tree nuts, peanuts, gluten and soy products are in frequent use in the kitchen. ask to see a manager if you have trace allergies. gluten-free menu available upon request.
Appetizers
Chips And Guacamole
$7.99
house-made corn tortilla chips w/guacamole & our hot sauce*.
Buffalo Sprouts*
$7.99
fried brussel sprouts tossed in a buffalo sauce with blue cheese crumbles.
Brussel Sprouts
$6.99
lightly fried brussel sprouts dressed in a sweet and savory teriyaki sauce.
Tater Tots
$7.99
house-made ranch dressing and chili mayo.
Sweet Potato Fries*
$7.99
with rosemary salt -or- cinnamon sugar.
Hand Cut Garlic Fries
$4.00
also available without garlic.
Chile Cheese Fries
garlic fries smothered and covered in jack cheese, green -or- red chile sauce and salsa fresca.
$7.50
Sub Tater Tots Instead$8.50
White Bean Bruschetta
$7.50
zesty great northern beans in a blend of garlic, balsamic vinegar and fresh basil. served over mixed greens and a side of crostini bread.
Frito Pie*
the only place in md to enjoy this southwestern staple! fritos, jack cheese, chile sauce and salsa fresca.
$6.99
W/pinto Or Black Beans$7.99
W/chorizo$8.99
W/both$9.99
Breakfast
Served all day.
French Toast
$10.99
house-made cinnamon bread with your choice of bananas and walnuts, blueberries, -or- granny smith apples. topped with vanilla creme fraiche.
Vegan French Toast
$9.99
fresh-baked ciabatta bread dipped in a vegan coconut batter. topped with powdered sugar and served with pure vermont maple syrup.
Buttermilk Pancakes
delicious oversized pancakes served with butter, powdered sugar and pure vermont maple syrup. -or- choice of one: blueberries, granny smith apples, bananas with rich coconut syrup, -or- chocolate chips and peanut butter-butter.
One Pancake$5.25
Two Pancakes$9.25
Zucchini Brie Pancakes
a sweet and savory scallion and zucchini flapjack with hints of lemon, topped with brie and house-made honey butter.
One Pancake$6.00
Two Pancakes$11.00
The Elvis Pancakes
thick-sliced applewood-smoked bacon (baked inside pancake), topped w/fried bananas, peanut butter-butter and pure vermont maple syrup! as big as the man was famous.
Elvis (2 Pancakes)$14.25
Lisa Marie (1 Pancake)$8.25
Farm Plate
two eggs with hash browns, toast, and your choice of protein: sausage links, applewood-smoked bacon -or-veggie sausage.
pinto -or- black beans sauteed with garlic cumin, and olive oil. served with hash browns, guacamole, salsa fresca and two flour tortillas.
vegan
El Guapo*
$10.99
chorio -or- (vegan) faux-rizo -or- bacon, jack cheese and scrambled eggs on a ciabatta roll with onions and cilantro. served with a side of hash browns.
Huevos Montulenos*
$13.99
whole kernel corn cakes topped with two sunny-up eggs, pinto -or- black beans, green -or- red chile sauce, feta cheese, salsa fresco, fried banana and a flour tortilla.
Huevos Rancheros*
$8.99
two sunny-up eggs, pinto -or- black beans, green -or- red chile, jack cheese, and salsa fresca on a flour tortilla.
Lox, Stock & Bagel
$11.99
deconstructed lox platter -or- bagel sandwich topped with smoked salmon, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, mixed greens and cracked pepper. served with a hardboiled egg, capers and cream cheese on the side.
Giddy Up Omelette*
$11.99
chorizo -or- (vegan) faux-rizo, goat cheese and fresh thyme. served with a warm flour tortilla.
Goldilox Omelette
$13.99
french-style omelette with smoked salmon, cream cheese, scallions, capers, and cracked pepper. served with a warm flour tortilla.
scrambled eggs, jack cheese, black beans and salsa fresca on corn tortillas. served with a side of hash browns and house made *hot sauce.
Breakfast Polenta*
$9.99
choice of applewood smoked bacon, carne adovada, chorizo, (vegan) faux-rizo, -or- veggie sausage. served with two eggs, green -or- red chile sauce, salsa fresca, and a warm flour tortilla.
Breakfast Quesadilla*
scrambled eggs and jack cheese in a flour tortilla with hash browns and salsa fresca. add applewood-smoked bacon, chorizo*, carne adovada* -or- (vegan) faux-rizo - $3.75.
$9.99
W/pinto -or- Black Beans$10.99
Hopi Cakes
blue cornmeal banana pancakes topped with blueberries, creme fraiche, and toasted pine nuts. served with real maple syrup. available sat, sun & mon.
One Pancake$6.00
Two Pancakes$11.00
Vegetarian Biscuits & Gravy
$10.00
house-made buttermilk biscuit with wild mushroom gray, hash browns and two eggs any style. available sat, sun & mon.
All-american Burrito
local, pasture-raised ground beef -or- black bean burger with onion, jack cheese, and hash browns wrapped in a flour tortilla. topped w/wild mushroom gravy and a sunny-up egg. available sat, sun & mon.
$12.99
Substitute Local Bison Meat$4.25
Side Of Mushroom Gravy
$3.25
available sat, sun & mon.
Burritos
Chorizo Burrito*
$10.99
house-made pork chorizo, potatoes, eggs, jack cheese, green -or- red chile sauce and salsa fresca. sub (vegan) faux-rizo for no charge.
Breakfast Burrito*
$9.99
shredded potatoes, pinto -or- black beans, scrambled eggs, jack cheese, green -or- red chile sauce and salsa fresca.
Aztec Burrito* (available Vegan)
fried plantains, roasted corn, black beans and jack cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla. topped with christmas chile sauce, grilled squash, salsa fresca and a crema drizzle.
$11.99
Add Chorizo Or Chicken -or- (vegan) Un-chicken$4.25
Vegan Burrito*
$9.99
house made (vegan) faux-rizo with potatoes, beans, green -or- red chile sauce and salsa fresca.
mixed greens, granny smith apples, goat cheese, rum coriander pecans & blueberry dijon dressing.
$10.99
Add A Chicken Breast$4.25
House Salad
mixed greens with gorgonzola and walnuts, tossed in our honey sage dressing.
$7.99
Add Grilled Chicken -or- (vegan) Un-chicken$4.25
Sandwiches
all sandwiches served on fresh-baked focaccia bread (unless otherwise noted). choice of side: garlic fries, side salad -or- (vegan) coleslaw. sub (vegan) peanut noodles, tater tots - or - sweet potato fries $2.
Jake's Steak Wrap
$14.99
grilled bistro filet cooked mid-rare with jack cheese, mixed greens, sour cream, and jalapeno pesto* in a flour tortilla. served with a side of salsa fresca.
Golden West Bit
$10.99
our take on a classic. thick-sliced applewood smoked bacon, mixed greens, tomato & fresh guacamole on ciabatta roll.
Turkey Brie & Chutney
$10.99
naturally roasted turkey breast with melted brie and your choke of sweet mango -or- tart cherry chutney.
Turkey Jack
$10.99
naturally roasted turkey breast with melted jack cheese, mixed greens, tomato and dijon mustard.
Turkey Albuquerque*
$10.99
naturally roasted turkey breast with melted jack cheese, green -or- red chile sauce and salsa fresca. served open-faced.
Vegetarian Sandwiches
all sandwiches served on fresh-baked focaccia bread (unless otherwise noted). choice of side: garlic fries, side salad -or- (vegan) coleslaw. sub (vegan) peanut noodles, tater tots - or - sweet potato fries $2.
Buffalo Un-chicken
$9.99
(vegan) un- chicken smothered in buffalo sauce with gorgonzola cheese, mixed greens and tomato.
Bbq Un-chicken
$9.99
(vegan) un-chicken smothered in bbq sauce with queso asadero cheese, mixed greens and tomato.
The Riblet
$12.99
two vegan riblets smothered in bbq sauce with mixed greens and tomato.
granny smith apple slices with melted brie & basil pesto.
Burgers
our local, grass-fed beef burgers are served on a brioche bun with mixed greens and tomato. choice of side: garlic fries, side salad -or- (vegan) coleslaw. sub (vegan) peanut noodles, tater tots - or - sweet potato fries $2. substitute a bison patty or add thick-sliced, applewood smoked bacon - $4.25. substitute a black bean burger at no additional cost.
The Hangover Burger
$15.99
bacon, jack cheese, guacamole and a sunny-up egg.
Ring Of Fire Burger*
$13.99
roasted jalapenos, house-made hot sauce & jack cheese.
Green Chile Cheese Burger*
$10.99
jack cheese and green -or- red chili sauce.
Caprese Burger
$11.99
fresh mozzarella cheese and basil pesto drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette.
Bison Burger
$14.99
house-made bison patty and jack cheese.
Bbq Burger*
$13.99
caramelized onions, jack cheese and bbq sauce.
Apple Brie Burger
$10.99
granny smith apples and melted brie.
Black Bean Burger
$10.99
zesty black bean burger with jack cheese.
Plain Jane
$9.99
our burger for the purist.
House Specialties
Tilapia Tacos
$12.99
fish filets on corn tortillas with coleslaw and cilantro lime dressing. served with a side of seasoned black beans and house-made hot sauce*.
Sopapilla Enchiladas*
leaning tower of carne -or- chicken, sopapillas, jack cheese, pinto -or- black beans, green -or- red chile sauce and a sunny-up egg. served with guacamole, sour cream and salsa fresca.
$14.99
W/beans Only$12.99
Dinner Polenta*
$9.99
fried polenta with choice of carne, chorizo, (vegan) faux-rizo -or-veggie sausage. topped with green -or- red chile sauce and salsa fresca. served with a side salad.
Steak & Mussel Sprouts
$15.99
five spice marinated bistro steak served mid-rare over mixed greens with our fried teriyaki brussel sprouts.
Fajitas
grilled chicken, caramelized onions, shredded potatoes, jack cheese, salsa, sour cream jalapeno pesto*, and two flour tortillas.
$15.99
Un-chicken$15.99
Grilled Shrimp$17.99
Steak$17.99
Dinner Quesadillas
served with garlic fries, side salad -or- (vegan) coleslaw. sub peanut noodles, tater tots -or- sweet potato fries $1.99.
Bean & Cheese
$8.99
w/green -or- red chile sauce.
Un-chicken
$12.99
w/cilantro pesto and jack cheese.
Grilled Chicken
$12.99
w/cilantro pesto and jack cheese.
Carne Adovada*
$9.99
w/jack cheese.
Beverages
Coffee
$3.25
zake's organic fair trade.
Tea
$3.25
hot-or-iced.
Juice
$3.00
cranberry, apple, or oj.
Milk
$3.00
reg, choc or soy.
Ade
$3.00
lemon or lime.
Mexicoke
$3.00
Mr. Brown's Cream Soda
$3.00
Saranac Root Beer, Ginger Beer
$3.00
Bottled Water
$2.75
Toddy
$3.00
cold brewed espresso, simple syrup, cream or soy.
Thai Iced Tea
$3.00
sweetened & served with milk, cream or soy over ice.
Over the course of nearly a decade, The Golden West Cafe has become a beloved Baltimore culinary institution. Originally opened in a hole-in-the-wall sized space on The Avenue in Hampden, the restaurant relocated to a larger space just up the street in 2003 in order to accomodate the constantly expanding crowd of loyal regulars and curious new customers