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Ricky's Big Scoop

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Ice Cream Parlor, Sandwich Spot, and Restaurant$$$$

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Ricky's Big Scoop

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Cafe Menu

Signature Pressed Sandwiches

Turkey, Brie, and Green Apple on Ciabatta with Honey Mustard

8.75

Ham and Swiss on Croissant with Mayo, Spicy Mustard, Lettuce, Tomato

7.95

Cuban- Roasted Pork, Ham, Mustard, Dill Pickle, and Swiss Cheese on French Bread

9.95

Chicken, Bacon, Avocado, Ranch and Swiss on Ciabatta

8.95

Chicken Salad on Croissant with Lettuce, Tomato, Mayo, and Swiss

8.95

Fancy BLT- Bacon, Avocado, Oven-Roasted Tomato, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Havarti Cheese,& Lettuce on Ciabatta

9.45

Roast Beef, Oven-Roasted Tomato, Provolone Cheese and Balsamic Vinaigrette on Rose Mary Bread

9.45

Veggie- Cream Cheese, Cucumber, Red Onion, Tomato, and Lettuce, Honey Mustard and Muenster Cheese on Rosemary Bread

7.95

Grilled Cheese- Cheddar and Muenster Cheese, Tomato, and Mayo on Croissant

6.45

Wraps the Sweet Life

7.75

Ham, tomato jam, red onion, and goat cheese

Mediterranean Wrap

7.50

Turkey, hummus, lettuce, and bruschetta

Better with Bacon

7.15

Bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and ranch

Turkey, Avocado, and Havarti Cheese on Ciabatta with Spicy Mustard

8.75

Ham, Gala Apple, Salted Caramel Sauce, and Mayo on Ciabatta

7.95

Club- Turkey, Ham, Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Mayo, Vidalia Onion Dressing, Cheddar &Swiss Cheese on Wheatberry

9.95

Chicken, Basil Pesto, Oven-Roasted Tomato, Mozzarella on Rosemary Bread

9.95

BLT- Applewood Smoked Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, and Mayo on White

8.45

French Dip- Roast Beef, Caramelized Onions, Swiss Cheese, and Mayo on French Bread, Served with Au Jus for Dipping

9.95

Pimento Cheese, Bacon, Tomato, and Mayo on White Bread

6.95

Roasted Portabella Mushroom on Rose Mary Bread with Goat Cheese Spread, Caramelized Onion, and Spinach

9.95

Combo

7.95

Grilled cheese and 12 oz soup

Chicken Caesar

6.35

Baked chicken, caesar dressing, parmesan cheese, romaine lettuce

Roast Beef Wrap

7.15

- Roast beef, horseradish sauce, cheddar, and caramelized onions

Salads

Chef Salad

8.95

Garden mix with turkey, ham, swiss, cheddar, tomato, cucumber, red onion and croutons

Pear Salad

9.95

Pear, parmesan, almonds, and garden mix tossed in house vinaigrette with baked chicken

Caesar Salad

8.95

Chopped romaine, baked chicken, caesar dressing, croutons, and parmesan

Garden Chicken Salad

8.95

Chicken salad scoop on garden mix with tomato, cucumber, red onion and croutons

Apple Salad

9.95

Apple, walnuts, and garden mix tossed in apple cider vinaigrette topped with turkey and havarti cheese

Homemade Dressings

Ranch creamy poppyseed sesame ginger balsamic vinaigrette honey mustard

Just Grazing

Scoop of Chicken Salad, Served with Saltines

4.25

Scoop of Pimento Cheese and Saltine Crackers

3.95

Scoop of Pasta Salad

1.50

Garden Salad with Croutons and Dressing

4.95

Hummus Scoop with Pita Bread

3.95

Scoop of Potato Salad

1.50

Bulk Purchases

Chicken Salad

8.50

Pasta Salad

5.50

Pimento Cheese

6.50

Gallon Iced Tea

4.25

Potato

5.50

Hummus

6.50

Fruit Tea

8.45

Homemade Tomato Soup with Basil Pesto

Served with crackers

Soup Combo

12 Oz Tomato Soup and Choice Of

8.45

1/2 Turkey and Provolone on White Bread

8.45

Scoop Chicken Salad

8.45

1/2 Ham and Swiss on Croissant

8.45

1/2 Chicken Salad Sandwich on Whealberry Bread

8.45

Garden Salad

8.45

Children's Menu: Sandwich and Chips

Small portion, white bread, no crust, no sauces

Grilled Cheese

3.95

Ham and Cheddar

3.95

Peanut Butter and Jelly

3.95

Turkey and Swiss

3.95

Children's Menu: Lizi Plate

Ages 5 and under

Apple Slices and Cheddar or Provolone Cheese

3.50

Ham or Rolls

3.50

Drinks

Bottled Coke

2.00

Fruit Tea Flavored with Orange, Lemon, and Pineapple Juice

2.45

Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade

2.95

Coffee

1.50

Juice Box

1.00

Bottled Diet Coke

2.00

Fresh-Brewed Sweet or Un-Sweet Tea

1.75

Arnold Palmer(1/2 Lemonade, 1/2 Tea)

2.95

Hot Tea

1.50

Milk

1.95

Works Menu

High Octane Poutine

We’ve taken fresh canned gravy, st. albert curds and factory fries to a whole new level

Fajita Poutine

8.87

Hot factory fries topped with jack and cheddar cheese, oodles of gravy, sauteedonions and green peppers, salsa loco, and sizzlin’ fajita chicken

Poutini Martini

8.04

The crowd favourite with super-ball cheese all topped with the best fresh canned gravy in town and chunks of crispy onion rings

Ex-Montrealer

8.96

Our poutine is the best around and now comes topped with tons of curds, oodles of gravy and real thin sliced montreal smoked meat....yummy

The Rear Ender

8.69

Jack and cheddar cheese, rich sour cream and a mess of chunky beef chili... only at the works!

Poutine Chez Guy

7.92

A bucket of our best factory fries layered with curds and smothered with thick, gooey, yummy gravy

Leftovers

Our world famous tower-o-rings and some other stuff we found in the shed out back

Dipsticks

Our renowned homemade sauces for dipping just about anything in no, not that! !BBQ bold – beechhouse – chipotle ketchup – chipotle mayo – crazy franks – curry mayo –dijon-haze – hotter than hell – royal supreme – smokey BBQ – sweet ‘n spicy – tzatziki chill

Belgian Frites

7.92

A trio platter of fresh-cut factory fries, crispy breaded onion rings and our amazing sweet potato strings and 3 cool dipsticks for dippin’…what else?

Steamrollers

8.02

Baked wedges of flour tortilla stuffed with a creamy mixture of roasted red peppers, green onions, sweet green chilies, jalapeno peppers, and cream cheese with sour cream &hotter than hell for dippin’

Tower-O-Rings

9.41

Not just excellent, but simply the best dang o-rings this side of carlsbad springs – they’re breaded not battered for that big crispy crunch!! The rings are hot, thetowers are cool, and now you’ve gotta choose 2 dipsticks for dippin’

Quesadilla Milnero

8.65

Best quesa ever salsa flour tortilla loaded with jack &cheddar cheeses, diced ripe tomato, crisp green onions, and tender sundried tomato- baked then grilled and served with salsa loco and sour cream

Rebuilt Starter

3.93

Our latest crunchy opening act.Choose a bowl of either factory fries, die-cut chips or sweet potato strings and one cool dipstick

Lonely Sams & Handsome Greens

Amazing sandwiches and a pile of rabbit food – where’s the beef

Black ‘N Greens

9.92

Our regal caesar or green weeds adorned with a sliced char-grilledblackened breast of chicken, and garnished with roasted red peppers and our deadly garlic croutons

You’Re So Wimpy

8.91

Fresh baby spinach, sliced mushrooms, red onion, chunks of dblsmoked bacon, feta cheese and walnut chunks

Avocado B.L.T.

2.87

Now that’s a keeper a fresh croissant slathered with real mayo, fresh leaf lettuce, ripe red tomatoes, 3 strips of crispy bacon and perfectly ripe sliced avocado 8.93add grilled chicken

New Edinburgh Clubburger

11.41

Yup.It’s the traditional sandwich and a wild burger all in oneamazing bun!! Cheddar cheese, ripe red tomato, leafy lettuce, crispy bacon, real mayo and u-choose themeat?? Oh...and there is certainly no charge to share - just ask for another plate

Limp Brisket

10.26

A pile of our razor sliced BBQ brisket of beef slathered with bold BBQ sauce &topped with a slab of jack cheese and one of our famous crispy onion rings –straight shooters only

Worksburger Hall of Fame

This little corner is dedicated to the top 10 works burgers of all time

Nut allergy alert: please be aware that the works uses peanut butter, walnuts& hazelnut spread in the preparation of our various food and beverage items

Sold - Smokey Mountain

Spartacat

Avril's Avocado Avalanche

Ho Hum

2.00

Ho Hum

5.00

Overall Best Seller

115,000

Roughriders Comeback

Three Ring Binder

M.E.C.

Tony D-Luxe

Guardian Angel

World's Best Burgers

The Works Uses Only the Finest Available Ground Beef to Hand Prepare 500,000 of Our Most Popular All-Beef Patties Each Year. They Contain Our “Top Secret” Blend of Spices for Taste Only and Absolutely No Filler !! Each Burger Is Then Allowed to Settle Before Being“Live Fire Grilled” to an Internal Temperature of 165 Degrees. We Gladly “Grill to Order”for Adults Over 18, but Will Ask That You Sign a Works Waiver.

Average Cooking Time for These Beauties Is 20 Minutes. We Don’T Push, Prod or Pinch Them, They Just Sit and Cook Like a Steak – So Order Up a Tower-O-Rings or Steamrollers, and a Pint of Steam Whistle…Then Kick Back and Enjoy the Ride.Works Burgers Are Worth the Wait…Guaranteed

Our Gourmet Burgs Are Served on a Choice of a Lightly Toasted Fresh Whole Wheat or Cornmeal White Bun, with Fresh Leaf Lettuce. Condiments Are Served to You at the Table !!

Choose a Gourmet Burger Patty

Pure Ground Beef

Ground Turkey Veggie Burger

Organic Beef or Domestic Elk- Upgrade

3.29

Whole Chicken Breast

Portobello Mushroom Cap

Choose a Gourmet Burger Topping

Aril's Avocado Avalanche

12.28

Grilled eggplant, fresh avocado, salsa loco and feta cheese

Big Ben Plus

12.61

Montreal smoked meat, sauerkraut, and swiss…a la kravitz with mustard

Brad's Breakfast

13.69

Chipotle ketchup, caramelized onions, havarti, and 4 dbl smoked bacon

Cracker Jack

11.79

Peppercorn crust, banana peppers, jack cheese and hotter than hell sauce

Curry Crunch

11.84

Grilled eggplant, ripe tomato, red onion and curry mayo

Don Cherry Burger

Sour grapes, moldy cheese and a stale bun sorry this all-star ego-burger in not available in plaid, stripes or royal blue leafs suck, sens rule – make us an offer

Electric Blue

11.71

Danish blue cheese, walnut chunks and a smattering of dijon-haze sauce

Field of Dreams

12.07

Grilled wild mushrooms and gouda cheese

First Date

12.60

Wild mushrooms, diced tomatoes, fresh garlic and brie cheese kiss me!

Greek Goddess

11.26

Diced ripe tomatoes, minced garlic, feta cheese and oregano

Guardian Angel

12.67

– Caramelized onions, avocado and havarti cheese. This one’s for bobo

Ho Hum #1

11.24

Cheddar cheese.Extremely boring-if your date orders this run

Ho Hum #34

12.02

Sauteed mushrooms, fried onions, and cheddar.A little ho, a little hum.Good job

Hold the Phone

11.31

Peanut butter, cream cheese and jack cheese

Johnny Be Goat

12.44

Goat cheese, warm leaf spinach and roasted red peppers

Beverly Hills Lawsuit

12.64

Fried egg, leaf spinach, havarti cheese and double smoked bacon

Blues Burger

12.76

Blue cheese and double smoked bacon

Chili Millie

11.58

Our famous chili, cheddar cheese and a dollop of sour cream

Crappy Tire

11.37

Pineapple ring, sweet and spicy sauce and brie cheese- (can tire accepted)

Dead Ringer

12.39

BBQ smoked brisket, smokey BBQ sauce, jack cheese and an onion ring

Down Under

12.28

Caramelized onions, fried egg, pineapple, purple beets and gouda a kiwi special

Fajita Burger

11.66

Caramelized onions and green bell peppers, salsa loco and jack cheese

Fire Station #6

12.24

Avocado, salsa loco, sour cream and jalapeno peppers

Fine Herb

11.09

Gently spiced with basil, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, garlic and swiss cheese

Growler Fine-0

13.53

Mushrooms, smokey BBQ, cheddar and dbl smoked bacon.What a grump

Hamburger Mary

13.19

Real mayo, fried egg, ripe red tomato, cheddar cheese and crisp bacon strips

Ho Hum #2

12.13

Cheddar cheese and crispy bacon still very boring -suggest something else

Ho Hum #5

12.24

Fried field mushrooms, cheddar cheese and strip bacon…excellent choice

Jamaican Jerk

11.83

Fiery jamaican jerk spices, sweet green chilies, monterey jack and ripe tomato

Kamikaze

11.61

Jalapeno, chipotle and banana peppers, cheddar cheese and hotter than hell sauce

Choose a Gourmet Burger Sidedish

Heads up: our creamy bold slaw contains jalapeno pepper juice and white pepper you

Factory Fries

Spicy Die-Cut Chipslumpy Mashed

Bold Slaw

Sweet Potato Strings

Green Weeds

Sidedish Upgrades:

Onion Rings

3.46

Caesar Salad

2.03

Beef Chili

2.24

Poutine

2.87

Premium Poutine

3.10

Kraft Dinner

1.56

World's Best Burgers: Burger Upgrades

6 locations, 7, burgers, 67 toppings, 469 combos, tons-o-fun-thanks ottawa

Man-O-War

11.27

Caramelized onions, horseradish, dijon-haze and gouda cheese

Mikey Likes It

11.96

Caramelized onions, sour cream and bacon chunks yumy

Not So Thin Lizzy

11.55

Crushed chipotle peppers, smokey BBQ sauce and gouda cheese

Olive Oil

12.12

Warm leaf spinach, fresh tomato and garlic mélange, feta cheese and black olive slices

Peppercorn Broiler

12.78

Crunchy black pepper crust, gouda cheese and crispy bacon

Plain Jane

10.89

Lettuce, burger, bun…period

Richmond Road

11.18

Tomato, cucumber, crisp red pepper ring, shredded carrot and curry mayo

Rock Cliffe Grinder

11.49

Yup it’s moved!! Cajun breaded breast of chicken fried and bathedin crazy frank’s hot sauce and served up with sliced tomatoes and chipotle mayo

Royal Runner

11.00

Tomatoes and crinkle-cut pickles with our famous royal supreme sauce

Sexy Burger

12.05

Sweet and spicy sauce, pineapple, cream cheese and hot peppers

Sk8R Boy

12.29

Peanut butter, jack cheese and strip bacon …gaye cook says just do it

Spartacat Special

11.85

Gouda cheese, crispy bacon and fresh avocado…barry’s favorite

Sorento Sunset

11.47

Simple is soo good – fresh avocado slices and monterey jack

Stockyard

11.50

Crushed peppercorn crust and our own dijon-haze sauce with swiss

Teriyaki Melt

11.90

Sauteed wild mushrooms, teriyaki sauce and swiss cheese

The Love Goat

13.43

Peppercorn crust, goat cheese and smoked bacon all aboard

The Sweet Ride

12.67

Caramelized onions, half a ripe pear and brie cheese…rides like a dream

Tidball Baker

11.31

Die cut chips, sour cream, bacon and green onion...it’s back

Tony D-Luxe

12.89

Wild mushrooms, brie cheese and crisp bacon…our own local bluesfest star

Triple Over Time

37.25

3 of our thunder bichin’ one pound monster burgers piled with bold BBQ sauce and cheddar – eat ‘em all in 20 minutes and you get the burgs for free, a dinner for 2 on your next visit free and a works baseball cap free – chill out…burgs take 30 minutes to cook

Malibu Meltdown

13.84

Crunchy o-ring, beechhouse, havarti, gouda and brie.Vroom

M.E.C

11.83

Fresh avocado, beech house sauce, sundried tomato and feta cheese

Milos Schmilos

12.19

Fresh tomato, crisp red onion, tzatziki sauce and oregano

North of Fifth

13.47

Fresh avocado, diced tomatoes, minced garlic and tiger shrimp

Peace Train

13.16

Brie, jack, swiss and cheddar…everyone jump aboard the peace train

Pesto Pizza

12.14

Pesto glaze, chopped sundried tomatoes, black olives and brie cheese

Richie's Butte Special

11.88

Grilled canadian back bacon and cheddar cheese

R.O.F.

12.56

O-ring, jalapeno, banana and chipotle peppers, hotter than hell and jack

Roughriders Comeback

13.27

Caramelized onions, bold BBQ sauce, jack cheese and crisp bacon

San Francisco Treat

11.63

Real kraft dinner and cheddar make this a treat

Sgt. Peppers

12.38

Jalapeno and banana peppers, hotter than hell sauce and sour cream

Smokey Mountain

12.31

Smokey BBQ sauce, jack cheese and bacon strips …the original best seller

Sopranos

12.17

Pesto, grilled eggplant, sliced tomato and havarti cheese...members only wiseguy

Stephane's Ticket

12.11

Real mayo, swiss cheese, roasted red peppers and strip bacon

Sum Yung Guy

12.32

Sticky cream cheese, caramelized onions, gouda and limp strip bacon

The B.A.B. Burger

12.58

Cheddar cheese, fresh tomato, crisp raw onion and our special garlic sauce –repeat after me...”ronald is a bully, ronald is a bully, ronald is a

The Red House

12.99

Roasted red peppers, avocado, beech house sauce and havarti cheese

Three Ring Binder

13.51

Fried mushrooms, chipotle mayo, gouda cheese and 3 crunchy o-rings

Tigger's Triumph

11.51

Warm leaf spinach, sundried tomatoes and feta cheese

Where's Cathy?

12.23

Goat cheese, tomato, cucumber, roasted reds and shredded carrot

Classic Milkshakes

Wow…My Dad Would Be So Proud…Everyone's Gotta Be Good at Something, Right?I Have Always Had a Philosophy About Great Shakes…if Your Gonna Call It Chocolate, It's Gotta Be Really Chocolatey…When You Say Oreo Cookie, Then Put in a Truckload Oforeo's…and That Amazing Tripleberry Has to Have a Whole Bunch of “Real” Berries, or It Just Won’T Fly !! Of Course First We Use Real Buttery Ice Cream, Then Add the Chillyest2% Milk to Give It Some Real “Oommph”, and Then We Shake It From Here to Cumberlandto Get the Richest Smoothest Creamiest Texture…and That's Why We Can Call ‘Em…Classic Shakes !! Got a Suggestion for a New Flavour ?

3.85 - 8.92

Chocolate

Mocha

Caramel

Chocolate Chip

Strawberry

Raspberry

Pineapple

Kiwi

Banana Chocolate

Chocolate Orange

Butterscotch Choc

Pina Colada

Strawberry Banana

Lemon Lime

Kiwi Strawberry

Orange Coconut

Cherry Chocolate

Maple Walnut

Vanilla

Coffee

Oreo Cookie

Butterscotch

Chocolate Mint

Banana

Blackberry

Cherry

Ryan's Ashbury Shake

4.55 - 10.71

Beware – this one’s for the trained professional only!! Tryryry’s original blend of rich caramel, creamy peanut butter and oreo cookie crumbles

Peanut Butterchocolate

Almond Fudge

Caramel Chocolate

Creamcicle

Pineapple Banana

Double Fudge

Banana Kiwi

Butterscotch Banana

Blackberry Banana

Oreo Mocha

The Opposition Crush

Just when we thought we knew what bamboozle meant – along comes

Strawberry

Kiwi

Pineapple

16Oz Mug of Blended Fruits, Fresh O.J. and Crushed Ice

3.81

Banana

Raspberry

Coconut

Paul Martin Floats

Old fashioned flavor and as smooth as silk…but can you handle the taste

Root Beer

Cream Soda

Coke

16Oz Mug with a Frothy Scoop of Ice Cream OEr Your Favorite Soda

4.46

Cherry Coke

Orange

Bubbles by Belinda

Blonde or brunette only peter, rinaldo and tie know for sure

Stewart's Root Beer - Stewart's Cream Soda

Old Fashioned Sodas in an Old Fashioned Bottle...Who Knew ?

3.58

Dare Ya Desserts

Banged with a Chocolate Charge…These Little Explosives Will Help Get Ya Hom

Cathy's Golden Nugget

3.31

Quite the bod!! This teeny fudge brownie is warmed and servedwith ice cream and whipped cream with choco sauce – just a couple of bites of pure heaven

Splitsville

3.96

It’s the only 4-bite banana split this side of stittsville – real strawbs, thick fudgesauce, fresh bananas, ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, walnuts and oreo crumbs

One of Those

3.71

Homemade chocolate chip banana bread with a scoop of vanillaice cream, fresh cut bananas, and some real gooey caramel and chocolate drizzles (i think you know what a works drizzle means? Yup, a truckload!! )

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