side of mango dressing.
The Harriet Tubman
$9.95
butter and honey coated, fried breast of chicken topped with pepper-jack cheese and fried broccoli slaw on a toasted bun, served with sweet potato chips.
The Ida B. Wells
$9.95
strips of smothered buttermilk fried breast of chicken, white rice, and sweet potato relish wrapped in a tortilla served with sweet potato chips.
The Marcus Garvey
$9.95
blackened and bbq'd breast of chicken on a toasted bun topped with american cheese with lettuce, tomato and red onion on a toasted bun, served with cayenne seasoned fries & bbq ranch.
The Sojourner Truth
9.95
(buffalo soldier) - buffalo style breast of chicken topped with swiss cheese and fried cabbage & a side of blue cheese dressing on a toasted bun, served with lawry seasoned fries.

$House Specials


Louisiana Gumbo
$8.95-10.95
low country style gumbo, featuring shrimp, crawfish tails, andoille sausage, grilled chicken, creole vegetables okra and spices topped with carolina rice and green onions along with your choice of cornbread, sweet-potato corn muffin or buttermilk biscuit.
Big Easy Jambalaya
$10.95-12.95
high country style tomato and tabasco based carolina rice jambalaya; featuring andouille sausage, grilled chicken, pork tenderlion pieces, and shrimp, flavored with creole vegetables and green onions along with your choice of cornbread, sweet-potato corn muffin or buttermilk biscuit.
Crawfish And Firecracker Shrimp Etouffee
$15.95
court bouillon (fish stew) sauce with creole vegetables, sauteed crawfish atop of carolina white rice, then topped with hot sauce dredged breaded fried shrimp and green onions, along with your choice of cornbread, buttermilk biscuit, or sweet potato corn muffin.
Soul Fries
8.95
sinful combination of golden fries topped with colby jack cheese, diced bacon, green onions and sour cream then seasoned with cayenne pepper.

$Sides

All sides sold separately. (The only sides containing pork are whiskey baked beans and black-eyed peas).
Collard Greens
$2.50
Corn On The Cob
$2.50
Shack Fries
$2.50
Red Beans And Rice
$2.50
Spicy Potato Wedges
$2.50
Roasted Corn Succotash Dirty Rice
$2.50
Hush Puppies
$2.50
Black-Eyed Peas
$2.50
Okra Poppers
$2.50
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
$2.50
Cornbread Sage Stuffing
$2.50
Whiskey Baked Beans
$2.50
Fried Green Tomatoes
$2.50
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
$2.50
Cornbread Sage Stuffing
$2.50
Baked Macaroni And Cheese
$2.50
Mashed Potatoes And Gravy
$2.50
Country Potato Salad
$2.50
Cheddar Cheese Grits
$2.50
Spicy Fried Cabbage
$2.50

Soups, Salads And Appetizers


Soup Of The Day
$6.50-8.50
Shrimp & Crawfish Martini
$9.95
House Salad
$6.95
iceberg lettuce, sliced cucumbers, sliced tomatoes, green bell peppers, shredded carrots and chef e 's parmesan and garlic cornbread croutons & side salad $4.00.
La Traditionelle Salad Caesar
$7.95
garnished with anchovies, parmesan and cornbread croutons. add blackened chicken $2.00, add fried oysters $4.00.
House Of Soul Salad
$9.95
mixed green lettuce, remoulade dressing, sliced onions, three fried green tomatoes, six firecracker shrimp and two banana peppers.
Blackened Catfish Nicoise Salad
$12.95
blackened catfish on a bed of leaf lettuce surrounded by sliced tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, sliced new potatoes, black and green olive confit, red onions, sliced boiled eggs, seasoned asparagus and ranch with jalapeno tartar sauce on side.
Buffalo Hot Wings
$9.95
only ten pieces floured and deep-fried and tossed in buffalo sauce served with ranch dressing.
Chef E's Teri Wings
$9.95
only - ten pieces seasoned, floured, deep-fried and smother cooked again in chef e 's own honey teriyaki.
Caribbean Jerk Wings
$9.95
ten pieces seasoned, floured, deep-fried and smother cooked again in chef e's secret jerk sauce.
Soul Wings
$9.50
only ten pieces floured and deep-fried until crispy and golden brown.
Chef E's Soul Platter
$21.95
two soul wings, two terry wings, two hot wings, two ribs, three catfish fingers, four hush puppies, four okra poppers, four spicy potato wedges with jalapeno tartar, shack sauce, tri colored ketchup and mustard sauce and sour cream.
Wing King Platter
$18.00
chef e 's own award winning drummies sampler! six teriyaki, six buffalo, six caribbean jerk and six soul wings.
Soul Fries
$8.95
sinful combination of golden fries topped with colby jack cheese, diced bacon, green onions and sour cream then seasoned with cayenne pepper.
Voodoo Shrimp Skewers (2)
$8.95
jumbo shrimp with spicy cabbage and cilantro, wrapped in a crispy spring roll coated with bread crumbs, coconut and black sesame seeds. served with crispy plantain chips and jack daniels laced sweet chili sauce.
The Home Slice
4.95
e's own soul pizza featuring chicken and garlic cream sauce, collard greens, sweet potatoes, bbq chicken topped with colby jack cheese, on e's homemade crust. (a slice).

$Dinners

All dinners come with your choice of any three sides.
Crispy Fried Catfish
$15.95
one japanese breadcrumb covered catfish filet deep-fried until golden served with jalapeno tartar sauce.
Delta Pride Blackened Catfish
$16.95
one cajun spiced catfish filet, blackened in an iron skillet and a squeeze of lemon juice.
Barbequed Blackened Catfish
$17.95
one cajun spiced catfish filet, blackened in an iron skillet and finished in chef e 's best bbq sauce.
Texas Baked Barbecued Chicken
$14.95
choice of: two pieces (dark) or one (breast) texas (spicy) seasoned chicken, grilled then baked in texas barbecue sauce.
Smothered Chicken
$15.95
choice of: two pieces (dark) or one (breast) in chef e's own smothering chicken butter and rosemary gravy over rice with two sides.
Buffalo Hot Wings
$13.95
four seasoned wings, floured and deep-fried and tossed in buffalo sauce served with ranch dressing.
Chef E 's Teri Wings
$13.95
four secret seasoned wings, floured, deep-fried and smother cooked again in chef e ?s honey teriyaki.
Caribbean Jerk Wings
$13.95
four secret seasoned wings, floured, deep-fried and smother cooked in chef e ?s secret jerk sauce.
Soul Wings
$13.50
four seasoned wings, floured and deep-fried until crispy and golden brown.
Carolina Buttermilk Fried Chicken
$13.95
choice of: two pieces (dark) or one (breast) of lawry's seasoned chicken, dredged in egg, buttermilk and flour, then deep-fried until golden brown.
Chef E 's Own Hoppin' John
$14.95
mississippi style black-eyed peas featuring bacon, creole vegetables, cayenne sauce with carolina rice, three pork tenderloin medallions, then garnished with green onions (cornbread or buttermilk biscuit or sweet potato corn muffin excapt where indicated).
Blackened Barbequed Catfish
$14.95
on dirty rice with roasted corn succotash (cornbread or buttermilk biscuit or sweet potato corn muffin excapt where indicated).
Chef E 's Crab Cakes
$15.95
with roasted corn succotash two of chef e 's own rock and snow crab meat cakes atop of roasted corn succotash, lemon wedge and a side of jalapeno tartar sauce (cornbread or buttermilk biscuit or sweet potato corn muffin excapt where indicated).
Chef E 's Hen 4 Ways
$14.95
half cornish hen done one of 4 ways for the choosing: buttermilk seasoned and deep-fried, honey teriyaki sauce, buffalo wing sauce, or, caribbean jerk.
Country Meatloaf
$15.95
chef e 's own over garlic mashed potatoes, smothered with portabella and onion gravy with roasted corn succotash (cornbread or buttermilk biscuit or sweet potato corn muffin excapt where indicated).
Soul Steak
$15.95
10 oz. marinated tenderized inside round of beef thin cut sheet steaks, grilled and served in it's own semi spicy marinade.
Chef E 's Pork Spare Rib
$16.50
three, beer marinated, mesquite smoked barbecued pork ribs with your choice of sauce: georgia (mild), texas (spicy) or memphis (honey mustard).
Braised Beef Short Ribs
$17.95
two fork tender beef ribs slow brasserie until falling off the bone with bbq gravy over rice with any two sides.
Louisiana Smothered Pork Chop
$13.95
two two inch thick, butcher's cut pork chop, quick fried and smothered in bourbon apple brown gravy and onions with any two sides.
Mississippi Whiting Fish
$13.95
two seasoned breaded and deep fried filet of boneless, flaky country fish fried style whiting served with jalapeno tartar sauce.
Southern Corn Meal Catfish Fingers
14.95
four seasoned corn meal dredged catfish strips, deep-fried and served with jalapeno tartar sauce.

$Vegetarian With Soul


Deep-Fried Smoked Barbecued Tofu
$14.95
with caramelized onions on carolina rice with roasted corn succotash with your choice of cornbread, biscuit or sweet potato corn muffin.
Grilled Vegetable Jambalaya
$10.95-13.95
carolina rice infused with roasted grilled corn, green pepper, red pepper, red and green onions, celery, green and yellow zucchini; all sauteed in a zesty tomato based creole sauce topped with ground soy burger and green onion.
Blackened Mushroom & Eggplant Etouffee
14.95
vegan friendly!!! creole seasoned medallions of eggplant, portabella mushrooms, blackened then oven finished. finally smothered in a tomato and roux creole brown gravy and served over carolina rice and side of fried okra, all without the additive of any animal product.

$Chef E's House Specials


Louisiana Gumbo
$8.95-10.95
low country style gumbo, featuring shrimp, crawfish tails, andouille sausage, grilled chicken, creole vegetables, okra and spices topped with carolina rice and green onions along with your choice of cornbread, buttermilk biscuit, or sweet potato corn muffin.
Big Easy Jambalaya
$10.95-12.95
high country style tomato and tabasco based carolina rice jambalaya featuring andouille sausage, grilled chicken, pork tenderloin pieces, and shrimp, flavored with creole vegetables with green onions along with your choice of cornbread, buttermilk biscuit, or sweet potato corn muffin.
Crawfish And Firecracker Shrimp Etouffee
15.95
court bouillon (fish stew) sauce with creole vegetables, sauteed crawfish atop of carolina white rice, then topped with hot sauce dredged breaded fried shrimp and green onions, along with your choice of cornbread, buttermilk biscuit, or sweet potato corn muffin.

$Chef E 's Sides

All sides sold separately (the only sides containing pork are whiskey baked beans and black-eyed peas).
Collard Greens
$2.50
Red Beans And Rice
$2.50
Hush Puppies (4)
$2.50
Okra Poppers (4)
$2.50
Sage Stuffing
$2.50
Fried Green Tomatoes (3)
$2.50
Homemade Slaw
$2.50
Cornbread
$2.50
Shack Fries
$2.50
Corn On The Cob
$2.50
Spicy Potato Wedges
$2.50
Whiskey Baked Beans
$2.50
Roasted Corn Succotash
$2.50
Black-Eyed Peas
$2.50
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
$2.50
Baked Macaroni And Cheese
$2.50
Dirty Rice
2.50

$Desserts - Chef E's Sweet Soul Oven


Soul Biscuits
$0.75
Corn Bread
$0.75
Sweet Potato Corn Muffin
$0.85
Classic Banana Pudding Martini
$6.95
big mamma' s old fashioned flavor dressed up in it's "sunday go meetin' clothes".
Big E's Peach Cobbler
$6.95
fresh peaches slow cooked in their own syrup with butter, cinnamon, vanilla and layered onto buttered cinnamon rolls then baked until angels sing.
Red Velvet Cake
$6.95
a lot of you are going to tell your ages with this one. remember when big mamma used to bake this rich scarlet red and moist slice of buttered iced sin? oooh! it ain't nuthin' but the devil!.
Sock It To Me Cake
$6.95
chef e's favorite. 0h you can't lose with this one! rich butter and sour cream pound cake marbled with pecans, cinnamon and brown sugar, then glazed all over. get one for your mamma, for your daddy, but hey! it's yo' thang do what you wanna do... i can't tell you who to sock it to!
Old Fashioned Bread Pudding
$6.95
what's in it? grandma's hand. enough said.
Buttermilk Pie
$6.95
this egg and sweet buttermilk cream cheese custard, with a touch of lemon, beale streets favorite; would make your grand mamma proud. and make her get her switch if you ate the last piece? so get two for your butt's sake!
Pecan Pie
$6.95
baked like my grand mamma taught me; golden halves of pecan atop of corn syrup and vanilla custard with just a touch of bourbon, purely for medicinal purposes, of course!
Sweet Potato Pie
$6.95
i'm not even going to fool around with this one. fresh baked sweet potato with butter, eggs, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla, ?cause the old folk say do it thata way, then baked up again in a pie.

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