Topped off with Chocolate Egg Creme, Minty Iced Tea and Jim-Gerale
And CocoLoco for dessert!
The vegan alternative to ice cream–
with no apologies for being vegan!
Smoother, creamier, cooler than anything you’ve ever tried!
Vanilla, Chocolate and Mint Chocolate Chip
If you havn’t yet, please vote for us:
Vote now, Reader’s Poll closes soon!
—and if you love our counter, vote for Jim Lewis as Artist!
Metroland Readers’ Poll Ends Friday at 3
Our Hours: Wednesday, Thursday: 11-6 • Friday: 11-10 • Saturday & Sunday: 9-4
Free Local Delivery Weekdays w/ $15 Minimum
—Check out our specials!
SandwichesMango Chicken Salad w/ lettuce, tomato & onion on ciabatta
Grilled Cheese goat cheese w/ roasted red peppers & avocado on sourdough bread
Plus the regular suspects
Salads!Cleanse your palate– build your body right with Carmen’s half and whole Garden Salads
MealsWhy wait for the weekend? Get real food, real good, and get it now!
Popcorn Shrimp w/ potato wedges & Brussels sprouts cole slaw
Mac-N-Cheese With Avocado & Roasted Red Pepper Options: Bacon, Chorizo, or Plantains
Soups! Get a cup or a bowlLamb & Beef Stew— w/ polenta cakes
Hearty Veggie Stew– Vegan! w/ white beans & seasonal veggies.
Flamenco—yes, our favorite egg dish starts with a stew! And it’s great as a stew without the eggs. Available w/ chorizo or vegan
Cubano Sandwich—Ham, Pork, Swiss, Pickle and Mustard on Pan Cubano bread
Blackberry & Chocolate MousseAvailable on Pancakes & French Toast All Weekend Long
Rich dark chocolate, fresh raspberries— do we know a decadent breakfast or what?
Featured ArtistRobert Gullie—He’s also showing at The Foundry in Cohoes thru April 13
Remember, when you buy art at Carmen’s, all the money goes to the artist.
Have your favorite dishes, hire a band if you want, and have the place to yourselves!
Available any night but Friday (but we’ll seat a smaller party with our regular diners). Call Carmen for details!
If you love us, please vote for us:
Vote now, Reader’s Poll closes soon!
Our Hours: Wednesday, Thursday: 11-6 • Friday: 11-10 • Saturday & Sunday: 9-4
Free Local Delivery Weekdays w/ $15 Minimum
—Check out our specials!
SandwichesBraised Chicken w/ cherry compote on ciabatta
Grilled Cheese Wensleydale & ham light and fluffy!
Plus the regular suspects
Salads!Cleanse your palate– build your body right with Carmen’s half and whole Garden Salads
MealsWhy wait for the weekend? Get real food, real good, and get it now!
Ribs! Roasted pork spareribs, sweet & juicy & falling off the bone
Mac-N-Cheese With Avocado & Roasted Red Pepper—Options: Bacon, Chorizo, or Plantains
There’s always the Cubano with real Pan Cubano! Starting with Pan Cubano, authentic Cuban bread, or Media Noche– a bit sweeter, just as tasty
New Dish— Kasha and Eggs w/ Caramelized Onions & Avocado
Blackberry & Chocolate Mousse Available on Pancakes & French Toast all weekend long. Rich dark chocolate, fresh raspberries—do we know a decadent breakfast or what?
Soups! Get a cup or a bowlCorn Chowder—Vegan! w/ roasted poblanos
Hearty Veggie Stew—Vegan! White Beans & Seasonal Veggies
Flamenco—yes, our favorite egg dish starts with a stew! And it’s great as a stew without the eggs. Available w/ chorizo or vegan
Cubano Sandwich—Ham, Pork, Swiss, Pickle and Mustard on Pan Cubano bread
Featured ArtistRobert Gullie—He’s also showing at The Foundry in Cohoes thru April 13
Remember, when you buy art at Carmen’s, all the money goes to the artist.
Spring starts Thursday!
Fentiman’s Botanical Sodas
Cuban Bread from Papito’s Bakery
New Tapas Samples
Celebrate our expanded hours:
Wednesday, Thursday: 11-6
Friday: 11-10
Saturday & Sunday: 9-4
Free Weekday Delivery to Downtown Troy w/ $15 Minimum
Cuban Bread
straight from the source
We are now importing Pan Cubano, made the Cuban way, all the way from the source— Papita’s Cuban Bakery in New Jersey’s Little Havana! We drove down specifically to get these beauties, and we’ll be bringing them in fresh twice a week so our flavors are more authentic.
The little ones are Media Noches (middle of the night), a sweeter bread, more like Challah, but just as tasty!
Tapas Samples!
Try tastes of our famous tapas— we’ll have Jamon Serrano, Marinated Manchego with Marcona Almonds, fine cheeses and fresh fruits. We’ll pass out sips of Sangria and our fruit soft drinks!
Fentiman’s Sodas
Imported from England, these botanical soft drinks feature complex combinations of flavors, distilled and fermented from herbs and spices.
Reduced sugar, eminently satisfying, they are a delicious alternative to mass-market soft drinks.
Salads!
Cleanse your palate– build your body right
with Carmen’s half and whole Garden Salads
Sandwiches!
All w/ our own cole slaw:
Cubano– star of the show!
Sliders– Cuban burgers w/caramelized onions
Black Bean Burger– fresh and tasty, vegetarian, w/ lettuce, onion, & tomato on artisan roll
Cuban Roast Beef– marinated in seasoned herbs, roasted to perfection
Grilled Cheese– on artisan bread, w/ zucchini, caramelized onions and our own fresh jalapeño jelly
Vegetarian Huevos Flamenco
Soups!
All home made and tasty
Flamenco– yes, our favorite egg dish starts with a stew! And it’s still great without the eggs. Available w/ chorizo or vegan
Tomato Basil Bisque– creamy and delicious
Chicken Noodle– Cuban style w/ tomato broth and cilantro
Caldo Gallego– Cuban beans & greens w/ chorizo
Cubano
with real Pan Cubano!
We have always built great Cubanos, now they are even better! We start with Pan Cubano, authentic Cuban bread (or a Media Noche if you prefer, a bit sweeter and just as delicious.
We layer it with Pork, Ham, Swiss Cheese, and Pickles, add a dab of Mustard and wow, what a flavor!
Flan!
What’s Carmen’s without Flan for dessert? What a great way to top off a meal
Cuban Valentine’s with
Mundo Nuevo!
Next Friday, Feb. 14. Reserve early for this heartful evening with our favorite musicians
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We’ve come up with some great new dishes— check out the pictures below.
In addition to these, we have a new recipe for Hot Spiced Cider, perfect for taking off the chill, and all our usual taste delights. Sample our Wine Cocktails: Bloody Marys, Cosmopolitans and Mimosas. Perfect for a light sip while keeping a clear head for the day!
Vegan Huevos Flamenco
Eggnog French Toast
In the Holiday Spirit
Our delightful French Toast made with Amazing Eggnog (the favorite of our Holiday Party!) Get it with bacon for the perfect sweet-salty combo!
We bring you the best and the freshest!
We take special delight in surprising you with amazing food.
Just ask our servers, we always have goodies for our vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free friends.
Fresh Bacon
We cure, smoke and slice our bacon, fresh for you. Chorizo sausage too. Why? It tastes sooooooo good, and because we care.
MasterCard — Discover — Visa — American Express accepted.
CHRISTMAS EVE POTLUCK AT CARMEN’S CAFE, TROY – Tue Dec. 24
A Neighborly Gathering for Those Who Can’t Be With Their Family
(Announcing Winter Hours, Expanded Schedule & Delivery Service)
TROY, N.Y. — Carmen’s Cafe will host its annual holiday potluck dinner this Tuesday, Dec. 24, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event is free and open to all. They ask you to bring a friend and a dish or beverage to share.
“We open our doors and our hearts for people who have no place to go on Christmas Eve,” said Carmen Gonzalez, who is co-owner with Jim Lewis of Carmen’s Cafe. “This is one of the events where the community spirit in Troy really shines. Everyone is family here.”
In addition to the dishes brought by guests, Carmen’s kitchen will put out a spread of rice and beans, with picadillo (ground beef, sauteed with tomato and herb broth with olives, capers and raisins), plantains, salad and flan. Sangria, coffees and tea will also be served.
The evening will feature a musical performance by flamenco guitarist Garth Green, of Troy. Carmen’s Cafe is located at 198 First Street, on the corner of First and Adams streets.
“This is about community building and enjoying the spirit of giving,” said Gonzalez. “Bring a dish and a friend.”
The annual gathering has grown over the years from a small group to more than 60 people last Christmas Eve. This year, Gonzalez expects about 100 people will come during the evening.
Carmen, a native of Manhattan, opened the Cuban-American cafe on the border of South Troy in 2004. The daughter of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, Carmen’s menu is inspired by family recipes.
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NEW WINTER HOURS
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While Carmen’s Cafe is normally closed for the winter, this year, by popular demand, the restaurant will be open for limited winter hours. From Dec. 28 to Feb. 2, Carmen’s will be open Saturdays and Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the exception of the Jan. 4 and 5 weekend.
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NEW REGULAR SCHEDULE,
EXPANDED HOURS, DELIVERY
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Starting in February, Carmen’s will be open for five days instead of three, with a lunch menu of soups, salads and sandwiches served on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in addition to the full menu offered weekends. New hours will be: Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Also starting this February, Carmen’s will provide local delivery.
For information, call 518-326-2064 or visit: http://carmenscafetroy.com or https://www.facebook.com/carmenscafetroy
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Flank Steak w/ Roasted Potatoes & Veggies
Roast Chicken w/ Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Veggies
Grilled Salmon w/ Roasted Red Pepper Sauce & Exotic Rice
Vegetarian Flamenco made w/ Lentils, Sweet Peppers, Potatoes in Herbed Tomato Broth topped w/ Corn Foam —Yes, like the Huevos Flamenco but Vegetarian. Vegan, actually!
Dessert: Flan, Dark Chocolate Cheesecake
We cook it fresh for you: We cook it fresh because we love to cook and we love fresh food. We like it when you compliment our food, our service, the way the place looks and makes you feel. We love it when people have a good time!
We make it ourselves: Everything from the sangria and wine cocktails to the bacon and chorizo to the mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup. Like I said, we love to cook and we love fresh food!
Willie Marlowe—A Splash of Color Paintings and Collages
Open Window and Spiral Light, Acrylics on Paper
We’re now on the Social Web so you can stay up to date with everything going on at Carmen’s Cafe (and share the news with your friends) – Catering Services, Weekly Specials, New Menu Items, Live Music, and Featured Fine Artists — by following us on this blog, Twitter – @CarmensCafeTroy “Like” our Facebook Fan Page, or send us your email address if you prefer. We also encourage you to share your reviews on Yelp.
Next Saturday & Sunday, April 16 & 17, we are trying something different. Every once in a while we have a Breakfast Buffet instead of our usual cook-to-order. It’s a good time to try something different, to fill your hunger both for the new and different and for the tried and true. Menu:
Price is $12 for adults, $7 for children under 12.
If you like it we’ll do it more often, so let us know, even if you can’t come in this weekend.
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