The Food Academy

The Food Academy Menu

(803) 708-2943
5 Lake Carolina Way, Columbia, SC 29229

Sunday Brunch


Grits Bowls
$9.99
Filled with creamy, buttery stone ground grits, topped with your favorites.
Salmon Croquettes
$12.99
Salmon croquettes with a fried green tomato on top of fresh creamed grits.
New Iberia Gumbo
$12.99
Biscuits & Gravy
$7.99
Fresh biscuits topped with homemade sausage gravy
Monte Cristo
$9.99
A French classic: Ham & Swiss sandwich, egg battered and toasted, topped with fresh ra Sperry sauce & powdered sugar. Served with fresh fruit.
Jerk Chicken Egg Rolls
$10.99
Smoky Jerk chicken honey maple yams,fried cabbage,and seasoned rice rolled in a wonton wrapper & fried.
House Salad
$9.99
Mixed gereens, cucumber, tomatoes, shredded cheese, onion, & croutons.
Caesar Salad
$12.99
Romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, croutons, and Caesar dressing. Choice of grilled chicken or grilled salmon.
French Toast Patty Melt
$10.99
French toast, all beef patty, gouda, bacon, & maple syrup. Served with fresh fruit.
Salmon Croquette Benedict
$12.99
Salmon croquette stacked with a fried green tomato, fried egg, and Hollandaise sauce, served over an English muffin. Served with fresh fruit.
Fish & Fries
$12.99
Fried whiting with fries.
Burger Sliders
$10.99
All beef minight burgers topped with cheddar on Hawaiian rolls. Served with fries.
Kids Menu
$6.99
Fruit Bowl
$6.99
Strawberries, watermelon, orangers, grapes, and oranges.
Beverages
$1.99
Smoothies
$4.99
Slushies
$4.99
Gourmet Cupcakes
$2.99
Sunday Brunch Sampler Board
25.99
RESTAURANT WEEK MENU BRUNCH Sampler Board $25 .99 A sampling of our SUNDAY BRUNCH menu items! Includes: Grits Bowls: Bacon, Sausage, with eggs and cheese Salmon Croquettes Louisiana Seafood & amp;Sausage Gumbo French Toast Patty Melt Mimosa Sampler Flight Gourmet Cupcake of your choice: Red Velvet, Oreo Creme, Key Lime, and Strawberry Cheesecake

$Small Plates


Jerk Chicken Egg Rolls Plate
$8.99
Smoky jerk chicken, honey-maple yams, fried cabbage and seasoned rice rolled in a wonton wrapper and fried.
Seared Tuna Deviled Eggs Plate
$8.99
Ahi tuna marinated and rolled in sesame seeds; seared and served atop Japanese-inspired deviled eggs. Finished with fried onions and white sauce.
Pimento Cheese Chorizo Dip Plate
$8.99
Chorizo sausage blended with Gouda pimento cheese and other Mex-Italian cheeses. Served hot with flash-fried flour tortilla slices.
Steak Baked Potato Plate
$8.99
Fluffy baked potato stuffed with marinated sirloin, sauteed onions, peppers, mushrooms, cheese, butter, sour cream and a drizzle of our red wine au jus.
Burger Sliders Plate
$8.99
All-beef mini burgers topped with cheddar cheese on Hawaiian rolls. Served with fries.
Salmon Croquettes Plate
$8.99
Alaskan salmon Creole-style croquettes served with creamed grits and a fried green tomato. Garnished with Creole remoulade.
Fish Tacos
$13.00
Breaded cod fillet, fried and wrapped in mini corn tortillas with lettuce and tartar sauce. Served with fries.
Wings
13.00
12 grilled chicken wings seasoned in TFA special seasoning.

$Soups and Salads


New Iberia Gumbo Soup
Inspired by New Iberian (LA) heritage. Loaded with seafood and sausage. Topped with steamed rice.
Farmer’s Wedge Salad
$10.99
Iceberg wedge, tomatoes, bacon, bleu cheese crumbles, red onion, corn, chopped asparagus, okra, leeks and lima beans. Served with our house balsamic vinaigrette.
TFA House Salad
$12.00
Leafy mixed greens with red onion, tomato, cucumber, hard-boiled egg, shredded cheese, croutons and choice of dressing.
Salmon Caesar Salad
$14.00
Classic Caesar salad with homemade croutons, Parmesan cheese and classic Caesar dressing. Topped with fresh grilled salmon.
Asian Seared Tuna Salad
12.99
Marinated tuna steak seared and served atop a bed of mixed greens, asparagus and tomatoes with ginger dressing. Prepared with coconut oil.

$Entrees


Peach Moonshine Barbeque Chicken
$14.99
A chicken leg portion marinated in a sweet and spicy ginger sauce, fire-grilled and basted in our signature peach moonshine barbecue sauce. Served with smashed potatoes and vegetable stir-fry.
Roasted Spaghetti Squash
$12.99
Tender spaghetti squash roasted with garlic-infused oil. Served with seasoned roasted vegetables including tomatoes, shiitake mushrooms, onion, cauliflower, bell peppers, carrots and broccoli. Vegan friendly.
Sirloin Bleu Cheese Nachos
$12.99
Sirloin marinated in red wine and seared with leeks, corn, tomatoes and red onion. Poured on a bed of flash-fried tortilla chips and bleu cheese crumbles.
Louisiana Shrimp and Grits
$15.99
Our signature New Iberia gumbo gravy over grits.
Apricot Jerk Salmon
$15.99
Wild caught salmon grilled with TFA jerk apricot glaze. Served with seasoned rice and grilled asparagus. Prepared with coconut oil.
Smoked Gouda Burger
$14.99
Fresh ground beef stuffed with smoked Gouda, grilled and topped with peppered bacon, sauteed onions and peppers and more Gouda. Served with fries.
TFA Club Sandwich
$9.99
Sliced turkey, ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo on toast. Served with chips and a pickle spear.
Bella Bowl
$16.00
A portobello mushroom cap stuffed with chopped fresh vegetables, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
Grilled Pork Chop
16.00
Seared pork chop topped with a fried apple ring and pickled red onion. Served with black-eyed peas over steamed rice.

$Kids Menu

Served with a fruit cup and beverage.
Kids Mac and Cheese
$5.99
Kids Burger Sliders
$6.99
Kids Pepperoni and Cheese Flatbread
$6.99
Kids Chicken Fingers
6.99

$Sweet Endings


Grilled Pound Cake
$5.99
Served with fresh strawberries and amaretto whipped cream.
Peach Cobbler
$7.99
The best peach cobbler ever. Period. Served with vanilla ice cream.
Caramel Toffee Delight Cheesecake
8.00
By Palmetto Cheesecake Company.

$Beverages


Sweet Tea
$1.99
Unsweetened Iced Tea
$1.99
Citrus Punch
$1.99
Coffee
$1.99
Hot Tea
1.99

$LUNCH

Monday - Friday 10am-2pm
Soup & Salad Combo
$8.99
Cup of New Iberia Gumbo and small Chef's Salad.
Soup of the Day
New Iberia Gumbo
Grits Bowl
$8.99
Choose sausage or bacon, served with cheesy grits over creamy stone-ground grits.
Salmon Croquette & Fried Green Tomato Salad
$12.99
Mixed greens, cucumber, tomato, shredded cheese blend, served with our house remoulade dressing.
Hot Honey Chicken Salad
$9.99
Buttermilk fried chicken tenders tossed in our house hot honey sauce, mixed greens, cucumber, topped with blue cheese crumbles. Served with Ranch dressing.
Monte Cristo
$9.99
A French classic; ham & swiss sandwich, egg-battered and toasted, topped with fresh raspberry sauce and powdered sugar. Served with house chips.
Chicken Salad Croissant
$9.99
Chicken Philly
$8.99
Served with house chips and pickles.
Chef's Salad
$8.99
Mixed greens, cucumber, tomato, shredded cheese blend, deli turkey, bacon, and ham.
Fish & Chips
$9.99
Two filets of flounder served with seasoned house chips.
Fish & Grits
$9.99
Two fried flounder filets with creamy stone ground grits and our house remoulaude sauce,
Flounder Po Boy
$9.99
Flounder on a toasted hoagie roll with lettuce, tomato, and our house remoulade. Served with our seasoned house chips.
Deviled Eggs
$6.99
New Iberia Gumbo
$9.99
Shrimp, scallops, crab, okra, beef sausage, and tomatoes. Topped with rice.
Jerk Chicken Egg Rolls
$9.99
Jerk chicken, hone maple yams, fried cabbage, and rice in wonton wrapper and fried.
Mimosa Flight
$17.99
Choose 5 flavors
Beer
$3.99
Gumbo Butter Crab Legs
12.00
2 Crab Leg clusters with gumbo butter.

$Restaurant Week January 7-17, 2021

Celebrate Restaurant Week and our soft re-opening! Limited sampler menu available.
Restaurant Week Sampler Board
$25.99
RESTAURANT WEEK MENU Sampler Board $25 .99: A sampling of our new menu items! Includes: Salads: Salmon Croquette & amp;Fried Green Tomato, Hot Honey Chicken, Seared Tuna, and Balsamic Pasta Salad Sandwich Half of your choice: Monte Cristo or Chicken Philly Soup: Louisiana Seafood & amp;Sausage Gumbo Deviled Eggs: Chicken Salad, Crab Salad, Honey Ham & amp;Pimento Cheese, Seared Tuna Jerk Chicken Egg Roll Baked Potato: Peach Moonshine BBQ Chicken
Restaurant Week Sampler Board
$25.99
RESTAURANT WEEK MENU Sampler Board $25 .99: A sampling of our new menu items! Includes: Salads: Salmon Croquette & amp;Fried Green Tomato, Hot Honey Chicken, Seared Tuna, and Balsamic Pasta Salad Sandwich Half of your choice: Monte Cristo or Chicken Philly Soup: Louisiana Seafood & amp;Sausage Gumbo Deviled Eggs: Chicken Salad, Crab Salad, Honey Ham & amp;Pimento Cheese, Seared Tuna Jerk Chicken Egg Roll Baked Potato: Peach Moonshine BBQ Chicken

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