Hard Times Cafe - Rockville, MD

piled high with chili, melted cheddar, onions, jalapenos, sour cream and diced tomatoes

mild or hot

roadhouse fries topped with chili, melted cheddar and sour cream

regular with honey mustard bbq sauce or ranch

texas hot and spicy with blue cheese and celery

crispy tortillas wrapped around chicken, black beans and corn with melted jack cheese

roadhouse fries with bacon and melted cheddar

our famous beer batter rings

made with our original hard times texas spice

basted in succulent honey bbq sauce

special combo of chili and lime with a spicy kick

cooked with a sweet honey mustard sauce

the original. coarse ground beef cooked in its own juice, using an authentic turn of the century family spice blend and recipe.

introduced in 1922 by greek immigrants, it is a fine grind of beef with a tomato base and sweeter spices including cinnamon.

a tribute to the texas ghost town that hosted the first chili cook-off. a redder color and spicy kick of championship chiles.

soy flakes cooked in a tomato base with fresh mushrooms, onions, green peppers, jalapenos and peanuts.

your choice of chili over spaghetti

spaghetti, chili and cheese

spaghetti, chili cheese and onions

spaghetti, chili, cheese, onions and beans

your choice of chili with or without beans

two pieces of cornbread topped with two of your favorite chilis, then smothered with cheddar, tomatoes, onions, and sour cream.

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.

a soft tortilla shell filled with cheddar cheese and choice of chili, topped with cheddar, tomato, lettuce and sour cream, includes salsa and chips.

topped with your choice of chili with shredded cheddar and onions

with crisp bacon and choice of cheddar, jack or american cheese

choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese

plain and simple, grilled just right

choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese

with crisp bacon and choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese.

grilled with spicy wing sauce, texas spices and served with blue cheese dressing.

grilled, with a blend of hot sauces and melted cheese, hot!

grilled with your choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese.

fresh homemade chicken salad.

spicy strips of grilled chicken blended with parmesan, ranch dressing, served on spaghetti and topped with diced tomatoes

1/4 pound all-beef dog with your choice of chili, shredded cheddar and onions knife and fork recommended.

two to an order, with just the right amount of cincinnati chili, shredded cheddar and onions.

all-beef and topped with your choice of chili, shredded cheddar and onions.

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.

fresh salmon marinated and grilled to order over a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar and tortilla strips.

crispy strips of chicken diced up on a garden salad with shredded cheddar, tomatoes and chopped egg garnished with tortilla strips.

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, red peppers, chopped egg, crisp bacon, diced tomatoes and shredded cheddar on a garden salad.

chicken breast grilled with spicy wing sauce and texas spices served on a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes, and shredded cheddar.

your choice of chili on a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar and tortilla strips, topped with sour cream.

succulent ribs rubbed with our texas spice, slow cooked for tenderness and basted with thick, rich bbq sauce.

1/2 rack of bbq ribs with six hard times wings, your choice of flavors.

10 oz, black angus strip is char-grilled over an open flame and seasoned with our crazy jane's spices.

11 oz, cut of the most flavorful steak there is, seasoned with crazy jane's of course

two grilled chicken breasts, basted with thick bbq sauce, topped with bacon, jack and cheddar cheese and a pico de gallo.

breaded chicken tenders served with your choice of dipping sauce and a heaping order of roadhouse fries.

fresh salmon marinated and grilled to order, served with our fresh-cut fries and cole slaw.

filet of cod dipped in our beer batter and deep fried, lemon and tartar sauce, along with a heaping order of roadhouse fries.

smaller version of our 3-way with spaghetti, chili and cheese

smaller portion of chili with cheese

freshly cut and homemade

our fresh garden salad with your choice of dressing

please ask your server

our signature root beer made with honey and without caffeine