Tradewinds Restaurant Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Tradewinds Restaurant, a treasured gem located at 921 W McKinley Ave in Mishawaka, IN. Known for its inviting atmosphere and exceptional comfort food, Tradewinds offers a diverse menu that caters to every palette.
Highlights include the Pork Tenderloin, a crisp-fried delicacy drizzled with beef gravy, and the succulent Kansas City Rib Eye Steak, renowned for its marbling and flavor. Breakfast enthusiasts will love the 3 Meat Omelette, packing smoked ham, sausage, and bacon into every bite.
Guest reviews rave about the fresh ingredients and attentive service, with one patron noting it’s their “new favorite place to eat.” The warmth of Tradewinds shines through its family-friendly setting and homemade daily soups, making it a delightful spot for any occasion. With reasonable prices and hearty portions, a visit to Tradewinds is sure to satisfy your cravings!
French Toasts
Cinnamon Raisin French Toast
French toast battered cinnamon raisin bread fried crisp and topped with powdered sugar.
Cranberry Walnut French Toast
Artisan bread packed with real cranberries and walnuts then French toast battered and fried crisp, topped with powdered sugar.
Texas Style French Toast
Three thick pieces of Texas bread dipped in French toast batter and fried crisp. Topped with powdered sugar.
Eskimo Waffle
Golden malted waffle topped with vanilla bean ice cream, strawberry topping, and whipped cream. (for delivery purposes this will be packaged deconstructed) Does not travel well, will not be crisp.
Golden Malted Waffle
Carbons own malted waffle brown and golden served with whipped butter and maple syrup. Does not travel well, will not be crisp.
Waffles
Beverages
Milk
Choose from 2% white or chocolate milk. available in small, monster, or large sizes.
Juice
Orange, Cranberry, Grape, Tomato, and Apple
Pepsi Products
The bold, refreshing, robust cola
Ice Cream Float
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream paired with the perfect Fountain Drink in the classic style.
Cadillac Coffee
Choose your coffee preparation: regular, decaf, with options for sugar, creamer, sugar substitutes, or french vanilla creamer.
Toast
Choose your bread: white, wheat, texas, rye, buttermilk biscuit, english muffin, sourdough, raisin. lightly toasted.
Creamy Coleslaw
Buttermilk Pancake
Three buttermilk pancakes with butter and maple syrup.
Lrg Side Sausage Gravy
Homemade sausage gravy made with crumbled sausage, typically served over biscuits or toast.
Corned Beef Hash
Turkey Sausage
Dressing
Choose size: small or large. select dressing: ranch, french, blue cheese, oil & vinegar, thousand island, italian, caesar, honey mustard, poppy seed, raspberry vinaigrette.
Tropical Fruit Cup
Cantaloupe
Half French Toast
Apple Sauce
3 Sausage Links
Breakfast Sandwich
English muffin with egg, bacon or sausage, and cheese.
French Fries
Salsa
Small or large. freshly chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and jalapenos. served with crispy tortilla chips.
Tater Tots
Sauce
Choose size: small or large. options include salsa, bbq, ranch, hollandaise, cheese, jr hot, brown gravy, sausage gravy, cajun mayo, blue cheese dressing.
1 Farm Fresh Egg
Choose egg preparation: scrambled, with/without cheese, over easy/medium/hard, sunny-side up, with green pepper/onion, with cheese.
Hash Browns
2 Sausage Patties
Danish
Cinnamon or Cream Cheese
Cottage Cheese
American Fries
Jumbo Muffin
Choose from blueberry or banana nut. oversized muffin, freshly baked.
Ham Steak
3 Strips Bacon
A La Carte
Three Egg Folded Omelets
3 Meat Omelette
A generous portion of smoked ham crumbled sausage, and crisp bacon with American cheese served with two breakfast choices.
Tradewinds Signature Omelette
An omelet stuffed with smoked ham, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and Swiss cheese served with two breakfast choices.
Road House Hash
Scrambled eggs on top of hash browns topped with corned beef hash and American cheese. Served with toast or fruit cup.
Chicken Skillet
Seasoned chicken breast diced and mixed with grilled onions, mushrooms, scrambled eggs, and Swiss cheese on grilled hash browns. Served with toast or fruit cup.
Santa Fe Skillet
Scrambled eggs mixed with green pepper, onion, and diced ham on top of hash browns then topped with Cajun spice and Cheddar cheese. Served with toast or fruit cup.
American Skillet
Hash browns topped with scrambled eggs mixed with diced ham and American cheese. Served with toast or fruit cup.
Veggie Skillet
Hash browns topped with scrambled eggs mixed with sauteed green peppers, onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes then topped with American cheese. Served with toast or fruit cup.
Skillets
Classics
Bacon Cheese Chicken
Made with fried chicken strips topped with bacon and American cheese on a toasted bun. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Made with a generous amount of our slow-cooked BBQ pulled pork made in-house and served on a toasted bun. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Hot Beef Manhattan
Made with shaved roast beef served open-faced on white bread with mashed potatoes and covered in beef gravy.
Chicken Blt
Made with seasoned chicken breast charbroiled topped with fresh crisp bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise on toasted sourdough bread. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Bacon Lettuce & Tomato
Served on your choice of toasted bread with your choice of one lunch side.
Grilled American Cheese
Served on grilled Texas bread with your choice of one lunch side.
Fisherman's Sandwich
Made with breaded and fried Atlantic cod on a toasted bun. Served with tartar sauce and with your choice of one lunch side.
Grilled American Cheese With Bacon & Tomato
Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Chicken Teriyaki Sandwich
Made with charbroiled marinated chicken breast drizzled with teriyaki glaze on a toasted bun. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Pork Tenderloin
Made with pork fried crisp on a toasted bun. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Chicken Salad & Spinach Croissant
Made with our house-made chicken salad with fresh baby spinach mixed in on a grilled flaky croissant. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
The Panquake
Three buttermilk pancakes served with two eggs, your choice of bacon, sausage, or ham.
Multigrain Pancakes
Three sweet multi-grain pancakes served with butter and maple syrup.
Jumbalaya
A jumbo buttermilk pancake stuffed with strawberry topping, peaches, and blueberries then topped with whipped cream.
Buttermilk Pancakes
Three buttermilk pancakes with butter and maple syrup.
Pancakes
Fish Dinners
Lemon Pepper Salmon
Made with wild Alaskan salmon seasoned with a lemon pepper blend and salted butter. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Shrimp Basket
Made with 1/2 lb breaded tail on popcorn shrimp. Served with our house cocktail sauce, a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Jumbo Butterflied Shrimp
Lightly breaded tender jumbo shrimp fried and served with a fresh lemon wedge, cocktail sauce, and a grilled dinner roll.
Tilapia Fillets
Made with delicate white fish dusted in seasoned flour and sauteed to a golden finish. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Fried Lake Perch
Real lake perch, hand-breaded, and fried golden. Served with our own house tartar sauce, a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
English Style Cod
Made with twin lightly breaded cod fillets. Served with our house tartar, a fresh lemon wedge, a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Italian Meatball Parmesan Sub
Italian seasoned beef meatballs on a grilled French roll topped with tangy marinara and baked with mozzarella cheese. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
The Club Med Sub
Sliced cold turkey, crisp bacon, Swiss cheese, tomato, lettuce, and mayonnaise on a grilled French roll. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Chicken Philly Sub
A monster of a sandwich! Charbroiled chicken breast, grilled mushrooms, and onions baked with mozzarella and Swiss cheese on a grilled French roll. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Philly Cheese Sub
Hot shaved roast beef with fresh sauteed onions and green peppers baked with baby Swiss cheese on a grilled French roll. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
English Dip Sub
Shaved roast beef baked with American cheese on a grilled French roll. Served with hot au jus for dipping. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
"Subwiches"
Chicken Dinners
Chicken Benedict
A Tradewinds classic made with fried chicken fillets topped with grilled ham steak, melted Swiss cheese, and creamy hollandaise sauce all layered on top of our house rice pilaf. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Chicken Fillets
Made with all-white meat chicken tenders deep-fried. Served with your choice of dipping sauce, grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Chicken Teriyaki
Marinated chicken breast charbroiled served on our house pilaf drizzled with Kikkoman's teriyaki glaze. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Southern Fried Chicken
Made with half chicken cut and breaded in our seasoned house flour and deep-fried. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Chicken Coronado
Seasoned chicken breast charbroiled, smothered with fresh sauteed onions, and mushrooms then baked with mozzarella cheese. Served with our house rice pilaf and a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
NY Cheesecake With Strawberry Topping
Sara lee cheesecake topped with strawberries in sweet glaze.
Chocolate French Silk Pie
Layered Carrot Cake
Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon meringue pie
Apple Pie
Apple pie
Triple Layer Chocolate Cake
Desserts
Steak and Eggs
Kansas City Rib Eye Steak
A 12-14 oz highly marbled choice cut Grade A steak served with two breakfast sides. It's as good as it looks!
Center Cut Pork Chop
A 6oz charbroiled center cut pork chop served with two breakfast sides.
Chopped Steak
Half pound charbroiled beef patty served with two breakfast sides.
Petite Top Sirloin Steak
6oz choice sirloin charbroiled served with two breakfast sides.
Country Fried Steak
A breaded fried beef steak topped with sausage gravy served with two breakfast sides.
Liver & Onions
Made with beef liver sauteed and topped with grilled onions. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Kansas City Rib-Eye Steak
Made with a 12-14 oz highly marbled choice hand-cut ribeye and charbroiled to your liking with a light Montreal seasoning. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Garlic Steak & Mushrooms
Made with our petite top sirloin steak seasoned with garlic and topped with garlic seasoned sauteed mushrooms. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Petite Top Sirloin
Made with a 6oz choice top sirloin steak lightly seasoned and charbroiled. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Chopped Steak Hollandaise
Made with 1/2 lb of chopped steak patty topped with fresh sauteed mushrooms and creamy hollandaise sauce. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Country Fried Steak
Made with fried breaded beef fritter topped with rich beef gravy. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Beef Dinners
Eggs
Egg, Sausage, & Cheese Croissant
A warm flaky croissant filled with scrambled eggs, two sausage patties, and American cheese served with one side.
2 Farm Fresh Eggs
Two eggs served with two sides of your choice.
Breakfast Bagel
A fresh grilled bagel filled with scrambled eggs, hot shaved ham, and American cheese served with one side.
Diced Ham & Eggs
Two eggs scrambled with smoked ham served with two sides.
Eggs Benedict
A toasted English muffin topped with grilled ham steak, two eggs, and creamy hollandaise sauce served with one side.
Southern Fried Chicken Wrap
Made with fried chicken, lettuce, tomato, Cheddar cheese, almonds, and bacon tossed with honey mustard dressing. Served with your choice of one lunch.
Turkey Club Wrap
Made with turkey breast, Swiss cheese, bacon, tomato, lettuce, and mayonnaise. Served with your choice of one lunch.
Spicy Chicken Wrap
Spicy. Made with Cajun rubbed grilled chicken breast, bacon, onion, lettuce, tomato, and our Cajun mayonnaise. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Tradewinds Burger Wrap
Made with an all-beef burger patty, bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, and mayonnaise all layered together. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Fiery Fingers Wrap
Made with sriracha seasoned chicken breast strips, lettuce, tomato, Pepper Jack cheese, and our own Cajun mayonnaise. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Wraps
Kids Menu
Kids Chicken Nuggets
7 all white meat golden crispy chicken nuggets served with 1 side selection and dipping sauce.
Kids Grilled Cheese
Thin grilled white bread with melted American cheese served with one side choice.
Kids Hot Dog
All Beef hot dog on toasted hot dog roll served with one side choice.
Kids Pancakes Meal
3 kid size buttermilk pancakes served with 1 egg and choice of bacon or sausage links.
Kids Waffle
1/2 Golden Malted Waffle served with choice of bacon or sausage links. Does not travel well.
Kids Spaghetti & Meatball
Angel Hair pasta tossed with tangy marinara and 1 all beef meatball served with grilled roll.
Kids French Toast
Thin French toast just the way the kiddies love it, dusted with powdered sugar. Choose 2 strips bacon or 2 sausage links to accompany.
Kids Egg, Hash Brown & Toast
1 egg with grilled hash browns and toast.
Kids Cheese Burger
Mini all beef burger patty with melted American Cheese on a soft bun. Comes with side choice.
Chicken Club Salad
Seasoned grilled chicken breast sliced atop fresh greens with sliced egg, croutons, bacon, and tomatoes. Served with choice of dressing.
Teriyaki Chicken Salad
Marinated chicken breast sliced atop fresh greens with sauteed onions and mushrooms and drizzled with Kikkoman's teriyaki glaze and topped with crispy rice noodles. Served with warm poppy seed dressing.
Maurice Salad
This is a monster of a salad with generous portions of shaved ham and turkey, Swiss, and Cheddar cheese atop fresh greens and topped with tomatoes. Served with choice of dressing.
Sweet & Crunchy Chicken Salad
Sweet chicken breast grilled and sliced atop fresh greens and baby spinach leaves tossed with tart craisins, walnuts, and croutons. Served with fat-free raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
Carolina Chicken Salad
Fried chicken served atop fresh greens with crisp bacon, slivered almonds, Cheddar cheese, and tomatoes.
Salads
Lunch Melts
Grilled Chicken Melt
Made with grilled seasoned chicken breast on grilled sourdough bread with American cheese. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Notre Dame Express
Served with grilled sourdough stuffed with cold turkey breast, bacon, and melted Swiss and American cheeses. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Patty Melt
Made with a 1/2 pound ground beef patty on grilled rye bread with grilled onions and American cheese. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Reuben Melt
Made with fresh shaved tender corned beef and tangy sauerkraut served hot on grilled rye bread with baby Swiss cheese. Served with Thousand Island alongside and your choice of one lunch side.
Grilled Ham Melt
Made with hot shaved ham on grilled rye bread with baby Swiss cheese. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Tuna Melt
Made with our house tuna salad on grilled rye bread with American cheese.
Veggie Melt
Made with freshly grilled sourdough bread stuffed with cold fresh garden veggies and melted American and Swiss cheeses. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Pork Tenderloin
Crisp fried pork fritter topped with beef gravy. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Center Cut Pork Chops
Two center cut pork chops charbroiled, or pan-fried upon request. Served with a grilled dinner roll and two side choices.
Pork Dinners
Appetizers
Galley Loaded Tater Tots
Generous portion of Fried tater tots topped with Cheddar cheese sauce, fresh crisp bacon, and green onions.
Basket Onion Rings
Fried Green Tomatoes
Platter of battered green tomato slices deep-fried and served with Chipotle Mayonnaise.
Fried Mushrooms
Served with ranch dressing.
Mozzarella Sticks
Fried mozzarella sticks with tangy marinara
Loaded Fries
Crispy French fries topped with lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, onion, and Cheddar cheese sauce.
Basket Garlic Parmesan Fries
Generous and Addictive crispy French fries tossed in our garlic parmesan butter sauce
Bavarian Pretzel Sticks
Soft on the inside and bubbly crisp on the outside. Served with warm Cheddar cheese sauce.
Spicy Queso Dip
Spicy Creamy white queso with jalapeno and sausage. Served with fresh fried tortilla chips.
Sticky Fried Shrimp
1/2 Pound of crispy fried shrimp tossed with house-made sweet and spicy sticky sauce. Served over lettuce and topped with green onion.
Fried Pork Rinds
Flash fried fresh pork skins
Homestyle Cheese Curds
White Cheddar Wisconsin cheese with a light crisp coating. Served with tangy marinara.
The Odd Couple
Golden hash browns and a buttermilk biscuit smothered in sausage gravy.
Tradewinds Famous Quiche
Baked in kitchen, topped with creamy hollandaise sauce. Served with fresh fruit.
Old Fashioned Oatmeal
Served with brown sugar and milk.
Biscuits & Gravy
Buttermilk biscuits topped with sausage gravy.
Breakfast Burrito
White flour tortilla stuffed with hash browns, sausage, and Cheddar cheese then topped with sausage gravy. Served with a fruit cup.
Day Break Favorites
Grilled Breakfast Melts
Hot Mexican Melt
Scrambled eggs mixed with sausage, green peppers, onions, jalapenos, and Pepper Jack cheese on grilled Texas bread. Served with hash browns.
3 Meat Melt
Scrambled eggs mixed with diced ham, sausage, crisp bacon, and American cheese on grilled Texas bread. Served with hash browns.
Beefy Mushroom & Swiss Burger
1/2 pound charbroiled chop steak , topped with fresh sauteed mushrooms, baby Swiss cheese, and thick beef gravy. Served with your choice of one lunch.
Tradewinds Monster Burger
Full Pound of flame-broiled ground beef, slathered with sauteed onions, and American cheese. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Texas Chili Burger
Made with a ground beef patty served open-faced on a toasted bun topped with our house chili and baked with real Cheddar cheese. Served with your choice of one lunch.
The Big Texan Burger
1/2 pound chopped steak topped with crispy onion strings, American cheese, and sweet BBQ sauce on grilled Texas bread. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
1/3 Lb Ground Beef Patty Modest Burger
1/3 ground beef patty charbroiled on a toasted bun.
BBQ Pork Burger
Made with 1/2 pound chopped steak topped with our slow-cooked BBQ pulled pork and Pepper Jack cheese. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Nelson Burger
Made with Half Pound Cajun spiced chopped steak topped with American cheese, pickle chips, diced onion, and lettuce. Slathered in Thousand Island dressing. Served with your choice of one lunch side.
Burgers
Pasta
Chicken Parmesan
Angel hair pasta topped with fried chicken and tangy marinara then baked with mozzarella cheese. Served with fresh garlic toast, soup or salad, and grilled garlic toast.
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Angel hair pasta with tangy marinara and Italian all beef meatballs. Served with fresh garlic toast, soup or salad, and a grilled garlic bread.