Cowboy Cafe Menu
Introducing the Menu at Cowboy Cafe
Nestled in Arlington, VA, Cowboy Cafe is your quintessential divey eatery where the vibe is laid-back and the flavors are robust. A hit among locals, it offers a mouthwatering array of dishes, with burgers and nachos standing out as fan favorites. The burgers, particularly The Duke and the Chili Burger, are celebrated for their juicy patties and inventive toppings, making them a must-try for any burger aficionado.
- Nachos: Generously portioned with house-made chips, gooey cheese, and a zesty pico de gallo, they're perfect for sharing or savoring solo.
- Atmosphere: Enjoy live music and a friendly crowd while seated indoors or on the covered patio, ideal for relaxed dining or dancing.
- Specials: Don't miss Tuesday’s half-price burgers for great savings without the crowds.
With a full bar and excellent service, Cowboy Cafe is not just about food—it's an experience that keeps you coming back.
Tacos
Beef Taco
Brisket Taco
Chicken Taco
Pork Taco
Fish Taco
SilverwareNapkins Options
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Appetizers
2 Poppers
Battered and fried Jalepenos stuffed with our spicy cheese blend. Served with sour cream.
American Sliders
Four mini sliders beef or smoked BBQ pulled pork Beef patties grilled with american cheese, mayo relish, BBQ pulled pork topped with coleslaw.
Chicken Fingers
Fried chicken battered and deep fried, served with honey mustard.
Chicken Wings
Jumbo wings come in 3 styles. 1 Cowboy Wings are tossed TNT hot sauce traditional Buffalo Wings. 2 Jamaican Wings Griled Jamaican jerk sauce. 3 Edgar Wings are fried with a house dry rub.
Chips Dips
Fresh chips, served with salsa Guacamole.
Choice Of Basket
Fries, sweet potato fries, tater tots or onion rings.
Fried Pickles
Battered and fried, served with chipotle dip.
Jalapeno Poppers
Battered and fried Jalepenos stuffed with our spicy cheese blend. Served with sour cream.
Nacho Mountain
Tortilla chips topped with cheddar jack cheese, jalapenos, tomatoes, salsa, pico de gallo and sour cream. add bacon 1, guacamole 1, chili 2, chicken 3 or flat iron steak 4
Nacho Small
Tortilla chips topped with cheddar jack cheese, jalapenos, tomatoes, salsa, pico de gallo and sour cream. add bacon 1, guacamole 1, chili 2, chicken 3 or flat iron steak 4
Potato Skins
5 fried potato skins topped with shredded cheese, bacon and green onions. Served with sour cream on the side.
Sampler Platter
Wings choose one hot, jerk or Edgar style, jalepeno poppers onion rings.
Mixed Green Salad
Tomato, cucumber, and red onions balsamic vinaigrette on side.
Wedge
Classic wedge of iceburg lettuce topped with bacon, bleu cheese crumbles and tomatoes. Served with balsamic vinaigrette on the side.
Caesar Salad
Romaine, Parmesan, and croutons tossed in homemade Caesar dressing.
Cobb Salad
Romaine, bacon, hardboiled egg, bleu cheese, avocado, tomatoes, served with avocado ranch on the side.
Southwest Salad
Romaine, pico de gallo, cheddar, corn, avocado, poblano peppers, onions, beans served with tortilla and side of chipotle dressing.
Smoked Chicken Salad
Baby spinach, apple, Sichuan walnut, tomato, red onion served with chipotle ranch on the side.
Side Caesar Salad
Romaine, Parmesan, and croutons tossed in homemade Caesar dressing.
Side Mixed Green Salad
Tomato, cucumber, and red onions balsamic vinaigrette on side.
12 Cobb
Romaine, bacon, hardboiled egg, bleu cheese, avocado, tomatoes, served with avocado ranch on the side.
12 Southwest
Romaine, pico de gallo, cheddar, corn, avocado, poblano peppers, onions, beans served with tortilla and side of chipotle dressing.
Salads
Soups
Shrimp Sausage Gumbo Cup
ARLINGTONS BEST!
Cowboy Chili Cup
The real deal, topped with shredded cheese and chopped onions, with or without beans.
Chicken Yucca Cup
Savory pieces of chicken yucca in a hearty broth,
Chicken Tortilla Cup
Flavorful and filling, topped with sour cream and tortilla strips.
Chicken Yucca Bowl
Savory pieces of chicken yucca in a hearty broth,
Chicken Tortilla Bowl
Flavorful and filling, topped with sour cream and tortilla strips.
Cowboy Chili Bowl
The real deal, topped with shredded cheese and chopped onions, with or without beans.
Shrimp Sausage Bowl
ARLINGTONS BEST!
Country Club
Chicken ham layered with bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado and thousand island dressing.
Reuben
House cured pastrami on rye with thousand island dressing, coleslaw Swiss cheese.
The Briskwich
Our smoked brisket, on a toasted roll topped with tangy BBQ sauce coleslaw.
Cheese Steak
Philly cheese steak with melted jack cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo. add grilled onions, jalapenos and poblano peppers for 1
BBQ Pork
Our smoked pork on a toasted roll topped with spicy BBQ sauce and coleslaw.
California Chicken
Grilled marinated chicken, sliced avocado, bacon, jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion on a toasted roll with avocado ranch.
Buffalo Chicken
Fried or grilled marinated chicken, jack cheese, and TNT sauce on a toasted roll with avocado ranch.
Smoked Cubano
Smoked pork with ham, Swiss cheese, sliced pickles, mustard on a toasted roll.
HalfSmoke Dog
DCs own local sausage delicacy. Two halfsmokes topped with chili, shredded cheeses chopped onion.
BLT
Grilled Cheese
Sandwiches
Burgers
A1
A1 sauce, swiss cheese, grilled onion.
Barnyard
The whole farm! Two 12lb beef patties, bbq pork, two slices of cheddar, a fried egg, and bacon.
Big Zac
Beef patty with american cheese, shredded lettuce, thousand island relish.
Blue Moon
Melted blue cheese crumbles.
California
Jack cheese and guacamole.
CYO Burger
ChiliBurger
Signature Texas chili shredded cheddar cheese.
Cowboy
Ham, jack cheese BBQ sauce.
Jimmys Burger
A smoke flavored patty, grilled onions and Jack cheese.
LoJo
TNT sauce, blue cheese, and grilled onions.
Shroomer
Sauteed mushrooms and jack cheese.
The Duke
Bacon and cheddar cheese.
TNT
Our spicy wing sauce and Jack cheese.
Naked Burger
A naked patty no bun served with a side salad.
Veggie Burger
Turkey Burger
Cajun Chicken Pasta
Linguini tossed in creamy cajun sauce, spinach, red green peppers, red onion and tomato topped with blackend chicken.
Chili Mac
Cowboys famous chili with beans tossed in linguini and topped with melted cheese and chopped onions. Served with a side of cornbread.
Mixed Fajitas
Mixture of grilled chicken, shrimp, steak, onions and peppers served on a sizzling hot skillet. Served with pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and flour tortillas on the side. substitute all one meat 2
Quesadilla Smoked Chicken
Filled with red poblano peppers, onions, cheddar and jack cheese served with sour cream black beans.
Quesadilla Vegetable
Spinach, broccoli, corn, red peppers, beans, caramelized onion, mushroom, jack and cheddar cheese served with sour cream black beans.
Taco Entree
Three tacos with tortilla chips and homemade salsa. Choose from Beef, Brisket, Chicken, Fish or Pork.
Texas BBQ Brisket
Our famous smokehouse brisket served with coleslaw, mac cheese and cornbread.
The Cowgirl
Grilled chicken breast topped with basil fresh tomato. Served with rice and fresh steamed broccoli.
The Wrangler
Grilled salmon served with southwest rice beans and fresh steamed broccoli.
Entrees
Sides
Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Onion Rings
Tator Tots
Dipping Sauce
Side Caesar Salad
Side Mixed Green Salad
Black Beans
Broccoli
Coleslaw
Corn Bread
Cup Mac Cheese
Potato Chips
Rice
Spinach
Tortilla Chips
2 Small Flour Tortillas
Churro Donuts
Two Churro Donuts with chocolate, Caramel, and whipped cream.
Smores Pie
Homemade smores pie topped with vanilla ice cream chocolate sauce.
Vanilla Sundae
Vanilla sundae topped with chocolate sauce cherry on top.
Scoop Of Vanilla Ice Cream
Desserts
Kids Menu
Kids Chicken Fingers With Fries
Kids Cheese Quesadilla With Chips
Kids Sliders And Fries
Kids Mac Cheese
Kids Grilled Cheese With Fries
Kids Hot Dog Chips
Kids Buttered Noodles
Fried Calamari
Cheese Curds
Pupusas
Beef Stew
Singapore Noodles
Mear Loaf
Pork Chop
Corn Dogs
Mozzarella Sticks
Chicken Piccata
Fish Sandwich
T Bone
Fish Platter
Pork Carnitas
Lomo Saltado
Shrimp Poboy
Beef Ravioli
Chk Salad Sandwich W Chips
Clam Chowder
Carne Azada
Potato Soup
Four Cheese Ravioli W Chicken
Fried Green Tomato
Cheescake
Chicken Marsala
Shrimp Bisque
Shrimp Curry
Bbq Chicken Platter
Banana Pudding
Bbq Pork Rib
Specials Toast
Original Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito
Scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, Andouille sausage, grilled onions, poblano peppers, potatoes. Wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla served with sour cream, salsa home fries.
Chicken Bacon Hash
Two of our huge chicken bacon hash patties topped with poached egg and jalepeno hollandaise served with home fries.
Cowboy Hash
Three poached eggs over our chorizo hash topped with jalapeno hollandaise, served with corn tortillas
Eggs Benedict
2 Eggs Benedict with your choice of pulled pork, brisket or ham served with home fries.
French Toast
Three pieces of French Toast. Add caramel, fresh sliced bananas and walnuts for 1.
Huevos Rancheros
Three eggs scrambled with chorizo sausage, served with flour tortillas, tomato, cheese, onions salsa.
Tostada
Scrambled eggs, cheese, onions, salsa verde pico de gallo between fried corn tortillas served with sour cream served on top of home fries add pork or chorizo for 2
Banana Foster
Biscuits Gravy
Fresh biscuits topped with homemade sausage gravy. Add eggs for 2
Breakfast Sandwich
Two eggs, choice of sausage or bacon, cheese on a muffin served with home fries.
Cowboy Combo
Two Eggs, two pancakes, choice of sausage or bacon, served with home fries toast.
Omelet
Three eggs, cheddar and jack cheese, home fries and toast. Add Chili to the omelet for 0.50. or for 0.25 add Tomato, mushrooms, ham, green peppers, onions.
Pancakes
Three plate sized pancakes with maple syrup.
Steak Eggs
4 oz steak with two eggs your way, home fries Toast. Choose to have steak cooked regular or country fried with country gravy.
Two Eggs
Your way with home fries toast.
Waffles
One Belgian style waffle with maple syrup and sausage. add side of fried chicken 4
Country Fried Steak
Country Breakfast
Brunch Sides
Sausage Links
Sausage Patties
Side Biscuit Gravy
Bacon
Home Fries
Sd Chicken Bacon Hash
One Pancake
Fruit
Avocado Toast
Toast
Large Guacamole
Small Guacamole
Add Blueberry
1 Egg
Large Sausage Gravy
Dipping Sauce
Coke
CocaCola The original great taste
Diet Coke
Its the one and only Diet Coke. Your deliciously fizzy goto companion. Oh yeah, and its incredibly refreshing. Always.
Gingerale
The unique sparkling drink with a tangy sweet taste of ginger,
Sprite
The flavor that started it allclassic, cool, crisp lemonlime taste thats caffeine free with 100 natural flavors.
Root Beer
Ginger Beer
Lemonade
Classic Minute Maid Refreshing Lemonade
Iced Tea
Cool and Refreshing Iced Tea
Soda Water
Bubbly drink thats also known as sparkling water, club soda, soda water, seltzer water, and fizzy water.
Milk
Delicious Cold Milk with Vitamin D and Calcium.
Tonic Water
Crisp and refreshing bubbles relax and enjoy.
Non Alcoholic Beer Heineken 6 Pack
A recipe defined by its refreshing fruity notes and soft malty body perfectly balanced. O. Of course with the uncompromising Heineken characteristics since 1873 natural ingredients and Heinekens unique AYeast.