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Union Square Cafe Menu

lunch menu

Sample Menu - Menu Changes Daily

appetizers
Oysters on the Half Shell       each 2.50
Nasketucket (ma)      
Pemaquid (me)      
Otter Cove (wa)      
Cream of Garlic Soup with parmigiano croutons       10
Marinated Fresh Anchovies with lemon, parsley, olive oil and parmigiano reggiano       12
Cherry Lane Farm Sugar Snap Pea Salad "tagliatini" with guanciale, mint and pecorino romano       13
Bibb and Red Oak Leaf Lettuce Salad with gruyère and dijon vinaigrette       13
Beef Sirloin Carpaccio crispy artichokes, rocket and parmigiano reggiano       14
Seared Yellowfin Tuna Tartare with pantelleria capers, lemon, celery and fennel crackers       15
Union Square Cafe’s Fried Calamari with spicy anchovy mayonnaise       12
pasta
Fettuccine With Maine Lobster chanterelles, orange scented-lobster butter and soft herbs     23   36
Caramelized Onion Risotto roasted spring onions, chives and parmigiano reggiano     16   26
Capellini With Flaked Halibut broccoli rabe, garlic, chili, white wine and rustic breadcrumbs     16   24
Lasagna Bolognese with ricotta and english pea-pesto sauce     16   32
Ricotta Gnocchi tomato-basil passatina and pecorino romano     14   24
Taccole With Pan-roasted Porchetta spinach, garlic, chili and pecorino romano     15   25
Spring Cheese Raviolini with english peas, butter braised morels, escarole and mint     14   24
Tagliatelle with sunnyside up knoll krest egg, spinach, asparagus and smoked mushrooms     14   24
main courses
Atlantic Halibut greenmarket beets, spring onions, swiss chard and lemon butter       26
Crispy Soft Shell Crabs with asparagus-artichoke salad, pickled ramps and chive aiöli       27
Prosciutto-wrapped Sea Scallops sweet spring peas and buttered carrots       28
Grilled Striped Bass olive oil-braised potatoes, greenmarket spinach, porcini and salsa verde       27
Usc Burger grilled and served on a homemade poppy seed bun with french fries and your choice of melted cheddar or crisped bacon       15
Yellowfin Tuna Burger with ginger-mustard glaze, grilled red onions and creamy cabbage slaw       21
Tuna Salad Sandwich on Tom Cat White with slab bacon, arugula and garlic potato chips       15
Chicken Cutlet Milanese with syd’s crunchy vegetable salad and pecorino romano       20
Grilled Beef Sirloin & Rocket Arugula Salad with mushroom vinaigrette and parmigiano reggiano       22
Simmered Spring Vegetables with warm pecorino sformato and spring garlic bruschetta       24
Grilled Lamb Chops Scotta Dita potato-gruyère gratin and wilted insalata tricolore       35
Grilled Smoked Cedar River Shell Steak vin cotto-glazed grilled radicchio and whipped potatoes       35
vegetables $7
Broccoli Rabe "mama Romano style"      
Sautéed Spinach With Lemon      
Mashed Potatoes With Crispy Leeks      
Warm Garlic Potato Chips      
Creamy Anson Mills polenta, Walnuts and Gorgonzola      
Grilled Sweet Red Onion      
Fagioli Alla Toscana white beans with rosemary, extra-virgin olive oil and pecorino      

dinner menu

Sample Menu - Menu Changes Daily

appetizers
Oysters on the Half Shell       each 2.50
Beau Soleil (nb)      
Hood Canal (wa)      
Otter Cove (wa)      
Cream of Garlic Soup with chive blossoms and parmigiano croutons       10
Bibb and Red Oak Leaf Lettuce Salad with grated gruyère and dijon vinaigrette       13
Beef Sirloin Carpaccio crispy artichokes, rocket and parmigiano reggiano       14
Seared Yellowfin Tuna Tartare with pantelleria capers, lemon, celery and fennel crackers       15
Cherry Lane Farm Sugar Snap Pea Salad "tagliatini" with guanciale, mint and pecorino romano       13
Union Square Cafe’s Fried Calamari with spicy anchovy mayonnaise       12
Pan-seared Foie Gras With Polenta "toast" grilled baby leeks and rhubarb marmellata       22
Crispy, Stuffed Squash Blossoms with marinated zucchini and rocket salad       13
pasta
Fettuccine With Maine Lobster chanterelles, orange scented lobster butter and soft herbs     23   36
Caramelized Onion Risotto roasted spring onions, chives and parmigiano reggiano     16   26
Spring Greens Ravioli with pecorino romano, garlic croccante, lemon and parsley     13   23
Lasagna Bolognese with ricotta and english pea-pesto sauce     16   32
Capellini With Flaked Halibut broccoli rabe, garlic, chili, white wine and rustic breadcrumbs     14   24
Ricotta Gnocchi tomato-basil passatina and pecorino romano     13   23
Tagliatelle with sunnyside up knoll krest egg, spinach, asparagus and smoked mushrooms     14   24
main courses
Atlantic Halibut greenmarket beets, spring onions, swiss chard and lemon butter       31
Crispy Soft Shell Crabs with spinach-lentil pilaf and romesco sauce       29
Grilled Wild Striped Bass olive oil-braised potatoes, greenmarket spinach, porcini and salsa verde       31
Prosciutto-wrapped Sea Scallops sweet spring peas and buttered carrots       31
Pan-roasted Giannone Chicken asparagus bread pudding, hen of the wood mushrooms and arugula       27
Crispy Duck Confit fingerling potatoes, glazed cipollini, bitter greens and mostarda       29
Grilled Lamb Chops Scotta Dita potato-gruyère gratin and wilted insalata tricolore       35
Grilled Smoked Cedar River Shell Steak vin cotto-glazed grilled radicchio and whipped potatoes       35
Simmered Spring Vegetables with warm pecorino sformato and spring garlic bruschetta       24
weekly classics
Monday - Lobster "shepherd’s pie"       36
Tuesday - Filet Mignon of Tuna       32
Wednesday - Porchetta Arrosta       31
Thursday - Rib-eye For Two       110
Friday - Roasted Baby Lamb       34
Saturday - Berkshire Pork Shoulder       32
Sunday - Grilled Marinated Veal Chop       34
vegetables $7
Broccoli Rabe "mama Romano style"      
Sautéed Spinach With Lemon      
Mashed Potatoes With Crispy Leeks      
Warm Garlic Potato Chips      
Creamy Anson Mills polenta, Walnuts and Gorgonzola      
Grilled Sweet Red Onion      
Fagioli Alla Toscana white beans with rosemary, extra-virgin olive oil and pecorino      

desserts $9.50

Chamomile-scented Roasted Peaches fior di latte gelato & white chocolate-almond florentine      
Strawberry Crostata with vanilla bean-strawberry swirl ice cream      
Espresso Semifreddo with cinnamon anglaise and hazelnut brittle      
Chèvre Cheesecake pecan shortbread and greenmarket blueberry port compote      
Panna Cotta with aged balsamic-macerated strawberries and almond tuile      
Flourless Chocolate Cake with espresso zabaglione      
Warm Brioche & Dark Chocolate Pudding bing cherry port sauce and ronnybrook whipped cream      
Usc’s Banana Tart honey-vanilla ice cream and macadamia brittle      
Union Square Cafe Cookies and Biscotti      
Housemade Ice Creams and Sorbets      
farmstead cheeses
Selection of Three $12/ Selection of Five $18
Cowgirl Creamery mt. Tam (point Reyes station, california) mellow, smooth, elegant cow’s milk      
Dallenwiler Wychas (dallenwil, switzerland) dense, earthy and fruity goat’s milk      
Meadow Creek Grayson (galax, virginia) nutty, pungent and sweet raw cow's milk      
Marcelli Ricotta Salata Scorza Nera (abruzzo, italy) sweet and lightly smoked raw sheep’s milk      
Sweet Grass Dairy Asher Blue (thomasville, georgia) rich and buttery raw cow’s milk      
specialty teas and coffees
Risheethat (1st Flush darjeeling) earl grey, english breakfast, sencha, formosa oolong       3.75
Herbal and Decaf peppermint, egyptian chamomile, lemon verbena, decaffeinated orange pekoe       3.75
Kuta Mill grown in the wahgi valley of papua new guinea, by indigenous tribal groups that have used the same sustainable growing practices for generations, this organic coffee is 100 % arabica beans. with a lush and silken body, each cup offers a complex flavor profile which ranges from savory to cashew butter and sweet caramel notes. each press pot provides a generous cup of coffee       7
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