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2526 Third St. (at 22nd St.) San Francisco, CA 94107

415-648-3770

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Critics'
Pick
Best Fried Chicken
Award Winner 2006

Cuisine(s): Soul Food, Southern

Hours: Sun 11am-5pm, Mon-Sat 11am-9pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Takeout, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian Friendly

Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Accepted, Not Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: No Parking, Street

Description

You'll think you're in some Delta soul shack (or a Disneyfied rendition thereof) when you settle in among the corrugated metal walls, worn leatherette booths, and rusting beer signs of this Dogpatch hangout. Down-home fare like cornbread, yams, black-eyed peas, collard greens, braised oxtails, and fried catfish are the specialties of the house. To wash them all down, there's freshly made iced tea and lemonade as well as good beer and a pretty fancy wine list.

2006 | Best Fried Chicken

Hard Knox Cafe is cheap and good. For $9 you receive three pieces of fried chicken (small birds, in a light peppery batter, fried to order), two tender corn muffins, and your choice of two sides from a list of a dozen. We also like the buttery-soft short ribs, the baked turkey wings, and the Cajun meatloaf, but the fried chicken is our favorite dish. The small cafe, lined in corrugated metal, is run by a young Vietnamese couple raised in Texas. One wall is lined with small but comfy red... More »

What to Have for Lunch Today: Chicken and Waffle at Hard Knox Cafe

By John Birdsall, SFoodie Editor | Fri, April 30, 2010

Fri., April 30, 2010 The daily special chicken and waffle at Hard Knox's Dogpatch original is we hereby make it official the best in town (to find better, you'd have to steer your Subaru to West Oakl... More »

Dinner Menu

Appetizers

$9.00

Crab Cakes
fresh house made crab cakes served with spicy aioli

$11.00

Bbq Shrimp
tiger prawns served in a spicy cajun sauce with toast points

$8.00

Cajun Shrimp Balls
fried shrimp, corn, rice, and cajun seasoning served with spicy aioli

Soup & Salads

$6.00
Add Chicken $3.00

Hard Knox Caesar Salad
crisp hearts of romaine lettuce with shredded parmesan cheese and house made creamy caesar dressing

$6.00

Baby Mixed Greens
with tomatoes, onions, roasted pine nuts, and julienne jamaica served with a side of vinaigrette cobb salad

$8.00

Cobb Salad
iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, hard boiled egg, applewood smoked bacon, grilled chicken, and crumbled blue cheese served with brown derby dressing

$8.00

Shrimp Louie
lettuce, topped with bay shrimp, whole black olives, fresh tomato wedges, avocado, and sliced hard boiled eggs served with a side of thousand island dressing

Soup Of The Day

Sandwiches
Served With Choice Of One Side

$6.00
With Cheese Add $0.50
With Bacon And Cheese $1.50

Hamburger
half pound fresh ground chuck grilled on an open flame with mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles.

$8.00

Juicy Lucy
half pound fresh ground chuck with melted american cheese in the center with mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles

$7.00

Garden Burger
meatless patty with mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles

Catfish $8.00
Shrimp $8.00

Po-boys
cornmeal-battered, farm-raised catfish or tiger prawns fried, served on a french roll with lettuce, tomatoes, and house made sauce

Beef $8.00
Chicken $8.00

Philly Cheese
fresh steak meat or boneless chicken breast, grilled onions, peppers, and melted american cheese served on a soft roll with mayo

$8.00

Fried Chicken Breast Sandwich
our famous fried boneless chicken breast, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions served on a roll with ranch wing sauce

$8.00

Roast Beef Sandwich
thinly sliced house made roast beef, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions served on a roll with bbq sauce

$7.00

Louisiana Hotlink Sandwich
beef hotlink topped with lettuce and tomatoes served on a roll with mayo and mustard

$8.00

Grilled Chicken Sandwich
grilled boneless chicken breast, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions served on a roll with roasted red peppers and honey mustard sauce

Southern Specialties
Served With Corn Muffins

$12.00

Jambalaya Pasta
linguini pasta, shrimp, chicken, and beef sausage sauteed with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes in a cajun tomato-based sauce

$12.00

Crawfish Étouffée
crawfish meat and vegetables smothered in a thick, mildly spicy tomato based sauce. served with rice

3 Pcs $10.00

Chicken N Waffle

Entrees
Served With Choice Of Two Sides And Corn Muffins

$11.00

Fried Chicken
three pieces of our famous fried chicken

$11.00

Spicy Fried Chicken
spicy version of our famous three piece fried chicken

$10.00

Cajun Meatloaf
fresh ground chuck with cajun seasoning served with gravy

$15.00

Oxtails
braised so tender, the meat falls off the bone. served with gravy

$10.00

Country Fried Steak
breaded cubed beef, fried and served with country gravy

$14.00

Catfish
farm-raised catfish filets, seasoned, then fried with a cornmeal batter or pan-fried on an iron skillet with blackening seasoning and butter.fried or blackened

$14.00

Red Snapper
fresh snapper filets, seasoned, then fried with a cornmeal batter or pan-fried on an iron skillet with blackening seasoning and butter.fried or blackened

$14.00

Beef Short Ribs
oven-baked tender ribs served with gravy

$12.00

Bbq Pork Spareribs
oven baked for tenderness, then barbequed and topped with a light mopping of bbq sauce

$12.00

Bbq Chicken
half chicken baked in the oven for tenderness, then barbequed and topped with a light mopping of bbq sauce

6 Oz $12.00

Fried Pork Chops(2)
center cut pork chops marinated in our special seasoning and fried to perfection

$13.00

Smothered Pork Chops
two fried pork chops smothered with gravy and baked in the oven

$8.00

Veggie Plate
choose any three sides

Family Style
Served With Corn Muffins

Per Person $14.00
Additional Meat Per Option $4.00
Additional Side Per Option Is $2.00

3 Meats And 4 Sides

Per Person $17.00
Additional Meat Per Option $4.00
Additional Side Per Option Is $2.00

4 Meats And 6 Sides

Sides
Extra Sides $3 Each

Collard Greens

Potato Salad

Candied Yams

Macaroni And Cheese

Stewed Cabbage

Black-eyed Peas And Rice

Rice And Gravy

Mashed Potatoes And Gravy

Yam Fries

Red Beans And Rice

Coleslaw

$5.00

Belgian Waffle

Desserts

$6.00

Crème Brûlée

$6.00

Peach Cobbler

$6.00

Sweet Potato Pie

$6.00

Bread Pudding

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Hard Knox Cafe

2526 Third St. (at 22nd St.) San Francisco, CA 94107

415-648-3770

Description

2006 | Best Fried Chicken

What to Have for Lunch Today: Chicken and Waffle at Hard Knox Cafe

By John Birdsall, SFoodie Editor | Fri, April 30, 2010

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