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Available for Dine-In and Curbside Carry-Out from 11:30-4PM Tuesday thru Saturday
Lunch Specials
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Smoked Salmon Wedge Salad
It’s not so much a wedge as it is a thick-cut slab of fresh, crisp iceberg, drenched in homemade buttermilk dressing, then piled with cherry tomatoes, radishes, scallions, green peas, garbanzo beans, avocado, and a quarter pound of Robin’s house-smoked salmon. Did I mention the heavy sprinkle of our homemade everything spice? And the grilled bread that accompanies? A senior kitchen staff favorite, for sure.
$17.95
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Robin’s Awesome Lamb Burger
I love the rich flavor of lamb. It doesn’t just hold up to bold flavors, it’s enhanced by them. Robin made this at home a couple of weeks ago and I just had to get it on our menu! The burger is seasoned with oregano, cumin, coriander, chopped kalamata olives, seared on the griddle and garnished with marinated tomatoes, cucumber slices and feta tzatziki. You’re going to need your napkin!
$16.95
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Balsamic Marinated Chicken Sandwich
Chicken breast, marinated with balsamic vinegar, is grilled and placed on a buttered, toasted roll with herbed chevre Boursin, roasted sweet peppers, pickled red onion and mizuna dressed with our balsamic vinaigrette.
$15.95
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Italian Tuna Sandwich
Unlike the mayonnaise-based tuna salad that we are familiar with, this tuna salad is made with a touch of yogurt, lemon, sun dried tomatoes capers, extra virgin olive oil and white beans. If that’s not enough to hook you, it’s served on crispy, soft Wheat Penny focaccia. Delizioso!
$15.95
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Grilled Cheese
Served with fries or vinaigrette-dressed greens Order cheese only, white cheddar, gouda or gruyere, or change up the classic with below additions:
$12.95
Swiss Gruyere with Red Wine and Grilled Onions - Red Wine Is Brushed on The Inside of The Bread $2
Mushroom Pate & Brie $2
Pepper Pesto & Provolone $1
Available for Dine-In and Curbside Carry-Out from 11:30-4PM Tuesday thru Saturday
Starters
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Housemade Soup
With cornbread.
Cup $4.95
Bowl $6.95
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Slow-Roasted Red Beets
With horseradish, pecans and crumbled goat cheese.
$9.95
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Cone of hot, crisp Garlic Frites
With two dipping sauces.
$9.95
Salads
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House Green Salad
Leafy greens, spinach leaves, shredded cabbage and fresh herbs, lightly dressed and served with warm toast
Full $9.95
Half $6.95
Grilled Angus Beef $9
Seared Salmon Fillet $8
Grilled Lark Burger Patty $7
Grilled Meadow Burger Patty $5
Grilled Chicken Breast $7
Raw or Grilled Tofu $5
Smoky Nueske's Bacon and Cherry Tomato $6
Crumbled French Feta and Olives $5
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Choice of Homemade Dressings
Mustard-Caper Vinaigrette | Sesame-Lime Vinaigrette | Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette | French Blue Cheese Vinaigrette |
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Chopped Salad
Chopped cucumber, tomato, radish, carrot and celery are tossed with fresh lemon vinaigrette on a bed of leafy greens and piled with egg, avocado, crumbled feta, herb leaves and a drizzle of homemade herb mayonnaise. Served with warm toast.
Full $16.95
Half $9.95
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Caesar Salad
Leafy greens, classic anchovy dressing, homemade croutons and roasted tomato garnish, served with warm toast.
$13.95
Half $7.95
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Vietnamese Noodle Salad
Chilled rice noodles, a goodly portion of crunchy, thinly-sliced vegetables, hot grilled chicken, steak or tofu and a showering of mint, basil, cilantro and cashews. Served with the chile/lime juice/fish sauce condiment called nuoc cham. Ask for vegetarian nuoc cham or even non-spicy nuoc cham if that suits you better.
With Grilled Angus Steak $18.95
With Grilled Chicken or Tofu $16.95
Regular $13.95
Sandwiches
All sandwiches are served hot with house-made pickle and your choice of French fries or vinaigrette-dressed Greens. Substitute garlic frites for 1.50. Substitute a small beet salad for 5.00. Substitute a small Caesar Salad, or a cup of tomato soup or soup of the day for 4.00.-
Lark Burger
Good, coarsely-ground beef seasoned with red wine, minced onion, coarse salt and fresh rosemary, all of which enhance and juicify the burger. The alcohol is totally cooked out before wine meets beef. Served on a buttered, DLM golden hamburger bun with white cheddar, mustard-mayo and lettuce.
$14.95
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Meadow Burger
A meatless, whole grain, nut and vegetable burger grilled to a crispy brown, nestled in a buttered, toasted kaiser roll, slathered with mustard-mayonnaise and topped with lettuce and juicy, marinated roma tomato slices, This burger is vegan, and though some of the accompaniments listed are not, just say the word and we’ll substitute olive oil and vegan-naise for the butter and mayo.
$14.95
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Grilled Fish Sandwich
A New England haddock fillet is seasoned, seared and served on grilled farmhouse bread piled with slaw and spread with caper mayonnaise.
$14.95
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Georgia Reuben
Superior quality hardwood-smoked turkey is hand-sliced for this sandwich, griddled on DLM rye bread with real Swiss Gruyere and crunchy cole slaw made with Russian dressing.
$15.95
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Portabello Patty melt
A big, meaty portabello mushroom roasted with garlic, coarse salt and olive oil, DLM New York Rye, true gruyere cheese, grilled onions and house-made mustard-mayo combine for a big, juicy sandwich--and you won’t be missing the meat.
$14.95
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Spaghetti Carbonara
Steaming strands of spaghetti very lightly coated with tiny soft curds of egg and ricotta, accented with Nueske’s smoked bacon, peas, black pepper and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. So good. Served with toast.
$19.95
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Hoppin’ John
A delicious version of this Southern supper dish, organic black-eyed peas are simmered with onion, cooking greens and some snappy spices, then ladled over hot rice and garnished with roasted garlic oil, chopped tomato, scallion and grated white cheddar. Choose jasmine or brown rice. Served with cornbread. Ask for our house pepper vinegar on the side!
$13.95
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Steak Sandwich
A quarter pound of thinly sliced New York strip is laid on a hot griddle, and when nice and browned up, covered in sharp cheddar. When it goes all melty, we spatch it up onto a toasted sub roll and spoon on our housemade horseradish cream and pile on the fried onion straws. Simple, tender, tasty.
$16.95
Available for Dine-In and Curbside Carry-Out from 4-8PM Tuesday thru Saturday
Appetizers
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Hummus with Chickpeas and Lentils
Robin stewed lentils with caramelized onion, red wine, smoked paprika and other aromatics to create a hearty, flavorful hummus topping. It also gets a spoonful of whole chickpeas and, of course, good extra virgin olive oil and za’atar.
$9.95
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Fresh Goat Cheese Baked in Spicy Tomato Vinaigrette
What could be better than a crock of goat cheese covered in spicy, vinegary tomatoes slick with olive oil coming straight from the oven? So good. Served with grilled bread.
$11.95
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Creamed Oyster Mushrooms on Polenta
Oyster mushrooms from local grower, Guided By Mushrooms, are sliced and sautéed with butter and thyme then enriched with cream before being spooned over triangles of crispy polenta. Warm and comforting, perfect for this time of year.
$9.95
Specials
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Buttermilk Fried Catfish with Remoulade and Andouille Dirty Rice
Chef Jarrod has been hankering to do this dish for a while. The catfish is soaked in buttermilk, dredged in flour, fried till crispy and placed on a bed of rice that has been simmered with sofrito, our dirty spice blend, sweet cherry tomatoes and chunks of andouille sausage. We will probably only have it through Fat Tuesday, so get it while you can!
$30
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Pecan-crusted Trout with Lemon Butter Sauce
Pan-fried trout dredged in toasted, crushed pecans mixed with a little whole wheat flour is a Southern favorite, and one of our favorite ways to fix this popular dish. Drizzled with a butter sauce flavored with fresh lemon juice and zest and served with buttermilk mashed potatoes & fresh vegetables.
$32
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Rigatoni with Poblano and Beef White Bolognese
I didn’t have the heart to change this description that Wiley wrote when we first prepared this dish, so here is the original! A few years ago, I had a pasta with poblano Bolognese at a little restaurant in the West Village in NYC. It did not fulfill what I envisioned when I ordered it. Fast forward to a few weeks ago, we obtained the recipe for the dish and thought if we just added more poblano…It fell short again. I said to Dave, “let’s just make it what we want it to be and forget New York.” So instead of mirepoix, he did a sofrito bulging with poblano peppers. He used beef instead of pork. No carrots, no nutmeg, no tomato! We did add the requisite garlic, onion, celery and a titch of cream. The result is absolutely delicious—a meat-heavy sauce with big, bold flavor and the zip and mild heat of our beloved poblano peppers. Topped with a handful of Parmesan cheese, we love it—and we hope you do too!
$28
Available for Dine-In and Curbside Carry-Out from 4-8PM Tuesday thru Saturday
Salads
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House Green Salad
Leafy greens, spinach leaves, shredded cabbage and fresh herbs, lightly dressed and served with warm toast.
Full $9.95
Half $6.95
Grilled Angus Beef $9
Seared Salmon Fillet $8
Grilled Lark Burger Patty $7
Grilled Meadow Burger Patty $5
Grilled Chicken Breast $7
Raw or Grilled Tofu $5
Smoky Nueske's Bacon and Cherry Tomato $6
Crumbled French Feta and Olives $5
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Choice of Homemade Dressings
Mustard-Caper Vinaigrette | Sesame-Lime Vinaigrette | Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette | French Blue Cheese Vinaigrette |
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Chopped Salad
Chopped cucumber, tomato, radish, carrot and celery are tossed with fresh lemon vinaigrette on a bed of leafy greens and piled with egg, avocado, crumbled feta, herb leaves and a drizzle of homemade herb mayonnaise. Served with warm toast.
Full $16.95
Half $9.95
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Caesar Salad
Leafy greens, classic anchovy dressing, homemade croutons and roasted tomato garnish, served with warm toast.
$13.95
Half $7.95
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Vietnamese Noodle Salad
Chilled rice noodles, a goodly portion of crunchy, thinly-sliced vegetables, hot grilled chicken, steak or tofu and a showering of mint, basil, cilantro and cashews. Served with the chile/lime juice/fish sauce condiment called nuoc cham. Ask for vegetarian nuoc cham or even non-spicy nuoc cham if that suits you better.
With Grilled Sirloin Beef $18.95
With Grilled Chicken or Tofu $16.95
Sandwiches
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Lark Burger
Good, coarsely-ground beef seasoned with red wine, minced onion, coarse salt and fresh rosemary, all of which enhance and juicify the burger. The alcohol is totally cooked out before wine meets beef. Served on a buttered, DLM golden hamburger bun with white cheddar, mustard-mayo and lettuce.
$14.95
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Meadow Burger
A meatless, whole grain, nut and vegetable burger in a butter-grilled kaiser roll with mustard-mayonnaise, lettuce and juicy, marinated roma tomato slices. This burger is vegan, and though some of the accompaniments listed are not, just say the word and we’ll substitute olive oil and vegan-aise for the butter and mayo.
$14.95
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Grilled Fish Sandwich
New England Haddock on butter-griddled farmhouse bread with slaw and caper mayonnaise.
$14.95
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Steak Sandwich
A quarter pound of thinly sliced New York strip is laid on a hot griddle, and when nice and browned up, covered in sharp cheddar. When it goes all melty, we spatch it up onto a toasted sub roll and spoon on our housemade horseradish cream and pile on the fried onion straws. Simple, tender, tasty.
$16.95
Starters
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Housemade Soup
With cornbread.
Cup $4.95
Bowl $6.95
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Slow-Roasted Red Beets
With horseradish, pecans and crumbled goat cheese.
$9.95
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Cone of hot, crisp Garlic Frites
With two dipping sauces.
$9.95
Main Courses
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Seared Garlic Chicken with Goat Cheese, Capers, Spinach and Lima Beans
Boneless, skin-on chicken breast seared to a garlicky, crisp-skinned golden brown is paired with tender baby lima beans that have been quickly simmered with lots of fresh spinach leaves, a handful of capers and a splash of chicken stock. The limas are ladled over steaming jasmine rice and the chicken set atop the beans with a dollop of warm goat cheese and a strewing of fried garlic bits.
$30
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Ricotta Tacos with Green Chiles, Capers and Spicy Tomatoes
A mixture of ricotta and goat cheese with green chiles and capers is rolled in fresh corn tortillas, crisped on the griddle and sauced with tomatoes cooked down with butter, white wine and fresh serrano chiles. Served on dressed cabbage and radishes as a fresh, crunchy counterpoint along with lemon-scallion rice and creamy, smoky pinto beans.
$28
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Strip Steak with Haystack Onions, Rosemary and Herb Butter
We cut our strip steaks in-house the traditional way, leaving the outer edge rimmed with a bit of the fat cap. If you would like us to trim it fat-free, just let us know. The meat is rubbed with coarse salt, black pepper and rosemary, then grilled and served the way James Beard liked it—with a dollop of herbed butter and a tangle of crispy fried onions. Served with our buttermilk mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables.
$38
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Spaghetti Carbonara
Steaming strands of spaghetti very lightly coated with tiny soft curds of egg and ricotta, liberally accented with Nueske’s smoked bacon, peas, black pepper and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.
$24
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Pork Jezebel
It’s back, and better than ever. Slices of pork tenderloin are gently pounded into cutlets, salt and peppered, and seared on the hot griddle, then plated and spooned with our version of jezebel sauce, the tastiest thing in the world. In Texas, jezebel is peach jam spiked with horseradish and mustard. They pour it over a block of cream cheese and serve it with crackers. Here we add a glug of heavy cream to our homemade fresh peach jezebel, and in a few minutes on the stove it becomes a warm and heavenly sauce for pork. Served with our buttermilk mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables.
$30
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Thai Coconut Curry with Tofu and Vegetables
An aromatic, made-to-order Thai-style curry flavored with fresh basil and coconut milk, this lively dish is chock full of vegetables including cauliflower, spinach, red pepper, broccolini and peas, along with crispy tofu. Served with steaming jasmine rice.
$28
vegetarian
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Filet Mignon with Sauce Bordelaise
Grilled beef tenderloin sauced with the classic from Bordeaux, Bordelaise. This classic sauce of reduced beef stock with red wine and bone marrow pairs perfectly with beef. Served with crispy Yukon Gold potatoes and sauteed broccolini.
$38
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Salmon with Samosa Hash & Fresh Coriander Yogurt Sauce
We all love samosas, the potato and vegetable stuffed pastries you find at Indian restaurants. Some time ago, when we served brunch, our Chef Ben Bullock, was inspired to make a hash out of the samosa filling. It was a great success and Chef Jarrod believed it would be a perfect accompaniment to grilled salmon. I would have to agree. The warmly spiced hash is studded with cauliflower, peas and spinach and the salmon is sauced with yogurt that’s been spiked with a bright, fresh coriander(cilantro) chutney. Perfect for this time of year when you’re not sure if it’s going to be warm or chilly outside!
$32
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Chicken Marsala
We turn the classic Sicilian pan sauté into a low-and-slow oven braise, with stellar results. Superior-quality chicken thighs are braised in stock and Marsala, the off-dry fortified wine of Sicily, until tender and juicy. The pan juices reduce on the stove with butter, garlic, and mushrooms until thickened and heavenly, then are spooned over the chicken, served with crispy Yukon Gold potatoes and broccolini.
$30
Desserts
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Lemon Tiramisu
The classic Italian dessert, tailored for spring. Delicate lady finger cookies are soaked in the Italian liqueur Limoncello, then layered twice with a fluffy mix of fresh lemon curd, mascarpone cheese, and whipped cream. It’s rich, pudding-y and so good.
$9.95
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Chocolate Coconut Meringue Cake
Thin layers of meringue packed with organic coconut are stacked and covered in bittersweet French chocolate ganache for the grown-up Mounds bar of your dreams.
$9.95
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Burnt Basque Cheesecake with "Wet Nuts"
This is the smoothest, creamiest, most delicious cheesecake you’ve ever tasted. It is not really anything like American cheesecake, and it is a little dark on top, on purpose, but trust me, if you order this dessert, you’ll be eating something heavenly. Topped with almonds & walnuts in a caramelly maple syrup.
$9.95
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Buttermilk Chocolate Cake with Salty Toffee Sauce
Moist dark chocolate cake garnished with a cloud of whipped cream, chopped almonds and salty toffee sauce.
$9.95
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Warm Banana Fritters and Ice Cream
Battered and fried bananas served atop vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce, toasted pecans and toasted coconut.
$9.95
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Ice Cream by Matt Madison of Madisono’s in Cincinnati
Flavors: vanilla bean, double dark chocolate, turkish coffee. We also have house-made vegan ice creams: Vanilla-coconut (contains nuts in the form of almond milk and cashew milk) & chocolate-tahini (nut-free)
2 Scoops of Ice Cream with Almond Brittle (brittle is vegan) $8.95
1 Scoop of Ice Cream and Almond Brittle $5.95
1 Scoop of Ice Cream $5.95
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Port and Blue Cheese
A glass of Kopke Ruby or Tawny Port, a few toasted walnuts and a slice of Bleu D’Auvergne, a delectable aged French blue cheese.
$11.95