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Hard Times Cafe Bethesda
4920 Delray Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
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Main Menu
Appetizers
Chili Nachos
$7.89
piled high with chili, melted cheddar, onions, jalapenos, sour cream and diced tomatoes
Jalapeno Pepper Poppers
$6.79
mild or hot
Chili Cheese Fries
$6.49
roadhouse fries topped with chili, melted cheddar and sour cream
Chicken Fingers
$6.49
regular with honey mustard bbq sauce or ranch
Chicken Fingers.
$6.99
texas hot and spicy with blue cheese and celery
Santa Fe Egg Rolls
$6.79
crispy tortillas wrapped around chicken, black beans and corn with melted jack cheese
Bacon Cheese Fries
$6.29
roadhouse fries with bacon and melted cheddar
Onion Rings
$5.29
our famous beer batter rings
Wings
Order Them Grilled
Original Texas
$7.29
made with our original hard times texas spice
Honey Bbq
$7.29
basted in succulent honey bbq sauce
Chili Lime
$7.29
special combo of chili and lime with a spicy kick
Honey Mustard
$7.29
cooked with a sweet honey mustard sauce
Hard Times Traditional Chili
Our Recipes Are Authentic and Historically Correct Versions of the Chili Created On the Turn-of-the-Century Cattle Drives of the Southwest and In the Cincinnati Chili Parlors of the Midwest.
Texas Chili
the original. coarse ground beef cooked in its own juice, using an authentic turn of the century family spice blend and recipe.
Cincinnati Chili
introduced in 1922 by greek immigrants, it is a fine grind of beef with a tomato base and sweeter spices including cinnamon.
Terlingua Red
a tribute to the texas ghost town that hosted the first chili cook-off. a redder color and spicy kick of championship chiles.
Vegetarian Chili
soy flakes cooked in a tomato base with fresh mushrooms, onions, green peppers, jalapenos and peanuts.
Chili Mac
Chili Mac
$6.59
your choice of chili over spaghetti
Three Way Chili Mac
$7.49
spaghetti, chili and cheese
Four-Way Chili Mac
$7.79
spaghetti, chili cheese and onions
Five-Way Chili Mac
$7.99
spaghetti, chili, cheese, onions and beans
Toppings
All Chili Is Served with Homemade Corn Bread
Cheddar Or Parmesan Cheese
$0.90Chopped Onions
$0.30Sour Cream
$0.95Chopped Fresh Jalapenos
$0.95Diced Tomatoes
$0.30Chili Bubba
Chili Bubba
$7.89
two pieces of cornbread topped with two of your favorite chilis, then smothered with cheddar, tomatoes, onions, and sour cream.
Frito Chili Pie
Frito Chili Pie
$7.89
back in the 1940's you'd split open a bag of frito's and pour the chili on top. we put the frito's in a bowl, you choose your chili and we load it with shredded cheddar, diced tomatoes and sour cream.
Chili Changa
Chili Changa
$7.89
a soft tortilla shell filled with cheddar cheese and choice of chili, topped with cheddar, tomato, lettuce and sour cream, includes salsa and chips.
Burgers
Burgers Are Served with a Heaping Portion of Our Homemade Roadhouse Fries, Lettuce, Tomato, and a Pickle, Burgers Are 1/2 Lb. Fresh Ground Beef, Grilled to Orderplease Allow for Cooking Time.
Chili Cheddarburger
$7.99
topped with your choice of chili with shredded cheddar and onions
Bacon Cheeseburger
$7.69
with crisp bacon and choice of cheddar, jack or american cheese
Cheeseburger
$6.99
choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese
Hamburger
$6.49
plain and simple, grilled just right
Veggie-Burger
$6.49
choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese
Veggie-Burger with Veggie Chili
$7.49Grilled Chicken
Fresh Chicken Breast Grilled to Order and Served with a Heaping Portion of Our Homemade Roadhouse Fries, Lettuce, Tomato, and a Pickle.
Bacon and Cheese Chicken Sandwich
$7.89
with crisp bacon and choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese.
Texas Chicken Sandwich
$7.89
grilled with spicy wing sauce, texas spices and served with blue cheese dressing.
Inferno Chicken Sandwich
$7.89
grilled, with a blend of hot sauces and melted cheese, hot!
Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
$7.49
grilled with your choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese.
Chicken Salad Sandwich
$6.79
fresh homemade chicken salad.
Chicken Alamo
$7.89
spicy strips of grilled chicken blended with parmesan, ranch dressing, served on spaghetti and topped with diced tomatoes
Chili Dogs
World Famous Hard Times Chili Dogs Are Served with a Heaping Portion of Our Homemade Roadhouse Fries and a Pickle.
Hard Times Chili Dog
$6.79
1/4 pound all-beef dog with your choice of chili, shredded cheddar and onions knife and fork recommended.
Authentic Coney Dog
$6.79
two to an order, with just the right amount of cincinnati chili, shredded cheddar and onions.
Foot Long Chili Cheese Dog
$6.79
all-beef and topped with your choice of chili, shredded cheddar and onions.
Salads
Santa Fe Chicken Salad
$7.79
grilled and chilled chicken on a garden salad tossed with homemade mexi-ranch dressing, fresh sweet corn, red peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar and tortilla strips.
Grilled Salmon Salad
$8.99
fresh salmon marinated and grilled to order over a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar and tortilla strips.
Monterey Chicken Salad
$7.79
crispy strips of chicken diced up on a garden salad with shredded cheddar, tomatoes and chopped egg garnished with tortilla strips.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
$7.79
buffalo style strips of chicken diced up in a salad mix of romaine and iceberg with red onion, red pepper, shredded cheddar and tortilla strips.
Grilled and Chilled Chicken Breast Salad
$7.79
grilled and chilled chicken, red peppers, chopped egg, crisp bacon, diced tomatoes and shredded cheddar on a garden salad.
Texas Chicken Salad
$7.79
chicken breast grilled with spicy wing sauce and texas spices served on a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes, and shredded cheddar.
Chili Salad
$7.69
your choice of chili on a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar and tortilla strips, topped with sour cream.
Suppertime Platters
Add a Garden Salad Only $1.99
Bbq Ribs
succulent ribs rubbed with our texas spice, slow cooked for tenderness and basted with thick, rich bbq sauce.
- Full Rack Add $6.00
- Half Rack $10.99
Ribs and Wings Combo
$12.99
1/2 rack of bbq ribs with six hard times wings, your choice of flavors.
New York Strip Steak
$13.99
10 oz, black angus strip is char-grilled over an open flame and seasoned with our crazy jane's spices.
Crazy Jane's Rib-Eye Steak
$14.99
11 oz, cut of the most flavorful steak there is, seasoned with crazy jane's of course
Chamayo Chicken
$10.99
two grilled chicken breasts, basted with thick bbq sauce, topped with bacon, jack and cheddar cheese and a pico de gallo.
Chicken Tender Dinner
$8.99
breaded chicken tenders served with your choice of dipping sauce and a heaping order of roadhouse fries.
Grilled Salmon
$12.59
fresh salmon marinated and grilled to order, served with our fresh-cut fries and cole slaw.
Fish and Chips
$9.99
filet of cod dipped in our beer batter and deep fried, lemon and tartar sauce, along with a heaping order of roadhouse fries.
Side Items
Tenderfoot Three-Way
$5.49
smaller version of our 3-way with spaghetti, chili and cheese
Tenderfoot Bowl of Chili
$4.89
smaller portion of chili with cheese
Onions
$0.30Sour Cream
$0.90Diced Tomatoes
$0.30Chopped Fresh Jalepenos
$0.95Roadhouse Fries
$2.99
freshly cut and homemade
Garden Salad
$3.29
our fresh garden salad with your choice of dressing