Menu

Stop in to grab a beer, a specialty Old Fashioned, a burger, or our famous prime rib sandwich.

The Beacon Tavern & Grill

3113 Douglas Avenue, Racine, WI 53402 (262) 639-3088

Beacon Racine

Shareable Starters or Salad

Tater Tots

$4.95
A childhood favorite for many! Introduced in the 50’s, they’re still great!

Waffle Cut Sweet Potato Fries

$5.95
Deep fried sweet & crispy.

Wisconsin White Cheddar Cheese Curds

$8.95
This iconic Wisconsin cheese has a great mild flavor and a firm springy texture, dipped in a light batter and fried. Served with ranch dressing for dipping.

Garden Salad

$5.95

Iceberg lettuce, shredded red cabbage, shredded carrots and tomato with your choice of dressing: Italian, French, 1000 Island, ranch or bleu cheese.
– Add protein: Ribeye steak +8.00 or chicken (grilled or fried) +4.00

Finnish Style Bread Cheese (Juustoleipa)

A Beacon Favorite! If you like cheese curds, you’re gonna love this creamy fried cheese with no breading! Ask about new flavors! Try them with mango habanero or sweet Thai chili sauce.

Popcorn Shrimp

$5.3
This premium popcorn shrimp features peeled, tail-off shrimp with an Asian-style breading. Served with a lemon wedge and cocktail sauce or tartar sauce.
– Try them “wing style” with one of our sauces below instead of tartar or cocktail sauce!

Cheddar Bacon Potato Barrels

$7.95
This over sized tater tot features creamy cheddar cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, a hint of chives and of course, crispy, crunchy potatoes. Served with ranch dressing for dipping.

House Made Spinach Artichoke Dip

A seasoned blend of cream cheese, mozzarella and parmesan mixed with spinach and artichokes. Served with your choice of grilled or fried pita chips.

Seasoned Flat Crispy Fries

$4.95
These unique, Seashore-Style® skin-on, flat crispy fries are seasoned with a perfect blend of sea salt, black pepper and garlic.

Jumbo Bone In Wings or Chicken Tenders

Five 7.95, Ten 13.95
A Beacon favorite! Choose from traditional wings dusted in our seasoned flour and deep fried golden brown or breaded boneless chicken tenders. Served with ranch or bleu cheese for dipping.
– Choose your sauce below.

Hush Puppies

$5.95
A dozen of our Buttermilk Hushpuppies are a delicious starter. They’re a tasty, unique blend of spices and golden cornmeal goodness mixed with real buttermilk to create the perfect starter or side. Served with your choice of dipping sauce or butter.

Sauce Selections

Frank’s Red Hot ~ Garlic Parmesan ~ Mango Habanero ~ Citrus Explosion ~ 9-1-1 Three Pepper HOT ~ Sweet Thai Chili, Gochujang (Korean Red Chili) or BBQ

Sides ~ Small Plates

Small Garden Salad

$2.95

Iceberg lettuce, shredded red cabbage, shredded carrots and tomato with your choice of dressing: Thousand Island, Italian, French, ranch or bleu cheese.

– Add $1.00 with any sandwich or entrée.

Seasoned Flat Crispy Fries

$2.95
These unique, Seashore-Style® skin-on, flat crispy fries are seasoned with a perfect blend of sea salt, black pepper and garlic.

Tater Tots

$2.95
A childhood favorite for many! Introduced in the 50’s, they’re still great!

Waffle Cut Sweet Potato Fries

$3.95
Deep fried sweet & crispy.

– Add $1.00 with any sandwich or entrée.

Al's Baked Beans

$3.95

Former Beacon owner Al Trossen’s not so secret recipe beans. Navy beans, onions bacon, molasses and catsup.

– Add $1.00 with any sandwich or entrée.

Creamy Cole Slaw

$1.95
Chopped cabbage in a traditional creamy dressing with carrots and seasoning.

Hush Puppies

$3.95

A half dozen of our Buttermilk Hushpuppies are a delicious starter either alone or paired with any of our menu selections. They’re a tasty, unique blend of spices and golden cornmeal goodness mixed with real buttermilk to create the perfect starter or side. Served with your choice of dipping sauce or butter.

– Add $1.00 with any sandwich or entrée.

Sandwiches

All sandwiches include choice of one side. Bread choices: Paielli’s Kaiser Roll or French Bread. Pretzel Roll +1.00 Add cheese: American, Pepper, Swiss, Provolone, Muenster or Cheddar +1.00 each. Add Bacon +1.00

*Prime Rib Steak Sandwich

$15.95
A Beacon favorite! A 6-8 oz slab of our slow roasted prime rib finished on the char broiler. Served on fresh Paielli’s French bread with aus jus.

* ⅓ Pound Burger

$7.95
Fresh ground beef from Brossman’s Meats. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion & pickles.

*Prime Rib French Dip

$15.95
Slow roasted prime rib, sliced thin and drenched in warm aus jus. Served on fresh Paielli’s French bread with additional aus jus.

Fish Sandwich

White flakey Pollock, dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried golden brown. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, tartar sauce, lemon wedge and one side.

Chicken Breast Sandwich

$8.95
Chargrilled or breaded and deep fried. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion & pickles.

Dinners

Dinners include choice of two sides.

Beacon 4 Piece Fried Chicken

$10.95

Best in town! Tender, juicy marinated chicken dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried to a crispy golden brown.

– Sorry ~ Not available on Fridays.

Panko Breaded Stuffed Shrimp

$15.95
Tender butterfly shrimp, stuffed with cheese and crabmeat, coated with panko bread crumbs and deep fried. Served with lemon wedge and cocktail sauce.

Traditional Wisconsin Fish Fry

$11.95
Available every day! Over one half pound of flakey white Pollock, dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried to a golden brown. Served with Paielli’s marbled rye bread, tartar sauce and a lemon wedge.

Jumbo Butterflied Shrimp

$13.95
Large butterflied shrimp, lightly breaded and fried to a crunchy golden brown. Served with lemon wedge and cocktail sauce.

Tempura Battered Smelt

$10.95
Available every day! Tempura battered Canadian smelt, deep fried golden brown, served with tartar sauce, lemon wedge and Paielli’s marbled rye bread along with your choice of two sides.

Coconut Breaded Shrimp

$11.95
Medium butterflied shrimp coated with sweet coconut and panko bread crumbs, deep fried to a golden brown. Served with lemon wedge and choice of sauce. We suggest sweet Thai chili or mango habanero!

Desserts

Eli's Famous Chicago Cheesecake

$3.95
Chicago’s finest cheesecake since 1980! Rich and creamy texture on an all butter shortbread crust. Toppings: Cherries, chocolate, caramel, peach, strawberry.

Tiramisu Dessert Cake

$3.95
Bistro Collection. Mascarpone mousse, whipped cream and cocoa.

Key Lime Pie

$3.95
Bistro Collection. Cookie crumb base with real Key Lime mousse, topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Pie

$3.95
Chocolate crust layered with peanut butter mousse and thick chocolate ganache, topped with crushed peanut butter cups.

Friday Fish Fry

Fish Dinners served with Paielli’s marbled rye bread, tartar sauce and a lemon wedge and include your choice of two sides.

Traditional Wisconsin Fish Fry

$11.95
Available every day! Over one-half pound of flakey white Pollock, dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried to a golden brown.

Tempura Battered Smelt

$10.95
Available every day! Tempura battered Canadian smelt, deep fried golden brown.

Farm Raised Catfish

$12.95
Two 4-6 ounce mild farm raised fillets, dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried to a golden brown.

Walleye Pike

$14.95
Two 4-6 ounce fillets, dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried to a golden brown.

Yellow Lake Perch

M.P.
We always try to source the real deal from the Great Lakes but sometimes they’re not available. When they’re not, we use Euro Perch and adjust the price accordingly. One half pound, dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried to a golden brown.

Saturday Prime Rib

*Slow Roasted USDA Choice Ribeye

$23.95

USDA Choice Ribeye, slow roasted overnight. Served with aus jus, baked potato, butter, sour cream and a side salad with your choice of dressing.
Beacon Cut 32.95

Soft Drinks and NA Beers

Fountain Drinks & Sodas

Our fountain drinks and bottled specialty sodas are sourced locally, produced by Imperial Flavors Beverage Company in Milwaukee

– Cola, Diet Cola, Lemon Lime, Diet Lemon Lime, Sour Citrus, Tonic, Ginger Beer, Banzai Energy Drink, Seltzer Water, Cranberry Juice, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice

Non-Alcoholic Beers

Lakefront Riverwest Stein NA, O’doul’s Amber, Buckler,
Paulaner Weizen NA

Dang! That's Good! Bottled Sodas

Root Beer, Diet Root Beer, Butterscotch Root Beer, Diet Butterscotch Root Beer, Italian Cherry Soda, Red Cream Soda

Coffee

Our regular and decaf coffee are roasted and blended locally by Wilson’s Coffee & Tea in Racine

Bottled Beers, Hard Seltzers and Wines

Bottled/Can Beers

White Claw Hard Seltzers

Black Cherry, Mango, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Lemon

Sutter Home Wine by the Glass

Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, White Zinfandel, Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Sweet Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Red Moscato, Sangria, Sweet Peach, Tropical Pineapple, Wild Berry, White Merlot

Wine by the Bottle

Please see wine list for wines by the bottle

Cocktails & Specialty Drinks

The Beacon is known for a variety of hand crafted and award winning Old Fashioneds, delicious Bloody Marys, Micheladas and other refreshing cocktails. Ask your server for a menu!

*Whether dining out or preparing food at home consuming raw or undercooked animal foods may increase your risk of foodborne illness.