Bandits' Grill & Bar Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Bandits' Grill & Bar, a culinary haven tucked away in Thousand Oaks, CA, that tantalizes taste buds with its robust and varied menu. This casual eatery is perfect for families, groups, and anyone looking for a satisfying meal loaded with flavor.
- Appetizers: Start with the savory Stuffed Potato or the indulgent Sweet & Spicy Riblets, perfect for sharing.
- Wood-Fired Specialties: The slow-roasted Baby Back Ribs and Tri-Tip Steak highlight the restaurant's wood-fired barbecue techniques, providing a smoky depth of flavor.
- Soup & Chili: Seasonal offerings like Tri-Tip Chili and Chicken Pozole Verde warm the soul.
Bandits' Grill & Bar successfully marries flavor with accessibility, ensuring comfort and satisfaction for every guest.
Appetizers to Share
1 Lb. Stuffed Potato
Choice of one protein; Blackened Chicken, Tri-tip, Pulled pork, Veggies. Sour Cream, Butter, Cheese
10 Buffalo Wings
10 hot & spicy buffalo wings served with carrot & celery sticks and homemade sauces
3 Cheeseburger Sliders
These small but mighty sliders include cheddar cheese, lettuce & pickles on soft brioche buns. Sold in quantities of 3, 6 & 9
6 Cheeseburger Sliders
These small but mighty cheeseburgers include cheddar cheese, lettuce and pickles on a soft brioche bun.
9 Cheeseburger Sliders
These small but mighty cheeseburgers include cheddar cheese, lettuce and pickles on a soft brioche bun.
Potato Skins
Ranch Beans, bacon, cheese and pico.
Colossal Onion Rings
A large order of hand Battered rings served with our house-made ranch dressing
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Creamy spinach and artichoke dip topped with tomatoes and parmesan cheese. Served with tortilla chips and garlic bread strips.
THEY'RE BACK Sweet & Spicy Riblets
A full pound of sweet, sticky riblets. Messy but good!
Fried Pickles
Hand battered dill pickles topped with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and served with creamy horseradish and Ranch
Hand Battered Chicken Tenders
4 hand-battered chicken breasts tenders that melt in your mouth
Tri Tip Nachos
Tortilla chips topped with our nacho sauce, tri tip, ranch beans, cheddar and jack cheese, sauted onions and peppers, pico de gallo, sour cream, and jalapeos.
Spicy Beef Links
2 Spicy Beef Links topped with Bbq Sauce and Sauted onions
Crispy Zucchini
5 hand battered zucchini spears. Topped with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and served with our house-made ranch dressing.
Bowl of Chili
We put our chili up against anyone's! Monday through Thursday we are proud to serve our white bean Chicken chili. On Friday, Saturday & Sunday, enjoy our famous tri-tip chili
Bowl of Soup
On Monday & Tuesday, enjoy our Chicken Tortilla Soup. On Wednesday & Thursday, you'll love our Loaded Potato Soup. Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday, we serve our famous Chicken Pozole Verde.
Chili - Quart
Soup - Quart
Homemade Soup & Chili
Wood Fired Barbecue
Baby Back Ribs - 1/2 Rack
Rotisserie smoked, slow-roasted & grilled over an oak fire
Baby Back Ribs - Full Rack
Baby Back Ribs & Shrimp Combo
Baby back ribs + a skewer of Jumbo Shrimp
Tri Tip Steak - 8 oz.
Slow-roasted & grilled over an oak fire, then hand-carved to order. Served medium and up.
Tri-Tip Steak - 11 oz. cut
Tri-Tip Steak & Shrimp Combo
6-oz. cut of Tri-Tip plus a skewer of Jumbo Shrimp
BBQ Chicken Breast
Two boneless chicken breasts marinated, then slow-cooked & finished on an oak fire
Smoked Pulled Pork
Half-pound of our special pork roast, slow-smoked until fork-tender, then hand-shredded and tossed in Bandits own BBQ sauce. Served with garlic bread
Roasted Half Chicken
Fresh and natural -- brined, slow-cooked & finished on an oak fire
Beef Ribs - 3 bones
Big & meaty bones, slowly smoked & finished on an oak fire
Beef Ribs - 4 bones
Barbecue Combo
Choose any 2
Rib-Eye Steak
16oz USDA choice hand cut topped with garlic butter. Well marbled, juicy and savory
Prime Rib - 16 oz. cut
Prime Rib - 12-oz cut
USDA choice hand cut and served medium rare & up with traditional Au Jus and horseradish.
Fresh Salmon
Jamaican spiced and served with mango salsa on the side, rice and sauted veggies
Shrimp Skewers Dinner
Grilled Jumbo Shrimp topped with tangy lemon-garlic sauce. Served with rice and sauted veggies..
Steak, Prime Rib & Seafood
Sandwiches
Unbeatable Sandwich
Tri-tip, onions, bell peppers, jack cheese, BBQ or jerk sauce. Served on garlic bread or a steak roll
Prime Rib Sandwich
Slow-roasted, thinly sliced, steak roll, side of creamy horseradish and au jus.
BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Oakwood grilled chicken breast, topped with cheddar cheese and BBQ sauce with power greens, tomatoes, crispy onions, and spicy aioli on grilled garlic bread.
Pulled Pork Sliders
Slow-smoked fork-tender Pulled Pork sliders tossed in our own BBQ sauce and served on soft brioche buns with onion straws and coleslaw
Southern Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Tangy slaw, tomatoes, jack cheese, mayonnaise on a seeded brioche bun.
NEW Blackened Salmon Sandwich
Cajun-spiced fresh salmon filet with spinach & aioli on seeded brioche bread
BBQ Wrap - Tri Tip
Tri-tip steak, greens, tomatoes, cheese, corn, black beans, tortilla strips, cilantro jalapeno ranch dressing and bbq sauce. Made with flour tortilla.
BBQ Wrap - Chicken
Seasoned BBQ chicken, greens, tomatoes, cheese, corn, black beans, tortilla strips, cilantro jalapeno ranch dressing and bbq sauce. Made with flour tortilla.
Fish Tacos
Two fresh grilled fish tacos, perfectly spiced, with cabbage, pico de gallo, crispy onions and our own jalapeo-caesar dressing. Served with rice and beans.
Bandits Burger
Cheddar, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, homemade thousand island.
Hickory Burger
Cheddar, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, crispy onion and BBQ sauce.
NEW Jalapeo Burger
Spicy! Includes monterey jack cheese, jalapeos, lettuce, tomato and marinated red onions on a brioche bun
Burgers
Delightful Salads
Anti Salad Chicken Plate
Seasoned grilled chicken served over a bed of roasted veggies and quinoa.
Anti-Salad Tri-Tip Plate
Tender strips of tri-tip steak served over a bed of roasted veggies and quinoa.
Anti-Salad Blackened Salmon Plate
Blackened salmon filet served over a bed of roasted veggies and quinoa.
BBQ Chopped Salad
Choice of Chicken or Tri-tipMixed greens, bacon, corn, black beans, jicama, tomatoes, corn strips with a cilantro jalapeno ranch dressing topped with crispy onions.
Steak Salad
Tri-tip, mixed greens, grilled red onions, tomatoes, avocado, crumbled blue cheese with a roasted garlic vinaigrette.
Bandito Taco Salad
Taco Seasoned Chicken tossed with power greens, romaine, peppers, corn, cilantro, black beans, tomatoes, cheese, scallions, tortilla strips and jalapeno cilantro dressing. Sub Tri tip for $3
Salmon Salad
Jamaican spiced, spinach, quinoa, mango, scallions, avocado, marinated red onions, and peppers with a chili lime vinaigrette.
Wedge Salad
Bacon, blue cheese, tomatoes and red onions with choice of dressing.
Harvest Salad
Spinach, mixed greens, fresh strawberries, apples, raisins, nuts, goat cheese, scallions with a berry blossom vinaigrette.
Large House Salad
Large Caesar Salad
Baked Potato
Served with butter, sour cream, and chives on the side.
Coleslaw - 1/2 pint
Cole Slaw - Pint
Coleslaw - Quart
Ranch Beans - 1/2 pint
Ranch Beans - Pint
Mac & Cheese - 1/2 pint
Mac & Cheese - Pint
Mac & Cheese - Quart
Corn "Off the Cob" - 1/2 pint
Corn "Off the Cob" - Pint
Corn "Off the Cob" - Quart
Daily Veggies - 1/2 pint
Daily Veggies - Pint
Daily Veggies - Quart
Bandits Rice - 1/2 pint
Bandits Rice - Pint
Bandits Rice - Quart
Skinny Fries
Cannot guarantee hot on arrival
Garlic- Herb Fries
Cannot guarantee hot on arrival
Sweet Potato Fries
Cannot guarantee hot on arrival
Garlic Bread
4 Pieces
Bread Rolls - 3
Bread Rolls - 6
Bread Rolls - 12
Shrimp skewer
Skewer of Jumbo Shrimp with lemon-garlic sauce. A great add on to any of our meals.
Bottled Bandit's Bbq Sauce
Sides
Family Style Packages
The Picnic Package for 2
Half rack of Baby Back Ribs, Half-pound of Tri-Tip Steak, BBQ Half Chicken, Choice of 2 half-pint sides, 2 garlic rolls
The Outlaw- serves 2 to 4
Full rack Baby Back Ribs, 1 lb. Tri-Tip Steak, Whole BBQ Chicken (or 3 BBQ Chicken breasts), Choice of any quart side, 4 garlic rolls
Baby Back Ribs
Full Rack
Tri-Tip Steak - 1/2 lb.
8 oz. Served medium & up
Tri-Tip Steak - 1 lb.
16 oz. Served medium & up
Whole Tri-Tip Steak
Approximate size 2 lbs. Served medium & up.
Whole BBQ Chicken
Free range chicken slow-cooked then finished on the grill
Beef Ribs
Full rack
A la Carte
Young'N Menu
Kids 4 Baby Back Ribs
Kids Tri-Tip Plate
Kids Fresh Grilled Salmon
Kids BBQ Chicken Breast
Kids Cheeseburger
Kids Chicken Tenders
Kids Mini Corn Dogs
Kids Homemade Mac and Cheese
Kids Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Bottled Sarsaparilla
Bottled Cream Soda
Bottled Sparkling Water
Lemonade, fresh-made
Strawberry Lemonade, fresh-made
Iced Tea, fresh-brewed
Tropical Iced Tea - unsweetened
Bottle Ginger Ale
Bottle Sparkling Grapefruit
Coke
Red Bull
Diet Coke
Sprite
Dr. Pepper
Barq's Root Beer
Beverages
Desserts
Leilani's Mud Pie
Macadamia nut ice cream, laced with a touch of coffee liqueur, layered with chocolate fudge over an oreo cookie crust topped with whipped cream.
Churro Cake
Churro bundt cake filled with warm Dulce de Leche and topped with vanilla ice cream and candied pecans
New York Cheesecake
Creamy cheesecake with graham cracker crust topped with your choice of strawberries or caramel & candied pecans
Confetti Cake
Generous slice of white cake with vanilla buttercream icing and topped with rainbow confetti sprinkles