Weekdays / 7am to 11am; Our eggs, meats, cheese, and most of our fruits, vegetables, and grains are sourced from our friends on organic farms and farms that use sustainable practices in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa
Kernza flour tortilla, 1 egg As You Wish, black bean puree, cilantro lime brown rice, sambal maple carrot, marinated kidney beans, salsa verde
gluten-free
Savory Waffle
$14.00
Sweet potato + brown rice + kale waffle, caramel apple butter with lemongrass, poppyseeds, shallot cilantro butter, bacon lardoons, sunny-side egg, maple syrup, powdered sugar. Available Gluten Free — just ask your server!
Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich
$14.00
Horseradish cream, fried capers, sunny egg, lettuce, butter bun Served with choice of greens OR potatoes
Peterson Limousin grass-fed grilled 4oz. New York strip, 2 eggs As You Wish, sambal maple carrots, piri piri sauce, mixed herbs. Served with choice of greens OR potatoes
gluten-free
Vegetable Scramble
$13.00
Black beans, paprika, sheeps' milk cheese, pickled red onion, roasted carrot Served with grilled birdseed toast (sub. Gluten Free for $2) & jam
Vegetable Quiche
$10.50
Root vegetables, kale, garlic, chevre. Served with choice of greens OR potatoes
Quiche Lorraine
$11.50
Bacon, hearty greens, caramelized onion, swiss. Served with choice of greens OR potatoes
Eggs as You Wish
$10.00
2 eggs – your choice of scrambled, over easy, sunny-side up, or poached. Served with grilled birdseed toast (sub. Gluten Free for $2) & seasonal housemade jam AND choice of mixed greens OR potatoes
Weekdays / 11am to 5pm; Saturday & Sunday / 2–5pm; Our eggs, meats, cheese, and most of our fruits, vegetables, and grains are sourced from our friends on organic farms and farms that use sustainable practices in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa
Thaw
Soup
Bowl $6.50 / Cup $4.50. Served with fresh baked bread (sub. Gluten Free for $2) Quart To-Go $12
Split Pea + Ham
gluten-free
Minestrone
vegan
Deli Salads
Deli Salads
Served with fresh baked bread
Bowl$6.50
Cup$4.50
Sub. Gluten Free for
$2.00
Deli Sampler
$12.00
Choice of three deli salads on a bed of mixed greens & herbs
Soup & Deli Combo
Soup & Deli Combo
Served with fresh baked bread
Cup of Each$8.50
Sub. Gluten Free for
$2.00
Salads
Served with fresh baked bread (sub. Gluten Free for $2). Available with choice of Chicken Confit or Marinated Tofu (Vegan) for $5
Thaw Salad
$13.00
Roasted beets, pickled fennel, Red Table Meat Co. salbando salami, bibb lettuce, blue cheese lemon honey mint dressing
Turnip, parsnip, celery root, sweet onions, kale + feta in cream cheese pastry, fruit gastrique, sunchoke puree
Veggies & Rice
$11.00
Cilantro lime brown rice with sautéed seasonal vegetables
vegan
gluten-free
Available with Choice of Chicken Confit or Marinated Tofu (Vegan) For
$5.00
Savory Waffle
$14.00
Sweet potato + brown rice + kale waffle, caramel apple butter with lemongrass, poppyseeds, shallot cilantro butter, bacon lardoons, sunny-side egg, maple syrup, powdered sugar. Available Gluten Free — just ask your server!
Entrees
Steak & Fries
Peterson Limousin grass-fed grilled New York strip, sambal maple carrots, french fries, sauce du jour, mixed herbs
On fresh baked bread (sub. Gluten Free for $3) with choice of blue corn chips & salsa roja* OR mixed greens with tangelo thyme vinaigrette* (*Substitute Organic French Fries for $2)
Birchwood Burger
Housemade ketchup & mustard, onion, pickled cucumbers, lettuce, birdseed bun
Peterson Limousin Grass-Fed Beef$14.00
Ferndale Turkey$13.00
Black Bean Quinoa$12.00
Add Cheddar
$1.00
Add Bacon
$2.00
Thaw Burger
Meyer lemon mascarpone, pickled red onion, rosemary aioli, microgreens, butter bun
Peterson Limousin Grass-Fed Beef$16.00
Ferndale Turkey$15.00
Black Bean Quinoa$14.00
Add Cheddar
$1.00
Add Bacon
$2.00
Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich
$14.00
Horseradish cream, fried capers, sunny egg, lettuce, butter bun
Shiitakes + oysters, red onion, cracked pepper tofu dressing, lettuce, herb focaccia
vegan
Half Sandwich
$7.00
Choice of Marinated Mushroom Sandwich OR Turkey Salad Sandwich On fresh baked bread (sub. Gluten Free for $3) Served with choice of blue corn chips & salsa roja* OR mixed greens with tangelo thyme vinaigrette*
House-mixed greens & herbs with tangelo thyme vinaigrette
vegan
gluten-free
Toast & Jam
$2.00
Grilled birdseed bread with butter & seasonal housemade jam
Gf Toast & Jam
$3.00
Grilled housemade gluten-free bread with butter & seasonal housemade jam
gluten-free
Brown Rice
$4.50
Cilantro lime
vegan
gluten-free
Two Eggs
$4.50
Scrambled, over easy, or sunny-side
gluten-free
Sausage
$5.00
Wile rice + fennel patties
gluten-free
Fruit
$6.50
Fresh, seasonal mix
vegan
gluten-free
French Toast
$4.00
1/2 slice. Maple syrup, powdered sugar
Bacon
$5.00
gluten-free
Kids' Lunch Menu
10 & under / Served with choice of mini salad, housemade applesauce OR sautéed broccoli
Turkey Burger
$6.00
Housemade ketchup, cheddar, provolone, pickles, birdseed bun
Fish Sticks
$6.00
Urban Organics tilapia, housemade tartar sauce
Black Bean Quinoa Burger
$6.00
Housemade ketchup, cheddar, provolone, pickles, birdseed bun
Hot Dog
$5.00
Ferndale Market Turkey hot dog, fresh baked bun & housemade ketchup
Cheese Pizza
$6.00
Tomato fennel ragout, cheddar, provolone / Available with broccoli by request
Kiddy French Toast
$5.00
Maple syrup, powdered sugar
Dessert
Izzy's Ice Cream
Ask your server for today's selections
Small Scoop$4.00
Large Scoop$5.00
Sweet Science Sorbet
Ask your server for today's selections
Small Scoop$5.00
Large Scoop$7.00
Bakery
See the case for today's selections
Please note our facility is not gluten-free
Dinner
Daily / 5pm to 9pm. Our eggs, meats, cheese, and most of our fruits, vegetables, and grains are sourced from our friends on organic farms and farms that use sustainable practices in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa
Turnip, parsnip, celery root, sweet onions, kale + feta in cream cheese pastry, fruit gastrique, sunchoke puree
Veggies & Rice
$11.00
Cilantro lime brown rice with sautéed seasonal vegetables
vegan
gluten-free
Available with Choice of Chicken Confit or Marinated Tofu (Vegan) for
$5.00
Savory Waffle
$14.00
Sweet potato + brown rice + kale waffle, caramel apple butter with lemongrass, poppyseeds, shallot cilantro butter, bacon lardoons, sunny-side egg, maple syrup, powdered sugar. Available Gluten Free — just ask your server!
Salads
Served with fresh baked bread (sub. Gluten Free for $2). Available with choice of Chicken Confit or Marinated Tofu (Vegan) for $5, or Seared Striped Bass for $9
Thaw Salad
$13.00
Roasted beets, pickled fennel, Red Table Meat Co. salbando salami, bibb lettuce, blue cheese lemon honey mint dressing
On fresh baked bread (sub. Gluten Free for $3) with choice of blue corn chips & salsa roja* OR mixed greens with tangelo thyme vinaigrette*. *Substitute Organic French Fries for $2
Turnip, parsnip, celery root, sweet onions, kale + feta in cream cheese pastry, fruit gastrique, sunchoke puree
Veggies & Rice
$11.00
Cilantro lime brown rice with sautéed seasonal vegetables
vegan
gluten-free
Available with Choice of Chicken Confit or Marinated Tofu (Vegan) for
$5.00
Savory Waffle
$14.00
Sweet potato + brown rice + kale waffle, caramel apple butter with lemongrass, poppyseeds, shallot cilantro butter, bacon lardoons, sunny-side egg, maple syrup, powdered sugar. Available Gluten Free — just ask your server!
Salads
Served with fresh baked bread (sub. Gluten Free for $2). Available with choice of Chicken Confit or Marinated Tofu (Vegan) for $5
Thaw Salad
$13.00
Roasted beets, pickled fennel, Red Table Meat Co. salbando salami, bibb lettuce, blue cheese lemon honey mint dressing
On fresh baked bread (sub. Gluten Free for $3) with choice of blue corn chips & salsa roja* OR mixed greens with tangelo thyme vinaigrette*. *Substitute Organic French Fries for $2
Kernza flour tortilla, 1 egg As You Wish, black bean puree, cilantro lime brown rice, sambal maple carrot, marinated kidney beans, salsa verde
gluten-free
Savory Waffle
$14.00
Sweet potato + brown rice + kale waffle, caramel apple butter with lemongrass, poppyseeds, shallot cilantro butter, bacon lardoons, sunny-side egg, maple syrup, powdered sugar. Available Gluten Free — just ask your server!
Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich
$14.00
Horseradish cream, fried capers, sunny egg, lettuce, butter bun. Served with choice of greens OR potatoes
Eggs
Birchwood Benedict
$15.00
Ask your host about today's benedict!
Steak & Eggs
$20.00
Peterson Limousin grass-fed grilled 4oz. New York strip, 2 eggs As You Wish, sambal maple carrots, piri piri sauce, mixed herbs. Served with choice of greens OR potatoes
gluten-free
Vegetable Scramble
$13.00
Black beans, paprika, sheeps' milk cheese, pickled red onion, roasted carrot. Served with grilled birdseed toast (sub. Gluten Free for $2) & jam
Vegetable Quiche
$10.50
Root vegetables, kale, garlic, chevre. Served with choice of greens OR potatoes
Quiche Lorraine
$11.50
Bacon, hearty greens, caramelized onion, swiss. Served with choice of greens OR potatoes
Eggs As You Wish
$10.00
2 eggs – your choice of scrambled, over easy, sunny-side up, or poached. Served with grilled birdseed toast (sub. Gluten Free for $2) & seasonal housemade jam AND choice of mixed greens OR potatoes
Turnip, parsnip, celery root, sweet onions, kale + feta in cream cheese pastry, fruit gastrique, sunchoke puree
Sandwiches
On fresh baked bread (sub. Gluten free for $3) with choice of blue corn chips & housemade salsa roja* OR mixed greens with grapefruit ginger vinaigrette
There's a lot in the Birchwood name. Established in 1926 by the Bursch family, the cafe was originally a dairy. In the 1940's, Cy and Del Bursch converted the dairy into a neighborhood grocery, which quickly became an essential part of neighborhood life. Food staples, penny candy and neighborhood news established the Birchwood as a favorite meeting place and after-school hangout.
In 1995, Cy and Del handed the Birchwood Store over to us and once again the Birchwood was reborn, this time as the Birchwood Cafe. Keeping the traditions of freshness and community alive, we made the Birchwood a friendly place to find good food and good people. Seventeen years (and counting!) later, the Birchwood is not just for neighbors anymore. Now a popular destination, people drive from miles around to feel right at home.