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Dinner at backstreet cafe

Menu Last Updated 4-15-08
Selection And prices may vary

Appetizers

• Bacon Wrapped Quail
  with jalapeño cornbread  11
• Pan Seared Chicken Dumplings
  served with sweet chile dipping sauce and crushed peanuts 9
• Grilled Flatbread
  topped with salsa verde and three cheeses, topped with baby arugula and crushed cherry tomatoes 12
• Seared Scallops
  with asparagus and warm wheat berry salad 11
• Grilled Salmon Tacos
  three small tacos with black beans, crème fraiche, tomatillo salsa
  and fresh garnishes 10.5
• 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
• Charred Tomato and Chicken Tortilla Soup 6/7
• Caesar Salad (evenings, prepared tableside) 9
• Heirloom Tomato Salad
  with cucumber, purple onion, feta and Kalamata olives dressed with lemon, extra virgin olive oil and herbs 10
• Red Romaine Salad
  with baby beets, bleu cheese, apple, Marcona almonds and sherry vinaigrette 10
• Mache Salad
  with caramelized pumpkin, truffled cheese, pear and candied walnuts with apple
  cider vinaigrette  10
• 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 watercress 15

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 16
• Spectacular Vegetarian Platter 15
  

Meat and Poultry

• Rollatini
  lemon roasted chicken, ricotta and arugula rolled in housemade pasta with white beans, fresh sage and leeks with extra virgin olive oil 15
• Spring Risotto
  with lamb osso bucco and pan juices 20
• Roasted Chicken Breast
  stuffed with mushrooms and goat cheese and served with French lentils and aromatic root vegetables  17
• Crispy Pan Seared Duck Breast
  and braised leg served with butternut squash, spinach and figs  21
• Ribeye Steak  
  grilled ribeye with salsa verde, roasted tomato and chunky fries  24
• Coq au Vin  Blanc
  chicken braised in red wine with potatoes, carrots and pearl onions, bistro style 16
• Pepper Crusted Braised Beef Short Ribs
  served with cipolini onions, mushroom, carrots and smashed rosemary potatoes  20
• Grilled Beef Tenderloin
  over portabella mushroom with creamy spinach and maple bourbon sauce  28
• Chicken Milanesa
  served with green beans and macaroni and cheese 17

Seafood Dishes

• Pan Sauteed Gulf Shrimp
  with slice grilled potato, tomatillo poblano chutney, slow cooked garlic and a squeeze of fresh lime 20
• White Wine Poached Salmon
  served in its broth with shaved fennel, root vegetables and fresh herbs 18
• Pan Seared Grouper
  with crabmeat cherry tomato vinaigrette and served with roasted potatoes 25
• Rainbow Trout
  crusted with crushed hazelnuts and pan sauteed, served over vegetable terrine and topped with salsa verde dressing 20
• Prosciutto Wrapped Sea Scallops
  over creamy pureed celeriac with fresh herbs, lightly dressed 21
• Shellfish Risotto
  with shrimp, crab, clams, scallops, lobster and mussels 24

Sides

Corn Pudding  Sweet Potato Terrine  Sautéed Spinach      
Macaroni and Cheese          Sautéed Green Beans       
Stone Ground Cheese Grits    Butternut Squash   
Asparagus     Mashed Potatoes 

Split Dishes+3
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