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    The Root Cellar Cafe & Catering Chapel Hill 750 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard

    750 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard

    Chapel Hill, NC 27514


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    Breakfast
    Lunch
    Salads
    Baked Goods
    Coffee Bar
    Smoothie Bar
    Cold Drinks

    Breakfast

    Entrees

    • Breakfast Chilaquiles

      House-made fried corn tortilla chips, tossed in salsa, served with sunny side up eggs, shredded lettuce, queso fresco and sour cream NF, SF, GF

      $12.25
    • Breakfast Biscuit

      Two scrambled eggs and cheddar cheese served on an herb cheddar biscuit with fruit garnish. Add bacon, ham, chorizo, turkey sausage, or vegan sausage.

      $12.00
    • Omelet Special

      Veggie omelet with mushrooms, peppers, onions, guacamole, salsa and Monterey Jack cheese. With fruit garnish and choice of cheese grits or ranch tots. SF, NF, GF

      $14.00
    • Root Cellar Pancakes

      Three scratch-made pancakes with Root Cellar cinnabutter and Vermont maple syrup NF, SF

      $10.00
    • Grits Bowl

      Two eggs served over cheese grits with black beans, salsa and cheddar. Add bacon, ham, chorizo, turkey sausage, or vegan sausage patty.

      $12.00
    • Farm Plate

      Two eggs with biscuit and choice of bacon, ham, turkey sausage, or vegan sausage patty, choice of tater tots or cheese grits, served with fruit garnish

      $14.00
    • RC Eggs Benedict

      Two poached eggs with fried green tomatoes and pimento cheese on toasted ciabatta, topped with strawberry hollandaise, choice of tater tots or cheese grits NF, SF, DF

      $14.00
    • Vegan Breakfast Sandwich

      Scrambled "Just Eggs", vegan cheese, vegan sausage patty, grilled onions and peppers on toasted ciabatta V, DF, NF, SF, EF

      $16.00
    • Borracho Bowl

      Ranch seasoned tater tots topped with two scrambled eggs, grilled peppers and onions, jalapenos, cheese sauce, smashed avocado, and chipotle sour cream GF, SF, NF

      $14.00
    • Breakfast Burrito

      Two scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, tater tots, black beans, and smashed avocado in a flour tortilla, served with salsa and fruit

      $14.00
    • Granola

      House-made granola with dried fruit, nuts, and coconut with vanilla yogurt and fresh seasonal fruit SF, EF

      $10.00
    • BLT

      Bacon, basil mayo, tomato, lettuce, 2 fried eggs and toasted sourdough NF,SF

      $13.25
    • Breakfast Special: Barbacoa Chilaquiles

      Crispy fried tortillas with barbacoa, pickled onions, queso fresco shredded romaine, and crema with sunny side up egg.

      $15.00

    1 Plate Breakfast Sides

    • Pit Ham

      $5.00
    • Turkey sausage

      $5.00
    • Bacon

      $5.00
    • Vegan Sausage

      $5.00
    • 1 pancake

      $4.00
    • 2 Eggs

      $4.00
    • Cheese grits

      $3.00
    • Ranch Tots

      $3.00
    • Biscuit

      $3.00
    • Toast

      $2.00

    Lunch

    Sandwiches

    • Sandwich Special

      Pork Milanesa pounded crispy fried pork loin, shredded romaine, pickled red onion, radish, sour crema and queso on toasted ciabatta, served with a dill pickle wedge.

      $14.00
    • Half Sandwich and Soup

      Soup of the day with half sandwich of choice

      $14.00
    • Deli Sandwich

      Choice of ham, chicken, or turkey with cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, and basil mayo, served on wheat bread with dill pickle wedge

      $11.25
    • Student Sand Special

      FREE fountain drink and FREE bag of chips with the purchase of any full size sandwich or wrap! Just show us your current student ID (any school or college) M-F to take advantage of this fantastic weekday meal deal!

    • Sweet Chili Fried Chicken

      Crispy fried chicken tossed in a sweet Thai chili sauce, with lettuce, tomatoes, banana peppers, Swiss and spicy mayo on ciabatta, served with a dill pickle wedge. NF

      $13.25
    • Italian Grinder

      Salami, ham, pepperoni, provolone, pepperocini, red onion, lettuce, mayo and Italian vinaigrette on ciabatta, served with a dill pickle wedge

      $15.25
    • Fresh Mozzarella Sandwich

      Fresh mozzarella, basil pesto, roasted red peppers, balsamic vinaigrette, lettuce and tomatoes

      $14.00
    • Jammin Turkey Sandwich

      Sliced turkey, pepper jelly, red onions, herb cream cheese, and lettuce on sourdough NF, SF

      $13.25
    • Tarragon Chicken Salad Sandwich

      House-made tarragon chicken salad with cucumbers and lettuce, served on wheat. *Can be prepared as a salad.

      $13.25
    • Cubano Sandwich

      Pulled mojo pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mayo, and yellow mustard on grilled ciabatta, served with dill pickle wedge NF, SF

      $15.25
    • Banh Mi Sandwich

      Fried tofu tossed in a Korean spicy sauce, with radishes, cabbage, carrots, red onions, and micro greens, topped with Sriracha cilantro mayo on toasted ciabatta NF, EF

      $13.25
    • Totes Ma Goats

      Fried green tomatoes, watermelon radishes, mixed greens, goat cheese, pickled red onions, and strawberry sauce, on ciabatta. NF, SF, EF

      $13.25
    • Grilled Southwestern Wrap

      Sliced grilled chicken breast, lettuce, chipotle sour cream, southwestern slaw (black beans, corn, roasted red peppers and onions), fried tortilla strips and Monterey Jack cheese in a wrap NF, SF, EF

      $13.25
    • Grilled BLT Chicken Caesar Wrap

      Sliced chicken, bacon, tomato, and Caesar salad in a wrap. NF, SF

      $13.25
    • Greek Sandwich Wrap

      Sliced grilled chicken breast with grilled onions, pepperoncini peppers, roasted red peppers, cucumbers, mixed greens, provolone, and feta spread in a wrap. *Can substitute soy chicken

      $13.25
    • Thai Chicken Wrap

      Sliced grilled chicken breast with cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, mixed greens, ginger sesame dressing, and peanut sauce in a flour wrap. *Can substitute with soy chicken EF, DF

      $13.25
    • Very Veggie Wrap

      Tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, cucumbers, red onions, micro greens, Swiss and hummus in a flour wrap. NF, SF, EF,

      $12.00
    • Chef’s grain bowl

      Seasonal grains and veggies with a maple vinaigrette, pickled onions and cilantro

      $13.25
    • Soup of the day

      $4.00

    Deep River Potato Chips

    • Sea Salt Chips

      $2.00
    • Sea Salt & Vinegar Chips

      $2.00
    • Zesty Jalapeno Chips

      $2.00
    • Spicy Dill Pickle Chips

      $2.00
    • Mesquite BBQ Chips

      $2.00
    • Rosemary & Olive Oil Chips

      $2.00
    • Sweet Maui Onion Chips

      $2.00
    • Salt & Cracked Pepper Chips

      $2.00
    • Sour Cream and Onion Chips

      $2.00

    For the Kids

    • Kids' Grilled Cheese

      With cheddar on grilled sourdough

      $5.75
    • PB&J

      House made honey peanut butter and berry jam on whole wheat

      $5.75
    • Chicken Tenders

      $8.95

    Soup of the Day:

    • Cup

      $3.00
    • Bowl

      $5.00

    Salads

    Fruit Salad

    • Fruit Salad

      Fresh seasonal mixture of fruit GF, NF, DF, EF, SF, V

      $5.00

    Veggie Salads

    • Potato Salad

      Classic potato salad with onions, celery, mustard, mayo, and dill NF, SF, GF

      $5.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Chickpea Salad

      With chickpeas, cucumbers, red peppers, pepperoncini peppers, olives, and herbs, tossed in a house-made vinaigrette NF, SF, EF, DF, GF, V

      $5.00
    • Pasta Salad of the Day

      Chef choice of pasta with veggies tossed in house-made dressing NF, SF

      $5.00
    • Tofu Salad

      With fried tofu, cabbage, and red peppers, tossed in a house-made honey red vinegar dressing DF, EF

      $5.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Roasted Beet Salad

      Roasted beets, red onion, parsley, walnuts, blue cheese, spinach and parsley

      $5.00
    • Carrot and Apple salad

      Carrots, apples, cranberries, raisins, cilantro, celery and a housemade dressing

      $5.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Brussel Sprout Salad

      Roasted Brussel sprouts, parmesan cheese tossed in a red wine vinaigrette

      $5.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Broccoli salad

      Broccoli, cranberries, walnuts with a housemade dressing

      $5.00
    • Sautee vegetables

      Zucchini, squash, bell peppers, red onions and parsley in a housemade dressing

      $5.00
    • String beans salad

      String beans, red kidney beans, onions, red bell peppers

      $5.00

    Leaf Salads

    • Caesar Salad

      Classic Root Cellar Caesar with romaine, Parmesan and croutons tossed in a house-made dressing with mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, Dijon, Worcestershire sauce, and salt

      $5.00
    • Spinach Salad

      With fresh spinach, strawberries, red onion, and goat cheese, and pecans with choice of house-made balsamic or vinaigrette GF, EF

      $5.00
    • Mixed Green Salad

      With carrots, tomatoes, onions and cucumbers NF, SF, EF

      $5.00

    Protein Salads

    • Tarragon Chicken Salad

      Roasted and shredded chicken, celery, seedless grapes, apples, tarragon mayo, parsley, salt and pepper

      $6.00
    • Tuna Salad

      Tuna, celery, green and red peppers, scallions, capers, mayo, lemon juice, parsley, salt and pepper NF, SF, DF, GF

      $6.00

    Baked Goods

    Cookies

    • Chocolate Whopper

      $3.00
    • Chocolate Chip

      $3.00
    • Funfetti

      $3.00
    • Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip

      $3.00
    • Ginger Snap

      $3.00
    • Coconut

      $3.00
    • Oatmeal Raisin

      $3.00
    • Magic Cookie Bar

      With Chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, pecans, graham crackers, butter, sugar, coconut, condensed milk. Allergens: wheat, dairy, egg, may contain trace amounts of nuts.

      $4.00
    • Sugar Cookie

      $3.00
    • Blondie Bar

      Flour, sugar, baking powder, walnuts, eggs, oil, milk, vanilla, salt, brown sugar, & cinnamon. Allergens: wheat, dairy, egg, walnuts

      $4.00
    • Brownie

      Flour, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, vanilla, salt. Allergens: wheat, dairy, egg, may contain trace amounts of nuts.

      $4.00
    • Lemon Bar

      Sugar, flour, baking powder, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, powdered sugar, butter

      $4.00
    • Pecan Bar

      Ingredients: flour, butter, pecans, eggs, corn syrup

      $4.00
    • Paleo cookie

      $3.00
      OUT OF STOCK

    Cakes

    • Whole Cake (Must be pre-ordered)

      $60.00
    • Cake Slice

      Mocha cake

      $6.00
    • Banana pudding

      $4.25
    • Chocolate mousse

      $4.25

    Muffins

    • Blueberry Muffin

      $3.00
    • Strawberry Muffin

      $3.00
    • Black bottom muffin

      $3.00

    Pies

    • Whole Pie (Must be pre-ordered)

      $24.00
    • Pie Slice

      French silk pie

      $4.00

    Scones

    • Traditional

      $3.00
    • Orange Cranberry Scone

      $3.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Banana Chocolate Chip Scone

      $3.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Peach scone

      $3.00
    • Banana toffee scone

      $3.00

    NY Style Crumb Cake

    • NY Style Crumb Cake

      $3.00

    Cinnamon Roll

    • Cinnamon Roll

      $4.00
      OUT OF STOCK

    Coffee Bar

    Coffee

    • Americano

      $3.00
    • Cafe Au Lait

      $3.75
    • Cappuccino

      Equal parts espresso, steamed milk and foam.

      $4.25
    • Chai Latte

      $3.75
    • Coffee Frappe

      $6.25
    • Coffee Special of the Month

      Latte with lavender syrup and honey with your choice of milk

      $4.75
    • Cold Brew

      $3.25
    • Dirty Chai

      $4.00
    • Drip Coffee

      Joe Van Gogh special blend roast, available in regular or decaf.

      $3.25
    • Espresso

      $3.00
    • Hot Chocolate

      Choice of whole or oat milk, with whipped cream

      $3.25
    • Hot Tea

      $2.50
    • Latte

      Two shots of espresso with steamed milk and foam.

      $4.25
    • London Fog

      Earl Gray tea with vanilla and steamed milk

      $3.75
    • Chai Frappe

      Cold chai blended with milk and ice

      $6.25

    Smoothie Bar

    Smoothies

    • Sunshine

      OJ, pineapple, banana and honey

      $8.50
    • PB&J

      Peanut butter, mixed berries, yogurt and honey

      $8.50
    • Berry Bash

      Strawberries, blueberries, mixed berry blend, OJ, honey and lemon juice

      $8.50
    • Cookies & Cream

      Oreo cookie, vanilla frappe, and chocolate syrup

      $8.50
    • Chubby Monkey

      Peanut butter, almonds, oats, oat milk, banana and chocolate

      $8.50
    • Green Monster

      Oat milk, banana, spinach, protein powder and honey

      $8.50
    • Make Your Own Smoothie

      Choose 1 (skim, whole, oat, or OJ) Choose 2 (blueberry, pineapple, strawberry, mango, banana and spinach Add-ons available for an additional .50 charge.

      $8.50

    Cold Drinks

    Fountain Drinks

    • Coke

      $3.00
    • Diet Coke

      $3.00
    • Coke Zero

      $3.00
    • Barq's

      $3.00
    • Fruit Punch

      $3.00
    • Sprite

      $3.00
    • Minute Maid Lemonade

      $3.00
    • Iced Tea (sweet and unsweet)

      $3.00
    • Ginger Ale

      $3.00

    Canned Drinks

    • Sprite

      $2.75
    • Coke

      $2.75
    • Diet Coke

      $2.75
    • La Croix

      $2.75
    • Kombucha

      $5.00
    • San Pellingrino

      $2.75
    • Red Bull

      $3.00
    • Brown's Ginger Ale

      $2.75

    Bottled Drinks

    • Boylans

      $3.00
    • San Pelligrino

      $3.00
    • Jarritos

      $3.00
    • Coke

      $3.00
    • Sidral Mundet Apple Soda

      $3.00
    • Prime

      $3.00
    • Juice

      $3.00
    • Aqua Panna Water

      $3.00
    • Gatorade

      $3.00

    Milk

    • Chocolate

      $3.00
    • White

      $3.00

    All hours
    Sunday8:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Monday8:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Tuesday8:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Wednesday8:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Thursday8:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Friday8:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Saturday8:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Restaurant info

    Iconic cafe in the heart of the UNC-Chapel Hill community serving coffee and scratch-made baked goods, breakfast, lunch and catering daily!

    Location

    750 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

    Directions


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