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American (New) Tapas/Small Plates

first​

kurobuta pork belly steam bun, guacamole, radish

$4.00

brussels sprouts caesar, jalapeno dressing, cotija, radish, cilantro, tortilla

$9.00

carlo’s mushy peas, a cardiologist recommended amount of butter, mint, strawberry

$9.00

grilled beets, tahini, bulghur, pomegranate molasses, mint, pine nuts

$9.00

provoleta, smashed pee wee potatoes, caramelized onion & bell peppers, chimichurri

$10.00

housemade bblta salad, brioche crisps, mustard aioli

$11.00

fava bean & burrata crostini, dough exchange wheat, pickled shallot, pea sprouts, red fresno, lemon

$12.00

Tasmanian Ocean Trout & Cream Cheese Rillettes, Tyler’s Assorted Bagels, Trout Skin Chicharrones, Pi

$14.00

charred asparagus, dungeness crab, cooked egg yolk, english muffin crouton crumble, lemon

$14.00

hamachi, nouc cham, green papaya, cucumber, cara cara, mint, crispy shallots

$18.00

more ways to start​

uncle lou’s fried chicken

the one item you can’t send back. if you don’t know what you’re getting yourself into, get something else. four or eight pieces.
$0.00

matty’s “who cares that it isn’t august” hatch chile spring veg pozole, red cabbage, sour cream, tor

$14.00

anthony’s 24 hour hanger steak “pie”, yorkshire pudding, horseradish cream, carrots, onion, turnips

$16.00

hillary’s cavatelli, benton’s ham cream, peas for days, fancy parm

$16.00

housemade merguez zampini, great northern beans flavored liberally w/ lamb fat, charred pickled cabb

$16.00

pan roasted wild mushrooms al pastor, guajillo, onion, charred pineapple, cilantro, lime, fresh tort

$18.00

grilled halibut cheeks, wild rice, purslane salsa verde, pears, radish salad, lemon oil

$24.00

imperial wagyu outside sirloin, colin’s black beans, avocado mousse, pico di gallo, mexican rice cak

$0.00

maple glazed pork chop

$35.00

eddie’s desserted island​

grape & meyer lemon sorbet

$5.00

black mission fig sticky toffee pudding

$7.00

bruleed ojai pixie, hazelnut cake, aerated hazelnut milk, orange sorbet

$8.00

key lime pie, toasted coconut, thai basil sorbet

$8.00

yuzu cake, honey panna cotta, wood sorrel, ginger & vanilla sorbet

$9.00