Cafe Phoenix & SMOKED Backyard BBQ Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Cafe Phoenix & SMOKED Backyard BBQ, a culinary gem nestled in Arcata, CA. This vibrant establishment masterfully blends hearty barbecue and fresh, health-conscious café fare. Guests rave about the diverse menu, which features highlights like the savory Vegetable Lentil Benedict and the indulgent Waffle topped with a warm blueberry-apple compote.
The Omelet of the Day is a delight, particularly for those seeking a hearty breakfast. The garden back patio offers a cozy setting, perfect for savoring dishes like the Tri-Tip Plate with its flavorful sides. For lunch, the Stuffed Quesadilla and Huevos Rancheros showcase innovative vegan options without sacrificing taste.
With a commitment to quality and sustainability, Cafe Phoenix promises a satisfying dining experience that caters to all preferences, ensuring there's something delectable for every palate.
Specials
Salad Of The Day
Locally grown salad greens topped with persimmons, apples, roasted beets, pickled red onions, shredded carrots, gorgonzola, microgreens, toasted almonds and herb vinaigrette.
Scramble Of The Day
Two eggs or scrambled tofu with chantrelles, spinach and jack cheese. Served with potatoes and/or salad.
Omelet Of The Day
Two eggs or scrambled tofu with chantrelles, spinach and jack cheese. Served with potatoes and/or salad.
Chorizo Eggs
Two eggs scrambled with grilled peppers, onions, and chorizo. Topped with cashew sourcream pico, and served with a corn tortilla and choice of sides.
Arugula-Andouille Salad
Baby arugula tossed in our herb vinaigrette and topped with roasted sweet potatoes andouille red cabbage, pickled red onions, feta a poached egg, and toasted pumpkin seeds.
Waffle
Topped with organic yogurt warm blueberry-apple compote, toasted almonds, and maple syrup.
Benedict
Our house baked biscuit topped with sundried tomato pesto, spinach, two poached eggs, and our lemony- hollandaise sauce. Served with break fast potatoes and/or salad.
Vegetable Lentil
Classic
Gf & vegan option) - two eggs or scrambled tofu, breakfast potatoes or rice & toast
Omelets
(Gf & vegan option) - two eggs or scrambled tofu, cheese and choice of breakfast potatoes and/or salad
Scrambles
(Gf & vegan option) - two eggs or scrambled tofu, cheese and choice of breakfast potatoes and/or salad
Breakfast Burrito
(Gf & vegan option) - breakfast potatoes grilled with peppers, onions, greens, two scrambled eggs or tofu, pintos, cheese and topped with cilantro sauce, cashew sour cream & pico
Grilled Toast
(Gf & vegan option) - with cheese, tomato, grilled mushrooms and onions, greens, one poached egg and our creamy herb sauce. Served with breakfast potatoes and/or salad.
Huevos Rancheros
(Gf & vegan option) - crispy corn tortilla topped with beans, greens, cheese, two eggs or tofu, our ranchero sauce, pico, cashew sour cream, cilantro sauce.
Stuffed Quesadilla
(Gf & vegan option) grilled mushrooms, onions, greens, peppers and jack cheese, topped with cilantro sauce, pico and served with salad
The Favorites
Kids Menu
Kid's Classic
(Gf & vegan option) - scrambled egg or tofu, potatoes and fruit
Little Burrito
(Gf & vegan option) - beans, cheese and rice
Quesadilla
(Gf option) - served with fruit
Grilled Cheese
(Gf option) - served with fruit
Oats
(Gf & vegan option) - topped with yogurt, fruit and nuts, maple syrup
Chia Pudding
(Gf & vegan) - fruit, coconut, nuts
The Original Bogf
(Gf & vegan) - rice & beans with greens, pickled red onions, toasted seeds and cilantro sauce
Hash
(Gf & vegan option) - grilled mushrooms, onions, greens scrambled with two eggs or tofu over cheesy potatoes s with pico de gallo and avocado
Fried Rice
Gf & vegan option) - seasoned brown rice with grilled mushrooms, onions, wilted greens, tomato, one egg or tofu, cilantro, creamy herb sauce & gomasio
Breakfast Taco
Gf & vegan option) - grilled peppers, mushrooms, onions and cilantro scrambled with two eggs or tofu, pintos, breakfast potatoes, pico, corn tortilla and creamy chipotle sauce
Phoenix Potatoes
(Gf) - breakfast potatoes grilled with andouille sausage, mushrooms, onions, greens, two eggs or tofu, pico and chimichurri
The Vegan Version
(Gf & vegan) - breakfast potatoes grilled with seasoned tofu, mushrooms, onions and greens, pico, chimichurri and avocado
Bowls Of Good Food
Paninis
Breakfast
Mushrooms, greens, onions, egg, tomato, jack cheese.
Blt
Bacon or avocado, lettuce, tomato & creamy herb sauce
Alt
Bacon or avocado, lettuce, tomato & creamy herb sauce
Glorified Grilled Cheese
Jack cheese, gruyere, greens, red onion marmalade & tomato
Reuben
Grilled tofu, turkey or pastrami, sauerkraut, gruyere, greens & tomato
House Salad
Local salad greens, pickled red onions, shredded carrots and toasted sunflower seeds
Taco Salad
Brown rice, pintos, cheese, salad greens, grilled peppers, pickled red onions, shredded carrots, crispy tortilla strips, pico, creamy chipotle sauce
Soup & Salad Combo
With foccacia
Salad & Soup
Extras
Meat
Avocado
Sauerkraut
One Egg
Side Of Breakfast Potatoes
Rice
Wilted Greens
Grilled Veggies
House Baked Biscuit
Herb Foccacia
With butter
House Baked Gluten Free Foccacia
With butter
Extra Dressing/Sauce
New Dawn
Dates, banana, almonds, vanilla, milk
Get Ya Going
Banana, peanut butter, cocoa, oatmeal, flax seeds, milk
Wake Up
Strawberries, yogurt, banana, mint, honey, milk
Big Blue
Banana, blueberries, almonds, almond butter, protein powder, milk
21 Grams
Banana, almonds butter, oatmeal, dates, protein powder, cinnamon, milk
Antioxidant Boost
Acai, blueberries, cocoa, banana, coconut, flax seeds, milk
Green Bee
Banana. almond butter, greens, bee pollen, orange juice, coconut water
Turmerific
Banana, pineapple, turmeric, ginger, honey, milk
Rocketship
Banana, cashews, cacao nibs, maple syrup, coffee, espresso beans, milk
Smoothies
Total Wellness Drinks
Lemon Ginger-Aide
With fresh lemon juice, ginger and honey
Turmeric Milk
(Golden milk) turmeric, black pepper, coconut milk, cinnamon and honey
Maca Matcha Latte
Organic matcha steamed with maca, vanilla, organic honey, cinnamon and milk
Adaptogen Latte
Single shot of espresso, steamed milk, choice of one root & bones adaptogen and cinnamon
Root & Bones Adaptogens
Cacao Nibs, Maca, Flax Seeds, Dates, Cocoa Powder, Sunflower Seeds, Hemp Seeds & Chia Seeds
Protein Powders (Whey Or Vegan), Almonds, Cashews, Nut Butter
House Made Nut Milk
Add-Ons
Hot Drinks
Humboldt Bay Coffee Co. Coffee
Mug Of Tea
Check out our tea list
House Chai
Served hot or cold w/milk
Mate Latte
Brewed mate' with milk, honey, cinnamon
Hot Chocolate
Cocoa powder-sugar blend with choice of milk
Single
Cappuccino
Americano
Double
Latte
Espresso
Cold Drinks
Fresh Orange Juice
Lemonade
Iced Mate- With Lemonade
Iced Mate- With Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
Glass Of Organic Milk
(12 oz)
House Made Cashew
(12 oz)
Almond Milk
(12 oz)
Humboldt Cider Co
Redwood Curtain
Its Alive Kombucha
On Tap
Featured Wines
Septentrio
Briceland Vineyards
Miles Garrett Wines
Mimosas
With fresh orange juice, orange & ginger or kombucha
Organic Sparking Wine
Bubbles
Omelets
Cheese
Garden
Grilled mushrooms, greens and onion
Fiesta
Grilled peppers, pico and avocado
Phatty
Bacon, avocado and tomato
Cajun
Andouille, greens, mushrooms, onions
Cheese
Garden
Grilled mushrooms, greens and onion
Fiesta
Grilled peppers, pico and avocado
Phatty
Bacon, avocado and tomato
Cajun
Andouille, greens, mushrooms, onions
Scrambles
Others
Fresh Squeezed Organic Orange Juice
Local Organic Apple Juice
Housemade Organic Lemonade
16oz
Iced Mate
16oz