Whistle Stop at The American Cafe

109 S Main St, Travelers Rest
(864) 944-7853

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Personal Size Cheese Pepperoni Pizza
Fried Green Tomato Pizza
Pretzel with Beer Cheese
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Fried Green Tomatoes
Bavarian Pretzel
Shrimp and Grits
Strawberry Cake
Roasted Chicken

Menu

Stoke Your Engine
South's Best Fried Green Tomatoes
Thinly sliced lightly breaded, deep-fried perfection. Drizzled with a house-made remoulade sauce and a dollop of goat cheese.
Wing Stop
Best in Carolina's Baked first and deep-fried to a golden brown with a choice of sauce.
Bavarian Pretzel
Choice of house crafted pimento or beer cheese and spicy dijon or marinara sauce. Large enough to share.
Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Brussels Sprouts with applewood smoked bacon Parmesan and a sweet sherry wine reduction.
Chili Cheese Fries
Whole cut fries, Topped with junior's famous chili and cheddar cheese.
Mozzarella Sticks
Made the whistle stop way. Fresh mozzarella wrapped in our house-made dough, deep-fried to golden perfection, served with our signature marinara sauce.
Whistle Stop Potato Chips
Our whistle stop potato chips, drizzled with truffle essence and a balsamic glaze, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
Fried Pickles
A basket of crinkle cut, lightly breaded dill pickles deep-fried to a tasty temptation served with chipotle ranch or ranch dipping sauce.
Tender Basket
All white meat, buttermilk crispy tenders, battered and breaded to perfection.
Basket of Yeast Rolls

Soups
Creamy Potato Soup
Creamy chunks of potatoes, topped with cheddar cheese, applewood smoked bacon, and chives.
Daddy Styles Old-Fashioned Stew-Beef Soup
Slow cooked beef and diced potatoes au jus, just the way grandpa did it.

Salads
Whistle Stop's Signature Salad
Mixed greens, romaine lettuce, shredded purple cabbage, carrots, dried cranberries, mandarin oranges, chow mein noodles, and almonds, with a choice of dressing.
Almond Brie Spinach Salad
Fresh baby spinach, red onions, roasted red peppers, almonds, and cherry tomatoes, served with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing and topped with an almond brie.
House Salad
Mixed greens, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, Parmesan, cucumbers, carrots, onions, and croutons. Served with a balsamic vinaigrette.
Swamp Rabbit Club Salad
Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, hard boiled egg, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, applewood smoked bacon, ham and turkey, served with a chipotle ranch dressing.
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, croutons, and Parmesan cheese. Served with a creamy Caesar dressing.
Miss Vickie's Homemade Chicken Salad
Spring mix, dried cranberries, pecans and a scoop of chicken salad.

Dining Car
Filet Mignon
8 oz. beef filet, herbed grits and asparagus with red wine demi glaze. Add grilled shrimp for an additional charge.
Salmon Fillet
Fresh cut and pan seared in white wine butter sauce. Served over a bed of Carolina stone ground pimento cheese grits. Accompanied by sweet chili brussels sprouts.
Whistle Stop's Now Famous Shrimp and Grits
Creamy stone ground Carolina grits, with pan-seared shrimp! Kielbasa sausage, red and green peppers in a Beurre Blanc wine sauce.
The Original American Cafe Hamburger Steak
10 oz. Braveheart beef hamburger steak. Topped with house-made onion gravy. Served with red skin mashed potatoes and southern style green beans.
Oven Roasted Half Chicken
All natural, free range, hormone and antibiotic-free. Served with our signature mac and cheese and southern fried okra.
Barbecue Half Chicken
All natural, free range, hormone and antibiotic-free. Served with cheddar mashed potatoes and southern style baked beans.
Southern Style Catfish
Hand battered catfish fillet. Served with cheddar mashed potatoes and southern style baked beans.
Australian Sea Bass
Seared with pimento cheese grits and seet chili brussels sprouts, topped with herbed butter.
Tomahawk Pork Chop
Butcher cut bone in chop! Grilled and maple glazed. Served with bell pepper corn bread souffle and mixed vegetables.
BBQ Ribs and Pulled Pork
Seasoned 1/2 rack of BBQ ribs and pulled pork. Topped with whistle stop BBQ sauce, served with mac and cheese and southern fried okra.
Big John's Iron Horse
Butcher cut Braveheart 12 oz. premium Ny strip steak in herbed butter. Served with potatoes au gratin and brown butter green beans. Add grilled shrimp for an additional charge.
The 109 Burger
Fresh 1/3 lb. Braveheart beef patty, fried green tomatoes, crisp Applewood smoked bacon, housemade pimento cheese. Served on a brioche bun.
Steak, Shrimp and Sausage
Grilled 6 oz. premium NY strip, butcher cut, grilled shrimp and kielbasa sausage. Served with caramelized onion and blue cheese mashed potatoes and asparagus.
Linguini Alfredo
Mushrooms and spinach with your choice of creamy alfredo, marinara and pesto sauce. Add protein for an additional charge.
Herbed Pot Roast
Slow braised wiith red potatoes, onions and carrots in a red wine demi glaze.
1/4 Southern Fried Chicken
Choice of dark or white meat with mashed potatoes, green beans, cream style gravy.

All Aboard Burgers
Our Signature 109 Burger
1/3 lb. beef patty, fried green tomatoes, crisp applewood smoked bacon, house-made pimento cheese.
All American Cheeseburger
American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and duke's mayo.
Chipotle Black Bean Burger
A roasted black bean burger, blended with chipotle peppers, onions, black beans, and red peppers, with pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and a chipotle ranch sauce.
The Burger with Benefits
The world's first plant-based burger that looks, cooks, and taste like French ground beef. The beyond burger, with lettuce, tomato, and onions is a heart-healthy option for vegans.

Hot Dog Plates
Junior's Original Hot Dog Plate
The one that started it all! Stroll down memory lane, with junior's secret chili recipe, served all the way with chopped onions, chili and mustard.
Bird Dog Plate
2 pieces deep-fried chicken tenders, applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, and honey mustard.

Railroad Junction
BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich
Slow-smoked BBQ pulled pork, finished with our signature BBQ sauce on a brioche bun and a side of coleslaw.
Fish and Chips
Fillet of golden-fried, flaky white fish. Served with fries, coleslaw, and creamy tartar sauce.
Miss Vickie's Chicken Salad Sandwich
Fresh, scratch made, best you've ever tasted! Spring mix, dried, cranberries, pecans and scoop of chicken salad.
BLT
Applewood smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and Greenville's very own duke's mayonnaise with your choice of white or wheat berry toast.

Little Red Caboose
Kids Two Choo-Choo Sliders
Kids Two BBQ Sliders
Hamburger
Cheeseburger
Kids Bird Dog
Chicken tender in a bun with honey mustard.
Kids Popcorn Chicken
Kids Junior's Hot Dog
Kids Corn Dog
Kids Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Sugar Shack
Aunt Kathleen's Key Lime Pie
Chocolate Pie
Ms. Vickie's Pecan Pie
Coconut Creme Pie
New York Style Cheesecake
"Cinnabon" Puff Basket
"Flat Cars" Apple
"Flat Cars" Peach Turnovers
Mama Dee's Strawberry Cake
Carrot Cake
Tiramisu
Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae
Housemade brownie, vanilla ice cream, caramel and chocolate syrup, whipped cream topped with a maraschino cherry.

Caboose Express
Hand-Dipped Ice Cream
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, butter pecan, cookies n' cream, mint chocolate chip.
Old-Fashioned Soda Jerk Milkshakes and Malts
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, butter pecan, cookies n' cream, mint chocolate chip.
Soda Jerk Ice Cream Floats
"Black cow catcher". Coke or rootbeer with vanilla ice cream.
Orange Blossom Special
Fanta orange with vanilla ice cream.
Chocolate Soda
Hershey's chocolate syrup, club soda, vanilla or chocolate ice cream.

Petticoat Junction
Island Oasis Fruit Smoothies
12 oz. Strawberry, banana, V-8 fusion, peach, strawberry, wild berry. Made with real fruit.
Hawaiian Shave Ice
Lime, grape, cherry, orange, root beer, Bahama mama, fuzzy navel, blue raspberry, pina colada, tigers blood. Available in sugar free.

Wet Your Whistle
Tea
Lemonade
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Dr. Pepper
Mountain Dew
Sunkist Orange
Sierra Mist
Gatorade
Coffee
Hot Tea
Bottled Coca Cola
Bottled Fiji Artisan Water

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Recent Reviews

I’ve had 3 meals here and 2 of the 3 have been bad. The last visit was so bad I felt I needed to say something. This place needs to do better. They charge too much for the poor quality of food they serve. The service is poor as well. I had hoped for better with my sister in town. Disappointing…
July 2026
The food was delicious! Everything was fresh and tantalizing on the tastebuds.
We particularly enjoyed the fried green tomatoes, catfish, and don’t even me started on the shrimp and grits!!😋🤤
The service was all it should be, welcoming, helpful, knowledgeable, and attentive. Thank you Whistle Stop for such an enjoyable experience.
We will back for sure!
July 2026
Whistle Stop Cafe was highly recommended by some friends. We decided to try it for ourselves. We had the BEST experience there. The service was OUTSTANDING! We absolutely loved our food to include the Fried Green Tomatoes. I’m over 60 and I think I may have had the best hamburger in my entire life here at Whistle Stop. My wife loved her chicken salad. I realize a lot of reviews can be very subjective, but I don’t write things if people are doing only what...
June 2026

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Whistle Stop at The American Cafe

109 S Main St, Travelers Rest, SC 29690
(864) 944-7853