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53 Lafayette Circle Lafayette, CA 94549

925-962-2469

http://www.chowfoodbar.com

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Best Homey Desserts
Award Winner 2006

53 Lafayette Circle Lafayette CA 94549

Cuisine(s): California

Hours: Sun 8am-10pm, Mon-Thu 7am-10pm, Fri 7am-11pm, Sat 8am-11pm

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

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout

Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

This small chain has parlayed a simple and admirable formula -- interesting, seasonal, eclectic food, well-prepared and affordable -- into three busy, useful restaurants. Set in a villagey shopping mall, this Chow features a produce and meat market selling the same high-quality ingredients used in its cooking. Call it Suburban Chow.

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2006 | Best Homey Desserts

The great American dessert has its definitive rendition at Chow, a place that takes the fine art of pie-making seriously. To wit: thick, yielding chunks of apple touched with just the right amount of cinnamon; a top and bottom crust of buttery pastry barely enclosing the cornucopia of luscious fruit; a healthy dollop of cool whipped cream with a drizzle of thick, warm, golden caramel for textural and gustatory contrast. In a word -- perfection. Chow, a friendly old-mahogany spot with a... More »

Chow Fun

By Meredith Brody | Wed, February 26, 2003

"I screwed myself," I thought, fondly, when I couldn't stop thinking about German food long after I'd written my column last week. I'd eaten so well at the four places I'd gone to (the smoked pork chop at Speisekammer! the German frankfurter at... More »

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Dinner Menu

Starters

$4.95

Bold Potatoes
brava sauce, aioli

$6.50

Baked Goat Cheese
walnut toasts

$7.50

Wontons, Prawns
pork, ginger, chilis

$5.50

Tomato Bruschetta
grilled garlic bread,

$7.95

Steamed Mussels
wine & herbs

$5.50

½ Wood-baked Artichoke
lemon

Soups

Bowl $5.50
Cup $4.25

Organic Minestrone
daily

Bowl $5.75
Cup $4.50

Organic Chicken Noodle Soup

Healthful Salads

Large $8.50
Medium $6.95
Petite $5.25

Organic Greens
vegetables, lemon-shallot vinaigrette

Large $10.25
Medium $8.50
Petite $6.25

Caesar, Traditional
iceberg wedge, blue cheese

Large $10.75
Medium $8.95
Petite $6.75

Ted’s Chopped Salad
corn, tomato, smoked pepper, cucumber, feta

Large $11.95
Medium $9.75
Petite $6.95

Organic Spinach Salad
apples, feta, spiced walnuts & currants

Large $12.50
Medium $10.50
Petite $7.25

Beet Salad
greens, fennel, endive, grapefruit, goat cheese, avocado

Large $12.75
Medium $10.95
Petite $7.50

Thai-style Organic Chicken Breast Salad
chili, lime, mint, herbs, peanuts

Large $14.50
Medium $12.95
Petite $9.95

Grilled Prawn Louis
iceberg, avocado, tomato, organic egg & olives

Large $12.95
Medium $11.50
Petite $7.95

Cobb Salad
organic chicken breast, bacon, blue cheese, avocado, tomato, egg

Sandwiches
Choice of Salad, Fries Or Minestrone

$6.95

½ Picnic-style Sandwich
quoted daily

$11.95

Organic Veggie Burger
raita

$10.95

Eggplant
romesco, mozz, arugula

$11.50

Local Albacore Tuna Melt
cheddar, avocado

$12.75

Reuben
sauerkraut, swiss, griddled rye, 1000 island

$12.95

Sustainable Fish Tacos
avocado & salsa

$12.95

Organic Grilled Chicken Blt
avocado, mayo

$11.50

Organic Fried Egg
country ham, tomato, gruyere,

$12.95

Local Lamb Burger
feta, cucumber, mint

$11.95

Organic Burger On Acme Bun
baguette

Pasta & Noodles

Entree $9.95
Medium $8.50

Farfalle
tomato, basil, garlic, cream

Entree $12.75
Medium $9.95

Rose’s Old-fashioned Spaghetti
with organic meatball(s)

Entree $12.95
Medium $11.25

Wood-oven Lasagna, Ricotta, Tomato
lasagna, ricotta, tomato

Entree $13.95
Medium $11.95

Linguini
with clams, seafood, shrimp, garlic, parsley, lemon

Entree $12.75
Medium $10.50

Fusilli Of Chicken
sausage, mushrooms, tomato & cream

Entree $10.50
Medium $8.50

Organic Garden Noodles
tofu, summer veg, chili-citrus-miso-sesame

Entree $12.95
Medium $9.95

Thai-style Noodles
with steak & chicken, peanuts, spicy lime-chili-garlic broth

Entree $12.50
Medium $9.95

Smiling Noodles
of chicken & shrimp, bok choy, mushroom, fresh curry

Pizzette
9” Wood-oven Snacks, Kid Size Pizzas

$8.50

Cheese
tomato

$8.95

Pepperoni

$10.95

Mushroom
tomato, garlic, mozzarella

$11.95

Summer Veggie
zucchini, corn, pesto, tomato

$12.50

Prosciutto
ricotta, tomato, fennel, arugula

$11.50

Hunter’s
sausage, pepperoni, mushroom

$10.50

Fennel Sausage
mozzarella, onions, tomato, feta

Mains
All With A Different Vegetable Side

Sustainable Fish

$12.50

Organic Eggplant Parmesan
pine nuts

$13.50

Organic Chicken Breast
fried or grilled

$12.95
Extra Chop $4.50

Grilled Organic Pork Chop

$14.50

Char-grilled Flank Steak Frites

$12.95

Organic “pot Roast” Of Beef

Organic Vegetables & Sides

$4.95
Summer Veggie Platter $10.50

Corn On The Cob
with lime butter

$4.95
Summer Veggie Platter $10.50

Spinach

$4.95
Summer Veggie Platter $10.50

Stuffed Baked Tomato

$4.95
Summer Veggie Platter $10.50

Potatoes
conventional

Desserts & Pies
Small Portions Available

Today’s Pies
organic apple, cream pie of the day, organic lemon with blueberries, organic southern pecan

$6.95

Organic Peach-raspberry Cobbler

$6.95

Flourless Chocolate Cake, Ala Mode

$6.95

Ginger Cake, Pumpkin Ice Cream

$2.50

Organic Ice Cream, Scoop

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Chow (Lafayette)

53 Lafayette Circle Lafayette, CA 94549

925-962-2469

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