Summer Menu rolls out at Baxter Station

[Robin Garr]

Just got this from Chef Mark Albert. It looks seasonal and very, very attractive.

Summer Menu Additions 2010

Salads:
Spinach & Strawberry: Baby spinach, strawberries, blue cheese & toasted almonds tossed with sesame vinaigrette. 8.95

Green Tomato & Goat Cheese: Baby greens, fried green tomatoes, goat cheese crumbles, pecans, chives, basil & chipotle vinaigrette. 8.95

Asian Duck Salad: Grilled to order duck breast over a salad of baby greens, water-chestnuts, red bell pepper and crispy wonton strips with white miso vinaigrette. 14.95

Pasta:
Tomato-Basil Linguine: Grilled chicken breast and linguine tossed in a light sauce of fresh basil, crushed tomato & roasted garlic. 15.95

Grilled Scallops Primavera: Skewered sea scallops presented over a saute of sweet corn, asparagus tips, roasted red pepper & linguine with a touch of marinara. 17.95

Entrees:
Lemon Basil Bass: Pan seared striped bass finished with a lemon-basil sauce. Served with rice pilaf and mixed vegetables. 17.95

Crispy Trout: Pan crisped ruby trout topped with curried orange compound butter. Served with rice pilaf and mixed vegetables. 17.95

Sirloin: Hand cut top sirloin, grilled to order and topped with bourbon-roasted corn relish. Served with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables. 18.95

Filet: Center cut filet of beef grilled to order, topped with blue cheese and red wine reduction. Served with mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables. 24.95

Appetizers:
Fried Green Tomatoes: Locally grown green tomatoes breaded with stone-ground cornmeal and lightly fried. Served with our spicy giardiniera and chipotle aioli. 6.95

Duck Wontons: Crispy wontons stuffed with duck breast, ginger, scallion & water-chestnut. Served with pineapple-soy dipping sauce. 8.95

BBQ Scallops: Grilled sea scallops brushed with our house BBQ sauce and served over bourbon roasted corn relish. 12.95

Oh Mark, how I love thee! I was JUST having a serious craving for some fried green tomatoes and now I know where I am going!

Thanks for the post Robin.
The new menu is being printed today and will be in full effect tomorrow (thurs).

I think I hear a Duck Salad calling my name!

I want the trout!

I head up a girls night out group that meets monthly and we try a different restaurant around town each time. We tried Baxter Station last night (due mainly to seeing that they had a new summer menu on this forum ).

We ordered several appetizers for the table. The steamed mussels had a great flavor (but would have benefited from some bread to sop of the yummy sauce).The fried green tomatoes had a spicy kick to them with the addition of the giardinera. The homemade potato chips with blue cheese sauce were very popular.

7 out of 8 of us ordered a salad and everyone enjoyed them , especially the strawberry and spinach salad. Someone else order the goat cheese salad and we were all impressed how much goat cheese was on there. It was a breaded and fried "wheel" of cheese placed on the top of the salad.
I ordered the catch of the day which was a mahi mahi on top of a bed of pasta with artichoke hearts,grape tomatoes, and pesto. It was less successful. My fish was overcooked and the pasta was heavy on the olive oil (at least for my taste). Overall though, my group really enjoyed our evening and we would try it again.

Amy