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Buzzard Billy's Swamp Shack
100 Interstate 35 N
Waco, TX 76704
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Main Menu
Appetizers
Armadillo Eggs (4)
$8.99
A Buzzard Billy's South Texas Special. Bacon wrapped chicken tenders stuffed with sliced jalapenos and pepper-jack cheese. Served with ranch dressing
Gator Fingers
$8.69
Farm raised Louisiana alligator strips deep fried and served with a spicy Creole honey-mustard dipping sauce
Monster-ella Cheese Sticks
$7.49
Huge hand-sliced Texas-sized mozzarella cheese sticks, freshly breaded and fried to a golden brown. Served with marinara sauce
The Big Fat Chicken Quesadilla
$8.99
Loaded with juicy breast meat, red and green bell pepper, onion, cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with salsa and sour cream
Oysters on the Half Shell
Farm raised Gulf Coast oysters from Galveston Bay. Seasonal, typically available October thru April. Served with cocktail sauce, horseradish and lemons
- 1/2 Dozen $7.49
- Dozen $12.99
Hot Boiled Crawfish
Perfectly spiced and served fresh and hot. Usually available January thru June
- Market Price
Popcorn Chicken
$6.99
A hot and spicy bowl of fresh chicken breast pieces using our Cajun marinade and seasonings. Fried to a golden brown and served with Ranch dressing
Fried Pickles
$6.99
Thick crinkle-cut dill pickle chips hand-breaded and fried. Served with Ranch dressing.
Spinach Artichoke Dip
$7.99
Creamy spinach dip made from scratch with artichoke hearts, four cheeses and of course, beer. Served with tortilla chips.
Bacon Wrapped Andouille
$6.99
Andouille sausage wrapped in bacon, sprinkled with brown sugar and drizzled with maple syrup.
Cajun Nachos
$9.99
Tortilla chips topped with Monterey Jack Cheese sauce, jalapeno peppers, fresh pico de gallo and sour cream. Served with salsa and your choice of chicken or Andouille sausage.
Soups and Salads
Dressings: Ranch, Fat Free Ranch, Bleu Cheese, Thousand Island, Honey Mustard, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Fat Free Italian, Caesar
Seafood Gumbo
A magnificent blend of shrimp, crawfish, andouille sausage and veggies in a highly seasoned roux based broth with rice
- Cup $3.99
- Bowl $5.99
Crab Corn Soup
A creamy blend of crab meat, corn, green onion, herbs and spices
- Cup $3.99
- Bowl $5.99
Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo
Our soon to be famous gumbo using chicken breast meat and a spicy Cajun sausage. Served over rice
- Cup $3.99
- Bowl $5.99
Blackened Chicken Salad
$8.99
Juicy slices of chicken breast served over fresh greens with tomato, onion, cucumber and Cheddar/Jack cheese. (Grilled chicken can be substituted at no additional charge)
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
$8.99
Crisp Romaine lettuce tossed with a premium Caesar dressing and sprinkled with shredded Parmesan cheese and topped with slices of grilled chicken
Popcorn Chicken Salad
$8.99
Salad greens topped with tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, shredded Cheddar/Jack cheese and topped with our homemade spicy popcorn chicken. Served with your choice of dressing
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad
$8.99
Chicken breast marinated in and rubbed with an authentic sweet and fiery Jamaican Jerk paste, then grilled, sliced, and served on fresh salad greens with tomato, onion, cucumber and Cheddar/Jack cheese
Tossed Garden
$3.99
Salad Mixed greens topped with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese
Large Caesar Salad
$5.99Side Caesar Salad
$3.99Pasta
All served with fresh rolls. Note: Our Fettuccine dishes can be prepared mild or without seasonings
Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredeaux
Succulent and tender gulf shrimp sauteed in Creole herbs and spices to give the classic alfredo a flavorful twist that is like none you've ever tasted before. Available in full and half orders.
- $12.99
- $8.99
Crawfish Fettuccine Alfredeaux
Tender crawfish tails sauteed in Creole herbs and spices to give the classic alfredo a flavorful twist and create a rich golden Louisiana delicacy. Available in full and half orders.
- $13.99
- $9.99
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredeaux
Chicken breast diced, sauteed in Creole herbs and spices to give the classic alfredo a flavorful twist that is like none you've ever tasted before. Available in full and half orders.
- $12.99
- $8.99
Classic Fettuccine Alfredeaux
Fettuccine noodles tossed with our classic Alfredeaux sauce and blended with Creole herbs and spices. Available in full and half orders.
- $9.99
- $6.99
Mardi Gras Pasta
$11.99
A taste as sinful as the celebration it's named for. Andouille sausage, chicken, and ham sauteed in Creole herbs and spices then blended with fettuccine noodles and our Alfredeaux sauce
Rasta Pasta
$11.99
A spicy sweet combination of Fettuccine Alfredeaux made with Caribbean spices and topped with slices of fiery Jamaican Jerk Chicken. A very unique and spicy pasta dish
Jambalaya Pasta
$11.99
Our classic jambalaya with andouille sausage, chicken and ham tossed with fettuccine noodles instead of rice, topped with mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. A great spicy dish for pasta lovers.
Blackened Chicken Fettuccine Alfredeaux
$13.99
Fettuccine noodles tossed with our classic Alfredeaux sauce blended with Creole herbs and spices, tossed with a freshly blackened chicken breast.
Traditional Cajun Creole Dinners
The Cajun Combo
$13.99
It doesn't get anymore Cajun than this. One blackened catfish fillet, chicken and sausage jambalaya, a cup of seafood gumbo and homemade hushpuppies
The Bayou Platter
$12.99
A great sampling from Bayou country. One blackened chicken breast, a half order of red beans and rice, a cup of chicken and sausage gumbo and homemade hushpuppies
Red Beans and Rice with Andouille Sausage
With this classic dish, we simmer red beans for hours in a special blend of herbs and spices, then ladle them over rice with a spicy link of grilled Andouille sausage. Served with homemade hushpuppies
- $8.99
- No sausage $6.49
Louisiana Shrimp Boil
$16.99
Jumbo gulf shrimp, andouille sausage, corn on the cob and new potatoes boiled in Louisiana spices and served with hushpuppies. A hot and spicy, finger-lickin' good time!
Chicken Creole
$13.99
Juicy chicken breast meat sauteed in garlic and Creole spices, then simmered with a Creole sauce of tomatoes, onions, celery and bell pepper. Served around a mound of rice with fresh baked rolls
Shrimp Creole
$14.99
Gulf shrimp sauteed in garlic and Creole spices, then simmered with a Creole sauce of tomatoes, onions, celery and bell pepper. Served around a mound of rice with fresh baked rolls. Substitute Crawfish if you like. A French Quarter classic
Crawfish Etouffee
$14.99
THE classic Louisiana dish. Crawfish tails sauteed with garlic, celery, onions and Cajun spices, then simmered in a spicy and buttery mahogany roux sauce. Served around a mound of rice with fresh baked rolls. Substitute Shrimp if you like
Crawfish Platter
$16.99
A combination platter of Crawfish etouffee and fried crawfish tails. Served with fresh baked rolls. Perfect for the crawfish lover!
Jambalaya
$9.99
Our version of this classic Louisiana dish is a spicy blend of ham, chicken breast, Andouille sausage, rice, tomatoes, celery and bell pepper. Served with fresh baked rolls
Seafood Jambalaya
$14.99
This is our own seafood version of the classic dish, combining sauteed shrimp and crawfish tails with rice, tomato, celery, onion, and bell pepper. Served with fresh baked rolls
House Specialties Dinners
Add a house salad instead of your sides for $2.29
Chicken Czarina
$13.99
A fresh chicken breast lightly breaded and fried, topped with sauteed shrimp, mushrooms and green onions served in a Creole style parmesan cream sauce. Served with veggies and choice of potato or rice
Voodoo Tuna
Eight-ounce yellow fin tuna steak, lightly blackened then drizzled with a delicate burgundy wine sauce. Served with rice and vegetables. Cooked medium unless you specify otherwise
Shrimp La Grange
$15.99
A Texas specialty. Large Gulf shrimp stuffed with jalapenos and pepper-jack cheese and wrapped in bacon. Served with rice, vegetables, Ranch dressing and cocktail sauce
Shrimp Gabrielle
$15.99
Large Gulf Shrimp sauteed in a white wine butter sauce using Chef Geoffrey Michaels' own seasoning. Served with rice, vegetables and rolls to soak up this sinful sauce
Chicken Tchoupitoulas
$13.99
Pronounced chop-a-TOO-lus and named for a Native Louisiana Indian tribe. A fresh chicken breast seasoned with Cajun spices and grilled, served over a hash of diced fried potatoes, ham, mushrooms and green onions. Topped off with a New Orleans Bearnaise Sauce. Served with veggies and fresh baked rolls
Alligator Grand Chenier
$14.99
Farm-raised alligator meat sauteed with mushrooms and green onions in a mildly spicy Cajun cream sauce. Served around a mound of rice
Seafood Eggplant Pirogue
$14.99
Half an eggplant, hollowed out like a Cajun canoe known as a "pee-row", hand breaded, fried, then filled with a blend of crabmeat, shrimp, mushrooms, and green onions sauteed in a Cajun au gratin sauce. Served with rice and vegetables
Blackened and Grilled Specialties
All served with vegetables and choice of potato or rice
Blackened Catfish
$12.99
Two farm-raised fillets. One of the best fish for blackening. Most people don't realize that catfish can be this good!
Blackened Tilapia
$12.99
Two farm raised fillets. A very mild taste sure to please all palates. Served with tartar sauce
Blackened Skewered Shrimp
$13.99
Large Gulf shrimp, peeled, skewered and blackened. Served with drawn butter and cocktail sauce
Blackened Chicken Dinner
$10.99
One large breast fillet. This is a great way to do chicken
Grilled Shrimp Dinner
$13.99
Large Gulf Shrimp, peeled skewered, lightly seasoned and grilled. Served with drawn butter and cocktail sauce
Angler's Trio
$15.99
One catfish fillet, one tilapia fillet, and three large shrimp. A perfect sampling of our blackened seafood. Served with tartar sauce, cocktail sauce, and drawn butter
Steaks and Chicken
All served with vegetables and rice or mashed potatoes. Add a house salad for $2.49
12oz Choice Ribeye
$18.99
A juicy twelve-ounce cut of USDA Choice grain fed beef. Aged 21 days, perfectly seasoned and grilled to perfection
10oz Sirloin
$13.99
Grilled to perfection
12oz Smoked Pork Chop
$12.99
A 1-1/2" thick center cut chop lightly smoked and finished on the grill
Grilled Chicken Dinner
$10.99
One large chicken breast filet char-broiled to perfection
Fried Dinners
Served with French Fries, homemade Hushpuppies and Cole Slaw. Add a house salad for $2.29
Fried Alligator Dinner
$14.99
Farm raised Louisiana gator battered and fried, served with a spicy Creole honey mustard dipping sauce
Fried Catfish
$12.99
Two farm-raised fillets coated with a cornmeal breading and fried
Fried Oyster Dinner
$14.99
Fresh Gulf select oysters hand-breaded and fried to a golden brown
Fried Shrimp Dinner
$13.99
Jumbo butterflied shrimp fried to a golden brown and served with homemade cocktail sauce
Fried Combination Platter
$15.99
1 Catfish fillet, 3 jumbo shrimp and 6 oysters
Swamp Platter
$18.99
A swampy adventure. Fried crawfish tails, fried alligator and fried oysters
Chicken Fried Steak
Fresh beef cutlet hand-breaded and deep fried. Served with country gravy
- 1/2 Order $7.99
- Whole Order $9.99
Chicken Tender Dinner
$9.99
Moist and meaty chicken tenderloins fried to a golden brown and served with a country gravy
Fried Tilapia
$12.99
2 farm raised fillets cornmeal breaded & deep fried. If you like catfish, you'll love Tilapia!
Sandwiches
All sandwiches are served with a choice of French Fries, Cole Slaw, Pasta Salad or Hushpuppies. come with lettuce, tomato, onion and dill pickles. Add a house salad for $2.29
The Billy Cheeseburger
$8.49
A half pound fresh angus beef patty topped with your choice of Swiss, American or Cheddar cheese.
The Billy Jr.
$5.99
A 1/3 lb. burger for junior appetites
Blackened Chicken Sandwich
$8.99
A large breast fillet seasoned and seared to perfection and topped with swiss cheese.
Mean Green Chicken Sandwich
$8.99
Fresh chicken breast, hand breaded, fried to a golden brown and coated with our own Mean Green Jalapeno Lime Sauce
Bourbon Bacon Swiss
$8.99
Our Bourbon Street Chicken with crisp bacon and Swiss cheese!
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Sandwich
$8.99
Many Creole people were of Jamaican descent, and their food style made it to New Orleans. A boneless chicken breast marinated in a heavily seasoned sweet and fiery marinade, grilled, topped with jalapeno muenster and served open-faced
The BBQ Cheddar Burger
$8.99
Half pound seasoned fresh beef patty grilled and topped with bacon and cheddar cheese then smothered in barbecue sauce.
Kingston Melt
$9.49
Fresh half pound beef patty seasoned with Caribbean spices, topped with Jalapeno muenster cheese and grilled onions. Served on Jalapeno toast.
Swamp Thing
$9.49
Fresh half pound beef patty topped with cole slaw, Creole honey mustard, jalapeno bacon and jalapeno muenster cheese served on a jalapeno bun.
Ragin Cajun
$9.49
A half pound patty with a mixture of fresh ground beef and ground Andouille sausage. Charbroiled and topped with our award winning jalapeno muenster cheese, jalapeno bacon and served on a jalapeno bun.
Jamaican Cheeseburger
$8.99
A fresh, hand pattied half pound of ground beef with our jerk rub blended in. Topped with Habenero cheddar and served on a jalapeno bun.
Cajun Patty Melt
$9.49
Fresh ground beef and ground Andouille sausage blended into a half pound patty. Served on toasted jalapeno bread with grilled onions, Swiss cheese and remoulade.
Turkey Melt
$8.99
Spiced turkey breast, bacon and Swiss cheese with spicy Cajun aioli on grilled sourdough.
Cajun Club
$8.99
Shaved ham and turkey with Swiss, American cheeses, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and onions on toasted jalapeno bread with spicy Cajun aioli.
Buffalo Chicken Ranch
$9.49
Fried chicken breast tossed in Buffalo sauce, topped with jalapeno bacon, drizzled with jalapeno ranch and topped with Swiss cheese on a fresh roll.
The Brazos Bird
$8.99
Our hand breaded and fried chicken breast, painted with BBQ sauce and topped with bacon, and cheddar jack cheese.
Chicken Tender Melt
$9.99
Three chicken tenders drizzled with jalapeno ranch, topped with jalapeno muenster, cheddar cheese, jalapeno bacon and tomato, all on a toasted jalapeno bread.
Po'Boys
All po'boys are served with your choice of French Fries, Pasta Salad, Cole Slaw or Hushpuppies. Add a house salad for $2.29
Shrimp Po'boy
$8.99
Gulf shrimp hand-battered and deep fried. Served with homemade remoulade sauce
Oyster Po'boy
$8.99
Gulf select oysters, cornmeal breaded and deep fried. Served with homemade remoulade sauce
Fried Catfish Po'boy
$7.99
Farm-raised fillet, cornmeal breaded and deep fried. Served with homemade remoulade sauce
Blackened Catfish Po'boy
$7.99
Farm-raised fillet blackened to perfection
Andouille Swiss Po'boy
$7.99
Spicy grilled Cajun Andouille (ahn-do-ee) sausage topped with melted Swiss cheese
Crawfish Po'boy
$8.99
Tender Crawfish tails, hand breaded and deep fried
Philly Cheesesteak Po'boy
$7.99
Roast beef, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and Swiss cheese on a French loaf. come with lettuce, tomato, onion, and dill pickles
Chicken Philly Cheesesteak Po'boy
$7.99
Juicy, diced marinated chicken breast, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and Swiss cheese on a French loaf. come with lettuce, tomato, onion, and dill pickles
Popcorn Chicken Po'boy
$7.99
Our spicy popcorn chicken fried to a golden brown
Side Orders
Hush Puppies
$2.29French Fries
$2.29Cole Slaw
$2.29Red Beans and Rice
$2.29New Potatoes
$2.29Mashed Potatoes
$2.29Vegetable Medley
$2.29Pasta Salad
$2.29Lunch
In addition to our full menu, the following are available Mon-Fri from 11am-3pm
Chicken, Shrimp or Crawfish Fettuccine
$7.99Jambalaya
$7.99Blackened Chicken Salad
$6.99Shrimp Creole
$8.99Shrimp Basket
$7.99Catfish Basket
$5.99Soup and Salad
$6.99Red Beans and Rice
$5.99Red Beans, Rice and Sausage
$7.49Chicken Fried Steak (half order)
$6.99Chicken Tenders
$6.99Popcorn Chicken Salad
$6.99Crawfish Ettoufee
$8.99Wings!
Freshness comes first with our wings, and size is a close second! 10 bone-in wings per order or 10 ounces of Boneless wings per order. Add an extra sauce for .39.
Mean Greeen Buzzard Sauce
$8.99
Our secret jalapeno lime sauce with one of a kind flavor.
Sweet Chili Sauce
$8.99
Sweet and sour with a kick!
Buffalo Sauce
$8.99
A nod to our neighbors from Eastern New York, this is the original.
Spicy BBQ Sauce
$8.99
Rich BBQ, with a touch of heat.
Buffalo Ranch Sauce
$8.99
Two favorites combined into one great tasting sauce!
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Burgers
Cajun / Creole
Sandwiches
Seafood
Vegetarian
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Friday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
About Us
The Original Buzzard Billy's Armadillo Bar and Grill-o opened in Waco, Texas in January, 1993. Buzzard Billy's was the first restaurant to open in downtown Waco and helped kick off its revitalization. In 2008 when a great spot opened up, the Buzzard took a short flight and moved across the river to its new roost on the Brazos.
The Buzzard deck is known as one of the best places to relax and enjoy gorgeous sunsets. The deck is also a big hit with kids of all ages who love feeding the fish, turtles and ducks who circle below waiting for their treats.
Along with the unique and entertaining atmosphere, the Buzzard has been recognized year after year for its incredible dishes including the seafood, steaks, pastas, fantastic appetizers and outstanding desserts. For something wonderfully different try our Armadillo Eggs and the Fried Gator Fingers.