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Union Square Cafe Menu

lunch

iced oysters on the half shell $2.75 each
Cotuit Ma      
Deer Creek Wa      
Miyagi Wa      
appetizers
Chilled Beet Soup crème fraîche, dill       10
Cara Cara Oranges pine nuts, ricotta salata, fennel vinaigrette       12
Spanish Mackerel Crudo artichoke purée, tapenade, chili oil       16
Bibb & Red Oak Leaf Lettuce Salad gruyère, dijon vinaigrette       12
Warm Kale Salad fried oysters, slow-poached egg, bacon vinaigrette       18
Beef Sirloin Carpaccio crispy artichokes, rocket, parmigiano reggiano       15
Fried Calamari spicy anchovy mayonnaise       14
Gulf Shrimp Arrabbiata grilled polenta, salsa rosa, citrus       17
Stracciatella & Tuscan Kale olio verde, grilled filone       13
pasta
Ricotta Gnocchi tomato-basil passatina, pecorino romano     16   26
Sagne a Pezzi roasted baby lamb, potatoes, garlic, chili     17   27
Swiss Chard Pansotti preserved lemon oil, garlic croccante     16   26
Linguine flaked halibut, broccoli rabe, chili, garlic     17   27
Frascatelli Alla Romana ramps, speck, black pepper cream     17   27
Potato Gnocchi lamb sausage sugo, english peas, mint     18   28
Four Cheese Tortelli asparagus, pea leaves, saffron pecorino     17   27
weekly aperitif
Ultraviolet Pilot rhubarb rum, maraschino, crème de violette, lemon       13.50
main courses
Crispy Soft-shell Crab sorrel cream, fingerlings, bacon       25
Grilled Halibut escarole, chili oil, sunchokes, bintje potatoes       29
Roasted Monkfish english pea & potato "risotto", shrimp gremolata       30
Chicken Cutlet Milanese syd’s crunchy vegetable salad, pecorino romano       20
Grilled Beef Sirloin Salad arugula, parmigiano reggiano, mushroom vinaigrette       24
Prime New York Strip Steak bone marrow-mashed potatoes, glazed cipollini onions       35
Grilled Lamb Chops Scotta Dita wilted insalata tricolore, potato-gruyère gratin       29
sandwiches
Usc Burger housemade poppy seed bun, french fries, cheddar, bacon       16
Yellowfin Tuna Burger ginger-mustard glaze, grilled red onion, cabbage slaw       22
Porchetta Sandwich broccoli rabe, chili, provolone       16
Mushroom Panino taleggio, arugula, balsamic vinaigrette       15
vegetables $8
Warm Garlic Potato Chips      
Broccoli Rabe "mama Romano style"      
Norwich Meadows Spinach      
Grilled Sweet Red Onions      
Mascarpone Polenta      
Grilled Ramps & Cannellini Beans      
Mashed potatoes, Crispy Leeks      

dinner

weekly aperitif
Ultraviolet Pilot rhubarb rum, maraschino, crème de violette, lemon       13.50
iced oysters on the half shell $2.75 each
Cotuit Ma      
Fanny Bay Bc      
Miyagi Wa      
appetizers
Chilled Beet Soup crème fraîche, dill       10
Bibb & Red Oak Leaf Lettuce Salad gruyère, dijon vinaigrette       12
Spanish Mackerel Crudo artichoke puree, tapenade, chili oil       14
Beef Sirloin Carpaccio crispy artichokes, rocket, parmigiano reggiano       15
Cara Cara Oranges pine nuts, ricotta salata, fennel vinaigrette       12
Gulf Shrimp Arrabbiata grilled polenta, salsa rosa, citrus       17
Wild Nettle Sformato fried quail egg, jus       15
Fried Calamari spicy anchovy mayonnaise       14
Grilled Spring Rapini & Stracciatella olio verde, grilled filone       13
Tempura-fried Asparagus pork belly, slow poached egg, chili       16
snacks
Salt-baked Fried sunchokes, Chili Aioli       5
House-cured gravlax, Toasted Rye       6
Crispy Pig ears, Tarragon Mustard       6
Chicken Liver pâté crostino, Pickled Ramps       5
Artichokes Alla Giudia       4
pasta
Ricotta Gnocchi tomato-basil passatina, pecorino romano     16   26
Lobster Ravioli lemon butter, soft herbs     19   29
Frascatelli Alla Romana ramps, speck, black pepper cream     17   27
Linguine flaked halibut, broccoli rabe, chili, garlic     17   27
Potato Gnocchi lamb sausage sugo, english peas, mint     18   28
Four Cheese Tortelli asparagus, pea leaves, saffron pecorino     17   27
Saffron Pappardelle osso buco ragu, parmigiano reggiano     19   29
main courses
Crispy Soft-shell Crab sorrel cream, fingerlings, bacon       31
Roasted Monkfish english pea & potato "risotto", shrimp gremolata       30
Grilled Halibut escarole, chili oil, sunchokes, bintje potatoes       33
Chicken & Rice asparagus, natural jus       28
Grilled Lamb Chops Scotta Dita wilted insalata tricolore, potato-gruyère gratin       37
Prime New York Strip Steak bone marrow-mashed potatoes, glazed cipollini onions       35
weekly specials
Monday pan-seared scallops, pea mash, wilted leaves, spring garlic       33
Tuesday duck      
Wednesday porchetta      
Thursday rib-eye for two      
Friday baby lamb      
Saturday pork chop      
Sunday veal chop      
vegetables $8
Grilled Sweet Red Onions      
Anson Mills Mascarpone Polenta      
Grilled Ramps & Cannellini Beans      
Spring Rapini "mama Romano style"      
Norwich Meadows Spinach      

brunch

iced oysters on the half shell $2.75 each
Bagaduce Me      
Wianno Ma      
Chef’s Creek Bc      
snacks
Sunny’s Pastries cinnamon roll, croissant, sea salt brioche, banana & maple-walnut muffins, grapefruit marmalade       9
Crispy polenta, Crown Maple Syrup       6
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Gougère       3
appetizers
Spring Green & Potato Soup bacon, pecorino romano       10
Bibb & Red Oak Leaf Lettuce Salad gruyère, dijon vinaigrette       12
Frisee & Market Apple Salad beets, guanciale, sherry vinaigrette       13
Cara Cara Oranges pine nuts, ricotta salata, fennel vinaigrette       14
Albacore Tuna Crudo pickled vanilla pineapple, avocado, cilantro       16
Beef Sirloin Carpaccio crispy artichoke, rocket, parmigiano reggiano       15
Fried Calamari spicy anchovy mayonnaise       14
Torta Pasqualina traditional savory egg & cheese pie       13
Buffalo Mozzarella spring rapini, grilled filone       16
vegetables & sides
Housemade Breakfast Sausage       7
Berkshire Bacon Rashers       7
Salt-baked Fried Potatoes       6
Wilted Spinach       8
Rosemary Cannellini Beans       8
Broccoli Rabe "mama Romano style"       8
weekly aperitif
The Yellow Fairy nicaraguan rum, yellow chartreuse, jasmine, lemon       13.50
brunch
Vegetable Frittata & Prosciutto Sandwich calabrian chili aioli       14
Warm Kale Salad fried oysters, sunny-side up egg, bacon vinaigrette       18
The Hangover beef sirloin, poached egg, peppers, bela’s ‘papas brutas’       18
House-cured Gravlax market salad, toasted bagel, cream cheese       15
Maple-olive Oil Granola cashews, dried cherries, sunflower seeds       12
Huckleberry Pancakes crown maple syrup       14
Brioche French Toast warm apple compote       13
Homemade Easter Ham & Poached Egg cheddar biscuit, market kale       19
pasta
Linguine flaked halibut, broccoli rabe, chili, garlic     17   27
Ricotta Gnocchi tomato-basil passatina, pecorino romano     16   26
Swiss Chard Pansotti preserved lemon oil, garlic croccante     16   26
Potato Gnocchi lamb sausage sugo, english peas, mint     18   28
Saffron Pappardelle osso bucco ragu, parmigiano reggiano     19   29
Frascatelli Alla Romana ramps, speck, black pepper cream     17   27
main courses
Crispy Soft-shell Crab sorrel cream, fingerlings, black trumpets, bacon       25
Grilled Halibut escarole, chili-lemon oil, sunchokes       29
Roasted Monkfish potato "risotto", english peas, shrimp gremolata       29
Chicken Cutlet Milanese syd’s crunchy vegetable salad, pecorino romano       20
Roasted Leg of Lamb sweet pea whipped potatoes, baby artichoke, leeks       26
Usc Burger homemade poppy seed bun, french fries, cheddar, bacon       16
Yellowfin Tuna Burger ginger-mustard glaze, grilled red onion, cabbage slaw       21
Mushroom Panino taleggio, arugula, roasted garlic       15
Grilled Beef Sirloin Salad arugula, parmigiano reggiano, mushroom vinaigrette       24
cocktails
Moscow Mule vodka, ginger soda, lime, angostura bitters      
Corpse Reviver no. 2 london dry gin, lillet blanc, triple sec, absinthe, bitters      
Ginger Royale cava, ginger soda, benedictine, bitters      
Jack Rose apple brandy, grenadine, lime      
desserts $9.50 each
Carrot Cake poached pineapple, brown butter ice cream      
Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse chocolate cake, espresso ice cream      
Pecan Pie orange sauce, vanilla bourbon ice cream      
Mascarpone Cheesecake fennel shortbread, meyer lemon confit, grapefruit sorbet      
Warm Pear Dumpling huckleberry compote, honey-vanilla ice cream      
Usc Banana Tart macadamia brittle, honey-vanilla ice cream      
Key Lime Steamed Pudding toasted meringue, graham crumbs, buttermilk ice cream      
Housemade Ice Creams and Sorbets selection of three      
Union Square Cafe Cookies and Biscotti      
farmstead cheeses $4 each
Seasonal condiments, Walnut Raisin bread, Whole Wheat Crackers
Painted Goat Farm Cinderella goat’s milk, creamy, grassy      
Consider Bardwell Pawlet raw cow’s milk, buttery, earthy      
Cedar Grove Dante sheep’s milk, sweet, nutty      
Twin Maple Farms Hudson Red raw cow’s milk, washed rind, intense      
Jasper Hill Farm Bayley Hazen Blue raw cow’s milk, crumbly, piquant      
loose leaf tea
In Pursuit of tea, Berkeley Ca
Genmaicha Green shizuoka, japan       5
Charcoal Fire Roasted Oolong tung ting, taiwan       7.50
Darjeeling 2nd Flush makaibari estate, west bengal, india       6
Keemun Mao Feng anhui province, china       5.50
Chamomile egypt       4
Peppermint oregon       4
coffee
Dallis bros. Coffee roasters, Queens Ny
Finca Buenos Aires (small Batch drip) apaneca mountains, el salvador       3.50
Andalucia (press pot) ahuachapán, el salvador       9
sodas
Bartlett Pear-rosemary       6
Pomegranate-hibiscus       6
Granny Smith Apple-ginger       6
Cream p & h soda co., greenpoint, brooklyn       5.50
Ginger p & h soda co., greenpoint, brooklyn       5.50
Sarsaparilla p & h soda co., greenpoint, brooklyn       5.50
cocktails $13.50 each
Scotch Old Fashioned david embury, the fine art of mixing drinks, 1948 scotch whisky, demarara sugar, angostura bitters      
Moscow Mule john martin, jack morgan & rudolph kunett, chatham bar, 1941 vodka, ginger soda, lime, angostura bitters      
Corpse Reviver no. 2 harry craddock, savoy cocktail book, 1930 london dry gin, lillet blanc, triple sec, absinthe, lemon      
Perfect Negroni count camillo negroni, caffè casoni, 1919 old tom gin, dry vermouth de chambéry, aged sicilian vermouth, campari      
Jack Rose david embury, the fine art of mixing drinks, 1948 apple brandy, grenadine, lime      
Palmetto harry craddock, savoy cocktail book, 1930 venezuelan dark rum, dry vermouth de chambéry, aged sicilian vermouth, orange bitters      

bottle beers

seasonal
Trappistes Rochefort no. 10, wallonia, Belgium       20
Pripps Carnegie porter, goeteborg, Sweden       12
Harviestoun Engineer's reserve, alva, Scotland       18
Anderson Valley Boont Amber ale, boonville, Anderson Valley       9
local
Allagash white, portland, Maine       10
Victory Prima pils, downingtown, Pennsylvania       7
Stoudt’s Scarlet Lady esb, adamstown, Pennsylvania       7
Six Point Righteous ale, Red hook, Brooklyn       (16oz can) 10
Brooklyn Local 1, williamsburg, Brooklyn       (750ml) 22
traditional
Reissdorf kölsch, cologne, Germany       12
Rch pitchfork, North somerset, England       (500ml) 16
Köstritzer schwarzbier, Bad köstritz, Germany       8
Bayrischer Bahnhof "berliner style" weisse, leipzig, Germany       19

wines by the glass

sparkling
Murgo brut, Metodo classico, Mount Etna 2007       12
Crémant de Bourgogne rosé, Parigot & richard, Burgundy       15
Schramsberg, Blanc de blancs, Sommelier selection, North Coast 2007       18
Champagne, Brut réserve, billecart-salmon, mareuil-sur-aÿ       24
white
Erbaluce di caluso, orsolani, Piedmont 2009       11
Sancerre, Vieilles Vignes , le Dames de forets, Loire Valley 2011       13
Riesling kabinett, Rüdesheimer Klosterlay , leitz, Rheingau 2010       12
Chablis, Terroirs de courgis, Patrick piuze, Burgundy 2010       15
Chassagne-montrachet 1er cru, chaumées, Bruno colin, Burgundy 2006       24
Savennières, Roche Aux Moines , Domaine Aux moines, Loire Valley 2004       16
rosé
Pinot gris, Domine de reuilly, Loire Valley 2010       12
red
Cerasuolo di vittoria, fià nobile, Sicily 2008       11
Givry 1er cru, Clos Du Cellier Aux Moines , Domaine ferté, Burgundy 2007       16
Bourgueil, la Coudraye , Yannick amirault, Loire Valley 2010       14
Syrah, el Capitan , Tyler winery, Santa Barbara County 2007       15
Cabernet sauvignon, Domaine Eden , Mount eden, Santa Cruz 2008       19
Barolo riserva, Vigna Dei Dardi , fantino, Piedmont 1999       22
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