Appetizers

Corn-Crusted Calamari
with Chipolte Dip
tender rings of baby calamari fried crisp
in a cornflour coating and served with
a spicy smoked jalapeno mayo $8.50

Chino-Latino Coconut Shrimp
crispy coconut-crusted shrimp
with rum-ginger-soy dipping sauce
and hearts of palm salad $8.75

Steamed Mussels
Bianco (white wine, aromatic herbs) $8.00
Rosso (ripe local tomatoes, garlic, basil) $8.00

§  Grilled Asparagus with Hazelnut Aillade
east coast asparagus spears  sizzled on the grill then
glazed with a light sauce of pounded hazelnuts,
lemon zest and virgin olive oil $7.75

Potato Pancake with Smoked Salmon
crispy, golden potato cake
topped with Scottish smoked salmon,
sour cream and capers
- served with cucumber salad  $9.50

Crab Stuffed Portabella
a whole portabella mushroom stuffed with crab meat
in a pool of bernaise sauce $11.00

Empanada Cubana
a flaky puff pastry turnover
filled with Mario’s savory beef picadillo $6.75

Breaux Bridge Stuffed Artichokes
a trio of easy-to-eat artichoke bottoms
baked with a savory crawfish stuffing and served
in a pool of tangy Cajun tomato sauce $9.00

Soup of the Day
made from natural stock
and the market’s best offering $4.00

§  Mario’s Gazpacho
a piquant blend of ripe local tomatoes,
cucumbers, peppers and first-press olive oil
with Mario’s special seasoning   $5.00

Salads

 Gulf Coast Crabcake Salad
crispy crab cake drizzled with red bell pepper coulis served on a bed of field greens vinaigrette
 with confetti vegetable garnish
entrée (2 crabcakes) $22.50           appetizer $11.00

  Amalfi Seafood Salad
warm sauteéd shrimp, mussels, calamari and salmon
in a lemon-garlic-olive oil dressing over summer greens with tomatoes, olives and fresh basil
entrée $22.50               appetizer $11.25

§  Garden Vegetable Salad
cool steamed asparagus, fingerling potatoes and 
 green beans, tossed in a creamy tomato vinaigrette
and served on a bed of summer greens
entrée $14.50                appetizer $7.50

 Fig and Spinach Salad
 tender young spinach tossed with figs, prosciutto
and macadamia nuts in a fig vinaigrette
 topped with goat cheese $8.50
§ without prosciutto $7.50

§ Tomato Mozzarella
red, ripe local tomatoes and creamy fresh mozzarella cheese drizzled with garlic and
basil-scented first-press olive oil $8.00

§ Summer Kitchen House Salad
mixed greens with fresh vegetables and crispy croutons dressed with creamy blue cheese
or Mario’s vinaigrette $4.50

Classic Caesar
romaine hearts in tangy Caesar dressing
with Reggiano Parmesan and crispy croutons $4.50

Entrées

Chesapeake Crab Cakes
two of Mario’s famous Maryland-style sauteéd crab cakes drizzled with red bell pepper pureé served with garlic mashed potatoes and sugar snap peas $23.50

Springtime  Salmon
 boneless salmon filet pan-seared and topped with a rhubarb marmalade served with garlic mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus $23.00

 Cajun Crawfish Etoufee
sweet little Louisiana crawfish tails simmered in a rich Cajun brown sauce with onions and served over rice pilaf with sautéed spinach $19.50

Williamette Valley Stuffed Brook Trout
a whole, boneless brook trout stuffed with woodland mushrooms, baked, and served in a white wine butter sauce with quinoa-wheatberry pilaf and springtime vegetable medley $23.50

Havana Picadillo
 Mario’s favorite comfort food: lean ground beef simmered with tomatoes, onions, peppers, raisins, olives, capers and a hint of sweet spice - served over white rice with black beans and fried platanos $17.00

 Orecchiette 4 P
“little ear” shaped pasta in a Reggiano Parmesan cream sauce with slivered proscuitto, peas, snow peas and sugar snap peas  $18.50
§  Orecchiette 3 P
as above without proscuitto $16.50

Mario’s Cuban Paella
shrimp, mussels, calamari, fish and chicken
baked in saffron-scented rice with Cuban sofrito seasoning $22.50

   Woodland Pork Chop
 a thick, dry-rubbed pork chop atop garlic mashed potatoes and a woodpile of grilled asparagus set in a pool of shitake mushroom demi-glace with glazed baby carrots $19.75

 French Bistro Flat Iron Steak
 a dry-rubbed flat iron steak charred on the grill, topped with a classic Bernaise sauce and served with fingerling potatoes and fresh green beans $19.75

Roast Chicken Bordeaux
 an oven roasted half chicken topped with a red wine demi-glace and oven dried grapes served with garlic mashed potatoes and string beans $18.50

The Summer Kitchen
Prixe Fixe Dinner $21.50
a three-course dinner of seasonal dishes
in sensible portions at an everyday price
served Wednesday and Thursday evenings;
ask your server!

Sides
sautéed spinach $4.50
summer vegetable medley $4.50
Mario’s potato pancake $4.75
garlic mashed potatoes $4.00
white rice $4.00
fried plantains $4.00

Chef Mario Korenstein