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soup to nuts

better bruschetta  slow-roasted roma tomatoes with tapenade and pesto, served with garlic-butter toasted focaccia   9  

better–than–any–frenchman’s onion soup  caramelized sweet onions in stock with hints of sherry and cognac crowned with emmenthal   9

tuscan-style chicken and kale soup   6

one-helluva tomato soup  bistro-style with maytag blue award winning   9

serendipitous salad  fresh greens, cheeses, croutons, tomato, garden veggies and anything “salady” that grabs us   10    

 alex’s cute little side salad … half of it  6

kaled caesar salad  romaine with a chiffonade of kale, classic Caesar dressing, smoked cheddar, panzanella cubes and a little fruit.   9

     for two  16

the titanic  chilled iceberg lettuce and maytag blue cheese with basil-roasted tomatoes, a sprinkle of bacon and blueberries

the last thing the titanic passengers saw….iceberg and blue.   9

tacos 

lobster  with a little crawfish, kissed with garlic butter and lime   16

seafood  chefs pick; fried or pan-seared   13

port-braised beef  with bearnaise side   11

wood stone pizzas

pig  sausage and more sausage…and meat loaf with pepperoni and sausages  12

duck  maple leaf farms duckling, chevres and sweet pepper jam  14

fish  smoked salmon and crème fraiche   14  

veggie  roasted peppers, oven roasted tomatoes and whatever else  11  

beginnings, smaller and sharing

bacon & eggs  bedeviled eggs, chefs pick … with a little bacon   6

poutine  house fries and debris demi-glace with a healthy dose of parmesan   7

tempura’d beets  lightly battered (but not beaten), with chevre and crème fraiche   9

hickory house smoked fish dip  local fish, chef’s pick   9

pate (duck … duck … mousse!) chef-made duckling  mousse paté and apple-smoked cheddar with berries, apples and house pickled veggies   11

mediterranean platter  hummus, cured sausage, roasted pepper, feta, tapenade, pesto … with garlic toast   14

shrimpcargots   with a little collard green and smoked bacon   9

pan-cooked mussels  kissed with beurre blanc, topped with frites   14

cedar key clams  casino’d and vodka’d  12

heart attack hot dog   all beef hot dog, bacon wrapped, deep fried, trickled with truffle butter and served a on garlic-buttered roll; with a side of béarnaise  10

seattle style grilled cheese  muenster & gruyere with carmelized onions and a little french dip   9                               

island-style ribs  st.louis cut, crisped in the fryer, tossed with herbed garlic butter and bell pepper-papaya jam   10/17

blue plate specials

gulf shrimp  panko crusted, served with mango ketchup and asian drizzle or mosca’d – pan seared, with garlic chardonnay butter and rosemary  10/18

yardbird thursdays … fried chicken and waffles, turducken pot pie

domestic salmon (maine)  crusted with horseradish cream and fire roasted or pan seared and finished with key lime butter and tropical fruit salsa   18

gulf coast seafood stew  fresh-market fish, shrimp, clams, mussels and andouille sausage in zuppa broth, with fingerlings   19

fresh catch of the day  with key lime dill butter and capers or tropical fruit salsa   18

marvelous veal meat loaf  with foraged mushrooms,  pan gravy and mashed   17

not mama’s pot roast  port braised, roasted shallots, sweet carrots and roasted fingerlings   16

tenderloin coffee and coriander crusted 4 or 8 oz  15/24

fire roasted veggie platter  flame roasted vegetables   14

sides 

focaccia garlic toast   4         

plump sweet corn casserole   6         

roasted green beans   6     

house french fries   6         

aunt shirley’s collard greens   6