NY Strip Steak— w/ garlic-shallot mashed potatoes, plus caramelized Brussels sprouts w/ Manchego & balsamic glace

Grilled Salmon— w/ arborio rice; sour cream & dill sauce; and grilled veggies

Chicken al Jerez— cooked in mushroom-sherry sauce; served over basmati brown rice

Flamenco Stew— w/ grilled ciabatta roll

Picadillo— ground beef served Moroccan style, in a tomato broth with olives, onions, capers & raisins; served with rice, beans & plantains

Sandwich Cubano w/ potato frittes

Pulled Pork Sandwich w/ Carmen’s own mango-pineapple sauce

Beef Empanadas— either solo or with rice, beans & plantains

And for dessert:

Flan— Traditional Latin custard

Chocolate Raspberry Torte— Chocolate. ’nuff said

Fresh eggs with rich cream, w/ shallots sautéed in creamery butter. Add in all the fixings for a breakfast made in heaven!

Sweet Potato Pancakes, Made with garlic, scallions, and sautéed sweet red peppers. Topped with two eggs any style, with a side salad, and your choice of chorizo, veggie chorizo, or bacon. Special this weekend!

The State of the City message by Mayor Madden will be tonight at 7 o’clock.

Instead of Bush Memorial Hall, which was first announced, at the corner of First and Congress, it has been moved to the basement of the Robison gym. Go a block further south on 1st St. and it’s on the other side of the street, downstairs.

That’s a 10 on the Wow-O-Meter!!

Crispy grilled polenta, spiced to perfection, topped with two eggs, plus Canadian bacon, our own guacamole and a side salad.

Special this weekend at Carmen’s.

Crispy grilled polenta, spiced to perfection, topped with two eggs, plus Canadian bacon, our own guacamole and a side salad.

Special this weekend at Carmen’s.

Caldo Gallego, Spanish Beans and Greens! Flamenco Stew, with or without the eggs (I love it with eggs over easy!) Or just go with the classics, like Blueberry Pancakes with 100% Real Maple Syrup! And Bacon!! That’s it, just Bacon!!

Winter, we gotcha covered!

Open Open till nine for free coffee. After that, we are all the way open but the coffee is still free for anyone who has shoveled snow! Tea drinkers too, we’ve got you covered.

Don’t worry, we will shovel out the rest, but at the moment it is freezing rain so there is no point to uncovering more of the sidewalk.

‘Nuff said