Backstreet Cafe Restaurant of Houston

Appetizers

• Cheese Plate - selection of artisan cheeses 15
• * Antipasto di Verdure – seasonal selection, toast 16
• Roasted Eggplant Parmesan with grilled bread 10
• Grilled Flatbread, artichoke pesto, eggplant, peppers, zucchini 12
• Wood Grilled Mushroom Flatbread, taleggio, fresh thyme 11
• Wild Mushroom Galette with fanned potato top 10
• Shitake, Butternut Squash and Gruyere Tart 12

Soups/Salads

• Sherried Wild Mushroom Soup, bleu cheese toast 7
  
• * Lentil Soup, root vegetables 7
• Roasted Farro Salad, beet carpaccio, feta, orange vinaigrette 9
• Caesar Salad (evenings, prepared tableside) 9.5
• Goat Cheese Salad, spinach, warm mushrooms 9
• Fried Green Tomato Salad, bleu cheese, portabella mushrooms, pecans 8.5

Entrees

• Linguini, roasted potatoes, haricot verts, cherry tomatoes, olives, pesto 14
• Creamy Polenta, wild mushrooms, spinach, peppers, leeks 14
• Portabella Burger, on brioche bun with red bell peppers, grilled zucchini, red onion, arugula, feta, pesto and served with pencil fries 11
• Jalapeno Fettuccine, tomatoes, black beans, cilantro 15
• Conchiglioni - giant shells stuffed with spinach, mushrooms and pine nuts with a rustic tomato sauce topped with Pecorino Romano and baked 15
• Sauteed Vegetable Red Corn Enchiladas, corn pudding, green beans 15
• Wild Mushroom Risotto  15
• *Spinach Angel Hair Pasta with pinenuts, black olives and sun dried tomatoes 13
• Spectacular Vegetarian Platter 16
• *Mixed Grains and Deeply Roasted Vegetables - eggplant, fennel, peppers, artichoke, onion, squash, saffron scented mixed grains (farro, Himalayan red rice, wheat berries, soft brown rice, red quinoa and teff) 15

Sides

Corn Pudding	Stone Ground Cheese Grits	Sautéed Spinach	Sautéed Green Beans
Butternut Squash	Garlic Mashed Potatoes	French Fries	Macaroni & Cheese
Mixed Grains	Fennel-Potato Gratin		Potato-Celeriac Puree