Backstreet Cafe Restaurant of Houston

Beginnings

• Cheese Plate - selection of artisan cheeses 15
• Roasted Vegetable Terrine, grilled toast  6
• Pan Roasted Oysters, creamy spinach, peppers and parmesan 10.5
• Grilled Flatbread, goat cheese, crisp prosciutto, asparagus, tomato, arugula 11
• Bacon Wrapped Quail, cheddar chive biscuit, spicy smoked corn sauce 12
• Duck Spring Rolls, ginger scallion soy dipping sauce 9.5
• Conchiglioni, spinach, mushrooms, pine nuts, rustic tomato sauce 11
• Steamed Mussels, housemade chorizo, grilled bread 13
• Beef Carpaccio cured in salt and herbs, piquillo peppers, pinenuts, garlic-mushroom compote toast 13
• Lump Crab Cakes, red pepper buerre blanc 13

Soups/Greens

• Gulf Coast Seafood Filé Gumbo 10
• Green Gazpacho 7
• Spinach Salad, warm mushrooms, goat cheese, crisp bacon, lemon vinaigrette 8
• Bibb Lettuce Salad, creamy basil dressing 7
• Caesar Salad (evenings, prepared tableside) 9.5
• Roasted Pear, bleu cheese, dried fruit, nuts 9
• Fried Green Tomato Salad, bleu cheese, portabella mushrooms, pecans 8.5
• Lobster Salad, petite Canadian lobster, haricot verts, roasted eggplant, hardboiled egg, piquillo pepper, cherry tomatoes, lime juice 18

Backstreet Traditions

• Red Corn Chicken Enchiladas, corn pudding, green beans 18
• Crispy Pan Seared Duck, butternut squash, spinach, mission figs 26
• Meatloaf Tower, mashed potatoes, spinach, mushroom gravy 17
• Angel Hair Pasta, shrimp, pinenuts, olives, sun-dried tomatoes 18
• Jalapeño Fettuccine, chicken, tomatoes, black beans, cilantro 17
• Pecan Crusted Chicken, mashed potatoes, spinach 18
• Coffee Crusted Tenderloin, garlic mashed potatoes, spinach, spicy maple
  chipotle bourbon sauce 28

Meat and Poultry

• Braised Lamb Shank Parcels wrapped in eggplant, creamy polenta  22
• Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken, roasted tomatillo, cilantro, rice 19
• Chicken Milanesa, green beans, macaroni and cheese 18
• Braised Short Ribs, mushrooms, spinach, scalloped celery root and potato 25
• Salt Rubbed Rib Eye, rosemary roasted potatoes, cucumber, avocado, tomato 28
• Texas Style Steak - chile glazed flatiron steak, stuffed jalapeño, macaroni and cheese 23
• Hash of Slow Roasted Lamb Shoulder, fingerling potatoes, piquillo peppers, blackened eggplant, zucchini, olives, tart gremolata 18

Vegetables and Seafood

• Antipasto di Verdure - seasonal vegetable selection 16
• Linguini, roasted potatoes, haricot verts, cherry tomato, olive, pesto 15
• Creamy Polenta, roasted eggplant, peppers, zucchini, tomato  15
• Baked Rigatoni with cauliflower parmesan cream, broccoli, mushrooms 15
• 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, teff) 15
• Spectacular Vegetarian Platter 16

Seafood

• Vermillion Snapper, pesto, corn, tomato, radish  22
• Pan Seared Trout, salsa verde, zucchini potato cakes, watercress, tomato  19
• Grilled Shrimp, zucchini, tabouli  19
• Grilled Salmon with eggplant, zucchini, peppers, fingerling potatoes, olive 21
• Pan Fried Catfish, shrimp and country ham jambalaya 18
• Seared Scallops, fresh corn cakes, blistered tomato, green onion  23
• Shellfish Risotto, shrimp, clams, scallops, lobster, mussels 27
• Shrimp and Stone Ground Cheese Grits, green onion 22