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1585 S. Pearl St. Denver, CO 80210

303-744-2520

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Cuisine(s): European Other

Hours: Tue-Sat 5pm-10pm

Price: $, $$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, cash

Features: Takeout, Private Party, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Lot Available, Street

Description

The owners used to have Csardas, a popular Hungarian eatery whose hearty, tasty dishes are reprised here in an odd but comfy space. You can't go wrong with the goulash or the chicken paprikas, and the plum strudel is heavenly.

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Dinner Menu

Appetizers

$8.95

Breaded/fried Cauliflowers And Zucchinis
tarragon-garlic-mayo sauce, parmesan-cheese topping

$7.95

Puffy Fried Garlic Bread (langos)
two giant, crisp puffs of fried bread with fresh garlic cloves and sour cream-cheese dipping sauce

$8.95

Transylvanian Beef And Kraut
caramelized onions, garlic, stewed ground beef, rice and sauerkraut, topped with sour cream and paprika spice

$9.95

Hungarian Antipasto
paprika sausage and salami, pickled vegetables, gouda cheese

$7.95

Fried Mushroom Caps
stuffed with goat cheese, breaded and fried, tarragon-garlic-mayo sauce

$8.95

Spinach Goat Cheese Bruchetta
red onions, garlic, spinach, goat cheese on grilled bread slices

$8.95

Roasted Pepper Bruchetta
spicy paprika, roasted pepper and tomato chutney on grilled bread slices.

Soups

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Creamy Mushroom Soup

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Split Pea Soup
with smoked ham

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Spicy Pumpkin Soup
with coconut milk

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Roasted Garlic Tomato And Carrot Soup

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Curried Potato And Leek Soup

Salads

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Mixed Greens
tomatoes, red onions, walnuts, grapes, goat cheese, balsamic vinaigrette.

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Baby Spinach
strawberries, red onions, pine nuts, goat cheese, ginger-cranberry vinaigrette.

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Hungarian Green Lentil Salad
mixed greens, diced tomatoes, cucumbers, shallots, goat cheese, bacon bits tossed with olive oil-lemon juice-garlic-paprika dressing.

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Iceberg Wedge
apples, walnuts, red onions, bacon bits, chunky gorgonzola dressing.

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Hungarian Cucumber Salad
marinated in herb vinaigrette, shallots, topped with tarragon-garlic-mayo and paprika spice.

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Marinated Beet And Apple Salad
herb vinaigrette and creamy horsradish sauce.

Small $5.95
Large $7.95

Fresh Beet & Goat Cheese
mixed greens, red onions, candied pecans and vinaigrette.

Entrees

$14.95

Chicken Paprikash
cubed chicken breast simmered in a rich paprika cream sauce, spatzels, vegetables.

$15.95

Chicken Breast Schnitzel
breaded and fried, horsradish cream, mashed potatoes, red cabbage.

$16.95

Grilled Chicken Breast Ratatouille
thinly sliced white onions, zucchinis, celeries, tomatoes in hot chili pepper butter sauce built over mashed potatoes, shaved gouda and parmesan cheese.

$14.95

Pork Schnitzel
pork loin fillets breaded and fried, horsradish cream, mashed potatoes, red cabbage.

$15.95

Ham And Cheese Pork Schnitzel
pork loin fillets layered with smoked ham and cheese, breaded and fried, mashed potatoes, red cabbage.

$16.95

Pork Loin Bugac Style
lightly floured and flash fried, smothered with creamy mushroom-garlic-cabernet sauce, spatzels, vegetables.

$15.95

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
browned ground turkey and rice in marinated cabbage leaves with sauerkraut in paprika cream sauce. potatoes, sour cream.

$14.95

Hungarian Beef Goulash
the world renowned dish that made hungarian food famous! tender, lean chunks of beef simmered in paprika meat sauce, mashed potatoes, vegetables.

$18.95

Beef Steak Gypsy Style
topped with spicy paprika-roasted pepper-tomato chutney, spatzels, vegetables.

$18.95

Beef Steak Budapest
topped with fried onion strings, pinot noir gorgonzola glaze, mashed potatoes, grapes.

$15.95

Tilapia Fish
broiled or breaded/fried, tarragon-garlic-mayo sauce, mashed potatoes, red cabbage.

$16.95

Tilapia Fish Budapest Bistro Style
roasted almonds, raspberry-pinot grigio fruit sauce, mashed potatoes, zucchinis.

Vegetarian

$13.95

Mushroom Paprikash
sautéed mushrooms and onions in light sour cream paprika sauce, spatzels, vegetables.

$13.95

Breaded Cauliflower
lightly breaded and fried, tarragon-garlic-mayo sauce, mashed potatoes, red cabbage.

$14.95

Ratatouille
thinly sliced white onions, zucchinis, celeries, tomatoes in hot chili pepper butter sauce built over mashed potatoes, shaved gouda and parmesan cheese.

Dessert

$6.00

Ice Cream Bombe (fagylalt)
chunky fruits, chocolate drizzles, smooth vanilla ice. whipped cream.

$6.00

Apple Or Plum Strudel (retes)
flaky pastry wrapped around slices of fresh fruit seasoned with caramelized sugar and touch of cinnamon

$6.25

Floating Island (madartej)
bourbon-vanilla custard in a chilled glass cup with whipped cream dumpling floating on top.

$6.25

Sweet Cheese Palacsinta (crepe)
hungarian crepe filled with sweet blend of cream cheese, raisins and lemon zest, warm vanilla sauce.

$7.00

Three Layers Double Chocolate Fudge Cake

$7.25

Gundel Palacsinta (crepe)
walnut cream filled freshly baked hungarian crepe with hot chocolate-rum sauce. flambéed at your table.

$7.25

Hungarian Bread Pudding (somloi Galuska)
sponge cake soaked in triple sec, topped with walnuts, raisins vanilla cream and chocolate sauce. whipped cream, fresh strawberries.

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1585 S. Pearl St. Denver, CO 80210

303-744-2520

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