Buzzard Billy’s: Bar & Grill in La Crosse, WI

Buzzard Billy's Menu

Dine-in,curbside takeout and delivery 11am - 10pm daily. We use GRabbit for delivery($5 delivery charge plus 20% gratuity also no deliveries after 9pm). Delivery is also available direct through EatStreet,Door Dash, and Grubhub. Menu is updated daily. Please be patient on the phones, we may be busy. Thanks for all the support! Stay safe.
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Gator Fingers
8.99
Farm raised alligator tail sliced into thin strips, hand breaded and deep fried to a golden brown. Served with Creole honey mustard dipping sauce.
Armadillo Eggs
10.99
A south Texas specialty. Fresh bacon wrapped chicken tenders stuffed with sliced jalapenos ad pepperjack cheese. Served with ranch dressing.
Cajun Popcorn (fried crawfish tails)
9.99
Named for their popcorn like appearance, these crawfish tails are hand-breaded and deep fried to a golden brown. Served with New Orleans remoulade.
The Big Fat Chicken Quesadilla
10.99
No searching for the chicken in this one. Flour tortilla stuffed with juicy diced chicken breast meat, Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses, onion, tomato, and red bell pepper. Served with salsa and sour cream.
Monsterella Cheese Sticks
9.99
Huge hand sliced mozzarella cheese sticks hand breaded and fried to a golden brown. Served with marinara sauce.
Bacon Wrapped Andouille
9.99
Andouille sausage wrapped in bacon, sprinkled in brown sugar and drizzled with maple syrup.
Pepper Jack Cheese Bites
9.99
Small cubes of Jalapeno Pepper Jack cheese hand breaded and deep fried to a golden brown. Served with Ranch dressing.
Fried Cheese Curds
9.99
Classic fried curd of Muenster cheese. We may sub White Cheddar depending on availability.
Cajun Nachos (DINE-IN ONLY)
11.99
Tortilla chips topped with our own red beans, Monterey Jack cheese sauce, mild banana peppers, sour cream, melted cheddar jack cheese and sliced blackened chicken breast. Served with salsa. Sub Jerk Chicken or Andouille Sausage. No meat $8.99
Buffalo Chicken Nachos (DINE-IN ONLY)
11.99
Tortilla chips piled with melted jack cheese, bleu cheese crumbles, and buffalo chicken, finished with a drizzle of ranch, diced tomatoes and celery. Served with a side of ranch dressing.
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Freshness comes first with our wings, and size is a close second! Choose 10 regular or 10 oz. boneless wings. Small orders (5) of bone-in wings are now available 5.99. Choose from the following sauces (up to two):
Sweet Chili
10.99
Sweet and sour with a kick!
Garlic Parmesan
10.99
Zesty and creamy roasted garlic three cheese blend
Buffalo Ranch
10.99
Two favorites combined into one great tasting sauce!
Cajun Dry Rub
10.99
A house dry rub of fiery spices and brown sugar served with lemon.
Golden BBQ
10.99
A Carolina mustard-based favorite
Buffalo
10.99
A nod to our neighbors from eastern New York, this is the original!
BBQ
10.99
Sweet Baby Ray's
Mean Green Jalapeno Lime
10.99
Our secret jalapeno lime sauce with a one of a kind flavor!
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Seafood Gumbo
Bowl 5.99 Cup 3.99
A magnificent blend of gulf shrimp, crawfish tails, and andouille sausage in a highly seasoned roux-based broth, served over rice. This is one of our signature dishes that should accompany any meal!
Chicken & Andouille Gumbo
Bowl 5.99 Cup 3.99
Tender diced chicken breast and andouille sausage in a highly seasoned roux-based broth, served over rice.
Big Joe Weitekamp's Beer Cheese Soup
5.99 Bowl 3.99 Cup
This special recipe created by the South Wisconsin legend, is a special blend of beer, cheeses, potato, celery, mushrooms and spices. The best beer cheese soup you will ever taste.
Creole Crab Corn Soup
Bowl 5.99 Cup 3.99
Creamy blend of Surimi crabmeat, corn, green onions and Creole herbs and spices make up this delicious soup.
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Blackened Chicken Salad
10.99
Juicy slices of chicken breast that have been blackened using the traditional Louisiana cooking method. Served over fresh salad greens with tomato, red onion, cucumber and Cheddar and Monterey jack cheese.
(Grilled chicken can be substituted at no additional charge)
Mean Green Chicken Salad
10.99
Sliced grilled chicken breast drizzled with our own Mean Green Jalapeno Lime Sauce served over fresh salad greens with tomato, red onion, cucumber, and Cheddar Jack cheese. Awesome with our House Ranch dressing!
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad
10.99
Boneless chicken breast marinated in and rubbed with an authentic sweet and fiery Jamaican jerk paste, grilled, sliced, and served atop fresh salad greens with tomatoes, red onions, cucumber, cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese.
Tossed Garden Salad
6.99
Fresh salad greens tossed with tomato, cucumber, red onion, and Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses. Served with your choice of dressing.
Side Salad
3.99
Dressings: House Ranch, Fat Free Ranch, Bleu Cheese, French, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Raspberry Vinaigrette, Caesar. Extra dressings Large .49: Small .30. Add bleu cheese crumbles to any salad for .75.

  Pasta!

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New Orleans chefs, especially the Creole-Italians, have always loved to create pasta dishes. You'll notice the jazzed-up twist in our creations. All served with grilled bread.
Seafood Fettuccine Alfredeaux
1/2 order 11.99 whole order 15.99
Tender and succulent shrimp and crawfish tails sautéed in Creole herbs and spices that transform the classic alfredo into a Louisiana delicacy. Choose all shrimp or all crawfish if you prefer.
Blackened Chicken Fettuccine Alfredeaux
14.99 Half Order 10.99
Sliced juicy, blackened chicken breast atop our own Cajun Fettuccine Alfredeaux. Substitute sautéed chicken if you prefer.
Beef Brisket Shells-n-Cheese
13.99 No meat 10.99
Shell pasta tossed with a creamy mild Cajun cheese sauce and shredded cheddar jack topped with beef brisket ends tossed in barbecue sauce. Substitute blackened chicken, or Andouille sausage. No Meat 10.99.
Mardi Gras Pasta
13.99
A taste as sinful as the celebration it's named for. Andouille sausage, chicken, and ham sautéed in Creole herbs and spices, then blended with fettuccine noodles and our Alfredeaux sauce.
Rasta Pasta
14.99 Half order 10.99
Spicy sweet combination of Fettuccine Alfredeaux made with Caribbean spices and topped with slices of fiery Jamaican jerk chicken. A very unique and spicy pasta dish.
Jambalaya Pasta
13.99
Our classic jambalaya with andouille sausage, chicken and ham tossed with fettuccine noodles instead of rice, topped with a cheese blend. A great spicy dish for pasta lovers.
Pasta Primavera
11.99
Seasoned broccoli, carrots, green beans, red and yellow peppers tossed with our Fettuccine Alfredeaux and topped with Asiago cheese.
Fettuccine Alfredeaux
10.99
The classic dish, with no meat, done with a New Orleans twist.
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The Cajun Combo
14.99
It doesn't get any more Cajun than this. One blackened catfish filet, a half-order of Andouille and ham jambalaya, a cup of seafood gumbo and hushpuppies.
The Bayou Platter
13.99
A great sampling from Bayou country. One blackened chicken breast, a half order of beans and rice, a cup of chicken & sausage gumbo and hushpuppies.
Red Beans & Rice w/Andouille Sausage
11.99
With this classic dish, we simmer red beans for hours in a special blend of herbs and spices, serve them over rice and top with grilled Andouille sausage and homemade hushpuppies. Sub blackened chicken if you prefer. Double down with sausage and chicken 14.99. Without chicken $9.99
Shrimp Creole
15.99
Gulf shrimp sauteed in garlic and Creole spices, then simmered with a Creole sauce of tomatoes, onions, celery and bell pepper. Served around a mound of rice with grilled bread. Substitute crawfish if you like. Substitute chicken 14.99.
Crawfish Etoufee
14.99
THE classic Louisiana dish. Crawfish tails sautéed with garlic, celery, onions and Cajun spices, then simmered in a spicy and buttery mahogany roux sauce. Served around a mound of rice with grilled bread. Substitute shrimp if you like.
Crawfish Platter
17.99
A combination platter of our crawfish Etouffee and fried crawfish tails. Served with rice, hushpuppies and grilled bread. Perfect for the crawfish lover!
Jambalaya
10.99
The name for this classic Louisiana dish is translated as "ham and rice". Using the French word for "jambon" for ham and the African word "ya" for rice, our version is a spicy blend of ham, chicken breast, Andouille sausage, rice, tomatoes, onions, celery, and bell peppers. Served with grilled bread.
Seafood Jambalaya
14.99
This is our own seafood version of the classic dish, combining sautéed shrimp and crawfish tails with rice, tomato, celery, onion, and bell peppers. Served with grilled bread.
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Blackening is a Louisiana cooking method in which the meat is dredged in butter and coated with spices, then dropped in an extremely hot cast iron skillet. The butter cooks off, leaving a dark flavorful crust on the outside and tender juicy meat on the inside. Served with rice and vegetables.
Blackened Catfish
14.99
Two farm-raised fillets. One of the best fish for blackening. Most people don't realize that catfish can be this good!
Blackened Shrimp
16.99
Eight large gulf shrimp, peeled, skewered, and blackened. Served with drawn butter and cocktail sauce.
Blackened Trio
18.99
A perfect sampling of our blackened dishes. Choose any three of the following: chicken, catfish, and shrimp.
Blackened Chicken Dinner
11.99
Two breast fillets. This is a great way to do chicken.
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Seafood Eggplant Pirogue
16.99
Half an eggplant hollowed out like a Cajun canoe known as a "pee-row", hand breaded, fried, and filled with shrimp, Surimi crabmeat blend, mushrooms and green onions sautéed in a seasoned au gratin sauce. Served with dirty rice and maque choux.
Chicken Czarina
15.99
Gulf shrimp, sliced miushrooms, and green onions sautéed in a Creole style Parmesan cream sauce, ladled over a hand-breaded fried chicken breast. Served with dirty rice and maque choux.
Seafood Chicken Au Gratin
15.99
Hand breaded chicken breast fried to a golden brown, topped with au gratin sauce made with Surimi crabmeat blend, shrimp, mushrooms, and green onion. Served with dirty rice and maque choux.
Chicken Atchafalaya
15.99
Crawfish tails sautéed in garlic and spices in a creamy Cajun brown sauce and ladled over a juicy blackened chicken breast. Served with dirty rice and maque choux.
Chicken Tchoupitoulas
15.99
Pronounced chop-a-TOO-lus and named for a Native American tribe. Chicken breast seasoned with Cajun spices served over a hash of diced fried potatoes, ham, mushrooms and green onions. Topped with a New Orleans Bearnaise Sauce. Served with maque choux.
Ca C'est Bon (Saw-Say-Bon)
15.99
French for "that is good". Andouille sausage, tomato, onion, and garlic sauteed in white wine and butter, tossed with fried diced potatoes, then topped with a blackened catfish filet and garnished with melted Parmesan cheese. Served with maque choux and grilled bread. Add sauteed shrimp for $4.00.
* Consumer Advisory - consuming raw or undercooked meats and seafood may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
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All served with fries, hushpuppies, and cole slaw.
Catfish Dinner
14.99
Two farm-raised fillets rolled in a southern style breading and fried to a golden brown. Served with tartar sauce.
Southern Fried Shrimp Dinner
16.99
Eight large butterflied shrimp, deep fried to a golden brown and served with cocktail sauce.
Fried Alligator Dinner
15.99
Farm raised alligator strips, hand breaded and deep fried to a golden brown. Served with Creole honey mustard.
Fried Chicken Tender Dinner
11.99
Home-style chicken tenders served with your choice of ranch, BBQ, or honey mustard dipping sauce.
Louisiana Purchase
20.99
A culinary adventure through Bayou country! Fried crawfish, fried alligator tail, ad a fried catfish filet served with a trio of sauces: Creole honey mustard, remoulade, and tarter. With fries, hushpuppies, and coleslaw.
* Consumer Advisory - consuming raw or undercooked meats and seafood may increase your isk of foodborne illness.
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A poboy is a hoagie-style sandwich that originated in New Orleans. All poboys are served on a toasted French roll with fries, hushpuppies, or cole slaw. Substitute sweet potato fries or Brew City onion rings for .75. Top your catfish po'boy with American, Swiss, cheddar, pepperjack, or Monterey jack cheese for .50.
Shrimp Poboy
11.99
Hand breaded fried shrimp. Served with our homemade remoulade sauce.
Catfish Poboy
10.99
Farm raised catfish filet, your choice southern style breaded and fried, or seasoned and blackened. Served with tartar sauce.
Philly Cheesesteak Poboy
10.99
USDA Choice Philly beef grilled with onions, bell pepper, mushrooms and Swiss cheese. Served with a side of mayo. Substitute chicken if you wish.
Andouille Swiss Poboy
10.99
Grilled Cajun Andouille sausage topped with swiss cheese.
Burnt Ends Poboy
12.99
BBQ meets the Bayou! Slow smoked beef brisket ends piled on a poboy roll topped with smoked cheddar and crispy fried onion straws. Dresses with all the fixins'.
* Consumer Advisory - consuming raw or undercooked meats and seafood may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
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All burgers and sandwiches are served with fries, hushpuppies, or cole slaw. Substitute sweet potato fries or Brew City onion rings for .75. Top any burger or sandwich with cole slaw for .50.
Cajun Cowboy Burger
12.99
A half-pound Angus beef patty topped with BBQ brisket burnt ends, bacon, melted smoked cheddar cheese, and finished with fried onion ring straws and BBQ aioli.
Steakhouse Mushroom Burger
11.99
A classic steakhouse flavor on a bun. Loads of mushrooms sautéed in A-1 steak sauce find their way on top of a half-pound Angus beef patty, then are covered in a blanket of melted Gouda cheese topped with seasoned flat fries for that added crunch. Finished with our house made Cajun bistro sauce.
The Billy Cheeseburger
10.99
Half pound Angus beef patty topped with your choice of Swiss, American, Cheddar, Pepperjack, Smoked Cheddar or Smoked Gouda cheese.
The Big "Over Easy" Burger
12.99
A half-pound Angus beef patty topped with ham, bacon, American and Swiss cheeses, and you guessed it, a fried egg over easy. (Fried hard upon request).
Black & Bleu
11.99
Blackened half-pound Angus beef patty grilled and topped with bacon, Bleu cheese dressing and Bleu cheese crumbles.
BBQ Smoked Cheddar Burger
11.99
Half-pound Angus beef patty grilled and topped with bacon and Cheddar cheese then smothered in barbecue sauce.
Quesadilla Burger
11.99
A half-pound Angus beef patty wrapped in a grilled tortilla stuffed with Cheddar Jack cheese, Queso cheese, crunchy tortilla chips and shredded lettuce. Served with sides of salsa and sour cream.
Garlic Parmesan Chicken
11.99
A tender chicken breast grilled or fried tossed in our signature garlic parmesan sauce and topped with bacon, melted mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
Blackened Mushroom Chicken
11.99
A juicy blackened chicken breast topped with a sautéed mushrooms, melted provolone cheese and fried onion straws. Served with mayo.
Buffalo Chicken Ranch
11.99
Fried chicken breast tossed in buffalo sauce, topped with bacon, drizzled with ranch and finished with Swiss cheese.
House Specialty Chicken Sandwich
10.99
Your choice of blackened, grilled, jerk or fried with any of our cheeses. All served with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, and a side of mayo. Add bacon for $1.
The BLT
8.99
The classic bacon, lettuce, and tomato served on Sourdough bread and a side of mayo.
* Consumer Advisory - consuming raw or undercooked meats and seafood may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
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Please be aware that during normal kitchen operations involving shared cooking and preparation areas, including fryer cooking oil, the possibility exists for non-gluten foods to come in contact with gluten containing products. While we take great care in the food preparation/cooking process to prevent this from happening, due to these circumstances we are unable to guarantee that any menu item can be completely free of gluten/allergen containing products.
Beyond Burger Patty
1.00 Upcharge
Sub on any menu burger or invent your own! Please note: Neither our regular bun or gluten-free bun are vegan.
Penne Florentine
16.99 Half order 12.99
Gluten free Penne pasta tossed with spices, olive oil, garlic, and Beyond Hot Italian Link Sausage. Add your choice of up to 3 veggies - mushrooms, green peppers, red peppers, yellow onion, red onion, diced tomatoes, or just choose our mixed veggie blend.
Blackened Chicken Salad
10.99
Tossed Garden Salad
6.99
The Billy Cheeseburger
10.99
BBQ Cheddar Burger
12.99
House Specialty Chicken Sandwich
11.49
Chicken Penne Alfredeaux
15.99 Half Order - 11.99
Shrimp Penne Alfredeaux
16.99 Half Order 12.99
Penne-n-Cheese
14.99
Shrimp Creole
15.99
Chicken Creole
14.99
Blackened Catfish
14.99
Blackened Chicken
11.99
Featured Gluten-Free Dessert
4.99
Blackened Prime Rib
19.99
Mardi Gras Penne
14.99
Jambalaya Penne
14.99
Rasta Penne
15.99 Half order 11.99
Salad Dressings: House Ranch, Fat Free Ranch, Bleu Cheese, French, Raspberry Vinaigrette, Caesar. All sandwiches served on a gluten free bun, topped with lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion and come with your choice of coleslaw, rice, or a side salad. All pastas made with gluten free penne pasta. Blackened Specialties served with rice and vegetables. We have more gluten intolerant food choices - Ask your Server!
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Grilled Cheese
4.99
Chicken Tenders
5.99
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New Orleans Bread Pudding
Whole order 5.99 Half order 3.99

[phone]

Call us at (608) 796-2277

Fax us at (608) 784-0939

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[hours]

We are open for dine-in seating. 11am - 10pm daily. No parties over 6. Reservations accepted.

Rob Larson-Managing Partner
Heather Young - Asst. General Manager
Lucas Wittenberg - Kitchen Manager
David Bilyeu - Starlite Manager

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[location]

222 Pearl St
La Crosse, WI 54601

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[Upstairs]

The Starlite Lounge


The Starlite Lounge
Located upstairs!

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Yes, We Serve GATOR