Choose from chicken breast or Black Angus beef patty. All burgers are served with cole slaw. Substitute waffle fries, french fries, potato salad or onion rings for $1.50.
Build Your Own
$8.25
Flame-broiled to perfection. Choose from our many delicious add-ons. Add Ons: American, Swiss, Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Mozzarella, and Cheddar cheeses. Bacon, Jalapeños, Mushrooms, and Green Peppers. Sour Cream, Mayo, BBQ sauce, Steak Sauce, Sesame sauce, French, Thousand Island, Bleu Cheese, Ranch, Caesar, and Golden Italian dressings.
Add Ons
$0.50
California
$8.25
Served with lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo.
Big Ten
$8.75
Served with melted American cheese, bacon and BBQ sauce.
Hangover
$8.75
Topped with crispy bacon, a fried egg and smothered in cheddar cheese.
Mushroom Swiss
$8.25
Covered with mushrooms and Swiss cheese.
Bacon Bleu Cheese
$8.75
Topped with bacon and blue cheese crumbles.
Quesadilla
$8.25
Smothered in cheese, Chicago relish, and wrapped in a tortilla. Served with sour cream, lettuce, and tomato on the side.
Chicago
$8.25
Big Ten's Chicago Relish, topped with Pepper Jack cheese.
Turkey Burger
$8.25
Turkey burger served with lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Patty Melt
$8.25
Ground beef grilled and topped with onions and Swiss cheese. Served on sourdough.
Viking Burger
$10.50
Two beef patties stuffed with your choice of cheese in the middle. Served with lettuce, tomato and onion.
Homemade Pizza
We at Welsch's Big Ten Tavern have been making exceptional food since 1959. The key to good food is using fresh ingredients. This is why our pizza crust, sauce, and toppings are prepared daily. We hope you enjoy the creations that we have prepared for you.
Pizza
Cheese Pizza
Small 12"$9.70
Medium 14"$11.50
Large 16"$13.30
Additional Toppings
Toppings: Italian Sausage, Seasoned Ground Beef, Pepperoni, Canadian Bacon, Bacon, Ham, Chicken Breast, Green Olives, Black Olives, Jalapeno Peppers, Mushrooms, Onions, Green Peppers, Fresh Tomatoes, Pineapple, Pickles, Sauerkraut, Garlic.
Small 12"$1.29
Medium 14"$1.49
Large 16"$1.69
Suggested Combinations
Big Ten
Pepperoni, sausage, fresh mushrooms, green pepper, onion, and green olives.
Small 12"$13.99
Medium 14"$15.99
Large 16"$17.99
Taco Pizza
A blend of pizza sauce and salsa, seasoned beef, onions, black olives, cheddar and jack cheeses, finished with lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, and a side of sour cream.
Small 12"$12.99
Medium 14"$13.99
Large 16"$16.99
Pepperoni
Pepperoni and extra cheese
Small 12"$12.99
Medium 14"$14.99
Large 16"$16.99
Veggie
Tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, black olives, green olives, and green peppers.
Small 12"$12.99
Medium 14"$14.99
Large 16"$16.99
Buffalo or BBQ Chicken
Grilled Chicken breast marinated in buffalo or BBQ sauce covered with mozzarella cheese. Served with a side of dressing.
Small 12"$12.99
Medium 14"$14.99
Large 16"$16.99
Appetizers
Quesadillas
$8.25
A blend of cheeses, lettuce, tomatoes in your choice of beef or chicken. Salsa and sour cream served on the side.
Garlic Cheese Fries
$8.25
12" pizza crust topped with garlic butter and mozzarella cheese and cut into strips and served with marinara sauce.
Potato Skins
$7.95
Potato skins loaded with cheese and bacon served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Nachos Grande (Beef or Chicken)
$9.50
Fresh tortilla chips covered with cheese, meat, lettuce, tomato, jalapeño's and sour cream.
Pizza Roll
$7.25
Pepperoni and Mozzarella rolled up in our homemade pizza crust and cut into bit size pieces served with Marinara dipping sauce.
Chicken Wings (Bone In)
Naked, Mild, Medium, WOW, BBQ, Big Ten, Seasoned Cajun, Goldrush or Seasoned Ranch.
(8)$7.95
(12)$9.95
(16)$14.95
(24)$19.95
Chicken Wings (Boneless)
Naked, Mild, Medium, WOW, BBQ, Big Ten, Seasoned Cajun, Goldrush or Seasoned Ranch.
(8)$8.95
(12)$11.95
(16)$15.95
(24)$24.95
Steak Bites
$9.50
USDA Black Angus meat seasoned and cooked to perfection. Served with garlic bleu cheese bread.
Walleye Fingers
$9.50
Fresh water Walleye fingers fried golden brown. Served with lemon caper sauce.
Buffalo Shrimp Basket
$9.25
8 Golden brown shrimp tossed in buffalo sauce. Served with french fries and bleu cheese dressing.
Sampler Platter
$14.95
Potato Skins, Boneless Wings, Waffle Fries and Walleye Cake.
Soups, Salads, and Sides
Salads
Chicken Salad
$8.25
Grilled chicken served hot over fresh greens and garden veggies. Served with choice of dressing.
Chef Salad
$8.25
Iceberg lettuce mix topped with fresh garden veggies, ham, turkey, hard boiled egg, American and Swiss cheese.
Taco Salad (Beef or Chicken)
$8.25
Iceberg lettuce, taco meat, cheese, tomato, black olive, salsa and sour cream served in a hand made taco shell.
Steak Salad
$9.25
over Fresh Garden Greens with choice of dressing and garlic blue cheese bread.
Buffalo Salad
$8.25
Shrimp or Chicken tossed in buffalo sauce served over Fresh Garden Greens with choice of dressing.
Soups
Chicken Wild Rice
Soup of the Day. Ask your server for today's selection.
Cup$4.25
Bowl$5.50
Side Orders
Side Orders
$4.25
Au Gratins
$3.85
Baked Potato
$2.95
Potato Salad
$1.95
Cole Slaw
$1.95
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
$2.95
Steamed Vegetables
$2.95
Wild Rice
$2.95
Sandwiches
Add french fries, waffle fries, onion rings or potato salad for $1.50
Welsch's Reuben
$8.25
Sliced corned beef topped with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and homemade Thousand Island dressing served on Marble Rye.
Rachel
$8.25
Sliced Turkey topped with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and homemade Thousand Island dressing served on Marble Rye.
Turkey Club
$8.25
Thinly sliced turkey with bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and mayo. Served on sourdough.
Prime Rib Melt
$8.60
Prime rib stacked high and smothered with american cheese served with the Big Ten's very own Au Jus on the side.
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
$8.25
Breaded chicken breast, covered in Buffalo sauce, and topped with Pepper Jack cheese. Served with lettuce, tomato and a side of Bleu Cheese dressing. Served on a kaiser roll.
Pork Tenderloin
$8.50
A New Castle beer battered pork cutlet topped with lettuce, tomato and onion. Served on a hoagie bun.
BLT
$8.50
TA full 1/4 pound of mouthwatering bacon on this BLT Sandwich, served on sourdough bread.
Walleye Sandwich
$9.25
Breaded fillet of walleye served with lettuce and lemon caper sauce. Served on hoagie bread.
French Dip Sub
$8.25
A generous amount of tenderly baked roast beef stacked and served with the Big Ten's very own Au Jus on the side.
Add Swiss chees, green peppers and onions.
$0.75
Western Melt Sub
$8.75
sautéed onion and green peppers, Swiss and American cheeses, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
Dinners
All dinners are served with a dinner roll and your choice of soup or salad. Also your choice of baked potato, Au Gratins, garlic mashed potatoes, wild rice or steamed vegetable of the day.
Boneless Ribeye
$17.95
Our finest house 12 oz. cut Ribeye grilled and seasoned to perfection.
Ground Sirloin
$12.95
Fresh ground Sirloin seasoned and cooked to order. Topped with our own Jack Daniels mushroom sauce.
Baby Back Ribs
A full rack of ribs seasoned and cooked to perfection served with our famous house BBQ sauce.
$17.95
1/2 rack of ribs$14.95
Big Ten's Broasted Chicken
Full 1/2 chicken seasoned and broasted to perfection.
$11.50
1/4 broasted to perfection chicken$9.50
All white meat broasted chicken
$2.00
Breaded Pork Tenderloin
$13.95
A pork tenderloin breaded and served with a savory New Castle sauce.
Opened Face Meatloaf
$11.50
Slice of bread with two cuts of meat loaf stacked with house mashed potatoes and gravy. Served with fresh steamed vegetables and soup or salad.
New York Strip
$18.95
12 oz USDA choice hand cut New York Strip seasoned to perfection and grilled.
Open Face Prime Rib
$14.50
Slice of bread piled high with Prime Rib stacked with house mashed potatoes and gravy. Served with fresh steamed vegetables and soup or salad.
Chicken & Ribs
$16.95
1/4 chicken with a 1/2 rack of BBQ ribs.
Walleye
$16.95
8 oz fresh water walleye your choice of broiled or pan seared with Big Ten's famous almond breading.
Add a Walleye filet to and dinner entrée
$5.95
Friday & Saturday Night Special 14 oz Prime Rib
$18.95
Our Friday and Saturday Evening Special. Generous 14 oz. cut of our famous slow cooked specially seasoned Prime Rib. Served with our home style Au Jus for dipping.
Pastas
All pastas are served with dinner salad and garlic toast.
Spaghetti & Meatballs
$13.95
Traditional spaghetti with a generous portion of Big Ten's homemade meatballs and Marinara sauce.
White Wine Sausage Alfredo
$13.95
Green peppers, onions, mushrooms, black olives, sautéed in white wine and served with sausage, Alfredo sauce and a dollop of Marinara sauce on top of a bed of Ziti noodles.
Lasagna
$13.95
Generous portion of our delicious homemade lasagna.
Fettuccini Alfredo
Fettuccini noodles tossed in homemade Alfredo sauce.
$14.95
With chicken$16.95
Baked Macaroni & Cheese
$11.95
Homemade creamy macaroni & cheese baked until golden brown.
Main
All American
$6.95
Two eggs with choice of bacon, sausage or ham. Served with Tavern potatoes and toast.
French Toast or Pancakes
$5.95
Served with Tavern potatoes.
Ham and Cheese Omelet
$6.95
Served with Tavern potatoes and toast.
Cajun Breakfast
$7.95
Tavern potatoes, 2 poached eggs, spicy Italian sausage topped with Hollandaise sauce and Cajun seasoning. Served with toast.
Corned Beef Hash
$7.95
Served with 2 poached eggs. Served with toast.
Eggs Benedict
$7.95
Two poached eggs served on two pieces of English muffin and Canadian bacon covered with hollandaise sauce.
Steak & Eggs
$9.95
Two eggs with Prime Rib Served with Tavern potatoes and toast.
Southern Breakfast Burrito
$6.95
Eggs, cheese, Tavern potatoes, seasoned beef, and salsa.
Egg Sandwich
$5.95
Egg and American cheese with sausage or bacon on an English muffin. Served with Tavern potatoes.
Big Ten Slam
$8.95
3 Pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon or sausage, and Tavern potatoes.
Side Orders
Sausage
$1.25
Bacon
$1.25
Ham
$1.75
Tavern Potatoes
$2.00
Drinks
Bloody Mary or Screwdriver Special
$2.00
limit one per breakfast purchase
Children's Selections
Special portions for our little friends. For children 8 years old and under please. All children's meals are served with fries or carrots/celery and applesauce.
Buttered Noodles
$5.50
Grilled Cheese
$5.50
Baked Macaroni & Cheese
$5.50
Boneless Chicken Basket
$5.50
Cheese Pizza
$5.50
Hamburger
$5.50
Add cheese
$0.50
Kids Breakfast Menu
Includes choice of bacon or sausage and milk, juice, or pop.
One egg
$4.95
French Toast
$4.95
Cheese Omelet
$4.95
Pancakes
$4.95
Beverages
Monthly beer specials available. Please ask server for this month's selection
The Big Ten is extremely involved in community organizations including North Suburban Youth Foundation, St. Paul Vulcan's, Lions Club, Ducks Unlimited, Jaycee's, Knights of Columbus, Moundsview High School, Cretin-Duram Hall High School, and the United States Military.
In 1986, Big Ten expanded it's business to include on and off-site catering. These functions include: weddings, U.S. Army luncheons, corporate parties, golf tournaments, and other social events.
Big Ten is located off of Highway 96 and Highway 10 in Arden Hills, MN. There are many different food and drink specials and events that take place at the Big Ten.