Back In The Day Cafe

4317 W Illinois Ave, Midland
(432) 262-8126

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Back in the Day Breakfast Special w Pancakes
Back in the Day Special with Pancakes
Meatloaf Mashed Tator Mac& Cheese
Breakfast Chicken Fried Steak
Fried Zucchini Appetizer
Ribeye Steak and Eggs
Biscuits and Gravy
Hamburger Steak
Steak Fingers
Peach Cobbler

Menu

Appetizers
Fried Zucchini
We hand bread our zucchini to order and fried to a delightful crisp. Appetizers are only available after 11:00 pm daily.
Fried Mushrooms
Fresh mushrooms hand breaded and fried to deliciousness. Appetizers are only available after 11:00 pm daily.
Jalapeno Critters
Homemade whole jalapenos stuffed with cheese, hand-breaded, and fried. Appetizers are only available after 11:00 pm daily.
Texas fried pickles
Texas style, homemade, hand-battered, and fried with a choice of ranch or jalapeno ranch. Appetizers are only available after 11:00 pm daily.
Cheese Planks
A tempting blend of five kinds of cheese, with your choice of marinara or ranch. Appetizers are only available after 11:00 pm daily.
Green Chile Chips
Homemade potato chips topped with delicious green chile and cheese. Appetizers are only available after 11:00 pm daily.
Bone-In Chicken Wings
Savoury bone-in, lightly breaded, and served with poblano or housemade ranch. Appetizers are only available after 11:00 pm daily.
Chicken Bites
Boneless chicken pieces, battered, and fried golden, served with poblano or house-made ranch. Appetizers are only available after 11:00 pm daily.

Salads
Grilled Chicken Salad
Salad mix, tomatoes, purple onion, and shredded cheese topped with bits of your choice of lemon-peppered or cajun-seasoned grilled chicken.
Chef salad
Salad mix, tomatoes, purple onion, shredded cheese, ham, cucumbers, croutons, and half a hard-boiled egg. Your choice of ranch, Italian dressing, jalapeno ranch, or thousand island dressing.
Chicken Tender Salad
Salad mix, tomatoes and shredded cheese topped with our delicious chicken tenders.
Southwest Salad
Salad mix, tomatoes, purple onion, shredded cheese, corn, black beans, tortilla strips, topped off with southwest ranch.

Burgers & Sandwiches
Cheeseburger
Delicious beef patty on a light and fluffy bun with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion and mayo or mustard. Only available after 11:00 am daily.
The Timeless Hot Ham & Cheese
A timeless classic, sliced ham with melted American cheese served on texas toast. Only available after 11:00 am daily.
Southwest Turkey & Avocado
Delicious turkey and avocado piled on jalapeno cornmeal bread with poblano-avocado dressing. Only available after 11:00 am daily.
Egg Add On
Hamburger
You can't go wrong with a classic burger with lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion, mayonnaise, and mustard. Only available after 11:00 am daily.
Swiss Jalapeno Burger
Tasty beef patty topped with fried jalapeno sliced topped with melted swiss cheese and ranch dressing. Only available after 11:00 am daily.
Green Chile Cheeseburger
This enticing mix of green chiles and cheese sauce on a beef patty won't let you down. Only available after 11:00 am daily.
Bacon Add on
Blue Cheese Crumble Add On
Cheese Add On
Jalapeno Add On

Breakfast
Back in the Day Breakfast Special
A hashbrown or diced potatoes, two pancakes, two eggs cooked your way, your choice of ham, bacon, or sausage. Breakfast is only available until 10:30 am daily!
Biscuits & Gravy
Two warm and cosy biscuits topped with fresh gravy. Breakfast is only available until 10:30 am daily!
Just For Kids
One egg, one pancake, and bacon or sausage. Breakfast is only available until 10:30 am daily!
Breakfast Burritos
Flour tortillas filled with 3 ingredients. Your choice of egg, bacon, ham, sausage, onion, tomato, jalapeño, bell pepper, mushrooms, spinach, cheese, and beans. Breakfast is only available until 10:30 am daily!
Breakfast Scramble
Two scrambled eggs, hash browns or diced potatoes and your choice of a biscuit or toast. Breakfast is only available until 10:30 am daily!
Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs
Voted our best chicken fried steak with eggs, a hashbrown or diced potatoes and your choice of a toast or biscuit. Breakfast is only available until 10:30 am daily!
Omelets
Three eggs with a hashbrown, diced potatoes or grits and a biscuit or toast! Choose up to five ingredients. Breakfast is only available until 10:30 am daily!
Without Eggs
Your choice of bacon, sausage, or ham with a hash brown or diced potatoes, biscuit or toast. Breakfast is only available until 10:30 am daily!

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Recent Reviews

Always looking for and off the path cafe, I prefer it over any chain restaurant. This place reminds me of the café back home. Sweet tea was good and it comes in a big cup. I ordered the chicken spaghetti and Mac n cheese. If your looking for a large portion this is not for you and its a tad pricey for the portion, but it is delicious. Our waitress was really nice and checked on us throughout our meal. Atmosphere was a little noisy for some but just what i expect. Great place...
August 2025
Just like it's name... it's great comfort food. It's a small establishment with excellent service and food. I love their breakfast, the best pancakes in town. Their bowls and chicken fried steak are the best in town. Love love love this pace.
August 2025
We went there this morning for breakfast. The food was decent I ordered the omelet and my husband got the chicken and waffle. The omelet was ok the one major complaint is that it came with way too much cheese and the cheese wasn’t even melted all the way. My husband said the chicken and waffle was good but the chicken could have been a little more golden brown and juicer.
August 2025

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Back In The Day Cafe

4317 W Illinois Ave, Midland, TX 79703
(432) 262-8126