Aspen Restaurant & Bar Menu

Sweet Potato

Baked Potato

Redskin Potatoes

French Fries

Vegetable Du Jour

Roasted Garlic Redskin Mashed Potato

Rice Pilaf

Cup of Soup Du Jour

House Salad

Coleslaw

Basket of Fries

Seasoned steak Fries, served with Ranch dressing.

Chips & Salsa

Fresh corn chips. Served with a mild salsa. Add cheese con queso sauce for $3.00.

Fried Pickle Chips

Hand-dipped in seasoned flour and deep fried, served with ranch dressing.

Veggie Platter

Fresh broccoli, cherry tomatoes, carrots, celery and cucumbers. Served with ranch dressing.

Sliders

Tender grilled ground beef patties on a soft bun topped with sauteed onions. Served with potato chips.

Pretzel Bites

Deep fried pretzel bites, crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside. Served with a honey mustard sauce.

Potato Sleds

Six potato skins stuffed with bacon and cheddar cheese. Finished with scallions and a side of sour cream.

Campsite Pizza

12 in thin crust topped with pizza sauce and cheese. Additional toppings $.50 each: Pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, black olives, onion, ham, bacon, sausage, pineapple, banana peppers, jalapenos

Nachos

Fresh made corn chips topped with melted cheddar and monterey jack cheese. Finished with diced tomatoes, black olives and green onion. Add southwest chicken $ 4.00 or seasoned ground beef for $ 5.00

Deli Turkey Sandwich

Turkey breast on whole wheat bread with lettuce, tomato and Swiss cheese.

Fried Mushrooms

Colossal mushrooms batter dipped and deep fried, served with ranch dressing.

Shrimp Dinner

Ten crunchy fried shrimp served with French fries, cocktail sauce and lemon.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Our famous campsite pizza crust topped with bbq sauce, bacon, chicken, onion and mozzarella cheese.

Chicken Quesadillas

Grilled flour tortillas stuffed with chicken breast, peppers, onions, spices and cheese. Served with salsa and sour cream.

Spinach Artichoke Dip

A house blend of baked spinach, artichoke hearts, herbs and parmesan cheese. Served with tortilla chips.

Boneless Chicken Strips

Hand batter dipped chicken breast deep fried and served with our house seasoned steak fries and ranch dressing.

Buffalo Wings

Jumbo chicken wings coated and deep fried, served with a side of our house spicy buffalo sauce, bleu cheese dressing and celery.

Boneless Buffalo Wings

Breaded boneless chicken wings, deep fried and served with your choice of signature sauce.

Caesar Salad

Traditionally created with our homemade caesar dressing, parmesan cheese and croutons. Add chicken $2.50, add salmon $4.99

Aspen Salad

Crispy romaine lettuce tossed with crisp bacon, julienne red onion, walnuts, tomatoes and bleu cheese. Tossed with a sweet and tangy celery seed dressing. Add chicken $2.50, add salmon $4.99.

Coconut Chicken Salad

Tender chicken breast hand crusted with sweetened coconut and deep fried to a golden perfection. Served over mixed greens with fresh seasonal fruit.

Club Salad

Mixed greens topped with crisp bacon, oven roasted turkey, honey ham, diced tomatoes and Swiss cheese.

Cobb Salad

Mixed greens topped with cheddar cheese, bleu cheese, black olives, diced tomatoes, egg wedges, bacon and avocado. Add chicken $2.50, add salmon $4.99.

Pecan Chicken Salad

Pecan breaded chicken breast served on a bed of mixed greens enhanced with sun dried michigan cherries, pineapple, pecans, mandarin oranges and red onions.

Bronzed Salmon Salad

Atlantic salmon dusted with cajun spices and char grilled to a bronze hue. Served over mixed greens with avocado, diced tomatoes, blue cheese, cucumbers and red onion.

Potato Sleds

Stuffed with crisp bacon and cheddar cheese. Finished with scallions and a side of sour cream.

Spinach Artichoke Dip

A house blend of baked spinach, artichoke hearts, herbs and parmesan cheese. Served with tortilla chips.

Lodge Portabella

Grilled portabella mushroom topped with a blend of gulf shrimp, garlic, artichoke hearts and mushrooms. Topped with crumbled bleu cheese. Served with Aspen chips.

Cajun Steak Bites

Tenderloin tips seared with cajun spices, served with aspen chips and a side of zip sauce.

Coconut Shrimp

Jumbo shrimp hand crusted with sweetened coconut and deep fried. Served with a jezebel sauce.

Sampler Platter

A generous sampling of some of our favorites: spinach dip, potato sleds, chicken quesadillas and baby back ribs.

Loaded Grilled Cheese

Grilled white bread with melted Swiss and American cheese, stuffed with bacon, sauteed onion, sliced tomato and our house aioli sauce.

B.L.T.

Our version of a classic with applewood cured bacon, crisp lettuce and vine ripened tomato. Served on toasted white bread with a side of our house aioli sauce.

Chicken Caesar Wrap

Grilled chicken breast and our house Caesar salad wrapped with a wheat lawash bread. Served with a side of Caesar salad.

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Breaded chicken breast with our house buffalo sauce. Wrapped in sundried tomato wrap with lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese. Served with a side of bleu cheese dressing.

Michigander

Breaded chicken breast grilled and topped with honey ham and cheddar cheese. Served on an Aspen roll with a side of roasted garlic aioli.

Chicken Club Wrap

Grilled chicken breast, diced tomatoes, lettuce, bacon, Swiss cheese and a roasted garlic aioli wrapped in a whole wheat lawash bread.

Reuben

Your choice of corned beef and sauerkraut - or - turkey and coleslaw served on grilled rye bread with melted Swiss cheese.

Perch Monger

Breaded perch deep fried and served on an Aspen roll. Served with lettuce, tomato, tartar sauce and lemon.

Brisket Grinder

Slow smoked beef brisket, stacked in a hoagie roll and topped with melted muenster cheese. Served with a side of tiger sauce.

Prime Dip

Thinly sliced prime rib simmered in our house au jus, stuffed in a hoagie roll and topped with provolone cheese. Served with au jus.

Friday Fish Fry

Fried fish will change seasonally and comes with fries and coleslaw.

Coconut Crusted Tilapia

Tender tilapia fillet hand crusted with sweetened coconut and deep fried. Served with a pineapple pina colada sauce.

Fish & Chips

Icelandic cod hand battered in our special crunchy recipe and deep fried. Served with French fries.

Broiled Whitefish

Tender Canadian fillet blessed with our house Aspen spice and broiled to perfection.

Garlic Parmesan Tilapia

Broiled tilapia fillet topped with a tomato garlic herb melange and parmesan cheese.

Frog Legs

Prepared road house style and served with lemon and tartar sauce.

Almond Crusted Walleye

Hand battered with an almond crust and deep fried. Topped with a raspberry drizzle and served with a side of jezebel sauce.

Stuffed Shrimp

Jumbo shrimp stuffed with our house shrimp, crab and seafood stuffing. Finished with melted provolone cheese.

Coconut Shrimp

Jumbo shrimp hand crusted with sweetened coconut and deep fried. Served with a jezebel sauce.

Cedar Plank Salmon

Fresh Atlantic salmon fillet baked on a cedar plank and finished with a pumpkin butter glaze.

Lake Perch

Lightly breaded and deep fried. Served with tartar sauce and lemon.

Traverse City Pecan Salmon

Fresh Atlantic salmon fillet broiled and topped with a sweet pecan, honey glaze and Traverse City sun dried cherries.

Create Your Own Burger

Served on an Aspen roll with lettuce and tomato. Toppings $.50 each: American, swiss, cheddar, monterey jack, bleu cheese, velveeta cheese, frizzled onions, BBQ sauce, bacon, sauteed onions, mushroom

Aspen Classic Burger

Served on an Aspen roll with American cheese, sliced tomatoes, shredded lettuce and seasoned mayonnaise.

Patty Melt

Grilled rye bread with melted Swiss cheese and sauteed onions.

Swiss Mushroom Burger

Sauteed seasoned mushrooms topped with melted Swiss cheese.

Lodge Burger

Topped with bacon, sauteed onions and Jack Daniels BBQ sauce. Served on a hand made roll.

Jack Burger

Topped with pepper jack cheese, jack daniels BBQ sauce, jacked up onion strings. Served on a hand made roll.

Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger

Topped with crispy bacon strips and velveeta cheese. Served on a handmade roll.

Buffalo Burger

Ground buffalo sirloin grilled to medium well and topped with sauteed onions and Swiss cheese. Served on an Aspen roll.

Coconut Chicken

A tender chicken breast hand crusted with sweetened coconut and deep fried to golden perfection. Served with a pineapple pina colada sauce.

Cottage Meatloaf

A house blend of ground beef, cheese and vegetables, wrapped in a puff pastry dough and baked to perfection. Served over roasted garlic mashed potatoes with a brown gravy.

Traverse City Chicken

Sauteed chicken breast tossed with traverse city cherries and a sweet cherry glaze. Topped with toasted almonds.

Campfire Chicken

Sauteed chicken breasts tossed with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, mushrooms, artichoke hearts and a lemon cream sauce.

Big Game Hunter

Venison and wild boar sausage tossed with roasted banana peppers, julienne onions, diced tomatoes and spinach. Served over potato pancakes.

Loaded Mac & Cheese

Our house Velveeta sauce tossed with bacon, diced tomatoes, broccoli and penne pasta.

Skinny Skier

A healthy mix of garlic, herbs, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, diced tomatoes, onions, broccoli tossed with a light olive oil sauce. Served over linguini. Add chicken $2.50

Mac & Cheese & Chicken

Our house Velveeta sauce tossed with penne pasta and topped with grilled chicken breast.

Chicken Linguini Alfredo

Tender grilled chicken served over linguini pasta tossed with a rich alfredo sauce.

Chicken Parmesan

Parmesan breaded chicken breast topped with melted mozzarella cheese and served with a side of angel hair pasta topped with marinara sauce and parmesan cheese.

Chicken of the Angels

Parmesan breaded chicken breast, sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes and spinach served over angel hair pasta tossed with a lemon garlic sauce.

Tuscan Chicken Alfredo

Parmesan crusted chicken breast served over penne pasta tossed with alfredo sauce. Topped with a tomato garlic and herb melange.

Chicken Tortellini Alfredo

Sauteed chicken breast medallions, tossed with mushrooms, broccoli and rich alfredo sauce. Served over cheese stuffed tortellini.

Shrimp Scampi

Sauteed jumbo shrimp tossed with mushrooms, diced tomatoes, basil, garlic and creamy scampi butter sauce. Served over linguini.

Top Sirloin

Tender eight ounce choice cut chargrilled to your liking and topped with au jus.

Baby Back Ribs

Half slab of baby back ribs, slow roasted and glazed with our house Jack Daniels BBQ sauce.

Ribs & Shrimp

Tender marinated Jack Daniels BBQ ribs and six scampi broiled shrimp. Served with lemon and cocktail sauce.

Prime Rib

Slow roasted with garlic and herbs, prepared to your liking and served with tiger sauce.

New York Strip

Center cut 10 ounce strip, prepared to your liking and topped with sauteed mushrooms and onions with a side of zip sauce.

Lamb & Shrimp

Three tender lamb chops and three coconut shrimp. Served with zip sauce and jezebel sauce.

Lamb Chops

Six single bone chops marinated and chargrilled to your liking. Served over onions straws with a side of zip sauce.

Filet Mignon

Center cut 8 ounce tenderloin fillet prepared to your liking, served over a potato pancake with a side of zip sauce.