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Dinner at backstreet cafe

Menu Last Updated 6-01--09
Selection And prices may vary

Appetizers

• Cheese Plate
  selection of artisan cheeses 15
• Antipasto di Verdure
  farro salad with roasted cauliflower, radish salad, marinated wild mushrooms, asparagus, pickled okra, tomatoes, zucchini and corn, olives, peppers toast and more 15
• Skewered Grilled Shrimp
  with tabbouleh and feta 11
• Bacon Wrapped Quail
  with jalapeño cheese grits 11
• Roasted Eggplant Parmesan with grilled bread 10
• Grilled Flatbread
  topped with duck sausage, goat cheese and roasted red peppers 14
• Steamed Mussels
  with housemade chorizo and grilled bread 11
• Duck Spring Rolls
  with ginger scallion soy dipping sauce 9.5
• Lump Crab Cakes
  with red pepper buerre blanc 12

Salads and Soup

• 3 Hour Roasted Tomato Soup
  and grilled toast topped with Texas goat cheese 6/7
• Gulf Coast Filet Gumbo 8/10
• Corn and Poblano Chowder 6/7
• Caesar Salad (evenings, prepared tableside) 9
• Fresh Harvest Salad
  composed of mache lettuce, watercress, green beans, asparagus, jicama, cilantro,
  fennel, red beets, radish, carrots, mint and orange zest with lemon vinaigrette 6
• Roasted Pear
  stuffed with bleu cheese, dried fruit and nuts, served with greens 9
• Goat Cheese Salad
  with spinach and warm mushrooms 9
• Fried Green Tomato Salad
  with bleu cheese, portabella mushrooms and pecans 8.5
• Jumbo Crab Salad
  with avocado and tomato 17

Traditions

• Red Corn Chicken Enchiladas
  with corn pudding and green beans 16
• Meatloaf Tower
  with mashed potatoes, spinach and mushroom gravy 16
• Angel Hair Pasta
  with shrimp, pinenuts, olives and sun dried tomatoes 17
• Jalapeno Fettuccine
  with chicken, tomatoes, black beans and cilantro 16
• Pecan Crusted Chicken
  with mashed potatoes and spinach 17
• Spectacular Vegetarian Platter 16
  
  

Meat and Poultry

• Crispy Pan Seared Duck Breast
  and braised leg served with butternut squash, spinach and figs 24
• Grilled Quail
  with refried beans, zucchini and tamales stuffed with Anaheim peppers, Chihuahua
  cheese and onions, served with tomatillo salsa 18
• Beef Brisket
  served with coleslaw, twice baked potato and saucy black beans 15
• Grilled Ribeye Steak
  with olive gremolata, bleu cheese mashed potatoes and green beans 26
• Pepper Crusted Braised Beef Short Ribs
  served off the bone with parsnip puree 22
• Chicken Milanesa
  served with green bean salad and bacon macaroni and cheese 19
• Chicken Under a Brick
  semi boneless flat grilled chicken with mixed grains, eggplant, zucchini and peppers 16
• Steak Frites
  grilled New York Strip with hand cut French fries 28

Seafood Dishes

• Shrimp and Grits
  spicy grilled shrimp over stone ground cheese grits and green onion 19
• Salmon Nicoise
  grilled salmon, sugar snaps, roasted potatoes, olives, tomatoes, radishes, egg,
  cucumbers, anchovies and simple vinaigrette 18
• Pan Seared Sea Scallops
  with asparagus risotto and garnished with crispy prosciutto 22
• Rainbow Trout
  simply grilled and topped with salsa verde, served with garlic spinach and
  roasted potatoes 20
• Pan Roasted Red Snapper
  with asparagus salad and corn pudding 22
• Shellfish Risotto
  with shrimp, crab, clams, scallops, lobster and mussels 24

Sides

Corn Pudding        Sautéed Spinach      Tabbouleh Macaroni & Cheese      
Sautéed Green Beans        Stone Ground Cheese Grits Butternut Squash   Asparagus    Mashed Potatoes       Cole Slaw     
Mixed Grains Twice Baked Potato

Split Dishes+3
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