RESTAURANT

The Des Moines Art Center Restaurant creates a new menu each week of fresh seasonal offerings of inspired handmade choices of soups, salads, sandwiches, pastas, and desserts.

Lunch is served from 11 am – 2 pm, Tuesday through Saturday in an elegant, light, airy atmosphere with courtyard dining by the reflecting pool (in season). Wine, beer, and liquor are available.

The Art Center Restaurant has been awarded five stars (on a scale of 1 – 5) from The Des Moines Register.

Chef/Manager: Lisa LaValle
Chef: Teresa Burke

The Restaurant menu is new every week.

Free Wireless Broadband Internet is now available in the Des Moines Art Center Restaraunt.

MENU
May 6 – 10, 2008

SOUP:

CABBAGE POTATO LEEK SOUP
or
Soup of the Day

Cup $3.95
Bowl $5.95

SALAD:

LATIN STYLE QUINOA, RICE, ORZO SALAD
Mixed with corn, peppers, carrots, and sundried tomatoes, topped with coriander vinaigrette and toasted pumpkin seeds

$8.95

SANDWICH:

ROAST BEEF, CHEDDAR, AND RADISH-RELISH SANDWICH
Made on soft wheat bread with avocado spread, cayenne mayo, lettuce, and tomato

$8.95

PASTA:

PASTA PROVENCAL
The flavorful tomato sauce includes Kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, white beans, basil, and capers

$8.95

COMBINATION:

Select two menu items, served together, from the above choices

$8.95

SMALL PORTION:

of any one menu item

$6.95

DELICIOUS DESSERTS $5.35

BEVERAGES

Wine

Jacob’s Creek Chardonnay (Austr.)

$5.99 bottle $23.99

Talus Pinot Grigio (Calif.)

$5.99 bottle $23.99

LaVielle Ferme (France)

$5.99 bottle $23.99

Demmer Reisling (Germany)

$5.99 bottle $23.99

Snoqualamie Syrah (Wash.)

$5.99 bottle $23.99

Frontera Carmenere (Chile)

$5.99 bottle $23.99

14 Hands Merlot (Wash.)

$5.99 bottle $23.99

Los Cardos Malbec (red, Chile)

$5.99 bottle $23.99

Evil Cabernet (Australia)

$5.99 bottle $23.99

Rotari Champagne

$6.99

Cristalino Champagne

bottle $23.99


Cocktails available

Beers: Corona; St. Pauli Dark; Michelob Light;
Guinness Stout; Hoegaarden White

     $4.00

Ice tea, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite,
and spring water

     $2.00

Zanzibar’s organic custom blend coffee

     $2.00

Green Ginseng Apple Tea (hot or cold)

     $2.75

Voss Sparkling Water

     $3.00

(Iced) cappuccino, latte

     $2.75

(Iced) espresso

     $2.50

Knudsen’s Spritzers: Mango or Orange–Lime

     $2.50

Please note: one check per table and 20% gratuity added to parties of five or more
$2.00 plate charge to split entrees
Gift certificates available

The Restaurant accepts Mastercard, Visa and Discover.


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