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Menu

We make all our food from scratch. Our menu changes constantly to make use of the best seasonal ingredients we can find.

Bakery

Brunch

Sandwiches

Soups and Salads

Dinner Specials

Snacks

Beer and Wine

Coffee, Tea, and Juice

Catering and Private Dining

 

Bakery

We offer a full array of baked goods -- stop by the cafe to see our daily-changing options. Every day, we serve bagels (plain, sesame, poppyseed, and onion) and a variety of spreads.
 
Single Bagel
$0.95
Bagel with Choice of Spread
$2
Bagel with Lox, Cream Cheese and Extras
$5.75
Extras
$0.30
 
Half Dozen Bagels
$5.50
Baker's Dozen Bagels
$10
Half Dozen and 1 Tub of Organic Cream Cheese
$8.50
Baker's Dozen and 2 Tubs of Organic Cream Cheese
$15
 
 

Brunch

Weekend, August 23rd and 24th (served 8:30a-12:30p)

wild rice pancakes with berry compote, pecans and WI maple syrup

$9.50
 

spinach ricotta fritters served with hashbrowns and mixed greens salad

$9.50
 
vegan biscuit and gravy with organic greens salad and fresh fruit garnish
$9.00
   

grilled bagel, egg, cheese, and tomato

$4.50
 
Weekdays

scrambled free-range eggs served on a bed of sauteed spinach with heirloom tomatoes, goat cheese, local potatoes and toast

$8.50
 
gardens of eagan sweet corn pancakes served with blueberries, peaches and whipped cream
$8.50
   

grilled bagel, egg, cheese, and tomato

$4.50
   
 

Sandwiches

All sandwiches are served on house-made bread and served with organic whole grain milling corn chips. Served 10:30a-close weekdays, 11:30a-close weekends.  
 
grilled cheese w/ pesto, chevre, and aged white cheddar
$6.50
 
thousand hills roast beef w/ cilantro-roasted jalapeno aioli, brunkow co-op cheddar, lettuce and tomatoes
$8.25
 

cucumbers with avocado, pickled onions, sprouts, and tomatoes

$7.75

 

BBQ kadejan chicken with lettuce, avocado and brunkow co-op cheddar
$7.75
   
thousand hills beef burger with aioli, heirloom tomatoes, local bibb lettuce and brunkow cheddar on house made sesame bun
$8.25
   
Add a cup of soup, a small deli salad or a mixed green salad to a sandwich
$2.75
 
 

Soups and Salads

 
We offer a constantly changing array of deli salads and soups made from scratch using seasonal ingredients. We also offer green salad specials served from 10:30a-close.
 
poached fig salad with arugula, pecans, and chevre
$8
 

cup of soup

$3.75
bowl of soup
$4.75
quart of soup (to-go only)
$10.50
 
small deli salad
$3.50
large deli salad
$5.50
   
   

Dinner Specials (August 21st-August 28th)

 
Served 5p-close.
 
housemade pasta with wisconsin parmesan, arugula, pesto, and mushrooms
$10
 
blue corn encrusted tilapia tacos, pepper jack, cilantro sour cream, eggplant tomato salsa, whole grain milling chips
$9
   
risotto with beets, zucchini, amablu cheese, parsley and toasted fair-trade pecans
$10.50
   
rootsy lucy: thousand hills beef stuffed with 12 month aged cheddar on foccacia with caramelized onions, lettuce and aioli
$9.50
   

Snacks

Served 4p-close.
 
new potatoes, fingerlings, horseradish aioli, and spinach
$7.00
   
Minnesota sweet corn souffle with basil and mixed greens
$6.75
 
   

Beer and Wine

 
Happy Hour 4-6p Monday-Friday: $3 pints of beer, $3.50 glasses of wine  
 

Beer on Tap

$4.50
Brau Bros, Oatmeal Stout  
Finnegans, Irish Amber  
Point, Summer Wheat
Surly, Bender
Surly, Coffee Bender (12 oz pour)
Surly, CynicAle
Surly, Furious
 

Wine by the Glass

$5.50
   
Red  
   
Carmenere, Calesa (Chile – Fair Trade)  
Malbec, La Posada (Argentina – Fair Trade)  
Syrah, Calesa (Chile – Fair Trade)  
   
White  
Apple Wine, Cannon River (Cannon Falls, MN)  
Classique Blanc, Goue Vallei (South Africa – Fair Trade)  
DeerGarden White, Winehaven (Chisago City, MN)  
Pinot Grigio, La Posada (Argentina – Fair Trade)  
Semillon, Calesa (Chile – Fair Trade)  
   
   

Coffee, Tea, and Juice

 
   
We offer a full array of espresso drinks made with one of our two espresso blends roasted just for us by Peace Coffee, the 1892 blend for milk based drinks and the Roots blend, our smooth and sweet sipping espresso .  
   

Brewed Peace Coffee: Roots Blend, Guatemalan Dark, Decaf, and a seasonal selection

 
   
Fair-trade and organic loose leaf teas  
   

Bottled organic juices

 
   
Orange juice and lemonade by the glass  
   

 

 

Catering and Private Dining

 
 

From small office lunches to large receptions, we offer a wide array of catering options. We'd be happy to put together a proposal for your event!

 

 
Private dining is available in the Common Room for parties of up to 14. For larger events, our side seating area accomodates up to 50 people for a sit down dinner or many more for a standing room reception.
   
Contact us at info@commonrootscafe.com or at 612 871 2360 for more information.

 

Common Roots Cafe • 2558 Lyndale Ave. S. • Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612) 871-2360 • info@commonrootscafe.com