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Starving Artist Cafe
Lunch


soups     cup  bowl          
smoked ham and white bean  3.00          4.00
spinach and artichoke    3.50          4.50
chicken corn chowder     3.50           4.50
vegan minestrone    3.00           4.00
soup du jour        Market

saladshalf  whole
         starving salad                        3.75          5.75
green olives, cherry tomatoes, peppers, Tuscan peppers, and fresh mixed greens with house-made balsamic vinaigrette
        
         salade niçoise         7.95
tuna, capers, olives, new potatoes, green beans, hard-boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, sliced onion, crisp romaine, toasted pine nuts,  and house-made creamy herb dressing       

         belgian endive                              5.00          8.00
belgian endive, crumbled bleu cheese, candied walnuts, granny smith apples, and house-made balsamic vinaigrette

         herb chicken                                4.75          6.75
oven roasted pulled herb chicken with crisp romaine, Tuscan peppers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, fresh asiago, and house-made creamy herb dressing

       smoked turkey or ham          4.75           6.75
peppers, sliced onions, cherry tomatoes, green olives, fresh mozzarella, Tuscan peppers with house-made creamy herb dressing
        
       spinach    3.75   5.75
fresh spinach with warm house-made raspberry-bacon vinaigrette

        caesar salad                                 3.75           5.75

panini
served with roasted potatoes or chips
•italian: salami, mortadella, pastrami and mozzarella with house-made basil mayo    7
•smoked turkey with mozzarella and house-made roasted red pepper mayo       7
•blackforest ham and aged swiss with house-made roasted garlic mayo      7
•buffalo mozzarella, tomato, and basil        7
•tuna press with sharp cheddar    7

choice of panino and cup of soup8

crêpes
served with roasted potatoes
chicken or shrimp crêpe in blush sauce    7
spinach and feta mornay crêpe

dessertsdrinks
whole bean vanilla ice cream  3tea, soda, coffee1.95
root beer float   4                       Ask about our wine list and selection of beers.
strawberries with crème anglaise   5
fresh fruit crêpes       5
sorbet du jour     3
berry charlotte   5
chocolate cake with chocolate ganache 5


411 Main St.      N. Little Rock, AR       501-372-7976      
  2010  DINNER MENU



starters
sun dried tomato pesto & artichoke heart bruschetta 6.50
apple brie bruschetta with apple chutney   6.50
warm brie and apples5.95
goat cheese and tapenade with crostinis                6.75
crab asiago gratin                                                                         9.95
olive salsa with asiago and focaccia  5.95



soups                  
smoked ham and white bean     3.00          4.00
spinach and artichoke3.50          4.50
chicken corn chowder3.50          4.50
vegetarian minestrone               3.00          4.00
french onion gratinee         4.50
soup du jour                                            Market




salads
starving salad  3.75     5.75
olives, tomatoes, peppers, Tuscan peppers, and mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette

salade niçoise           7.95
tuna, olives, potatoes, green beans, eggs, capers, tomatoes, onion, romaine, and toasted pine nuts


belgian endive      4.95     7.75
endive, bleu cheese, candied walnuts, granny smith apples, balsamic vinaigrette

herb chicken                                      4.75             6.75
oven roasted pulled herb chicken with crisp romaine, Tuscan peppers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, fresh asiago, and house-made creamy herb dressing

smoked turkey or ham                        4.75             6.75
with peppers, sliced onions, cherry tomatoes, green olives, fresh mozzarella, Tuscan peppers, with house-made creamy herb dressing

spinach        3.75     5.75
fresh spinach with warm house-made raspberry-bacon vinaigrette

ensalata caprese                                                   6.95
fresh roma tomaoes, buffalo mozzarella, fresh basil, with house-made balsamic vinaigrette

caesar  3.75     5.75




entrees
served with sauteed vegetables and starch of the day
bleu cheese crusted flat iron steak with burgundy demi-glace 17
braised beef brisket with mushrooms     16
bone in pork loin with brown apple butter19
braised lamb shank provençal19

ahi tuna with creole cream     18
salmon with chardonnay leek cream      18
shrimp creole 17
shrimp sautéed with spinach, tomato, and feta      17

chicken marengo   17
sautéed chicken breast in rosemary cream    17

chef’s vegetable plate            14

fish of the day                       Market
pasta of the day                    Market

three course prix fixe paired with a glass of wine    Market





ask your server about prix fixe and daily specials



20% gratuity added to parties of 5 or more



Daily Specials
Soup of the Day
Fish of the Day
Pasta of the Day
Quiche of the Day
Arkansas Grown