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Early Girl Eatery
8 Wall St
Asheville, NC 28801
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Main Menu
Breakfast Served all Day! Appetizers, Soup, Salads, Sandwiches, and Plates available after 11am
Starters
Quick Breads
$5.00
Served warm. Pumpkin Ginger or Banana
Half Order House Granola
$4.75
A vegan specialty, topped with fresh fruit, served with organic soy milk, 2% milk, or yogurt
Breakfast
Served All Day!
Egg Biscuit*
$3.75- Add Cheese
- $0.75
- Add Choice of Bacon, Sausage, Country Ham, or Tempeh
- $1.50
Biscuit and Gravy
$4.50
Our homemade biscuit topped with vegetarian herb cream gravy or smoky bacon gravy
Biscuit French Toast
$9.00
Cinnamon battered biscuits, fresh whipped cream, seasonal fruit, with organic maple syrup
Southern Breakfast*
$8.50
2 eggs any style with grits or homefries and toast or a homemade biscuit
- Add Bacon, Sausage, Country Ham or Baked Tempeh
- $3.00
Multigrain Pancakes
$11.00
Three cakes with organic maple syrup
Shrimp and Grits
$14.00
Jumbo shrimp sautéed in a spicy brown gravy with peppers, green onions, tomato, and andouille sausage over stone-ground grits
Vegan Tofu Scramble
$11.00
Marinated organic tofu with peas, red onions, mushrooms, tomato, and spinach, served with toast or a homemade biscuit
Spinach Potato Cakes*
$12.00
Two cakes topped with tomato gravy, served with 2 eggs any style and choice of toast or biscuit
Local Sausage & Sweet Potato Scramble
$13.00
Eggs scrambled with housemade sausage, shiitake mushrooms, sweet potatoes, bacon, and green onion, served with toast or a homemade biscuit
Veggie Breakfast Bowl*
$13.00
Rice, black beans, sweet potatoes, fresh spinach, Cheddar cheese, and scrambled eggs, topped with salsa and avocado relish
- Add Tempeh
- $3.00
Porky Breakfast Bowl*
$13.00
Homefries, BBQ pork, scrambled eggs, and local aged Cheddar smothered in smoky bacon gravy
House Granola
$8.50
A vegan specialty, topped with fresh fruit, served with organic soy milk, 2% milk, or yogurt
Black Bean and Cheddar Omelet
$11.00
Topped with salsa and sour cream, served with homefries and toast
Cheese and Herb Omelet
$11.00
Local aged Cheddar cheese and chopped fresh herbs, served with homefries and toast
Breakfast à La Carte
Fresh Fruit
$4.50One Pancake
$4.00One Egg*
$2.00Toast
$2.00Gluten Free Toast
$2.00Biscuit
$2.00Homefries
$3.00
gluten-free
Stone-Ground Grits
$3.00
gluten-free
Spinach Potato Cake
$2.00Bacon
$3.00Local Pork Sausage
$3.00Local Country Ham
$3.00Baked Local Tempeh
$3.00Vegan Tomato Gravy
$3.00Vegetarian Herb Cream Gravy.
$3.00Smoky Bacon Gravy
$3.00Avocado
$3.00Pimento Cheese
$1.50Add Cheddar
$0.75Soup & Appetizers
Soup of the Day
- Cup $3.00
- Bowl $4.50
Seasonal Pickle & Local Cheese Platter
$12.00
Served with deviled eggs and crostinis
Fried Green Tomato Napoleon
$11.00
Fried green tomatoes layered with fresh basil and herbed fromage blanc, topped with salsa and balsamic dressing, served over grits
Meat & Two
Choose one protein and two vegetables. Dinners served with a homemade biscuit
Vegetable Plate
$11.50
Choose four vegetables with cornbread
Proteins
Pan-Fried Free Range Chicken
$16.00
With herb cream gravy
Spinach Potato Cakes
$14.00
Three cakes topped with tomato gravy
Pan-Fried Catfish
$15.00
Topped with green tomato chutney
Meatloaf
$15.00
Prepared with local, hormone-free beef, topped with tomato gravy
Vegetables
Each day's Special Vegetables are posted in the restaurant
Cucumber Onion Salad
gluten-free
- A La Carte $3.00
Stone-Ground Grits
- A La Carte $3.00
Black-Eyed Peas
gluten-free
- A La Carte $3.00
Ginger Coleslaw
gluten-free
- A La Carte $3.00
Candied Yams
gluten-free
- A La Carte $3.00
Mashed Potatoes
gluten-free
- A La Carte $3.00
Collard Greens
with ham
gluten-free
- A La Carte $3.00
French Fries
gluten-free
- A La Carte $3.00
Pickled Beets
gluten-free
- A La Carte $3.00
Cornbread
$2.50Macaroni and Cheese
- A La Carte $3.00
Sandwiches
Served with cup of soup, French fries, or vegetable
Grilled Tempeh Sandwich
$11.00
Chipotle-maple tempeh with roasted tomato, arugula, and black-eyed pea hummus on wheat bread
Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich
$9.50
House pimento cheese grilled with arugula and tomato on whole wheat
Cheeseburger*
$12.00
Locally raised hormone-free beef topped with local aged Cheddar, basil mayo, lettuce, tomato, and grilled red onions
BBQ Pork Sandwich
$11.00
Chopped hormone-free pork with ginger coleslaw
Tempeh Reuben
$11.00
Baked local tempeh, sauerkraut, Russian dressing, and Swiss cheese
Avocado and Sprout Sandwich
$10.00
On wheat toast with local sprouts, cucumber slices, tomato, and black-eyed pea hummus
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
$11.00
With herbed fromage blanc, arugula, bacon, and tomato
Catfish Sandwich
$11.00
Topped with house chipotle tartar, lettuce, and tomato
Salads
Homemade Dressings: Creamy Garlic, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Miso Poppyseed Tahini, Sweet Ginger, Cobb (Red Wine Vinaigrette), Caesar
House Green Salad
Topped with tomato, cucumber, organic carrots, and local aged Cheddar
- Small $4.00
- Large $7.00
Toasted Almond and Ginger Salad
$10.00
Greens tossed in a sweet ginger dressing with toasted almonds, sunflower seeds, celery, diced oranges, and red pepper
Fried Chicken and Bacon Salad
$12.00
Green leaf lettuce topped with local aged Cheddar, bacon, diced cucumber, tomato, grated carrots, fried chicken, and your choice of dressing
Caesar Salad
$9.00
Romaine tossed with Caesar dressing, topped with Parmesan cheese and grit croutons
Apple Walnut Salad
$10.00
A bed of fresh spinach topped with local apples, candied walnuts, and local feta cheese with your choice of dressing
Cobb Salad
$12.00
Tomato, boiled egg, bacon, grilled chicken, avocado, and local aged Cheddar, served with cobb dressing
Salad Additions
Add to any Salad:
Grit Croutons
$2.00Chopped Bacon
$3.00Grilled Free Range Chicken
$5.00Grilled Shrimp
$6.00Baked Local Tempeh
$3.00Children's Menu
For kids under 12. Served with choice of one vegetable
Peanut Butter & Jelly
$6.00Grilled Cheese
$6.00Chicken Fingers
$6.00Vegetable Plate
$6.00
Includes two veggies and a biscuit
Beverages
Locally Roasted Organic Coffee
$2.75- Make it Adult Coffee with a shot of Baileys, Jameson, or Kahlua, Add
- $2.50
San Pellegrino
$1.95Local Milk
$2.25Local Chocolate Milk
$2.25Iced Tea
$2.75Bloody Mary
$8.00Pot of Hot Tea
$3 - from Asheville Tea Co.
Asheville Grey
Jasmine Gold
Lemon Yaupon
Chamomile Lavender
*This item can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions
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General Info
Cuisine
Steakhouse
About Us
Early Girl Eatery opened its doors in mid October of 2001. Centrally located in downtown Asheville on historic Wall Street, the critically-acclaimed and locally beloved eatery offers delicious southern food in a casual, charming atmosphere.The Early Girl serves dinner Tuesday through Saturday night with a well crafted beer and wine menu and offers breakfast and lunch 7 days a week. Regulars’ favorites include pan-fried free range chicken with herb gravy for dinner, the local sausage and sweet potato scramble for breakfast and the almond and ginger salad almost anytime. The menu relies heavily on the high quality local produce grown in the area by family farms and community-supported agriculture (CSAs). Our cheeses and some of our meats are also produced and raised locally.