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Pearl's New Orleans Kitchen
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617 Ames Street
Elk Rapids, MI 49629
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DINNER
Appetizers
- Alligator$12.99
Straight from the Bayou! Served with Remoulade sauce for dipp'n. Your choice southern fried or blackened.
- Crawfish Cakes$11.99
Crawfish tails blended with herbs & spices, sautéed & served with smoked tomato broth & remoulade sauce.
- Fried Green Tomatoes$10.99
Corn fried and served with Creole sauce and parmesan.
- Grits & Greens App$11.99
Andouille sausages sauteed with garlic butter & collard greens, served over cheddar grits.
- Red Bean Cakes$8.99
Red beans simmered with vegetables, herbs and spices. Pan fried and served with Cajun creamed corn. Finished with green onion.
- Shrimp App$13.99
Choose between Southern fried shrimp, New Orlean's style BBQ, or Cajun spiced.
- 6 De Bay Bennies$23.99
- 6 White Stone$23.99
Soups & Salads
- Gumbo Ya Ya$7.99
Homemade, with chunks of chicken and spicy Andouille sausage, finished with rice.
- Craw Chowder$8.99
Crawfish tails simmered with corn, potatoes, onions, sweet cream and bacon.
- House Salad Entree$11.99
Mixed greens tipped with sliced radishes, cheddar, cucumber, Cajun spiced croutons, black-eyed pea relish and pickled carrots.
- Side Caesar$7.99
Pearl's peppercorn spiked Caesar dressing tossed with romaine, Parmesan cheese, and fried okra.
- Au Poivre Caesar$11.99
Pearl's peppercorn spiked Caesar dressing tossed with romaine, Parmesan cheese, and fried okra.
- Cherry Pecan Salad$14.99
Mixed greens tossed with cherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted pecans, dried cherries, crumbled blue cheese and sweet red onions.
- Fried Chicken Salad$16.99
Buttermilk fried chicken breast served atop mixed greens with radishes, cucumber, cheddar, black-eyed pea relish and pickled carrots. Finished with honey jalapeno dressing.
- Tomato Caprese$13.99
Fresh tomatoes and fried green tomatoes layered with fresh mozzarella finished with basil pesto, olive oil and balsamic.
- Side Cherry Pecan$9.99
Mixed greens tossed with cherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted pecans, dried cherries, crumbled blue cheese and sweet red onions
- House Salad Side$8.99
Mixed greens with radishes, cucumber, cheddar, black-eyed pea relish and pickled carrots.
- Soup Du Jour$5.99+
Tomato Caprese
Fresh tomatoes and fried green tomatoes layered with fresh mozzarella finished with basil pesto, olive oil and balsamic.
Entrees
- Alfredo$19.99+
Garlic parsley linguini and creamy Cajun Alfredo sauce served with a side of fresh vegetables with your choice of chicken or shrimp.
- Beef Brisket$22.99
Slow simmered until fork tender then served with pan gravy, cheddar mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables
- Crawfish Etoufee$24.99
Pearl's spicy Etouffee sauce with crawfish, onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic, cayenne pepper and more. Served over dirty rice.
- Crescent Pork Ribeye$20.99
Pork Ribeye, seared in a cast iron pan with Cajun seasoning. With red beans and rice & fresh vegetables.
- 8oz Delta Catfish$23.99
Blackened, Bronzed, Corn Fried, or Pan Roasted Catfish served with hush puppies and vegetables.
- Fresh Catch$27.99
Fresh Salmon with your choice of preparation and two side dishes.
- Fried Chicken$19.99
Buttermilk dipped bone in chicken, served with Cheddar mashed potatoes, Andouille milk gravy and collard greens
- Jambalaya$23.99
Pearl's spiciest dish! Chicken, shrimp, and Andouille sausage, simmered with tomatoes, Tasso rice, onions, celery, green peppers, and garlic.
- Lemon Whitefish$24.99
Cross fisheries whitefish seasoned with a blend of herbs and broiled with fresh lemon. Served over cajun creamed white rice, with fresh vegetable.
- Sazerac Strip Steak$31.99
Blackened or grilled 10oz hand cut strip steak with Bourbon spiked demi glaze. Served with cheddar mashed potatoes, and fresh vegetables
- Whitefish Dinner$24.99
Fresh Whitefish with your choice of preparation and two sides.
- Dinner 2$27.99
- Crawfish Monica$24.99
A New Orleans Jazz Fest favorite. Crawfish tails in rotini pasta, tossed in creamy lemon herb sauce with parmesan cheese & blackened shrimp.
- Dinner 1$19.99
Whitefish Florentine Baked with shallot cream sauce and Cajun bread crumbs, served with creamed spinach and white rice.
Po'Boys & Muffulettas
- Cheeseburger Po' Boy$14.99
A grilled 1/2 pound Black Angus burger served deluxe style with melted American cheese on French bread.
- Catfish Po'Boy$15.49
Crusted with Cajun spice, blackened and served on French bread with lettuce, tomato, onions and remoulade sauce.
- Fried Chicken Po'Boy$15.49
Buttermilk fried chicken breast served on French bread with lettuce, tomato, onions & honey jalapeno mayonnaise.
- Shrimp Po'Boy$15.49
Corn dusted shrimp, served on French bread with lettuce, tomato, onions and remoulade sauce.
- Tomato Muffuletta$14.99
Fried green tomatoes and blackened provolone cheese, finished with olive salad and spring greens.
- Club Muffuletta$15.99
Smoked sliced turkey, stacked with provolone, Cajun bacon, lettuce, tomato, olive salad and chipotle mayonnaise.
- Brisket Po'Boy$15.99
Slow cooked beef brisket, thinly sliced and served on French bread, smothered with pan gravy and sliced onions.
- Whitefish Muffuletta$16.49
Buttermilk fried Walleye stacked high with lettuce, tomato, olive salad, and remoulade sauce.
- Feature Po' Boy$15.99
Wednesday's Po'boy of the day.
Side Dishes
- Applesauce$3.99
Unsweetened Applesauce
- Brussel Sprouts$7.99
- Cheddar Grits$5.99
Grits and Cheddar cheese
- Cheddar Mashed$5.99
Red skinned potatoes mashed with cream, cheddar cheese and topped with Andouille milk gravy
- Cole Slaw$5.99
Made from scratch Creole Style coleslaw
- Creamed Spinach$6.99
Spinach sautéed in garlic cream
- Creamed White Rice$6.99
- Dirty Rice$5.99
White rice cooked with Cajun sausage, Worcestershire sauce, onions, and Creole seasoning
- Fried Okra$5.99
Okra breaded and deep fried
- Fries$5.99
French fries served with ketchup
- Greens$5.99
Collard greens slow cooked with bacon, and onion
- Hush Puppies$5.99
5 deep fried southern hush puppies.
- Red Beans & Rice$5.99
Red Beans simmered with chili, and cumin. Served over white rice
- Sweet Potato Fries$6.99
Sweet potato fries, deep fried until golden brown.
- Tasso Rice$5.99
Spicy white rice, cooked with tasso ham, tomatoes, onions, celery, spices and Cajun seasoning.
- Vegetable$5.99
Fresh vegetable of the day steamed in garlic butter
- White Rice$5.99
White rice cooked with onions
Kid's Menu
Desserts
- Chocolate Cake$9.99
A New Orleans classic, house made layer cake. Served with vanilla bean ice cream.
- Blackberry Cobbler$9.99
Served with vanilla bean ice cream.
- Pearl's Coffee$8.99
Chicory coffee, brandy, bailey's and praline liqueur. Topped with a swirl of whipped cream.(optional)
- Chicory Coffee$3.49
A New Orleans Specialty.
- Beignet Sundae$9.99
"Beignets"-a French Market favorite. A sweet little pillow of puffed fried dough dusted with powdered sugar with an American twist.
- Beignet (ea)$4.99
"Beignets"-a French Market favorite. A sweet little pillow of puffed fried dough dusted with powdered sugar.
- Bananas Foster$9.99
Bananas flamed with brown sugar, butter and rum, served over vanilla ice cream.
- buttermilk pie$9.99
LUNCH
Appetizers
- Alligator$12.99
Straight from the Bayou! Served with Remoulade sauce for dipp'n. Your choice southern fried or blackened.
- Fried Green Tomatoes$10.99
Corn fried and served with Creole sauce and parmesan.
- Red Bean Cakes$8.99
Red beans simmered with vegetables, herbs and spices. Pan fried and served with Cajun creamed corn. Finished with green onion.
- Crawfish Cakes$11.99
Crawfish tails blended with herbs & spices, sautéed & served with smoked tomato broth & remoulade sauce.
- Grits & Greens App$11.99
Andouille sausages sauteed with garlic butter & collard greens, served over cheddar grits.
- Shrimp App$13.99
Choose between Southern fried shrimp, New Orlean's style BBQ, or Cajun spiced.
Soups & Salads
- Gumbo Ya Ya$7.99
Homemade, with chunks of chicken and spicy Andouille sausage, finished with rice.
- Craw Chowder$8.99
Crawfish tails simmered with corn, potatoes, onions, sweet cream and bacon.
- House Salad Entree$11.99
Mixed greens tipped with sliced radishes, cheddar, cucumber, Cajun spiced croutons, black-eyed pea relish and pickled carrots.
- Fried Chicken Salad$16.99
Buttermilk fried chicken breast served atop mixed greens with radishes, cucumber, cheddar, black-eyed pea relish and pickled carrots. Finished with honey jalapeno dressing.
- Cherry Pecan Salad$14.99
Mixed greens tossed with cherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted pecans, dried cherries, crumbled blue cheese and sweet red onions.
- Tomato Caprese$13.99
Fresh tomatoes and fried green tomatoes layered with fresh mozzarella finished with basil pesto, olive oil and balsamic.
- Au Poivre Caesar$11.99
Pearl's peppercorn spiked Caesar dressing tossed with romaine, Parmesan cheese, and fried okra.
- House Salad Side$8.99
Mixed greens with radishes, cucumber, cheddar, black-eyed pea relish and pickled carrots.
- Side Caesar$7.99
Pearl's peppercorn spiked Caesar dressing tossed with romaine, Parmesan cheese, and fried okra.
- Side Cherry Pecan$9.99
Mixed greens tossed with cherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted pecans, dried cherries, crumbled blue cheese and sweet red onions
- Soup Du Jour$5.99+
Tomato Caprese
Fresh tomatoes and fried green tomatoes layered with fresh mozzarella finished with basil pesto, olive oil and balsamic.
Entrees
- Alfredo Lunch$14.99+
Garlic parsley linguini and creamy Cajun Alfredo sauce. Served with a side of Vegetables and your choice of chicken or shrimp.
- Brisket of Beef Lunch$15.99
Slow simmered until fork tender then served with pan gravy, cheddar mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables.
- 4oz Delta Catfish Lunch$15.99
Blackened, Bronzed, Corn Fried, or Pan Roasted Catfish served with hush puppies and vegetables
- 8oz Delta Catfish$23.99
Blackened, Bronzed, Corn Fried, or Pan Roasted Catfish served with hush puppies and vegetables.
- Fried Chicken Lunch$14.99
Boneless chicken breast, buttermilk dipped and served with cheddar mashed potatoes, Andouille milk gravy and collard greens.
- Jambalaya Lunch$15.99
Pearl's spiciest dish! Chicken, shrimp, and Andouille sausage, simmered with tomatoes, Tasso rice, onions, celery, green peppers, and garlic.
- Lunch Lemon White$16.99
- Lunch Whitefish$16.99
Cross fisheries whitefish seasoned with a blend of herbs and broiled with fresh lemon. Served over cajun creamed white rice, with fresh vegetable.
- Shrimp & Grits Lunch$15.99
Jumbo shrimp and Andouille sausage simmered with garlic herb butter and charred green and Roma tomatoes. Served over cheddar cheese grits.
- Lunch Fresh Catch$15.99
Po'Boys & Muffulettas
- Cheeseburger Po' Boy$14.99
A grilled 1/2 pound Black Angus burger served deluxe style with melted American cheese on French bread.
- Catfish Po'Boy$15.49
Crusted with Cajun spice, blackened and served on French bread with lettuce, tomato, onions and remoulade sauce.
- Fried Chicken Po'Boy$15.49
Buttermilk fried chicken breast served on French bread with lettuce, tomato, onions & honey jalapeno mayonnaise.
- Shrimp Po'Boy$15.49
Corn dusted shrimp, served on French bread with lettuce, tomato, onions and remoulade sauce.
- Tomato Muffuletta$14.99
Fried green tomatoes and blackened provolone cheese, finished with olive salad and spring greens.
- Club Muffuletta$15.99
Smoked sliced turkey, stacked with provolone, Cajun bacon, lettuce, tomato, olive salad and chipotle mayonnaise.
- Brisket Po'Boy$15.99
Slow cooked beef brisket, thinly sliced and served on French bread, smothered with pan gravy and sliced onions.
- Whitefish Muffuletta$16.49
Buttermilk fried Walleye stacked high with lettuce, tomato, olive salad, and remoulade sauce.
- Feature Po' Boy$15.99
Wednesday's Po'boy of the day.
Side Dishes
- Applesauce$3.99
Unsweetened Applesauce
- Brussel Sprouts$7.99
- Cheddar Grits$5.99
Grits and Cheddar cheese
- Cheddar Mashed$5.99
Red skinned potatoes mashed with cream, cheddar cheese and topped with Andouille milk gravy
- Cole Slaw$5.99
Made from scratch Creole Style coleslaw
- Creamed Spinach$6.99
Spinach sautéed in garlic cream
- Creamed White Rice$6.99
- Dirty Rice$5.99
White rice cooked with Cajun sausage, Worcestershire sauce, onions, and Creole seasoning
- Fried Okra$5.99
Okra breaded and deep fried
- Fries$5.99
French fries served with ketchup
- Greens$5.99
Collard greens slow cooked with bacon, and onion
- Hush Puppies$5.99
5 deep fried southern hush puppies.
- Red Beans & Rice$5.99
Red Beans simmered with chili, and cumin. Served over white rice
- Sweet Potato Fries$6.99
Sweet potato fries, deep fried until golden brown.
- Tasso Rice$5.99
Spicy white rice, cooked with tasso ham, tomatoes, onions, celery, spices and Cajun seasoning.
- Vegetable$5.99
Fresh vegetable of the day steamed in garlic butter
- White Rice$5.99
White rice with onion
Kid's Menu
Desserts
- Bananas Foster$9.99
Bananas flamed with brown sugar, butter and rum, served over vanilla ice cream.
- Beignet (ea)$4.99
"Beignets"-a French Market favorite. A sweet little pillow of puffed fried dough dusted with powdered sugar
- Beignet Sundae$9.99
"Beignets"-a French Market favorite. A sweet little pillow of puffed fried dough dusted with powdered sugar with an American twist.
- Blackberry Cobbler$9.99
Served with vanilla bean ice cream.
- Chicory Coffee$3.49
A New Orleans Specialty.
- Chocolate Cake$9.99
A New Orleans classic, house made layer cake. Served with vanilla bean ice cream.
- Pearl's Coffee$8.99
Chicory coffee, brandy, bailey's and praline liqueur. Topped with a swirl of whipped cream.(optional)
GLUTEN FREE
Appetizers
- C Blackened Alligator$12.99
Straight from the Bayou swamp, coated with Cajun seasoning and blackened in a sizzling cast iron pan
- C BBQ Shrimp$13.99
Jumbo shrimp sautéed and served with a New Orleans style BBQ sauce
- C Cajun Shrimp$13.99
Sautéed in garlic butter and Cajun spices
- C Grits & Greens$11.99
Chef Paul Prudhomme's andouille sausage sautéed with garlic butter and Pearls famous collard greens, served over cheddar grits
Salads
- C Grilled Chicken Salad$16.99
Grilled chicken breast served atop mixed greens with sliced radishes, cucumbers, cheddar cheese, pickled vegetables, and black-eyed pea relish, with choice of dressing.
- C Cherry Pecan Salad$14.99
Mixed greens tossed with cherry vinaigrette, tipped with toasted pecans, dried cherries, and sweet red onions. (no blue cheese)
- C Caesar Salad$11.99
Pearl's peppercorn spiked Caesar dressing tossed with romaine and Parmesan cheese (no fried okra)
- C House Salad$11.99
Mixed greens topped with sliced radishes, cucumbers, cheddar cheese, pickled vegetables, and black-eyed pea relish
- C Side House$8.99
Mixed greens topped with sliced radishes, cucumbers, cheddar cheese, pickled vegetables, and black-eyed pea relish
Entrees
- C Shrimp & Grits$23.99
Jumbo shrimp and andouille sausage simmered with garlic herb butter and charred green and Roma tomatoes. Served over cheddar cheese grits.
- C Pork Ribeye$20.99
Blackened Pork Ribeye with Cajun cream sauce. Served with red beans and rice, and fresh vegetables
- C Shrimp Creole$22.99
Full of flavor, using the Creole 'Holy Trinity" onions, bell peppers and tomatoes, served over white rice.
- C Strip Steak$31.99
Blackened of grilled- 10oz hand cut strip steak served with cheddar mashed potatoes (no gravy) and fresh vegetables
- C Louisiana Jambalaya$23.99
Chicken, Gulf shrimp, and andouille sausage simmered in Creole sauce and served over white rice.
- Celiac Lemon White$24.99
Cross fisheries whitefish, seasoned with a blend of herbs and broiled with fresh lemon. Served over Cajun creamed white rice, and fresh vegetable
Side Dishes
- C Cheddar Grits$5.99
Grits made with Cheddar cheese
- C White Rice$5.99
White rice
- C Cheddar Mashed$5.99
Red skinned potatoes mashed with heavy cream, butter and cheddar cheese
- C Vegetable$5.99
Fresh vegetable of the day
- C Greens$5.99
Collard greens slowly simmered with bacon, onion, and Creole seasoning
- C Red Beans & Rice$5.99
Red beans cooked with Cumin, chili pepper, and onions served over white rice
Kids
Desserts
VEGETARIAN
Appetizers
- V Hoppin John Grits$9.99
Cheddar grits topped with hoppin john
- VEGAN Fried Green Tomatoe$10.99
corn dusted and pan fried, served with Creole sauce and finished with parmesan cheese *request no cheese for vegan
- V Fried Green Tomatoes$10.99
corn dusted and pan-fried, served with Creole sauce and finished with parmesan cheese.
- V Bean Cakes APP$8.99
Red beans simmered with vegetables, herbs and spices. Pan fried and served with Cajun creamed corn. Finished with green onion.
Salads
- V House Salad Entree$11.99
Mixed greens topped with sliced radishes, cucumbers, cheddar cheese, pickled vegetables, and black-eyed pea relish. (request no cheese for vegan)
- V Cherry Pecan Salad$14.99
Mixed greens tossed with cherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted pecans, dried cherries, crumbled blue cheese and sweet red onions. (request no cheese for vegan)
- Tomato Caprese$13.99
Fresh tomatoes and fried green tomatoes layered with fresh mozzarella finished with basil pesto, olive oil and balsamic.
Tomato Caprese
Fresh tomatoes and fried green tomatoes layered with fresh mozzarella finished with basil pesto, olive oil and balsamic.
Entrees
- V Bean Cake Dinner$17.99
Red bean simmered with vegetables, herbs and spices. Pan fried and served with Cajun creamed corn with white rice and fresh vegetables
- V Creole Jambalaya$15.99
Full of flavor, using the Creole 'Holy Trinity' of onions, bell peppers and tomatoes, served over white rice.
- V Hoppin John$15.99
Black-eyed peas, spinach, vegetables and seasonings sautéed and finished in vegetable broth with rice.
- V Cajun Pasta Dinner$16.99
Sautéed Spinach and peas with Cajun creamed corn tossed in garlic parsley linguine. Your choice of Cajun cream sauce or smoked tomato broth.
- V Tomato Muffuletta$14.99
Fried green tomatoes, blackened provolone cheese, spring greens and olive salad. Served with your choice of Cajun Spiced chips or coleslaw.
Sides
- Cheddar Grits$5.99
Grits and Cheddar cheese
- Hush Puppies$5.99
5 deep fried southern hush puppies.
- White Rice$5.99
White rice and onion
- Vegetable$5.99
Vegetable of the day cooked in garlic butter
- Cole Slaw$5.99
Made from scratch Creole Style coleslaw
- Fried Okra$5.99
Okra breaded and deep fried
- Fries$5.99
French fries served with ketchup
- VEGAN Rice$5.99
white rice
- VEGAN Vege$5.99
Fresh vegetable of the day
- Mashed$5.99
Cheddar mashed potatoes. Request no gravy
- Garlic Sauteed Spinach$6.99
Spinach sautéed in garlic butter
- Sweet Potato Fries$6.99
Sweet potato fries, deep fried until golden brown.
CRAWFEST
Entrees
- Mudbug Patty Melt$19.99
Blackened burger, provolone cheese, garlic sauteed onions and crawfish. On Rye bread with fries.
- Crawfish Risotto$21.99
simmered with crawfish tails, garlic cream and white wine with Parmesan cheese and spring vegetables. Topped with fried green tomatoes.
- Crawfish Etouffee$24.99
Pearl's spicy etouffee sauce with onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic, cayenne pepper & more. Served over dirty rice.
- Crawfish Monica$24.99
A New Orleans Jazz Fest favorite. Crawfish tails in rotini pasta, tossed in creamy lemon herb sauce with parmesan cheese & blackened shrimp.
- Crawfish Enchiladas Dinner$19.99
Crawfish tails with peppers, tomatoes and onions rolled in flour tortillas. Baked with a blush sauce, finished with Parmesan
Soups & Salads
- Crawfish Spinach Salad$16.99
Spicy corn fried crawfish tails served over fresh spinach with hard boiled eggs & red onion. Tossed with hot bacon dressing.
- Warm Crawfish Salad$16.99Out of stock
Crawfish tails sautéed with sweet corn vinaigrette, served over mixed greens with sweet potato fries, red onion, radish, & cucumber.
- Craw Chowder$8.99
Crawfish tails simmered with corn, potatoes, onions, sweet cream and bacon.
Appetizers
- 1 lb. Crawfish Boil Appetizer$23.99
1 lb. of Louisiana crawfish done up in a spicy Cajun boil.
- 1/2 lb. Crawfish Boil Appetizer$14.99
1/2 lb. of Louisiana crawfish done up in a spicy Cajun boil.
- Crawfish Cakes$11.99
Crawfish tails blended with herbs and spices, sauteed and served with smoked tomato broth and remoulade sauce.
- Cajun Popcorn Appetizer$9.99
fried crawfish tails served with hot remoulade.
- Crawfish Grits$10.99
Cheddar grits smothered in garlic cream & crawfish tails.
Sunday | 8:00 am - 11:59 pm |
Monday | 8:00 am - 11:59 pm |
Tuesday | 8:00 am - 11:59 pm |
Wednesday | 8:00 am - 11:59 pm |
Thursday | 8:00 am - 11:59 pm |
Friday | 8:00 am - 11:59 pm |
Saturday | 8:00 am - 11:59 pm |
Pearl’s New Orleans Kitchen features Cajun/Creole cookin', southern specialties, fresh seafood, an extensive list of fine bourbons and unique libations; all served up with a heap of southern hospitality!
617 Ames Street, Elk Rapids, MI 49629