Dinner Menu

Appetizers

 

Steamed Wild Chili Tamales

Filled with sweet corn tamale and Oaxaca cheese, dipped in a beer batter and crispy fried. Served on a bed of green chili tomatillo sauce with a roasted corn and squash salsa. 4 Blossoms to an order.

$10

 

Crispy Fried Clear Creek Calamari

Dipped in seasoned flour and served with a Chipotle dipping sauce

 $10

 

Piki Bread with Hopi Hummus

Two Piki breads made by Joyce Saufkie of Second Mesa, served with my version of Bad- dap – suki. A hummus made with reservation grown Tepary beans pit roasted corn, corn and sunflower oils.

Garnished with sunflower seeds

$10

 

Soup and Salads

 

The Signature Soup

Creamy sweet corn in the same bowl with smooth and spicy black

bean topped with a signature of spicy chile cream

 $6

 

Whipstone Farms Salad

Mixed greens tossed in a blood orange, hazelnut vinaigrette with organic Chioggia beets. All locally grown

$9

 

 

The Maytag Blue Cheese Salad

Heart of Romaine lettuce, creamy blue cheese garnished with

Maytag Blue and honey roasted spiced pecans

$10

 

The Southwestern Caesar

Romaine tossed in our house made Caesar dressing with roasted

Pumpkin seeds and Parmesan cheese. Garnished with roasted red peppers and a Parmesan crusted cracker bread

$9

 

All split orders will be plated separately for a charge of $5.00

 

 

Dinner Specials

 

Fish of the Day - Blackened Gulf Red-fish Fillet w/ Winter Bounty

Filet of fresh redfish, lightly seasoned and blackened, served on
a bed of smashed Gilfeather rutabagas and Yukon Gold potatoes,
surrounded by a sauté of parsnips, turnips, chanterelle mushrooms,
fingerling potatoes and Tuscan kale in a mushroom broth

$29

 

Georges du Beuof Pouilly Fuisse - 46 Diamonds 06

A really nice drinkable French Chardonnay. Crisp and dry with apricot, lemon and mineral overtones. I made a special buy on this limited Cuvee of only 800 cases.
A steal at $10 glass or $42 bottle

 

Perfect for this fish dish!

 

The Wild Wild Wild Platter

Crispy Fried quail served with an ancho chili prickly pear dipping sauce.

Seared medallion of Elk on a bed of wild mushroom sauce.  

Bison short rib on mashed potatoes with Blackberry barbeque sauce. Fresh vegetables

 $32

 

Brazin Old Vines Zinfandel – Dry Creek Valley 2007

A gold medal winning wine. Bold big and complex with nice fruit and tannins.
$9 glass $37 bottle

 

Locally Raised Churro Lamb Tagine and Cous-Cous

Lean and tender shoulder and leg pieces simmered in a fragrant broth
with apricots, raisins, almonds, tomatoes, peppers and saffron. Served
as a steaming bowl finished with squash and leaf spinach. Your plate
is piled high with tricolor steamed cous-cous. Ladle the stew over
the wheat grains. Mesquite flour fry bread for dipping. This is a classic
Moroccan dish.

$29

 

Toasted Head- Barrel Reserve 2006 Cab/Merlot

Alexander Valley grapes, 95% Cab and 5% Merlot make this a delightful wine to go with this “big dish”. An exceptional wine at this price.

$8 Glass or $40 bottle

 

 ***Our Churro Lamb is free range reared by Antonio and Molly Manzanares in New Mexico. It is hormone and antibiotic free as well as being a “Heritage Breed” of lamb. We are the only restaurant serving this rare breed on a daily basis.

Crispy Pork Carnitas

Large pieces of crispy pork Carnitas, served on a bed of black beans
in a red chile pool, papaya salsa served with our creamy polenta
and fresh vegetables

            $19
 

MonteVina Syrah – Amador County 2002

Great wine, supple, with herbal overtones that add a layer of complexity to the ripe blackberry fruit flavors. W.E. rated best buy at 85 points.
$8 glass $32 bottle

A Taste of the Southwest

 

The Killer Vegetable Platter

Steamed fresh vegetables, grilled tofu, sweet corn tamale, red caboose Mashed potatoes, McClendon’s fresh corn, roasted Anaheim chili stuffed with three cheeses, wild mushroom corn custard, and a spring roll filled with black, red, and brown rice, shitake mushrooms, with strips of jicama and green chile. 

$18

 

La Famiglia Pinot Grigio – Monterey 2009

This light spice and floral layers of lemon and apple due to short barrel
fermentation to complete the balance.

$8 Glass $28 Bottle

 

The Killer Vegetable Platter

Steamed fresh vegetables, grilled tofu, sweet corn tamale, red caboose Mashed potatoes, McClendon’s fresh corn, roasted Anaheim chili stuffed with three cheeses, wild mushroom corn custard, and a spring roll filled with black, red, and brown rice, shitake mushrooms, with strips of jicama and green chile. 

$18

 

La Famiglia Pinot Grigio – Monterey 2009

This light spice and floral noted wine grows with the complex layers of lemon and apple established through short barrel fermentation to complete the balance of the varietals.

$8 Glass $28 Bottle

 

Grilled Chicken Breast with Tomatillo Sauce and Tamale

Grilled breast of chicken with a green chile, tomatillo sauce,
sweet corn tamale, black beans and fresh vegetables

$18

 

*Kim Crawford Dry Riesling – Marlborough 07    

Nice citrus, honey and apple blossom aromas. Perfect for Pasta!
$8 Glass $33 Bottle

 

Shrimp Penne Pasta

Mexican white shrimp tossed with penne in a spicy Chipotle cream sauce with peppers, corn, tomatoes, asparagus, and fresh cilantro

$19

 

Kim Crawford Dry Riesling – Marlborough 07

Nice citrus, honey and apple blossom aromas. Perfect for Pasta!

$8 Glass $33 Bottle

 

Grilled Chicken Breast with Tomatillo Sauce and Tamale

Grilled breast of chicken with a green chile, tomatillo sauce,

sweet corn tamale, black beans and fresh vegetables

$18

 

Dry Creek Vineyard Estate Fume Blanc DCVS– Dry Creek 2006

A lovely oak aged Sauvignon Blanc is to be experienced. Medium yellow coloring is well balanced and long finish is dry with classic acidity.

$9 Glass $36 Bottle

Colorado Elk Medallions with Huckleberry Sauce

Farm raised Elk loin medallions with Washington State fresh
huckleberry sauce, wild mushroom corn flan, and garnished with sugar
snap peas. These animals are free range grazed in Colorado

$32

 

Joseph Carr Pinot Noir – Sonoma Coast 2007

This 100% Pinot from Sonoma Coast. This medium bodied pinot is inviting to all exudes flavors of black raspberry and currants.
$10 Glass $40 Bottle

 

Steaks

 Harris Ranch – All Black Angus Choice Beef *

Harris Farms is a vertically integrated beef processor who owns and processes all their own beef.  The Harris family has owned and operated the ranch in the San Joaquin Valley since 1937 and strives to produce the highest quality beef in the world.

 

Harris Ranch Farms Angus Prime Rib *

Served with horseradish cream, fresh vegetables and a choice of baked potato or red caboose mashed potatoes

Eight-ounce cut $23   fourteen ounce cut

$39

 

Jacob’s Creek Shiraz – Australia   09

A medium bodied Shiraz with plum, pepper and spicy fruit flavors with subtle hints of toasted oak.  A Magnum bottle is equal to 2 regular bottles.  Special Buy!

$8 Glass $65 Magnum Bottles only.

 

7 oz Bacon Wrapped Filet *

Filet Mignon wrapped in Hormel’s Apple wood smoked bacon and grilled to perfection and served with choice of potato and fresh vegetables.

$32

 

St. Francis Merlot – Sonoma County 2006

Spicy herb and vanilla overtones, which give way to strong black fruit on the
palate, nuanced with chocolate.

$9 Glass $40 Bottle

 

 

The Half Pound Ground Round *

One 8 oz certified Angus ground round Burger patty, fire grilled and then smothered in sautéed fresh mushrooms and served with a mound of our fresh house made fries and fresh vegetables

$17

 

St. Francis Cabernet Sauvignon – Sonoma 07

Lovely cassis and plum fruit overtones. A full bodied lush cabernet with perfect balance of tannin and fruit.

$9 Glass $40 Bottle