billies black

Established 2006, Harlem

A comfy haven... the decor is funkily elegant... the food is soulful and abundant. - The Village Voice

appetizers

wings / $9.95

fried & served either dry or drenched in honey bbq

entrees

comes w/ 2 sides unless denoted

billies (in)famous catfish strips / $12.95

chili red snapper / $26.95

coconut-battered shrimp / $15.95

harlem shrimp creole / $20.95

salmon cakes / $11.95 | crab cakes / $14.95

harlems best fried chicken / $18.95

so popular, so tasty, so freakin delicious that they

become addictive. which is what makes them infamous.

hand-breaded and shallow fried, served with an

apricot-pineapple dipping sauce

mixed with our secret blend of spices & breading, fried

& served with our signature cajun dipping sauce

cajun-style peel & eat shrimp / $11.95

the gulf coast comes to harlem with a half pound of

shrimp boiled in beer & a special blend of spices
straight out of louisiana

billies no-bull oxtails / $16.95

a generous portion of oxtails, slowly braised in a

thick caribbean gravy

sampler platter / $16.95

honey bbq wings, salmon cakes & catfish strips served

with our signature cajun dipping sauce

mixed greens / $10.95

salads

spring mix with cherry tomatoes, peppers and onions

with your choice of dressing (ranch, poppyseed,
balsamic vinaigrette, french, italian)

northeastern salad / $12.95

spring mix with almonds, cranberries & green apples,

and a poppyseed dressing
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chicken or salmon cakes / $5.00

shrimp or grilled salmon / $6.00
crab cakes or catfish strips / $7.00

sides

garlic string beans

$5.00 each
collard greens
baked sweet potato
garlic mashed potatoes
yellow rice
black eyed peas
potato salad
red beans, black beans or lima beans
sweet potato fries or french fries
sauteed spinach
corn bread ($3.00)
you wrong for that! mac & cheese / $8.00

why does the mac & cheese get its own section of the
menu? when youre a heavy-hitter like this one, its out
of respect. the dish helped put billies on the map.
people literally come from all over the country to try a
plateful of billies best.

brunch

(served sat. & sun., noon - 4 pm)

unlimited mimosas / $15.95

pancakes or belgian waffles / $9.95

buttermilk or sweet potato, with your choice of pineapple, strawberry or blueberry fruit toppings

fried whiting / $14.95

fried chicken, salmon cakes, crab cakes
or catfish / $16.95
steak & eggs / $18.95

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as classic as it gets: grilled steak with a side of eggs,

any style

whole red snapper, fried and served with a

to-die-for spicy chili sauce

pan-sauteed with a medley of peppers, garlic,

butter and white wine
forget the colonels secret recipe: we hand
bread our chicken in our special seasoning mix,
then fry it to a golden brown

billies grand beef bbq ribs / $24.95

slowly baked for hours in billies grand

marnier-infused bbq sauce until they reach that
tender, fall-off-the-bone, melt-in-your-mouth
perfection

santee river catfish / $22.95

award-winning catfish stuffed with succulent

crab and topped with a trio of julienne bell
peppers

harlem shaker / $24.95

rib eye steak, grilled & topped with caramelized

mushrooms and onions, served with garlic
mashed potatoes and a side salad

baked salmon & pepper medley / $21.95

marinated in garlic and topped with a colorful
rainbow of bell peppers

mango chicken / $18.95

a quarter chicken (leg & thigh) broiled in a

tangy mango-curry sauce, with juicy chunks of
fresh mango

bbq salmon / $21.95

choice atlantic salmon slowly basted in our

sweet-yet-tangy bbq sauce

billies bbq chicken / $18.95

delicious bone-in chicken (leg & thigh) slowly

qd in billies secret-recipe sauce

billies signature fried catfish / $19.95

aka crackfish; quite simply put: it will change
your life

pasta, etc.

fettuccine a la voodoo vodka / $22.95

squid ink black fettuccine with your choice of
shrimp or chicken, tossed in a creamy vodka
sauce and topped with fresh parm

southern-style shrimp & grits /$20.95

straight out of south carolina, this mix of
grits and spicy, succulent shrimp will - as the
kids say - give you your life

burgers

billies own catfish burger / $16.95

our famous catfish served on a brioche bun

with mixed greens and our zesty cajun mayo.
served with fries.

bbb burger / $16.95

the tastiest burger in harlem: choose any two

toppings: cheese (cheddar, monteray jack, or
parmesan), mushrooms, spinach, onions, peppers
or collard greens. served with fries.
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bacon

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extra cheese / $2.00

banana pudding / $6.00

desserts

vegetable omelette / $14.95

bananas, creamy pudding and - of course cookies combined for a classic treat

spinach omelette / $14.95

stuffed with delicious (and healthy) spinach

juicy georgia peaches topped with a hand-made

crust

the whole hog: an omelette with crispy bacon and thick

smoked ham

a perfect marriage of sweet and tart thrown

together in a graham cracker crust

a basic omelette, loaded with fresh veggies

bacon & ham omelette / $15.95

the red omelette / $15.95

red tomatoes, red peppers, bacon, cheese

seafood omelette / $16.95

peach cobbler / $7.00

key lime pie / $7.00

red velvet cake / $8.00

thick layers of the southern staple, with a

luscious cream cheese frosting

salmon & shrimp folded into your eggs

sweetheart potato tarts / $8.00

a selection of 2 cheeses (monterey jack, cheddar,

mozzarella, parmesean)

chocolate cake / $7.00

all-cheese omelette / $15.95

handmade with love, a pair of our famous sweet

potato pies for him and her. or her and her. or
him and him.

french toast / $12.95

dark chocolate layer cake with a ganache

frosting, topped with chocolate shavings

thick slices of challah soaked in a ginger-cinnamon

egg mixture and pan fried

plain or cheese grits / $5.00

toast / $1.00
eggs / $5.00
home fries / $5.00
turkey sausage / $5.00
bacon / $5.00
fried whiting / $7.95

carrot cake / $6.00

freshly shredded carrots, raisins and walnuts

come together in delicious harmony and then
topped with cream cheese frosting

vanilla bean ice cream / $5.00

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Suggested gratuity for parties of 1-2: 15%, parties of 3-4: 18%, parties of 5 or more: 20%.

billies black | 271 west 119th street | 212.280.2248 | www.billiesblack.com | @billiesblack