Backstreet Cafe Restaurant of Houston

Starters, Soups and Salads

• * Antipasto di Verdure - seasonal selection, toast 16

• Sherried Wild Mushroom Soup, blue cheese toast 7

• Fried Green Tomato Salad, bleu cheese, portabella mushrooms, pecans 8.5   

• * Endive Salad, butternut squash, apple, figs, hazelnuts 8.5

• Fresh Harvest Salad - seasonal green salad 7.5

• Bibb Lettuce Salad, hardboiled egg, creamy basil dressing 8

• Roasted Pear, bleu cheese, dried fruit, nuts 9

• Potato Ravioli in a pan sauce reduction 11                        

Entrees

• Linguini, roasted potatoes, haricot verts, cherry tomatoes, olives, pesto 15

• Portabella Burger, on brioche bun with red bell peppers, grilled zucchini, red onion, arugula, feta, pesto and served with pencil fries 11

• Jalapeño Fettuccine, tomatoes, black beans, cilantro 15

• Sautéed Vegetable Red Corn Enchiladas, corn pudding, green beans 15

• *Angel Hair Pasta with spinach, pinenuts, black olives and sun dried tomatoes 13

• Spectacular Vegetarian Platter 16

• *Mixed Grains and Deeply Roasted Vegetables - eggplant, fennel, peppers, zucchini, onion, squash, saffron scented mixed grains (farro, Himalayan red rice, wheat berries, soft brown rice, red quinoa and teff) 15

• Baked Rigatoni with cauliflower parmesan cream, broccoli, mushrooms 15

• *Saffron Brushed Cauliflower Steak with mixed grains, root vegetables 15

• Orecchiette, Brussels sprouts, gorgonzola cream and toasted walnuts 15

• Cheesy Frittata, roasted potato, green onion, asparagus and spinach (lunch only) 14

Sides

Corn Pudding	Stone Ground Cheese Grits	Sautéed Green Beans
Butternut Squash	Fennel Potato Puree	*French Fries
Mashed Root Vegetables	*Brussels Sprout Hash	Sautéed Spinach
	Macaroni & Cheese