Mara's Homemade

Mara's Homemade Menu

(516) 682-9200
236 West Jericho Turnpike, Syosset, NY 11791
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Appetizers


Oysters on the Half Shell
Char-Grilled Oysters
Crawfish Stuffed Bread
$18.00
Crawfish tails and cheese, spiced and stuffed into a hollowed out French baguette, baked crisp and gooey
Crab Fingers
$18.00
No cracking required Louisiana crab fingers sautéed in garlic butter, served with bread to dunk. (GF NO Bread
Gator Bites
$12.00
Louisiana alligator diced and marinated in a Cajun sauce, dusted with seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Mara's Remoulade sauce
Deviled Oysters
$14.00
Four deviled eggs each topped with a fried oysters, drizzled with Mara's Remoulade sauce
Artichoke Dip
$9.00
This baked dip has been a family favorite for generations. Served with crackers.
Fried Pickles
$8.00
Sliced dill pickles, dusted with seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Mara's Remoulade sauce
Fried Green Tomatoes
$12.00
Green tomatoes, sliced and dusted with seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Mara's Remoulade sauce
Hush Puppies
$9.00
Fried jalapeno cornbread served with Mara's herb butter
Fried Frenzy
$12.00
Fried green tomatoes, fried pickles and hush puppies
Cajun Wings
$8.00-14.00
A dozen jumbo wings dusted with seasoned flour, fried crisp, tossed with Mara's Cajun wing sauce, served with Ranch dressing
Peel and Eat Shrimp
$10.00-35.00
Shell-on Gulf shrimp cooked in our Cajun spicy boil, then chilled .
Appetizer Sampler
12.00-32.00
Peel and eat shrimp, Cajun wings, deviled eggs and fried green tomatoes

$Weekday Menu - Salads and Sandwiches

Add grilled Shrimp $4, Add grilled Chicken $3, Add smoked Brisket OR Pork $3
Mara's House Salad
$11.00
Romaine, hard boiled egg, avocado and diced tomato tossed with Mara's Italian dressing
Traditional Caesar Salad
$9.00
Romaine, shredded Parmesan and Josh's croutons tossed with Mara's oil based anchovy Caesar dressing
Iceberg Wedge Salad
11.00
Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, house spiced and roasted pecans, crumbled blue cheese with Mara's Italian or Ranch dressing

$Soups


Okra Seafood Gumbo
$11.00
A spicy okra gumbo with Gulf shrimp and crab, served over rice
Okra Chicken Andouille Gumbo
$11.00
A spicy okra gumbo with chicken and Andouille sausage, served over rice
Texas All-Beef Chili
$11.00
House ground brisket beef, onions and spices. Served with saltines and optional cheddar cheese and red onion
Soup of the Day

Po' Boys

Dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, Crystal hot sauce and Mara's Remoulade sauce in a hollowed out French baguette with a side of no-mayo cole slaw
Oyster
$14.00
Shrimp
$14.00
Crawfish
$14.00
Catfish
$14.00
Combo
16.00

$Jumbo Stuffed Potatoes

"plain" stuffed potato is baked with Mara's herb butter, sour cream, Parmesan and cheddar cheeses, garnished with fresh chives
Plain" Stuffed Potato
9.00

$Seafood Selections


New Orleans BBQ Black Peppered Shrimp
$27.00
Jumbo, shell-on gulf shrimp marinated in black pepper and garlic, baked in butter, served with bread for dunking
Blackened Redfish
$26.00
Gulf redfish fillet blackened with Josh's special blend of spices, served on a bed of sautéed collard greens
Catfish New Orleans
$25.00
Farm raised Southern catfish fillet sautéed with creole seasonings, then baked, smothered with crawfish etouffee, served on a bed of white rice
Creole Spiced Catfish
$24.00
Farm raised Southern catfish fillet baked with creole seasonings, diced fresh tomatoes, red onions and white wine, served on a bed of sauteed collard greens
Fisherman's Platter
$23.00
Fried Gulf shrimp, oysters and catfish, served with hush puppies, garlic mashed potatoes and Mara's Remoulade sauce
Combination Platter
19.00
Crawfish etouffee, jambalaya, red beans and rice.

$Land Selections


Smoked, Bourbon braised Beef Short Ribs
$23.00
Seasoned and smoked, then braised in bourbon and molasses with carrots and onions, served over a bed of corn grits
Chicken Fried Steak
$19.00
Top round steak hand sliced, tenderized, dredged in seasoned flour, pan fried crisp then smothered with gravy, served with gravy smothered white rice or garlic mashed potatoes. Choice of white or brown gravy
Southern Fried Chicken
$13.00
A family favorite for generations! Half chicken served with hand cut French fries, cheese grits or garlic mashed potatoes and brown gravy
Quarter Fried Chicken
$8.00-9.00
Served with choice of cheese grits, hand cut French fries OR mashed potatoes with brown gravy
Cajun NY Strip Steak
34.00
Marinated in Abita Turbo Dog beer, honey and Creole seasonings, char-grilled, served with caramelized onions and mushrooms and choice of garlic mashed potatoes or hand-cut French fries

$Cajun and Southern


Jambalaya
$13.00
Brown rice spiced and simmered with Andouille sausage and chicken with the Creole trinity of vegetables and Cajun seasonings
Crawfish Etouffee
$17.00
Peeled crawfish tails gently simmered in a buttery, spicy sauce, served over white rice
Shrimp Grits
$21.00
Cheese grits topped with Gulf shrimp sauteed in garlic butter, garnished with chives and crumbled bacon
Macaroni and Cheese
$8.00-16.00
A blend of sharp cheddar and Parmesan cheeses, baked bubbly
Crawfish Macaroni and Cheese
$12.00-16.00
Crawfish tails and Creole seasoning mixed in our mac and cheese, baked bubbly.
Sausage Macaroni and Cheese
12.00
Smoked sausage diced, mixed in our mac and cheese, baked bubbly

$Smoked Meat Sandwiches

Dressed with Mara's spicy, crunchy, dry sandwich slaw and appropriate BBQ sauce. Served with a side of no-mayo cole slaw
Chopped Brisket
$10.00-16.00
served on a Sesame Seed Bun
Pulled Pork
$10.00-16.00
served on a Sesame Seed Bun
Sausage
$10.00-16.00
served on a Sesame Seed Bun
Chopped Brisket
$11.00-16.00
Served on a French baguette.
Pulled Pork
$11.00
Served on a French baguette.
Sausage
11.00
served on a French baguette

$Smoked Meat Platters

Served with choice of jalapeno cornbread OR Texas toast and choice of two sides. Cornbread is neither gluten nor dairy free.
Quarter Chicken
$10.00-11.00
Half Smoked Chicken
$15.00
Half Smoked Duck
$27.00
Brined, air dried, then smoked. Served with roasted Brussels sprouts, corn pudding and jalapeno cornbread. Check availability.
Brisket
$17.00
Pork
$17.00
Sausage
$17.00
Brisket and Pork
$23.00
Three Qtr Rack (9) St. Louis OR Baby Back Ribs
$25.00
Full Rack (12) St. Louis OR Baby Back Ribs
$29.00
Rib Combo - Half Rack of Each
$32.00
Chicken and Ribs
$19.00
1/4 dark chicken, 1/4 rack St. Louis OR Baby Back Ribs
Chicken, Ribs and Meat
$23.00
1/4 dark chicken, 1/4 rack St. Louis OR Baby Back Ribs, choice of: sliced brisket, pulled pork OR smoked sausage
Stephen's Ultimate Combo
39.00
3 St. Louis ribs, 3 Baby Bback ribs, 1/4 dark chicken, pulled pork, sliced brisket and smoked sausage

$Side Dishes


Cajun Spicy Corn on the Cob
$7.00
Cheese Grits
$7.00
Corn Pudding
$7.00
Corn Pudding
$7.00
Creole Spiced Shoestring Onion Rings
$7.00
French fries - hand cut (Vegan)
$7.00
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
$7.00
Red Beans and Rice
$7.00
No-Mayo Cole Slaw
$7.00
Sauteed Collard Greens
$7.00
Smoked Levi Beans
$7.00
Sweet Potato Marshmallow Casserole (GF) Vegetable of the Day
$8.00
Creole Spiced Shoestring Onion Rings
$7.00
French fries
$7.00
Fried Okra
7.00
Dusted with cornmeal, fried crisp. Southern.

$Mara's Homemade Hamburgers

Half pound house ground Angus brisket OR ground turkey blended with onions, garlic and egg, seasoned, then char-grilled to order, served on a house made pretzel bun with hand cut French fries
Old Fashioned
$12.00
Creole​ mustard, pickles and red onion.
Cheese Burger
$13.00
Pickles, tomato, onion, lettuce. Choice of: American, Blue Cheese, Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Swiss
Cajun Burger
$14.00
Josh's Cajun wing sauce, fried carrot, blue cheese
Mushroom Burger
$14.00
Sauteed? onions and mushrooms and Swiss .
Chili Burger
$15.00
Mara's Texas all-beef chili, red onion, cheddar cheese
Pulled Pork Burger
$15.00
Texas BBQ sauce, topped with pulled pork, spicy sandwich slaw - 2 sandwiches in
South of the Border Burger
$15.00
Josh's homemade Chipotle ketchup, guacamole, caramelized onions, pepper jack
Buffalo Cheddar Burger
$15.00
BBQ Burger
$14.00
Arkansas BBQ sauce, Creole spiced onion rings, blue cheese

Appetizers


Crawfish Stuffed Bread
$18.00
Crawfish tails and cheese, spiced and stuffed into a hollowed out baguette, baked crisp and gooey
Crabfingers
$9.00-18.00
No cracking required blue crab fingers sauteed in garlic butter, served with bread to dunk (GF NO Bread)
Appetizer Sampler
$12.00-32.00
Peel and eat shrimp , Cajun chicken wings, deviled eggs (GF), fried green tomatoes
Cajun Wings
$8.00-14.00
Split jumbo wings dusted in seasoned flour, fried crisp, tossed in Josh's Cajun wing sauce, served with Mara's Ranch dressing
Deviled Oysters
$14.00
Four deviled eggs topped with fried Louisiana oysters, drizzled with Mara's Remoulade sauce
Peel and Eat Shrimp
$10.00-35.00
Gulf shell-on shrimp cooked in Mara's Cajun spicy boil, chilled, served with Mara's Cocktail sauce.
Fried Frenzy
$12.00
Fried pickles (GF,*), Fried Green Tomatoes (GF,*), Hush Puppies
Fried Green Tomatoes
$6.00-12.00
Sliced green tomatoes dusted in seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Mara's Remoulade sauce
Fried Pickles
$4.00-8.00
Dill pickle slices dusted in seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp, served with Mara's Remoulade sauce
Hush Puppies
5.00-9.00
Fried jalapeno cornbread with onions, served with Mara's Herb butter

$Salads

Add grilled Shrimp $4 Add grilled Chicken $3 Add smoked Brisket OR Pork $3
Mara's House Salad
$9.00-11.00
Romaine, hard-boiled egg, avocado, tomatoes tossed with Mara's Italian dressing
Caesar Salad
$9.00
Romaine, Parmesan cheese, Josh's Croutons tossed with Mara's oil-based anchovy Caesar dressing .
Iceberg Wedge (GF)
11.00
Served with tomatoes, crumbled bacon, house spiced pecans and crumbled blue cheese with choice of Mara's Italian OR Ranch dressing. (* NO Ranch NO Cheese

$Soups


Okra Seafood OR Chicken Andouille Gumbo
$11.00
A spicy okra gumbo with either crab and shrimp OR chicken and Andouille sausage, served with rice.
Texas All-Beef Chili
$11.00
No beans. House ground brisket beef, onions and lots of flavor. Cheddar Cheese (NO*), Red Onions and Saltines
Soup of the Day

Po'Boys

Served in a scooped out French baguette, dressed with Mara's Remoulade sauce, Crystal, lettuce, pickles and tomatoes with a side of no-mayo cole slaw (GF NO Bread
Oyster Po'Boy
$14.00
Shrimp Po'Boy
$14.00
Catfish Po'Boy
$14.00
Crawfish Po'Boy
$14.00
Combination Po'Boy
16.00
Half and half of any two above

$Sandwiches


Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato
$9.00
Crisp bacon, lettuce and tomato on a sesame seed bun served with a side of no-mayo cole slaw
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
10.00
Char-grilled chicken breast basted with Texas, Arkansas OR Cajun sauce, dressed on a sesame seed bun with lettuce, tomato and pickle served with a side of no-mayo cole slaw

$Jumbo Stuffed Potatoes

Baked with Mara's herb butter, sour cream, Parmesan and Cheddar cheeses, garnished with chives
Plain" Stuffed Potato
9.00

$Cajun and Southern


Jambalaya
$13.00
Brown rice spiced and simmered with chicken, Andouille sausage, the Creole trinity of vegetables and tomato sauce
Crawfish Etouffee
$17.00
Crawfish tails simmered in a buttery spicy sauce, served on white rice
Combination Platter
$19.00
Jambalaya, Crawfish Etouffee, Red Beans and Rice
Shrimp Grits
$21.00
Josh's cheese grits topped with Gulf peeled shrimp sauteed in garlic butter, garnished with crumbled bacon and chives
BBQ Black Peppered Shrimp
$27.00
A New Orleans traditional recipe. Jumbo shell-on shrimp baked with black pepper, garlic, herbs and butter, served with bread to dunk
Creole Spiced Catfish
$24.00
A farm raised Southern catfish fillet poached with Creole seasonings, white wine, diced tomatoes and red onions, served over a bed of sauteed collard green.
Southern Fried Chicken
$13.00-9.00
Dusted with seasoned flour, fried crisp, served with choice of hand-cut French fries, cheese grits OR garlic mashed potatoes and brown gravy.
Macaroni and Cheese
$8.00-16.00
Traditional with Parmesan and Cheddar cheeses, baked bubbly
Crawfish Mac and Cheese
$12.00
Crawfish tails and seasonings mixed into our mac and cheese, baked bubbly
Sausage Mac and Cheese
12.00
Smoked sausage diced and mixed into our mac and cheese, baked bubbly

$Mara's Homemade Hamburgers

Half lb house ground brisket beef OR turkey blended with onions, garlic and egg, seasoned, then char-grilled to order, served on a house made pretzel bun with hand-cut French fries. GF no bun.
Old Fashioned
$12.00
Creole mustard, pickles and red onion.
Cheeseburger
$13.00
Lettuce, tomato, pickles, red onion with choice of: American, blue, cheddar, pepper jack OR Swiss cheese
Cajun burger
$14.00
Josh's Wing sauce, fried carrot, blue cheese
Mushroom burger
$14.00
Sauteed onions and mushrooms, Swiss cheese .
BBQ burger
$14.00
Mara's Arkansas BBQ sauce, caramelized onions, blue cheese
Chili burger
$15.00
Mara's Texas all-beef chili, red onion, cheddar cheese
Pulled Pork burger
$15.00
Texas BBQ sauce, pulled pork, sandwich slaw - 2 sandwiches i
South of the Border burger
$15.00
Mara's homemade Chipotle ketchup, guacamole, caramelized onions, pepper jack cheese
Old Fashioned
$12.00
Creole mustard, pickles and red onion
Cheeseburger
$13.00
Lettuce, tomato, pickles, red onion with choice of: American, blue, cheddar, pepper jack OR Swiss cheese
Cajun burger
$14.00
Josh's Wing sauce, fried carrot, blue cheese
Mushroom burger
$14.00
Sauteed onions and mushrooms, Swiss cheese
BBQ burger
$14.00
Mara's Arkansas BBQ sauce, caramelized onions, blue cheese
Chili burger
$15.00
Mara's Texas all-beef chili, red onion, cheddar cheese
Pulled Pork burger
$15.00
Texas BBQ sauce, pulled pork, sandwich slaw - 2 sandwiches in
South of the Border burger
$15.00
Mara's homemade Chipotle ketchup, guacamole, caramelized onions, pepper jack cheese
Buffalo Cheddar burger
15.00
Mara's homemade Chipotle ketchup, red onion, avocado, lettuce, Buffalo cheddar cheese

$Smoked Meat Sandwiches

Gluten free no bread. Dressed with a crunchy, spicy, dry sandwich slaw with appropriate BBQ sauce (GF NO Bread) Served with a side of no-mayo cole slaw.
Chopped Brisket, Pulled Pork
$10.00
Chopped Brisket,
11.00
Pulled Pork OR Sausage on a French baguette

$Smoked Meat Platters

Served with a choice of jalapeno cornbread OR Texas toast AND choice of 2 sides. Our cornbread is NEITHER Gluten NOR Dairy Free
Quarter Smoked Chicken
$10.00-11.00
Half Smoked Chicken
$15.00
Quarter Rack St. Louis OR Baby Back Ribs (3)
$15.00
Half Rack St. Louis OR Baby Back Ribs (6)
$20.00
Three Quarters Rack St. Louis OR Baby Back Ribs (9)
$25.00
Full Rack St. Louis OR Baby Back Ribs (12)
$29.00
Rib Combo - Half Rack EACH St. Louis AND Baby Back Ribs
$32.00
Sliced Brisket, Pulled Pork
$17.00
Sliced Brisket, Pulled Pork
$17.00
Two Meats
$23.00
Choice of: Sliced Brisket, Pulled Pork, Sliced Sausage OR 1/4 dark Chicken
Chicken AND Ribs
$19.00
1/4 chef's choice chicken AND 1/4 rack St. Louis OR Baby Back ribs

Appetizers


Live Cajun Crawfish Boil, lb
$12.00
Flown in live from Louisiana, boiled in our authentic Cajun spiced boil lip burning spicy. Make it deluxe with corn on the cob for an additional $5.
Crab Cake Appetizer
$12.00
1 cake, crabby with a brust of spicy flavor, garnished with a fried pickle, served with Mara's Remoulade sauce.
Spicy Fresh Artichoke (GF)
$9.00
Cooked in our Cajun spicy boil until tender, served with Remoulade sauce
Shishito Peppers
$8.00
Blistered Japanese peppers drizzled with truffle oil, dusted with sea salt.
Watermelon Feta Salad
$12.00
Fresh watermelon, feta and red onion on mixed greens with Mara's poppyseed dressing
Spinach Oyster Salad
14.00
Baby spinach, red onion, spiced pecans tossed with Mara's Italian dressing, topped with 3 fried Louisiana oysters

$Seafood Selections


Soft Shell Crabs
$28.00
2 jumbo crabs sauteed in garlic butter, served on rice pilaf (GF Sauteed Greens, add $3) OR fried and dressed on an po'boy sandwich
Lobster Roll (GF,*), Lobster BLT
$23.00-25.00
Mara's light mayo lobster salad on a buttered roll (GF,* on lettuce leaf) OR on herb buttered Texas toast with bacon, lettuce and tomato; each served with choice of no-mayo cole slaw, hand cut French fries or Creole spiced onion rings
Lobster Clambake
$40.00
1 1/2 - 2 lbs lobster, 1 lb mussels, 1 dz Little Neck clams steamed in our wine, champagne and garlic broth
Strawberry Scallops (GF)
$31.00
4 sea scallops pan seared, served on a bed of carrot and zucchini spaghetti sauteed with mushrooms in herb butter, served with a strawberry 4 Roses Bourbon glaze
Killer Shrimp
$24.00
Half pound shell on jumbo Gulf shrimp simmered in an herb and spice water based broth, served with bread to dunk.
Shrimp Feast
$33.00
1 lb fresh Gulf shell-on shrimp prepared 4 different ways
Crabcake Dinner
$28.00
2 crab cakes each garnished a fried pickle, served with choice of Jambalaya OR Crawfish Etouffee (* with Jambalaya
Whole Crisp Branzino
$28.00
Baked crisp, served on sauteed collard greens with a lemon, white wine sauce
Char-grilled
$27.00
Served on a bed of sauteed collard greens tossed with Cajun corn and diced fresh tomatoes.
Blackened Swordfish
$27.00
served on a bed of sauteed collard greens tossed with Cajun corn and diced fresh tomatoes (* Olive Oil for greens)
Baked Redfish
$26.00
Redfish fillet baked with a sundried tomato, pecan pesto, garnished with guacamole, served with roasted Brussels sprouts.
Blackened Redfish
26.00
Gulf redfish fillet rubbed with our special blend of spices, blackened, served over sauteed collard greens

$Land Selections


Shishito Goat Cheese burger
$15.00
Chipotle ketchup, blistered Shishito peppers, red onion, lettuce, poppyseed dressing.
Beef Ribs
$19.00
Seasoned and smoked, served with choice of two sides and jalapeno cornbread OR Texas Toast.
Cajun Marinated NY Strip Steak
34.00
Marinated in Abita Turbo Dog beer, Creole seasoning and honey, char-grilled, served with caramelized onions and mushrooms and choice of garlic mashed potatoes OR hand cut French fries

$Seasonal Desserts


Fresh Strawberry Almond Pie
$8.00
Banana Caramel Creme Pie
$8.00
Banana Chocolate Bread Pudding with Banana Rum Ice Cream
$11.00
Fresh Peach Cobbler
$8.00
Strawberry Oreo Rye Ice Cream
$6.00
Banana Rum Ice Cream
$6.00
Peach 4 Roses Bourbon Ice Cream
6.00

$Desserts

All whole pies and cakes may be ordered with at least a day's notice.
Bluegrass Pie
$9.00
Pecan pie with chocolate and bourbon in the filling
Chocolate Cream Pie
$9.00
An Oreo cookie crust filled with dark chocolate mousse, topped with freshly whipped cream
Key Lime Pie
$7.00
A graham cracker crust filled with a balance of sweet and tart
Coconut Cream Pie
$8.00
An Animal Cracker cookie crust filled with creamy coconut custard topped with meringue and toasted coconut. Check availability.
Strawberry Jalapeno Ice Cream
$6.00
Josh's homemade creation
Vanilla Ice Cream
$3.00
Rich and creamy, homemade
Fresh Fruit Cobbler
Seasonal selections. Check availability. Price varies
Banana Chocolate Bread Pudding
$9.00
Check availability.
Beignets
$6.00
Mara's Homemade French doughnuts dusted with powdered sugar. Not available for take out
Chocolate Soufflé
$10.00
A flourless, dark chocolate soufflé accompanied by a dark chocolate sauce
Bananas Fosterq
$9.00
Bananas simmered in brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, banana liqueur, flamed in rum, then poured over vanilla ice cream.
Red Velvet Cake
$8.00
A densely textured light chocolate cake with a cream cheese, pecan, coconut, cherry filling and butter cream icing. Check availability.
Chocolate Pecan Cake
$9.00
A dark chocolate fudge cake, richly decadent with a dark chocolate glaze, topped with pecans
Traditional Pecan Pie
$7.00
A flakey butter crust filled with pecan pie, the traditional southern way.
Fresh Strawberry Almond Pie
$9.00
An almond graham cracker crust filled with fresh strawberries, served with freshly whipped cream.
Blueberry Crumb Pie
$7.00
Fresh blueberries baked in a flaky butter crust topped with streizel.
Banana Pudding Cheesecake
$9.00
The merging of the North and the South's favorites in one scrumptious dessert. A Vanilla Wafer crust with bananas folded into the cheesecake, then topped with caramelized bananas and garnished with a Vanilla Wafer.

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