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September Menu

We make all our food from scratch. Our menu changes monthly to make use of the best seasonal ingredients available.

Dinner

Brunch

Sandwiches

Bakery

Soups and Salads

Beer and Wine

   

Dinner

 
 
Starters (served 3p-11p)
   

heirloom tomato tart / in a parmesan shell with burrata buffalo cheese, chili oil

7-
   
grilled bison sausage / with panzanella salad, grated horseradish from our garden
7-
 
soft pretzels / caper pretzels from our bakery served hot with cumin gruyere sauce and apple honey mustard
6-
   
gazpacho / tomato, cucumber, and watermelon
5-
   
baked mac and cheese / brunkow co-op cheddar, crispy panko bread crumbs
6-
   
taleggio souffle / with black mission figs, boquerones, a and herb salad
8-
   
butter lettuce salad / watermelon, cucumber, nasturtium vinaigrette, and grated Roth Kase
7-
   
Entrees (served 5p-10p)  
   
flat iron steak / berbere-encrusted, with roasted beets, savory bread pudding, mint vinaigrette
16-
   
cauliflower agnolotti / ravioli filled with roasted cauliflower, apple confit, romanesco, sage, with orange beurre blanc
13-
 
red pepper risotto / basil pesto, roasted vegetables from our garden and local farms (vegan)
13-
   
steamed manila clams / roasted porcini mushrooms, braised leeks, pimenton-tomato broth, served with grilled bread
15-
   
weekly fish special / ask us about our weekly special
   

Brunch

   
Served weekends 8a to 2p, 7:30a to 11a weekdays
   

bison sausage omelette / mushrooms, chives, and fontina, with mixed greens

10-

   
eggs and greens / two eggs, tomatoes, broccoli, and red onions, served over mixed greens, with toast
9-
 
breakfast nachos / two eggs, tomatoes, broccoli, and red onions, served over mixed greens, with toast
9-
   
salmon and eggs / pan-roasted salmon, two eggs, panzanella salad, with mixed greens
12-
 

quiche / tomato, basil, and fresh mozzarella, with mixed greens

8-
   
lemon ricotta pancakes / served with peaches and lemon curd
9-
   
garden scramble / organic eggs, veggies from our garden and local farms, fresh herbs, with mixed greens
9-
   

farmer’s breakfast / two organic eggs with american
fries, toast, and turkey sausage

9-
   

bagel, egg, and cheese / bagel, fried egg, cheddar, and tomato,
turkey sausage optional (add $1.50), *served until 5p

5-
   
granola / with fresh fruit and yogurt
6-

 

sides / american fries $3, scrambled eggs $3, toast $2, turkey sausage $3

 

Sandwiches

Served weekends 11:30a to 10p, weekdays 10:30a to 10p  
 
fish tacos / cumin-dusted cod, arbol chili salsa, radishes, roasted corn, and creme fraiche
10-
   
caprese / tomato, basil pesto, fresh mozzarella, and arugula, drizzled with a balsamic reduction, on foccaccia
9-
   
bahn mi / marinated beef or tofu, kimchee, cucumber, and cilantro on french roll

9-

   
grass-fed beef burger / with cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and aioli, on pretzel bun
10-
   
chicken salad sandwich / feta, olives, capers, cucumbers, and red wine vinaigrette, on grilled pita
9-
   
flatbread pizza / heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, garlic-infused olive oil
9-
   
kids pb&j
4-
   
kids no-crust grilled cheese
5-
   
add a cup of soup, a small deli salad or a mixed green salad to a sandwich
2.75-
   

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, poppy seed, and onion) and a variety of spreads.
 
half dozen bagels
5.50-
dozen bagels
10-
half dozen and 1 tub of organic cream cheese
8.50-
dozen and 2 tubs of organic cream cheese
15-
 

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.
 

cup of soup

3.75-
bowl of soup
4.75-
 
 
small deli salad
3.50-
large deli salad
5.50-
   

Beer and Wine

 
Happy Hour 3-6p and 9-11p: $3.50 selected beer, $4.50 selected wine, $5.50 starters  
 

Beer on Tap

brau bros, cream stout
5-
brau bros, sheephead ale
5-
finnegans, irish amber
4-
lift bridge, farm girl
5-
point, oktoberfest
4.50-
rush river, lyndale brown
5-
surly, cynic ale
5-
surly, furious
5-
     
Wine

Glass

Bottle
     

White

 

 

     

chardonnay / tortoise creek
(central valley, california)

6.50-
26-
gruner veltliner / biohof pratsch
(austria - organic)
6.50-
32-

pinot grigio / tiamo
(italy - organic)

6.50-
26-
prairie star / seven hawks vineyard
(fountain city, wisconsin)
6.50-
26-

sauvignon blanc / natura
(chile - organic)

6-
24-
 
Red
     
bordeaux / la chapelle maillard
(france - organic)
7-
28-

carmenere cabernet / yali
(chile)

6-
24-
malbec / zuccardi
(argentina)
7.50-
30-

pinot noir / tortoise creek
(france - organic)

7-
28-
syrah / natura
(chile - organic)
6.50-
26-
     

 

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