Definitely a favorite. Boudin sausage breaded and fried.
Crab Stuffed Jalapenos
$11.95
Jalapenos stuffed with a sumptuous crab mixture. The name pretty much gave it away.
Fried Pickle Planks
$8.95
This ain't no ordinary planking. Pucker up!
Hot Crab Dip
$12.95
Savory blend of lump crab meat, cream cheese, and spices topped with cheddar and melted until hot and bubbly.
Baskets
Is it an appetizer or a meal? All baskets come with fries or sweet potato fries.
Cajun Wing Basket
$9.95
Savory and sassy just like you like'em. Don't worry, they won't make your ears burn.
Catfish Basket
$11.95
Meow! They are purrrrfect. Delicately breaded with corn meal and fried golden brown.
Chicken Tender Basket
$9.95
Flaky and crispy with your choice of dippin's.
Gator Tail Basket
$14.95
We gladly serve gator because they would gladly serve you. Lightly battered and fried.
Shrimp or Oyster Basket
$13.95
Fried golden brown and delicious.
Soups and Salads
Caesar Salad
$8.95
Add chicken
$4.95
Shrimp
$6.95
Gumbo Cup
Chicken, sausage, and shrimp all swimmin' in the same pond.
$5.95
Bowl$11.95
Metairie Salad
$10.95
Crisp greens, salami, ham, provolone, cheddar, olives, and tomato.
Add chicken
$4.95
Shrimp
$6.95
Sandwiches
Big Easy Burger
$10.95
This burger is big and goes down easy, it's unique, spicy and fun.
Brisket and Egg Grilled Cheese
$13.95
Brisket, onions, garlic and an egg stuck between cheese and bread sounds normal, it's not. Comes with louis sauced rice or fries.
Chicken Sandwich
$8.95
For the less adventurous.
Add bacon or cheese (each)
$0.95
Cornbread Brisket Sliders
$12.95
Brisket, gravy, sauteed onions, voodoo sauce and cheese sandwiched between cornbread muffin, order of 4.
Half Pound Burger
$9.95
What else do we say? It's a half pound burger.
Muffaletta
$10.95
It's got olives, salami, ham, provolone, and smoked mozzarella. Try it, you'll like it!
Po'Boys
$12.95
Choose from shrimp, catfish, oyster, chicken, alligator, or spinach (vegetarian). All po'boys come with lettuce, tomato, pickle with our special sauces, and fries. (Some options can be grilled).
Voodoo Chicken Sandwich
$10.95
It will cast a spell on you. A spicy chicken sandwich that will leave you searching for pieces that might have fallen on the floor.
Entrees
Served with our amazing, original cornbread.
Blackened Shrimp Platter
$15.95
Served over a plate of dirty rice with two dipping sauces.
Cajun Crawfish Pasta
$18.95
Crawdads in a rich creamy sauce over angel hair pasta topped with chicken.
Crawfish Etouffee
Crawfish or Shrimp Etouffeee over rice.
$15.95
hrimp Etouffee$17.95
Jambalaya
$15.95
Spicy blend of rice, sausage, chicken, and vegetables.
Red Beans and Rice
$9.95
Enough said.well.and sausage.
The Ella
Lemony caper cream sauce tossed in pasta with your choice of protein.
With blackened chicken$14.95
With catfish or shrimp$16.95
The Louis
$14.95
Chicken served with pasta or rice with an amazing spicy cajun sauce.
The Veggie
$12.95
All the veggies in the kitchen sauteed in wine and tossed with pasta.
Specials
Blackened Catfish
Over rice, with cornbread and your choice of fries or red beans and rice.
Lunch$10.95
Dinner$12.95
Cajun Brisket
So delicious with gravy over rice with cornbread and your choice of fries or red beans and rice.
Lunch$10.95
Dinner$12.95
Hot Chick
Spicy chicken fried breast w/ gravy over rice with cornbread and your choice of fries or red beans and rice.
Lunch$10.95
Dinner$12.95
Kiddos
All kid's meals come with fries.
Catfish
$6.95
Chicken Tenders
$6.95
Corn Dog Bites
$4.95
Fried Shrimp
$7.95
Sides and Desserts
Bacon Cheesecake
$8.95
Topped with bacon syrup, crumbles, caramel and our whiskey sauce.
Cranberry Wheat Bread Pudding
$6.95
Sweet and delicious bread pudding kissed with bourbon glaze.
Creamy Cheesecake
$6.95
Ask about the fixin's.
Sides
$3.45
Sides include Red Beans and Rice, Dirty Rice, Side Salad, French Fries, and Sweet Potato Fries.
The idea behind The Free Man is to combine our great food, music, and atmosphere to make a new “destination” in the area.We know that our first priority is making the location work as a delicious cajun cafe that will bring people into Deep Ellum from all over Dallas.We want people to trust that when they come down to The Free Man, they are going to have a good time and have a unique lunch or dinner experience. We hope to make The Free Man into a cornerstone of the resurgence of Deep Ellum.