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53 Lafayette Circle (at Mount Diablo) Lafayette, CA 94549

925-962-2469

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Best Homey Desserts
Award Winner 2006

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.

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 To... More »

Main Menu

Desserts & Pies
( Small Portions Available )

Today’s Pies
organic apple, organic southern-style pecan, cream pie of the day, organic lemon buttermilk, blueberries a.q.

$6.50

Peach & Raspberry Cobbler
cream

$6.75

Flourless Chocolate Cake,
ala mode

$6.75

Ginger Cake
pumpkin ice cream

$2.50

Organic Ice Cream
scoop

Grills, Roasts & Meats
With Vegetables

Sustainable Fish
entree / medium/a.q.

$12.50

Organic Baked Eggplant Parmesan
pine nuts

$12.95

Grilled Organic Pork Chop
(extra chop) 4.50

$13.25

Mexi-Style Organic Chicken & An Egg

$13.50

Organic Local Grass-Fed “pot Roast”of Beef

Pasta & Noodles

Entree $10.95
Medium $8.95

Corn Corkscrews
organic zucchini & tomatoes

Entree $11.95
Medium $9.75

Rose’s Old-Fashioned Spaghetti with Meatball(S)

Entree $12.95
Medium $10.95

Wood-Oven Lasagna Ricotta, Tomato /Or Summer Lasagna,
pesto & pine nuts

Entree $13.75
Medium $11.50

Linguini with Clams
seafood, prawns, garlic, parsley & lemon

Entree $12.50
Medium $9.95

Fusilli of Chicken & Sausage
mushrooms, tomato & cream

Entree $10.75
Medium $8.75

Organic Summer Garden Vegetable Noodles
tofu, 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 $9.50

Smiling Noodles of Chicken & Prawns
bok choy, mushroom, fresh home-made curry

Pizzette
8” Wood-Oven Snacks / Kid Size Pizzas

$8.50

Cheese
tomato

$8.95

Pepperoni

$10.95

Mushroom
garlic, thyme, mozzarella

$10.50

Summer Veggie
tomato, corn, pesto

$11.50

Prosciutto
tomato, fresh ricotta, wild arugula

$9.95

Fennel Sausage
mozzarella, onions, tomato, feta

Sandwiches
Choice of Salad, Fries Or Minestrone

( Quoted Daily ) $6.95

½ Picnic-Style Sandwich

$11.95

Organic Veggie Burger

$12.25

Grilled Sustainable Fish
tartar sauce

$12.95

Grilled Hook & Line Ahi Tuna
pickled ginger

$11.50

Local Albacore Tuna Melt
cheddar, avocado

$12.50

Sustainable Fish Tacos
avocado & salsa

$12.75

Organic Grilled Chicken Blt
avocado, mayo

$11.95

Organic Fried Egg
country ham, tomato, gruyere

$12.50

Local Lamb
burger, feta, cucumber, mint

$11.50

Grass-Fed Burger
on bun / baguette ( local & organic )

Soups

Bowl $5.50
Cup $4.25

Organic Minestrone / Daily

Bowl $5.75
Cup $4.50

Organic Chicken Tortilla Soup

Starters
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$6.50

Veg Taquitos
summer salsa

$6.75

Baked Goat Cheese
walnut toasts

$7.95

Wontons
prawns, pork, ginger, chilis

$7.95

“nice”-Style Ahi Tuna Plate

$7.95

Steamed Clams, Garlic-Parsley-Butter

$6.50

Organic Tomato Bruschetta, Garlic Toast

Healthful Salads

Large $8.50
Medium $6.95
Petite $5.25

Organic Greens, Vegetables, Lemon-Shallot Vinaigrette

Large $9.95
Medium $8.25
Petite $5.95

Caesar, Romaine Hearts, Reggiano, Croutons, Caesar Dressing

Large $10.25
Medium $8.50
Petite $6.25

Iceberg Wedge, Tomato, Olives, Carrots, Radish, Blue Cheese

Large $11.95
Medium $9.50
Petite $6.50

Organic Spinach Salad, Apples, Feta, Spiced Walnuts & Currants

Large $12.25
Medium $9.95
Petite $6.75

Beet Salad, Greens, Green Beans, 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, Beets, Olives

Large $12.95
Medium $10.95
Petite $7.95

Cobb Salad, Organic Chicken Breast, Bacon, Blue Cheese, Avocado, Tomato & Egg

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Chow (Lafayette)

53 Lafayette Circle (at Mount Diablo) Lafayette, CA 94549

925-962-2469

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2006 | Best Homey Desserts

Chow Fun

By Meredith Brody | Wed, February 26, 2003

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