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Counter Menu

  • Takeout Available | Delivery Available
  • Delivery Hours:
    Mon-Thu, 5pm-midnight; Fri, 5pm-7pm; Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, 11am-midnight
  • Delivery Area:
    Houston St. to 14th St., Ave. D to Broadway

dinner

mezze $15
Selection of Three
Panisse With Aïoli chickpea fries      
Marinated Olives assortment      
Zaalouk roasted pepper & eggplant caviar      
Asparagus With Rosemary Aioli      
Crostinis of Olive Tapenade      
Baby Artichokes lemon juice & garlic      
Beets & Flowering Thyme sicilian olive oil      
Fennel Beignets With Remoulade      
appetizers
Soup Du Jour       7
Hummus Tahini harissa, herb purée, grilled flatbreads       8
Fennel Tofu Ravioli haricot verts, wild ramps, shallots       11
Market Salad fresh herb lemon dressing       7
Chickpea Dumplings carmelized seitan, fennel, smoked paprika aïoli       9
Grilled Bitter Salad radicchio, endive, candied pecans, cucumber       10
Fennel & Citrus fennel, breakfast radish, avocado & grapefruit vinaigrette       11
Farm Vegetable Salad baby carrots, beets, wild ramps, asparagus, haricot vert, fresh oregano dressing, crouton       12
entrees
Cauliflower "risotto" pure cauliflower, shallots, herb butter       20
Fresh Hand-cut Tagliatelle Pasta satur farms asparagus, wild onions, fiddlehead ferns, lemon       17
Vegetable Tasting Mosaic roasted fennel, beets, baby carrots, wild ramps, haricot vert, herbed white beans       18
Farmhouse Panini walnut-lentil pâté, rosemary aïoli on a crunchy rustic italian ciabatta       14
Cutlet Alla Milanese fork-tender breaded paillard of housemade seitan & baby arugula salad       15
Vegetable Terrine raw. sun-dried tomato, basil pesto, macadamia nut, greens       19
Tornadoes of Seitan pan-seared seitan, warm mustard vinaigrette, farm carrots, grilled ramps       20
East Side Burger housemade seitan & fresh herbs served with pommes frites       14
sides $6
Pinenut - Haricot Vert      
Pommes Frites      
Market Vegetable      
Herbed White Beans      

brunch

starters & sides
Hummus Tahini harissa, herb purée, grilled flatbreads       8
Spring Crunch Salad carrots, beets, greens, lemon-tahini dressing       10
Grilled Tofu       3
Fresh Fruit       6
Green Market Salad       6
Soup Du Jour       7
Avocado       3
vegan
Country Breakfast a hearty scrambled tofu with home fries, mesclun greens & whole wheat toast       8
Multi - Grain Pancakes maple-blueberry compote & fresh fruit       10
Frittata Florentine tofu frittata, a bed of spinach on an english muffin, mushroom sauce & home fries       9
French Toast classic french toast, walnuts, cinnamon sugar spread       11
Farmhouse Panini walnut-lentil pâté, rosemary aïoli on a crunchy rustic italian ciabatta       12
East Side Burger mushroom pâté, housemade seitan, fresh herbs & pommes frites       13
Coconut Quinoa grilled pineapple, whole grain crisp with a side of soy cream & brown sugar       12
brunch special $13
Country Breakfast or the Standard choice of sangria or mimosa      
organic eggs
The Standard eggs any-style, home fries, baby mixed greens & whole wheat toast       8
Omelette Lorraine arugula greens, fresh oregano & farm cheese       9
Omelette Du Chèvre eggs, goat cheese, arugula, kalamata olives, mesclun & home fries       10
Tuscan Eggs poached eggs, a bed of spinach on an english muffin, mushroom sauce & home fries       10
Moroccan Tagine poached eggs in a rich tomato-pepper stew & grilled flat bread       11

kids

question authority dinner $5
Whole Wheat Penne with olive oil & choice of soy parmesan or artisanal pecorino cheese      
Kid Burger with potato chips      
Hummus with grilled flatbreads and carrot sticks      
Panisse chickpea fries with ketchup or aïoli      
Grilled Cheddar Cheese Sandwich with potato chips      
don’t take no for an answer brunch $5
Silver Dollar Pancakes with maple syrup or blueberry sauce      
Fruit Salad and Choice of Muffin      
Scrambled Eggs or Tofu with home fries and whole-wheat toast      
Pain Perdu french toast with banana flambé      
desserts
Pastry Chef Elena Balletta
Lemon - Thyme Tapioca baked rhubarb, lemon shortbread       9
Root Beer Float organic root beer & housemade ice cream       8
Housemade Ice Cream & Sorbet ask your server for today’s selection       7
Walnut - Parsnip Cake carrot coulis, walnut streusel, cinnamon ice cream       8
Apricot Cheesecake raw. apricot-vanilla bean sauce, pecan butterscotch       9
Sundae chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, caramel       9
Chocolate Fondue valhrona & callebaut, toasted coconut shortbread, peanut butter cake, fruit       14
dessert wines
Sauternes, Château Roûmieu-lacoste france 2005 practicing organic       8
Apianae, Si Majo Norante molise, italy 2000 sustainable       56
Muscat de Rivesaltes ‘vigne Lo clavell’ Ey france 2005 organic       30
Late Harvest Sauvignon blanc, Lolonis late harvest sauvignon blanc, lolonis       38
Late Harvest riesling, Daniel Schuster waipara, new zealand 2006 biodynamic       45
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico Badia a Coltibuono italy 2002 organic       58
Framboise, Bonny Doon central coast, ca 2002 sustainable       6
Banyuls, Casa Blanca france 2004 sustainable       6
Ruby port, Quinto Do Infantado portugal nv organic       7
Port, Casal Dos Jordoes portugal organic       58
spirits
Calvados, Roger Groult france, aged 8 years sustainable       10
France, Aged 20 Years Sustainable       10
Cognac, Louis royer, Xo france kosher       18
Armagnac, Marie Duffau france organic       7
Pastis, la Muse Verte france sustainable       7
organic cocktails. $12
Angry Lesbian tarragon (artemisia)-infused vodka, framboise & orange for her third birthday, arteis asked for a bow and arrow, freedom from having to dress up like a lady, & young nymph companions. later a hunter who discovered her bathing was transformed into a stag and torn to pieces by his own hunting dogs - as she watched      
Tie Me to the Bedpost lavender-rosemary infused vodka & cranberry nectar according to folklore, rosemary only thrives if the mistress of the house is also the master      
Married in a Fever red wine poached pear nectar & pear infused vodka. vertumnus, god of orchards, appeared in front of pomona, goddess of gardens, naked. smitten, pomona agreed to marry him on the spot.... in a fever, to quote johnny cash      
Slap & Tickle blue coat gin, jalapeno, cucumber & lime. in the late 19th century doctors commonly tickled and slapped babies at birth to revive them      
The Dirtiest Martini basil-infused vodka & olive juice. the ancients believed that the best basil could only be grown if one planted the seed while ranting and swearing      
Hot & Dirty habañero chili infused vodka. habañero is the hottest pepper grown commercially      
13-Inch Cucumber cucumber juice, fresh cilantro, cucumbered pepper infused vodka. cucumber’s are referred to as the "cowcumber" by the british; they are also used as sex toys      
organic beer
By the Bottle
Butte creek, Pale Ale chico, california 12 oz       6
Butte creek, Ipa chico, california 12 oz       6
Butte creek, Pilsner chico, california 12 oz       6
Butte creek, Porter chico, california 12 oz       6
Eel river, Ipa fortuna, california 22 oz       9
Eel river, Triple Exultation fortuna, california 22 oz       9
Eel river, Raven’s Eye fortuna, california 22 oz       9
Eel river, Porter fortuna, california 22 oz       9
Lakefront, Extra spec. Bitter milwaukee, wisconsin 12 oz       6
Orlio, Common Ale south burlington, vermont 12 oz       6
Orlio, Black Lager south burlington, vermont 12 oz       6
Oxford, Class Amber Ale baltimore, maryland 12 oz       6
Peak, Pale Ale portland, maine 12 oz       6
Peak, Amber Ale portland, maine 12 oz       6
Peak, Nut Brown portland, maine 12 oz       6
Peak, Ipa portland, maine 12 oz       6
Wolaver’s, Pale middlebury, vermont 12 oz       6
Wolaver’s, Brown Ale middlebury, vermont 12 oz       6
Uinta, Wildfire Extra Pale Ale uinta, wildfire extra pale ale       6
Samuel smith, Lager north yorkshire, england 18.7 oz       8
Samuel smith, Ale north yorkshire, england 18.7 oz       8
Brasserie de selenrieux, Sara Buckwheat Ale cerfontaine-silenrieux, belgium 25.4 oz       16
Brasserie de selenrieux, Joseph Spelt Ale cerfontaine-silenrieux, belgium 25.4 oz       16
Duchy, Originals Ale oxfordshire, england 16 oz       9
Scarecrow Pale Ale oxfordshire, england 16 oz       8
St Peter’s English Ale suffolk, england 16.9 oz       8
Brasserie Dupont foret, Saison Ale tourpe, belgium     (11.2 oz) 10   (25.4) 16
Brasserie dupont, Avril Biere de Table tourpe, belgium     (11.2 oz) 10   (15) 25.40
G. Schneider & sohn, Wiesen Edel-weisse kelheim, germany 16.9 oz       8
Pinkus müller, Hefeweizen münster, germany 16.9 oz       8
Pinkus müller, Münster Alt münster, germany 16.9 oz       8
Pinkus müller, Ur Pils münster, germany 16.9 oz       8
Pinkus müller, Jubilate Dark Lager münster, germany 16.9 oz       8
hard cider
Samuel smith, Cider warwick, new york 18.7 oz       9
Doc’s, Hard Apple       (12 oz) 6
Doc’s, Hard Pear warwick, new york 22 oz sustainable       10
Doc’s, Black Currant warwick, new york 22 oz sustainable       10
Doc’s, Framboise warwick, new york 22 oz sustainable       10
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