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2785 Iris Ave. Boulder, CO 80304

303-443-5100

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Cuisine(s): Italian

Price: $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit
Attire: casual

Features: Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Lot Available, Street

Description

While it's squashed into a small mall overlooking a parking lot, the interior feel of Arugula is gracious, modern and warm - and the Northern Italian food turned out by chef/owner Alec Schuler has the same contemporary hominess. The seasonal menu features farm-to-table ingredients, many of them locally sourced; the roster is rich with such rustic pleasures as Colorado lamb and sirloin stew, black-pepper-rubbed pork tenderloin, and seared scallops with a strawberry risotto. The pastas and gnocchi, available in half or full portions, are equally impressive. And the eclectic wine list, which reaches far and wide, is full of fine picks.

Monday Night First Bite

Every Mon.

Featuring a $26, three-course menu in addition to the regular menu.

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Alec Schuler wins a Colorado Culinary Award of Excellence

By Cafe Society | Tue, February 14, 2012

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By Amber Taufen | Tue, January 24, 2012

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Dinner Menu

Appetizers & Soup

$8.00

Gorgonzola Mushrooms
sauteed assorted local organic hazel dell mushrooms finished with gorgonzola and fresh herbs

$8.00

Calamari Steak Scampi
lightly floured calamari steak sauteed with garlic, lemon, butter and pinot grigio

$9.00

House Made Vin Santo Pate
tuscan style chicken liver pate finished with vin santo wine

$11.00

Seared Polenta And Braised Pork
tri-colored pepper and pecorino polenta topped with slow braised "long farm" pork shoulder, fennel, onions, and tomatoes

$5.00

Tomato - Fennel Bisque
with a hint of anise and topped with grana padano and balsamic reduction

$4.00

House Marinated Mixed Olives
castelvetrano, picholine, arbequina and oil-cured black provence olives marinated with rosemary and spices

Salads

$5.00

Green Salad
mixed field greens with balsamic vinaigrette and marinated roma tomatoes

$8.00

Arugula House Salad
lemon and olive dressed with caramelized onions & roasted tomatoes

$11.00

Arugula & Orange Salad
fresh lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil dressed; with shaved fennel, orange segments, toasted almonds, and shaved pecorino romano cheese

$9.00

Fennel Salad
shaved fennel dressed with lemon and olive oil with cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, pine nuts and feta cheese

$8.00

Endive Salad
belgian endive tossed with sherry vinaigrette with walnuts, caramelized onions, gorgonzola and fresh herbs

Cheese & Cured Meat - Cheeses
Accompanied With Nuts & Fruit-$10 Selection Of Three $18 All Six

$4.00

Gorgonzola Dolce

$4.00

Taleggio

$4.00

Val D'aosta Fontina

$4.00

Locatelli Pecorino

$4.00

Grana Padano

$4.00

Manchego

Cheese & Cured Meat - Meats
Accompanied With Arugula And Pickled Vegetable $18 All Four

$5.00

La Quercia Prosciutto

$5.00

Alto Adige Speck

$5.00

Friuli Sweet Sopressata

$5.00

Dry Cured Hot Coppa

Pasta/gnocchi/risotto
Half Portion Available

$16.00

Pear & Gorgonzola Gnocchi
house made gnocchi with caramelized pear, hazelnuts, parsley, gorgonzola and a touch of cream

$19.00

Mushroom Risotto
carnaroli rice risotto with hazel dell mushrooms, dried italian porcini, fresh thyme and arugula; topped with shaved grana padano cheese

$18.00

Lemon & Garlic Shrimp Orecchiette
extra virgin olive oil poached shrimp with garlic, lemon zest, capers and oven-dried tomatoes

$19.00

Vodka Shrimp Gnocchi
house made gnocchi in spicy pink tomato sauce with shaved garlic, sweet peppers, and seared wild gulf shrimp

$18.00

Chicken & Zucchini Penne
roasted "petaluma" chicken in extra virgin olive oil with zucchini, snap peas, garlic, lemon zest, fresh basil and fontina val d'aosta cheese

$19.00

Pepper & Pancetta Risotto
carnaroli rice risotto with sweet peppers, fresh tomato, house cured "long farm" pancetta, fresh herbs, and taleggio cheese

$17.00

Sausage & Goat Cheese Penne
italian sausage, caramelized onions, roasted tomatoes, fresh oregano, and finished with goat cheese

$17.00

Orechiette Bison Bolognese
classic sauce using bison meat and a little pork topped with shaved grana padano

Main Courses
Includes One Side

$19.00

Vegetarian Or Vegan Platter
you'll get the best of everything the chef has and it changes every day!

$19.00

Grilled Rainbow Trout
grilled white idaho trout filets with house preserved lemon, sun-dried tomato and caper white wine sauce

$22.00

Seared Sea Scallops & Romesco
seared sea scallops with red pepper-almond-garlic romesco sauce and topped with lemon and olive oil dressed fresh herb and celery salad

$20.00

'long Family Farm' Pork Tenderloin
black pepper rubbed local pork tenderloin grilled whole; with apple, oregano and grappa sauce

$19.00

All Natural Hanger Steak
grilled hanger steak with marsala shallot sauce and topped with gorgonzola dolce

Sides
One Side Is Included With Each Main Course $4 In Addition

$5.50

Potato Of The Day

$5.50

Vegetable Of The Day

$5.50

Carrots And Capers

$5.50

Parmesan Greens Beans

$5.50

French Green Lentils

$5.50

Seared White Polenta

$5.50

Parmesan Risotto

$5.50

White Beans With Pancetta

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Arugula Bar e Ristorante

2785 Iris Ave. Boulder, CO 80304

303-443-5100

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