Elgin Menu
GF - Gluten Friendly Item (please be aware that Alexander's Cafe is not a gluten-free environment) • V - Vegan Item
Gluten-free toast and pancakes are available.
Eggceptional Specialties
Farm fresh eggs, your way, served with a choice of Hash Browns or Herb Roasted Potatoes and Toast or Pancakes
Substitute:
Fresh Fruit +$1.99 | Specialty Cakes +$1.99 | Egg Whites +$1.99 | Gluten-Free Toast (GF) +$1.99 | Bagel +$1.99
Choice of applewood smoked bacon, sausage links, hand-pattied pork sausage, turkey bacon, or hand-pattied turkey sausage
With Three Eggs $16.99
Two Eggs (no meat) $11.99
Bone-in ham steak (8 oz.).
Skirt steak (8 oz.) topped with garlic butter.
Buttermilk, hand-breaded, choice sirloin, fried and smothered in white country sausage gravy.
Scrambled eggs, American cheese and your choice of one: sausage patties, ham, or bacon, on two fresh biscuits. Served with roasted potatoes or hashbrowns (no toast/pancakes).
Our freshly baked biscuit split open with fried chicken tenders and Cheddar-Jack cheese. Smothered in sausage gravy with your choice of eggs and potato (no toast/pancakes).
Sourdough bread, two fried eggs, applewood smoked bacon, tomatoes, caramelized onions, avocado, fresh basil, chimichurri pesto and Havarti cheese (no toast/pancakes).
Flour or corn tortillas, scrambled eggs, Chihuahua cheese, roasted salsa, avocado, Cholula® sour cream and cilantro. Choice of carnitas pork, chorizo, or chicken chorizo (no toast/pancakes).
Scrambled eggs, shredded Cheddar-Jack cheese, Chihuahua cheese, avocado, corn & black bean salsa, Cholula® sour cream, salsa verde, and choice of potato (no toast/pancakes)
Add Chicken, Carnitas Pork, Chorizo, or Chicken Chorizo $2.00
Add Steak $8.99
Two fresh, homemade biscuits smothered in white country sausage gravy (no toast/pancakes or potatoes)
With Two Eggs $12.99
Corn tortilla chips, tomatillo salsa, Chihuahua cheese, avocado, Cholula® sour cream and cilantro (no toast/pancakes or potatoes)
Add Chicken, Carnitas Pork, Chorizo, or Chicken Chorizo $2.00
Add Steak $8.99
Wheat tortilla, scrambled eggs, Chihuahua cheese, poblano peppers, onions, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, Cholula® sour cream and roasted salsa. Choice of chicken, carnitas pork, chorizo, or chicken chorizo (no toast/pancakes).
Corn tostadas, Chihuahua cheese, black beans, ranchero sauce, cilantro and Cholula® sour cream. Choice of chicken, carnitas pork, chorizo, or chicken chorizo (no toast/pancakes).
Breakfast Combos
Swedish crepes, two eggs, two slices of smoked bacon, two sausage links, and a choice of Hash Browns or Herb potatoes | Substitute Specialty Cakes +$1.99
Waffle wedges, two eggs, two slices of smoked bacon, two sausage links, and a choice of Hash Browns or Herb Roasted potatoes | Substitute Specialty Waffle +$1.99
Two mini cakes, two eggs, two slices of smoked bacon, two sausage links, and a choice of Hash Browns or Herb Roasted potatoes | Substitute Specialty Cakes +$1.99
One biscuit with gravy, two eggs, two slices of smoked bacon, two sausage links, and a choice of Hash Browns or Herb Roasted potatoes.
French toast, two eggs, two slices of smoked bacon, two sausage links, and a choice of Hash Browns or Herb Roasted potatoes | Substitute Specialty French Toast +$1.99
Omelettes
Served with a choice of Hash Browns or Herb Roasted potatoes and Toast or Pancakes
Substitute:
Fresh Fruit +$1.99 | Specialty Cakes +$1.99 | Egg Whites +$1.99 | Gluten-Free Toast (GF) +$1.99 | Bagel +$1.99
Choice of: American, Mozzarella, Cheddar, Cheddar-Jack, or Swiss
Choice of: Bleu, Havarti, Chihuahua, Goat, or Feta +$0.99
Add Sausage or Bacon +$1.00
Applewood smoked bacon, spinach, roasted red peppers, caramelized onions and goat cheese.
Bay shrimp, Boursin cream cheese, avocado, chopped tomatoes, lemon herb hollandaise, and green onions.
Applewood smoked bacon, avocado, tomatoes, scallions, and Havarti cheese.
Mushrooms, red onion, tomato, roasted red peppers, scallions, and Havarti cheese.
Spinach, tomato, and feta cheese.
Gyros, onion, tomato, and feta. Served with pita (sub toast/pancakes).
Smoked ham, onions, red and green bell peppers, and tomatoes | Add Cheese +$0.99
Poblano peppers, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, Chihuahua cheese, and topped with avocado slices. Served with roasted salsa. Choice of carnitas pork, chorizo, or chicken chorizo.
Skillets
Farm fresh eggs, your way, served over hash browns with a choice of Toast or Pancakes
Substitute:
Specialty Cakes +$1.99 | Egg Whites +$1.99 | Gluten-Free Toast (GF) +$1.99 | Bagel +$1.99
Smoked ham, sausage, applewood smoked bacon, red and green bell peppers, onions and Checklar-Jack cheese.
Mushrooms, red onion, tomato, roasted red peppers and Cheddar-Jack cheese.
Skirt steak, poblano peppers, red peppers, onions and Cheddar-Jack cheese. Served with roasted salsa, drizzled with Cholula sour cream and served with flour tortillas (sub toast/pancakes).
Café-made hash and Cheddar-Jack cheese.
Roasted poblano peppers, onions, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, and Chihuahua cheese served with roasted salsa. Choice of chicken, carnitas pork, chorizo, or chicken chorizo.
Scrambled eggs, gyros, feta, onion, tomato, spinach over roasted potatoes. Served with pita (sub toast/pancakes).
Benedicts
Served on an English muffin with two poached eggs and a Choice of Hash Browns or Herb Roasted potatoes
Substitute Fresh Fruit +$1.99
Smoked ham and hollandaise sauce.
Applewood smoked bacon, fresh spinach, tomatoes and basil hollandaise sauce.
Avocado, roasted poblano, tomatoes, green onion and chipotle hollandaise. Choice of carnitas pork, chorizo, or chicken chorizo.
Pancakes & French Toast
Sub any order with gluten-free or multi-grain cakes (potato pancakes cannot be substituted).
Served with cinnamon butter
Short Stack Pancakes $9.99
With Chocolate Chips, Strawberries, Blueberries, or Bananas $12.99
Berry mascarpone, blackberry coulis, vanilla crème anglaise, fresh berries and whipped cream.
Oreos®, marshmallow cream, chocolate chips, chocolate syrup and whipped cream.
Multi-grain pancakes loaded with dried cranberries and chopped pecans.
Gluten-free pancakes drizzled with sweet honey.
Served with applesauce and sour cream
Loaded with Cheddar-Jack Cheese, Bacon, and Scallions $14.99
Lemon custard, fresh blueberries and whipped cream.
Topped with cinnamon-sugar glaze and cream cheese icing.
Homemade banana bread French toast with fresh strawberries, sliced bananas, Nutella® and whipped cream.
Caramelized with brown sugar, topped with vanilla crème anglaise, whipped cream and blackberries.
Waffles & Crepes
With Chocolate Chips, Strawberries, Blueberries, or Bananas $12.99
Add Ice Cream $2.99
Boneless, buttermilk fried chicken and a malted waffle. Served with warm bourbon maple syrup.
Berry coulis, vanilla crème anglaise, fresh berries and whipped cream.
Nutella®, fresh strawberries, bananas & whipped cream.
Served with lingonberries.
Lemon custard, fresh blueberries, and whipped cream.
Flatbreads
Grilled chicken, Cheddar-Jack cheese, shredded lettuce, tomato, bacon, avocado and sriracha ranch drizzle on an artisan flatbread.
Grilled chicken, Whiteford’s® Windy City BBQ sauce, chopped bacon, shredded mozzarella cheese and green onion on an artisan flatbread.
Artisan flatbread, drizzled with EVOO, tomato sauce, vine-ripened tomatoes, shredded mozzarella and fresh basil.
Healthy Meals
Multi-grain toast, avocado spread, lemon pepper and chopped tomatoes. Served with homemade turkey patties, two eggs, and fresh fruit.
Fluffy egg whites, spinach, tomato, and feta cheese with fresh fruit and Toast or Pancakes.
Multi-grain pancakes loaded with dried cranberries and chopped pecans.
Fluffy egg whites, red and green peppers, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and low-fat mozzarella cheese. Served with fresh fruit and toast or pancakes.
Gluten-free pancakes drizzled with sweet honey.
Three fluffy egg whites, tomato slices with lemon pepper seasoning and sliced avocado. Served with fresh fruit and toast or pancakes
Add Turkey Sausage or Turkey Bacon $2.99
Served with milk and brown sugar | Add Cranberry & Pecans +$1.00
Steel-cut oatmeal with caramelized brown sugar and berries. Served with vanilla anglaise.
With honey and granola.
A half pineapple filled with Greek vanilla yogurt and fresh fruit, topped with granola and toasted coconut.
Fresh Salads
Served with herbed focaccia bread.
Additions:
Chicken +$4.99 | Gyros +$5.99 | Grilled or Blackened Shrimp +$6.99 | Broiled or Blackened Salmon +$9.99
Mixed greens, fresh strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, dried cranberries, goat cheese, candied pecans and berry citrus vinaigrette.
Chopped chicken, shredded lettuce, corn & black bean salsa, cilantro, avocado, Cheddar-Jack cheese, crispy tortilla strips and Whiteford’s BBQ sauce. Served with lime.
Romaine lettuce, seasoned ground beef, corn & black bean salsa, tomato, avocado, Cheddar-Jack cheese, cilantro, queso fresco. Topped with avocado Cholula® sour cream. Served in a tortilla shell with Southwest ranch and salsa verde.
Chicken salad mixed with apples, celery, red onions, dried cranberries and toasted almonds. Served over mixed greens with fresh strawberries, avocado and berry citrus vinaigrette
Substitute Tuna Salad $14.99
Chopped romaine lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, shredded mozzarella cheese, shoestring potatoes, and choice of dressing.
Mixed greens, tomatoes, Kalamata olives, cucumbers, red onions, pepperoncinis, feta cheese and Greek vinaigrette. Served with pita bread (no focaccia bread).
Chopped romaine, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, garlic croutons & Caesar dressing.
Pick Two Combo
Pick any two of the following:
Add $1.00 for Baked French Onion or Chili (seasonal)
Add $1.00 for Greek, Caesar or Berry-Nut
Choose Turkey, Corned Beef, Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad, Ham, BLT, Grilled Cheese
(Served with lettuce, tomato, mayo, pickle and side of coleslaw.)
Reuben (+$1) , Tuna Melt (+$1), or Prime Rib Dip (+$2).
Burgers & Sandwiches
Served with a choice of French Fries, Potato Chips, or Cole Slaw
Substitute:
Pretzel Bun +$0.99 | Cottage Cheese +$0.99 | Gluten-Free Bun or Toast (GF) +$1.99 | Fresh Fruit +$1.99 | Sweet Potato Fries +$1.99 | Onion Rings +$1.99
Applewood smoked bacon, caramelized onions, Havarti cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, pickle, on a golden pretzel bun.
Choice of American, Cheddar, Swiss or Havarti cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo, and pickle
Choice of Bleu, Goat or Feta, Add $0.99
Applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, crispy onion straws, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickle, and chipotle BBQ sauce.
American and Swiss cheeses and caramelized onions on grilled white or rustic rye bread.
Our homemade turkey burger topped with bacon, Havarti cheese, pesto mayo, avocado, lettuce, tomato, red onion, on a golden pretzel bun.
Shaved prime rib, caramelized onions and mozzarella cheese on grilled French bread. Served with au jus.
Thinly sliced corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing on grilled rustic rye.
Slow-roasted, pulled pork topped with coleslaw, crispy onion straws, and Whiteford’s® Windy City BBQ sauce on a toasted bun.
Beyond® meatless all-protein vegetable burger topped with avocado, vegan cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickle on a vegan pretzel bun.
Blackened, fried or grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, red onion, avocado, Havarti cheese and sriracha mayo on a pretzel bun.
Roasted turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheddar cheese and mayo on choice of bread.
You said a mouthful! On pita bread with red onion, tomato, parsley and tzatziki sauce.
Chicken skewer with red onion, lettuce, tomato, parsley and tzatziki sauce with pita.
Chicken salad mixed with apples, celery, red onions, cranberries and toasted almonds on a grilled pita with bacon, Cheddar-Jack cheese and tomato
Substitute Tuna Salad $14.99
Fresh tuna salad on English muffin, topped with tomato, avocado and cheddar cheese.
Cheddar-jack, American & Havarti cheeses, applewood smoked bacon and tomato on grilled garlic white bread. Served with tomato dipping sauce.
Hand-battered chicken tenders with choice of: ranch, BBQ, buffalo or honey mustard.
Paninis & Wraps
Served with a choice of French Fries, Potato Chips, or Cole Slaw
Substitute:
Pretzel Bun +$0.99 | Cottage Cheese +$0.99 | Gluten-Free Bun or Toast (GF) +$1.99 | Fresh Fruit +$1.99 | Sweet Potato Fries +$1.99 | Onion Rings +$1.99
Roasted turkey, spinach, artichokes, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese on sourdough with pesto mayo.
Portobello mushrooms, pesto mayo, roasted red peppers, caramelized onions, and Havarti cheese on sourdough.
Blackened chicken, roasted poblano peppers, onions, tomatoes, avocado, Chihuahua cheese, and sriracha mayo on sourdough bread.
Wheat tortilla, crispy chicken tossed in buffalo sauce, shredded lettuce and bleu cheese dressing
Substitute Grilled or Blackened Shrimp $16.99
Wheat tortilla, grilled chicken, shredded lettuce, corn & black bean salsa, avocado, Cheddar-Jack cheese and sriracha ranch
Substitute Grilled or Blackened Shrimp $16.99
Wheat tortilla, grilled or crispy chicken, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing
Substitute Grilled or Blackened Shrimp $16.99
Add - Ons
8 oz.
With Cream Cheese +$1.00
Cup $5.99 | Bowl $6.99
Cup $6.99 | Bowl $7.99
Seasonal - with cheese & onion.
By the Pan
Half (10 people) | Full (20 people)
Half $44.99 | Full $89.99
Half $39.99 | Full $79.99
Half $29.99 | Full $59.99
Half $49.99 | Full $94.99
Half $29.99 | Full $54.99
Half $39.99 | Full $69.99
Half $29.99 | Full $54.99
Half $34.99 | Full $49.99 • Garden, Greek, or Caesar
Half $44.99 | Full $59.99 • California Turkey, Ham & Swiss, Buffalo Chicken
Half $39.99 | Full $74.99 • With Honey Mustard, BBQ, & Ranch
Half $44.99 | Full $79.99 • 3 Foot or 6 Foot
Half $44.99 | Full $79.99 • 3 Foot or 6 Foot - Turkey, Ham, Tuna Salad, Veggie
Per Person
10 people minimum.
Served with coleslaw & pickles.
Choice of: Turkey, Ham, Corned Beef, BLT, Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad, or Grilled Cheese
For children ages 10 and under.
Breakfast
Served with two bacon strips.
Served with Toast or Hash Browns.
Chocolatey goodness inside and out!
Silver dollar buttermilk cakes.
Oreo cookies become pancakes!
Join the club with whipped cream, strawberry, and chocolate chips.
Two egg omelette with cheese. Served with Hash Browns or Toast (no meat).
Drizzled with chocolate syrup.
Lunch
Served with a choice of fries, Chips, or Applesauce
Beverages & Sweets
Milk, Apple, or Orange Juice
Vanilla ice cream topped with Chocolate Syrup or Caramel
Choice of Vanilla or Chocolate
When dining out or at home, consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Menu items and prices are subject to change without notice.