Hal & Mal's

American (Traditional)

Starters‎

Comeback & Crackers

$3.00

Tamales (Meat or Black Bean)

Homemade red hots prepared and steamed in corn husks.
$0.00

Cheese Nachos

Two-cheese nachos with beans.
$0.00

Hal's Soup Du Jour

Could be an old favorite. Could be a real eyebrow-raiser. Only your server knows for sure just what the chef has concocted.
$0.00

Award-Winning Myrtis' Bayou Gumbo

Fresh seafood, smoked ham, and vegetables, simmered in a rich roux and served over hot rice. A loving tribute to our aunt myrtis, who trapped crabs in mary walker bayou near gautier, mississippi, and taught us the craft of gumbo.
$0.00

Friday Seafood Bisque

Our seafood bisque, made fresh only on fridays, is rich with gulf shrimp and crab in a creamy broth.
$0.00

Deep Fries‎

Golden-brown goodies accompanied by our own homemade sauces. All fried in canola oil

Hand-Cut French Fries

$2.00

Mushrooms

$7.00

Catfish Nuggets

$8.50

Dill Pickles

$6.25

Cheese Fritters

$6.75

Onion Rings

$7.25

Stuffed Jalapeños

$7.50

Combo Fried Platter

$15.00

Salads‎

Hal & mal's homemade, low-fat salad dressings. Take home a bottle 8.00

Tossed Greens

Fresh salad greens with tomato, olive, pepper, and cheese
$6.00

Caesar Salad

Crisp romaine tossed with caesar dressing, parmesan cheese, and bacon bits
$6.25

Oyster Spinach Salad

Fried oysters over deep green spinach leaves with boiled egg, mushrooms, and crisp bacon
$12.00

Greek Salad

Crisp‎ greens with feta cheese, tomato, black olives, peppers, and select herbs.
$7.50

Salad Vivian

Fresh spinach and other salad greens topped with grilled chicken breast, boiled egg, black olives, and tomato
$10.00

Fried Chicken Salad

Mixed greens with fried chicken breast, boiled egg, black olives, and tomato
$10.00

Burgers‎

An eight-ounce burger grilled to your order and served on a bun with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and onion.

Better Burger

Our basic but bountiful burger, dressed as above
$7.75

Cheese Burger a Pair O' Dice

Choose your cheese: american, cheddar, swiss, bleu, provolone, feta, mozzarella or monterey jack
$8.25

Border Burger

With salsa, guacamole, jalapeños and sour cream
$8.75

Bacon-Cheese Burger

With crisp bacon and your choice of cheese
$8.75

Diddy Wah Diddy

You name it and we'll make it
$15.00

Free Press Veggie Burger

With black beans, white beans, rolled oats and fresh vegetables
$0.00

Sandwiches‎

Decatur Street Muffaletta

An array of deli-style meats and cheeses, dressed with an authentic, new orleans-style olive salad.
$0.00

Michael Rubenstein Sandwich

The classic grilled deli sandwich of thin-sliced corned beef on Jewish rye with swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and comeback dressing
$9.25

Glennie's Hot Roast Beef

Sunday-dinner-slow-roasted and served open-faced with aunt glennie's gather'round gravy and french fries
$9.25

Vashti's Hot Turkey

Served open-faced with gravy and fries, just like our mama Stewart's
$9.25

Chicken Mozzarella

Marinated, grilled chicken breast with mozzarella cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise, and pickle on a bun
$9.25

Chicken-Fried Steak Sandwich

Austin, texas-inspired battered and fried steak on a bun with lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion
$9.25

Southern Fried Chicken Sandwich

Battered, deep fried and served on a bun
$8.25

Grilled Portabella Mushroom

A giant marinated portabella grilled to perfection and topped with your choice of cheese
$8.75

Downtown Club

A three-story highrise with ham, turkey, cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickle, and mayonnaise
$9.75

Aunt Voncil's Spicy Pimento Cheese & Bacon

$5.00

Grilled Cheese & Soup of the Day

Traditional grilled cheese sandwich with a cup of the soup of the day
$8.50

Po-Boys‎

Shrimp

$11.00

Mississippi Catfish

featured on Man vs. Food
$11.00

Oyster

$12.00

Hot Roast Beef

$10.00

Half 'n' Half Shrimp/Oyster

$10.00

Andouille Sausage

With creole mustard and sautéed onions
$9.25

Entrees‎

The following entrees are served with soup or salad and your choice of:baked potato, French fries, potato salad or rice. Gumbo add $1.00

Blue Plate Special

Vegetable plate blackboard specials
$0.00

For all side items (jalapeños, cheese, green onion, onions, guacamole, etc.) add 50¢ each.

For andouille sausage, add $2.00.
$0.00

Hamburger Steak

Homestyle, chopped beef steak, grilled to your order and topped with onions and gravy
$13.50

Chicken Zita

Tender, marinated chicken breast, grilled and served with grilled pineapple and mushrooms
$14.75

Shrimp Platter

Fresh, golden-fried Gulf shrimp
$21.25

Oyster Platter

Plump, fresh oysters, perfectly fried
$19.75

Catfish

(Blackened or Fried) Mississippi-raised catfish (the world’s finest) prepared to your order
$20.00

Seafood Platter

Fresh Gulf shrimp, oysters, and catfish prepared to your order
$22.50

Beverages‎

For our wine and beer selection, please ask your server. Hal & mal's will not serve alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 or to persons who are intoxicated.

Iced Tea

$2.00

Coffee

$2.00

Fountain Drinks

$2.00

Coca-Cola Classic

8 oz. Bottle
$2.50

Diet Coke

8 oz. Bottle
$2.50

Barq's Root Beer

12 oz. Bottle
$3.00

Milk

$2.00

Juice

$2.00

Bottled Water

$2.00

Sparkling Water

$2.50

Desserts‎

Chocolate Pie

$5.00

Pat's Bread Pudding with Hot Whiskey Sauce

$4.50

Key Lime Pie

$5.00

From the Sip‎

Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan

$5.00

Lazy Magnolia Southern Hops'pitality (IPA)

$5.00

Lucky Town Pub Ale (english mild ale)

$5.00

Lucky Town Ballistic Blonde

$5.00

Southern Prohibition Suzy B

$5.00

Crooked Letter Mystery Romp

$6.00

Close to Home‎

Abita Wrought Iron (IPA)

$4.50

Abita Amber

$4.50

Abita Purple Haze (Raspberry Wheat)

$4.50

Shinerbock

$4.50

Yazoo Heff

$4.50

Yazoo Dos Perros

$4.50

National Favorites‎

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

$4.50

New Belgium Fat Tire (amber ale)

$4.50

New Belgium Snapshot

$4.50

New Belgium Ranger IPA

$4.50

Blue Moon (Belgian white)

$4.50

Sam Adams Boston Lager

$4.50

Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Sumpin (American pale wheat)

$4.50

Lagunitas Daytime (fractional IPA)

$4.50

Anchor Porter

$5.00

Angry Orchard

$5.00

Imports‎

Stella Artois

$5.00

Corona

$4.50

Heineken

$4.50

Dos Equis

$4.50

Newcastle

$5.00

Guinness (can)

$6.00

Domestics‎

Miller Lite

$3.50

Coors Light

$3.50

Bud Light

$3.50

Budweiser

$3.50

Michelob Ultra

$4.00

PBR

$3.00

Coors Banquet

$3.50