Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese Omelet 10
Coconut Shrimp w/ Mango Rum Sauce 3/8
Cuban Egg Rolls w/ Dijon Mustard 2/6
Black Bean & Sweet Corn Salad sm8/ lg12
on Bibb Lettuce w/ Jivama tossed in Lemon Vinaigrette
Portobello Mushroom, Carmelized Onion & Goat Cheese Omelet 10
Grilled Filet Mignon 18
w/ Garlic Mashed Potatoes &Veggie
Pan Seared Rainbow Trout Salad 12
Chicken BLT 10
Portobello Mushroom Burger 10
Crispy Polenta w/ Portobello Mushrooms & Seasonal Veggie 14
The Prospect Park Hidden Garden Tour
A self-guided tour of some of Troy’s finest private gardens
Carmen’s is proud to support Prospect Park by providing
free refreshments for tourees. Tourists. Whatever.
4-7 pm today, Thursday May 23
get tickets in the alley between First and Second just north of Division.
For Your Further Enjoyment And Edification
Joy Adams
retired art professor from Ithaca College
STRANGE PARADISE
an exhibit of her works, on paper and in paint
gardens come alive with hidden wonders
Also from 4-7 pm
Benefit Dinner
for the
Friends of Prospect Park
5:30-8:30 pm
$25 in advance (hurry to reserve!)
or $30 at the door, cash bar
Menu
Grilled Filet Mignon
w/ Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Veggie
Pan Seared Rainbow Trout
w/ Exotic Rice & Veggie
Marinated & Grilled Chicken
w/ Roasted Grape Tomatoes
over Rice & Veggie
Crispy Polenta w/ Portobello Mushroom
& Seasonal Veggies
Flan
Cheesecake
This Thursday, Reception starting at 4:30. Dinner from 5:30-8:30, 25 in advance and 30 at the door.
This year we are once again passing out refreshments at the Hidden Garden Tour.
It’s an amazing look at a wonderful assortment of private gardens that you would never see otherwise. Only $10 for the self-guided tour, and you get to nosh at Carmen’s for free!
Steak & Eggs w/ Homefries & Toast… 16
Strawberry Stuffed French Toast… 9.5
Salmon Salad… 15
Chicken BLTw/ Yucca… 10
Vegetarian Tumbet… 14
chickpeas, eggplant & potato stewed in tomato broth, wrapped in puff pastry
Chicken Tamales…
W/ black beans & rice
Sweet Corn & Black Bean Salad… Am 8/ lg 12
over jicama & bibb lettuce w/ avocado lemon vinaigrette dressing
Mango-Lime Cheesecake… 6
Flan… 5
Back from a busy trip to NYC, Carmen & Jim need to recharge. What better. Breakfast than an order of Strawberry Stuffed French Toast with Poached Eggs on the side?
Well, I was tempted by the Steak & Eggs but we ate late last night. Still, a nice slice if Filet Mignon would go down great right about now…
Tapas Specials for Friday, May 17th
New York Strip Steak
Roasted Potatoes and Grilled Asparagus
Pan Seared Salmon w/ Roasted Red Pepper Coulis
over Forbidden Rice & Veggie
Chicken Tamales
w/ Black Beans & Rice
Vegetarian Tumbet
Stewed in Tomato Broth, Chickpeas,
Eggplant & Potato, Wrapped in Puff Pastry
Sweet Corn & Black Bean Salad
over Jicama & Bibb Lettuce
with Avocado Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing
Mango Lime Cheesecake
Flan
It takes a lot of fresh fruit to get all that flavor in the Mango-Lime Cheesecake. That’s what Iove about having a restaurant!
Specials for Today—
Steak & Eggs
w/ home fries & toast… 16
Roast Chicken
w/ rice
& beans… 12
Sautéed Shrimp & Scallops
w/ rice & veggie -or- w/ greens … 14
Asparagus & Wild Ramp Risotto
w/ grilled oyster mushrooms … 14
Flan… 6
Black Forest Cake… 6
Ice Cream w/ Fresh Berries…6
Wild Ramps for tonight’s Vegetarian Special, Fresh Asparagus as our featured veggie, Bananas for Pancakes tomorrow, and Avocados for, well, we’re Cuban, for just about everything.
Risotto w/ Wild Ramos, Asparagus, Grilled Oyster Mushrooms, Drizzled w/ Ranch Sauce.
Our vegetarian option for tonight. Perfect for eating outdoors!
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